Analyst, Corporate Finance - 12-month Contract

The Analyst, Corporate Finance role will be a great opportunity for candidates in their early career and will play an integral role in supporting the Corporate Accounting function across our global offices. Join our collaborative team and gain exposure to working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will gain hands-on experience actively contributing to high-profile transformation projects, involving modernizing and streamlining our corporate accounting and financial processes.

As a key contributor to OTPP’s global financial operations, you will manage upstream financial data submissions and understand their accounting treatment, ensure the timely execution of critical payments, act as an advisor to the business, and contribute to building our knowledge.

You will work closely with business leaders, various finance teams, and internal and external stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with internal and external auditors serving as a key member in support of the company’s head office and international office operations.

What you'll do

• Assist with the preparation of month-end close, monthly bank and other account reconciliations, period-end accruals, and identify opportunities to implement efficiencies between our working papers and the Infor FSM accounting system.

• Serve as a steward over the integrity and internal controls in our accounting system, assisting with oversight of our approval workflows maintained for business unit cost centres, investment related expenses, and management of our capital equipment/leasehold improvements.

• Build expertise in our accounting system and contribute to the development and improvement of how we use the system.

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements, regulatory filings, and sales tax filings for all international offices, while supporting external and internal audits and ensuring requests are delivered in a timely manner.

• Coordinate with our internal tax team to prepare and submit tax payments in a timely manner, such as non-resident tax, Quebec tax, resident tax and withholding tax.

• Assist with pension payroll related functions to ensure pension payroll activities are appropriately reflected in our accounting system and any ad-hoc disbursements required to pension members are completed in a timely manner.

• Assist with employee compensation accounting and related disbursements.

• Support the gathering of operational data to assist in the reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), enabling insightful analysis aimed at identifying areas of opportunity for further enhancements.

• Participate in ad-hoc projects, as required.

What you'll need

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or similar discipline.

• Enrolment in and progressing toward the CPA designation.

• A developed understanding of accounting principles (familiarity with standards in international jurisdictions in which we operate is an asset).

• A developed understanding of auditing and internal control concepts and international treasury functions.

• Advanced data analysis skills, cross-functional collaboration, and a process improvement mindset.

• Commitment to learning and growth and curiosity in challenging the status quo.

• Intermediate to advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, IF/XLOOKUP formulas, managing large datasets, etc.), and working knowledge of PowerBI is an asset.

• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.

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What we’re offering

• Competitive compensation

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

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