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About the Role

This 12-month contract position supports the legal entity accounting, reporting, and control processes, including data inputs for the Management Equity Plan (MEP). The role also assists with monthly and quarterly accounting and reporting close processes and various SLC initiatives, offering exposure to finance functions like accounting, reporting, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete various aspects of the monthly and quarterly finance functions, including accounting close, chart of value requests, reconciliations, reporting, and analytics.
• Support SLC projects and initiatives by preparing and posting journal entries in SAP, ensuring balance accuracy and alignment with reporting and accounting requirements.
• Assist in preparing legal entity financial statements, performing detailed analytical reviews, and investigating variances.
• Support compliance and regulatory reporting requirements, including excess minimum capital calculations and participation fees.
• Support audits by coordinating deliverables, preparing audit samples, and liaising with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with various SLC teams to operationalize new processes, including process documentation.
• Identify and implement process efficiencies, including the use of automation.
• Establish and maintain robust governance and financial controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5-7 years of experience in finance or reporting related functions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to summarize detailed information for stakeholders.
• Self-starter with the ability to drive progress and execute deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving and time management skills.
• Keen attention to detail with an inquiring mindset to strive for process efficiencies and improvements.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to operate in an environment experiencing rapid change and work under pressure to meet demanding response times.
• Some overtime will be required during peak reporting periods (month end and quarter ends).

Skills

• Strong experience with the effective use of financial reporting systems and tools.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience with Power BI and/or Tableau will be an asset.
• Experience working at a Financial Institution, especially in the Asset Management space, will be a valuable asset.

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• 12-month contract
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5-7 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

• CA$80,000 - CA$128,000
• US$80,000 - US$128,000

Benefits

• Excellent benefits and wellness programs supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being.
• Generous vacation and sick time.
• Market-leading maternity, parental, and adoption leave top-up program.
• Partially-paid sabbatical program.
• Pension, stock, and savings programs with an employer-paid match.
• Discretionary annual incentive award based on individual and overall business performance.

About the Company

• SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors.
• We help our clients meet their long-term income and capital appreciation goals.
• As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we benefit from the stability and strength of one of the world's leading financial services companies.
• We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values: client obsessed, valuing each other, acting with speed, and having an owner’s mindset.
• We offer a rewarding work environment filled with opportunities for growth.
• Award-winning workplace culture: Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong, are supported, and empowered to thrive.
• We are dedicated to building teams with varied experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas that benefit our colleagues, clients, and the communities where we operate.
• We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
• We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, and interview scheduling.
• We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations.
• Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.