Strategic Financial Leader

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. Full time
The Opportunity

Zurich Canada is seeking a seasoned financial leader to provide strategic direction and operational oversight for our accounting operations. As a key member of our finance team, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial reporting, while also driving business growth and improvement.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will be accountable for the internal and external financial reporting for Zurich Canada, with a focus on balancing financial performance, governance, and customer satisfaction.

This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge and experience in a supportive environment where your voice matters.

This is a hybrid work opportunity.

Key Responsibilities


Develop and implement financial strategies to drive business growth and improvement


Oversee the production of statutory, regulatory, and solvency reporting, as well as the performance of billing and collection activities within the business unit


Monitor adherence to controls for financial reporting and provide expert technical knowledge to identify and rectify irregularities


Evaluate and review business policies and plans to identify and quantify financial risk and advise senior stakeholders of potential risks and work with them to mitigate risk


Implement consistent best practices locally in line with Financial Accounting & Reporting and Finance Operations policies and instructions


Manage and lead teams of professionals and managerial employees, establish direction and set objectives for the function, and oversee hiring and deployment process


Ability to communicate at the Senior Management level within the business unit, to drive change and to influence internal stakeholders

Requirements

Required:


Bachelor's Degree and 10 or more years of experience in the Financial Accounting and Reporting area

AND


Insurance and/or reinsurance, IFRS, GAAP, statutory and accounting policy knowledge


People management experience

Preferred:


Advanced technical accounting and/or audit experience


CPA, MBA


Strong Microsoft Office experience


Strong verbal and written communication skills


Project management experience

About Us

Zurich Canada is part of the Zurich Insurance Group, a multi-line insurer with approximately 60,000 employees worldwide serving customers in global and local markets. Zurich Canada has been a leading insurance provider serving mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in the Canadian commercial market for 100 years. With close to 600 employees in offices across the country, Zurich offers the global strength of a top insurance provider combined with in-depth knowledge of industries and local markets. Zurich Canada aspires to be risk management professionals' first choice as their premier partner to help meet the risk challenges of today and tomorrow. Read more at www.zurichcanada.com.

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