Assistant Vice President, Finance Projects - Toronto, Canada - IVARI

IVARI

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Welcome to_ _
ivari
Let us introduce ourselves. With 300 employees across Canada, ivari is a company that's making a difference in the world of life insurance.

How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible.

At _ivari,_ everyone is welcome It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business.

We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.

Here's the job opportunity

This exciting role in Finance will provide leadership with respect to the Company's finance systems and adhoc finance projects, including accounting policy related projects.

In this newly created role this leader will work with finance leaders across the CFO and Corporate systems areas to manage systems implemented to support accurate and timely financial reporting, and to identify and implement process and automation improvement opportunities.

This leader will provide the technical support for accounting policy analysis and decisions.

In addition, the leader will participate and/or lead projects as may be needed to advance_ ivari_ toward its strategic goals, like finance transformation and our business partner transformation project.

As an Assistant Vice President, Finance Projects and Finance Systems, you will

Provide leadership to the Finance area with respect to finance systems, e.g., Risk Integrity (RI)and JDE our General Ledger system, with accountability for interactions with other systems and for change management as well as process improvement
Manage the relationship with our external provider as it relates to Risk Integrity (RI), including overseeing the RI upgrade process
Maintain process and system functionality Gap Logs (defects, manual workarounds, and potential future improvements)
Oversee our proprietary system, its integration with Risk Integrity (RI) or other business driven changes and productivity improvements
Research, prepare necessary supporting documentation and make a recommendation regarding the appropriate accounting choice or decision on issues as they arise
Identify and prioritize the opportunities for change and process improvement and lead all change efforts identified.

What we are looking for

Graduate of an accredited university with Finance, Accounting and Systems specialties
Must hold a professional Canadian accounting designation, with a systems accreditation / experience

years' finance area / systems experience, with not less than 5 years in a leadership role

Insurance related experience is necessary. Breadth of exposure to different environments and roles would be an asset

The incumbent will require the following experience to be effective in the role:

Execution of large process improvement / change projects
Leadership in finance for a life insurance company
Leadership in systems for a life insurance company
Team leadership in a highly efficient and disciplined financial close environment
Implementation or reengineering of finance / reporting systems
Demonstrated ability to solve complex systems and data challenges

The incumbent would benefit from experience related to:

LEAN, Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
Consulting or 3rd party service delivery to finance teams
Change leadership practices
Effective time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities
Analytical and problemsolving capabilities
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

What's in it for you
At_ ivari_, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized and rewarded.

We offer competitive base salaries plus a bonus, one of the many reasons ivari is a great place to work.

We also offer health and dental benefits for the entire family from Day 1 But that's just the beginning. When you join the ivari team you also get

A fantastic vacation plan and time off
A pension plan with 100% match by ivari
Employee savings plan with 75% match to help you save even more
Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
Opportunities for professional development
Recognition programs to cheer you on, motivate and reward
Wellness programs to keep you healthy and happy

Who you are
Someone who enjoys a culture where everyone is genuinely respectful and you can be your authentic self every day. Your contributions and opinions are not only sought but valued. You know the importance of, and live by, our core values of