Expense Analyst - Waterloo, Canada - Sun Life

    Sun Life
    Sun Life Waterloo, Canada

    1 week ago

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    Description

    de poste:

    Location - HYBRID Toronto OR Waterloo. This is 12 Month Contract Opportunity.

    The Group Retirement Services Finance team is responsible for providing accurate and timely financial information to enable effective management decision-making, working in partnership with our business partners in GRS and the Client Solution Center (CSC), as well as other Business Units in Canada, including Canadian Finance.

    The Expense Analyst will help support all the expense management functions for GRS and the CSC. This includes completion of the monthly/quarterly expense reporting deliverables, playing a key role in the expense planning/forecast process, coordinating the yearly budget, and providing ad-hoc expense related analysis.

    This role provides high exposure to all functional units in GRS and the CSC. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, both verbal and written. They must have strong relationship building, and critical thinking skills. Additionally, the candidate is expected to be flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, challenging the status quo while respecting others, and maintaining a positive work environment.

    What will you do?

  • Support month-end reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes for expense management
  • Investigate and effectively communicate expense variances against budget to business leaders, working closely with Business stakeholders to forecast for upcoming spend
  • Provide accounting leadership on project spend, including calculating capitalization and amortization for various qualifying initiatives in GRS and the CSC and maintaining supporting schedules
  • Execute month-end close processes including accruals, expense transfers, CSC chargeback reporting and review of preliminary results for errors or unusual patterns in results
  • Assist in expense study, cost to service models and industry benchmark surveys
  • Prepare monthly reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of accounts
  • Analyze expense trends and recommend opportunities for savings
  • Collaborate with other Finance areas to support and promote process integration and efficiencies
  • Prepare or assist in ad hoc analysis and projects as required by management

    • What do you need to succeed?

  • University degree or college diploma with concentration in Business/Commerce, Accounting, or Finance
  • Minimum 2 – 3 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong financial analysis and model development skills
  • Proven ability to partner and build relationships
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
  • Proven flexibility/adaptability/creativity to meet deadlines and manage priorities
  • Excellent PC skills (Role utilizes tools such as: MSOffice Suite, SAP, Tableau and Hyperion)
  • Highly motivated with the ability to consistently seek out improvements to current processes

    • What's in it for you?

  • Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
  • Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter. 15 days' vacation per year
  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
  • We're honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work Canada

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    L'échelle du salaire de base est pour l'emplacement principal du poste affiché. Elle peut varier selon l'emplacement du candidat sélectionné et d'autres facteurs. En plus du salaire de base, les employés admissibles de la Financière Sun Life participent à différents programmes de rémunération incitative, dont le montant octroyé est discrétionnaire et dépend du rendement de l'employé et de la compagnie. Certains postes de vente participent à des programmes de rémunération incitative basés sur les résultats de vente individuels ou de groupe.

    Depuis toujours, la diversité et l'intégration sont au cœur des valeurs de la Financière Sun Life. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifié ayant des points de vue variés et des idées créatives est avantageux pour nos clients, pour les collectivités où nous exerçons nos activités, ainsi que pour nous tous, en tant que collègues. Nous accueillons avec enthousiasme les candidatures de personnes compétentes provenant de tous les horizons.

    Les personnes handicapées ayant besoin de mesures d'adaptation pour présenter leur candidature et celles qui doivent consulter les offres d'emploi sur un support de substitution peuvent envoyer leur demande par courriel à l'adresse ''.

    À la Sun Life, nous voulons créer un environnement de travail flexible où nos employés sont outillés pour donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes. Nous offrons plusieurs options de travail flexibles selon les exigences du poste et les besoins individuels. N'hésitez pas à en discuter pendant le processus de sélection.

    Nous remercions tous les candidats de l'intérêt manifesté pour ce poste. Nous ne communiquerons qu'avec les personnes qui auront été retenues pour passer une entrevue.

    Échelle salariale:

    53,800/ ,400/87 400

    Catégorie d'emploi :

    Finances

    Fin de l'affichage :

    04/05/2024