Financial Reporting Manager, Financial Services

**Responsibilities**:
**The University of Winnipeg Trusteed Pension Plan**
- Lead the preparation and posting of monthly journal entries to accurately record financial activity within the Trusteed Pension Plan.
- Oversee and perform comprehensive reconciliation of pension-related transactions.
- Monitor pension cash balances, prepare letters related to redemption or investment of funds.
- Prepare summary reports for analysis purposes.
- Calculate and prepare monthly remittance for Defined Benefit contributions and expense reimbursement.
- Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of pension fund activity to maintain compliance and financial integrity.
- Prepare quarterly account schedules, reconciliations, and financial statement analysis as support to the quarterly financial statements, analyzing and making recommendations or raising concerns.
- Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements for the Trusteed Pension Plan.
- Manage the annual audit process and prepare lead sheets, reconciliations and supporting documentation.

**The University of Winnipeg Financial Reporting**
- Preparation of monthly and ad hoc journal entries.
- Review and approve all journal entries prepared by staff, provide guidance, mentorship and feedback regarding errors.
- Oversee the monthly reconciliation process for general ledger accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Manage the reconciliation of intercompany transactions between the University of Winnipeg, the University of Winnipeg Foundation, the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation, and Downtown Commons.
- Oversee the tracking, recording, and reconciliation of GIC purchases, maturities, and interest revenue, ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards.
- Calculate and process payments to UWSA for student fees owed.
- Manage month-end processes.
- Responds to financial related queries.
- Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements and with the preparation of quarterly and annual reports for the Province of Manitoba.
- Assist with the preparation of variance analysis of consolidated quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Lead the preparation of lead sheets, supporting documentation, and schedules essential for the preparation of consolidated financial statements.
- Collaborate in the year-end planning process, managing the coordination and delegation of responsibilities.
- Calculate and post quarterly and annual financial accruals, ensuring proper accounting cut-off procedures are adhered to.
- Proactively identify, recommend and implement improvements to financial reporting processes, workflows, and internal controls.
- Provide analytical insights to support decision-making and organizational planning.
- Manage the annual University of Winnipeg financial statement audit process.
- Prepare lead sheets, reconciliations and supporting documentation, creating a complete and accurate year-end file for review by the auditors.
- Manage and supervise the reconciliation of general ledger accounts, ensuring discrepancies are promptly identified and resolved.
- Manage year-end audit checklist, coordinating with staff to ensure tasks and analyses are completed and submitted to the auditors prior to start of audit.
- Manage submission of working papers to auditors.
- Respond to auditor inquiries and ensure timely resolution of any issues identified, elevate major issues.
- Provides backup to the Director, Financial Reporting and Analysis as requested.
- Participates in special projects as requested.

**Qualifications**:

- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is required.
- Minimum 5 years of directly related experience in an accounting services environment.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing consolidated financial statements and managing comprehensive reconciliations.
- Experience identifying and implementing financial reporting process improvements.
- Experience reading and interpreting accounting standards and using these along with professional judgement and experience, to determine appropriate accounting treatments.
- Experience working in Higher Education or the Public Sector with knowledge of Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) would be an asset.
- Advanced knowledge of financial accounting principles
- Experience with pension plan reporting would be an asset.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to communicate complex financial data effectively to senior management and other stakeholders.
- Must have advanced proficiency in the use of the MS Office Suite and Financial Accounting Software. Experience with MS Dynamics NAV or Business Central, CaseWare and/or Prophix would be an asset.
- Ability to make independent decisions within the policies and goals of the unit.
- Must be organized and have the ability to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities simultane