Associate, Financial Policy - Toronto, Canada - CPP Investments

CPP Investments

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world.

With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability.

The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050.

CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe.

Join our team and look forward to:

Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
Stimulating work in a fastpaced, intellectually challenging environment
Accelerated exposure and responsibility
Global career development opportunities
Being motivated every day by CPP Investments' important social purpose and unshakable principles
A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here's an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Job Description:

The Financial Policy & Reporting ("FP&R") group plays a critical role in the financial reporting of CPP Investments' consolidated and legal entity financial statements, the development and implementation of accounting policy guidelines, and the accounting policy support of investment initiatives and structures.

Role Specific Accountabilities:

Prepare and coordinate the quarterly and annual trial balance packages and financial statements of CPP Investments' corporate and investment holding subsidiaries including the financial statement notes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), where applicable.
Work closely with Accounting Policy and various other stakeholders and partners throughout the organization in reviewing and analyzing new investments and implementing required changes to the financial statement disclosure and presentation.
Coordinate with thirdparty service providers to ensure timely communication of investment changes, financing activities and any relevant information to assist in producing accurate financial information for reporting.
Review financial statements prepared by thirdparty service providers for completeness, accuracy and compliance with CPP Investments policies and standards.
Liaise and interact with external auditors, where applicable.
Maintain proper documentation of financial reporting processes and controls including workflows, source of information, frequency and purpose of the processes.
Support process improvement initiatives to standardize and automate financial statements preparation and reporting processes, leveraging functionality of existing systems.
Collaborate with other finance and operation groups to streamline and improve efficiency of booking investment, funding and intercompany transactions.
Play an integral role in new and ongoing investment transactions, including the provision of financial accounting support and assessments prior to the close of transactions.
Support special projects, crossfunctional initiatives, and/or ad hoc reporting as assigned.

Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting or other relevant discipline;
A professional accounting designation (i.e. CA/CPA) in good standing;
Minimum 5 years of experience in financial reporting or auditing; minimum 23 years' experience in the financial services industry;
Experience in public company reporting, controls and processes is considered an asset;
Strong technical accounting skills and the ability to quickly grasp internal controls and procedures;
Familiarity with corporate, financial and regulatory filing requirements in various jurisdictions;
General understanding of various private investment deal structures;
Solid communication and interpersonal skills;
Excellent analytical skills with high accuracy and attention to detail;
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a highperforming culture; open to, and comfortable with working in a dynamic, complex and fastpaced environment with constantly evolving and changing priorities and challenges;
Selfmotivated, proactively taking ownership and responsibility;
Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.

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