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About the Role

This 12-month contract role is for an experienced analyst to join a team of high-performing professionals, reporting to the Manager/Associate Director, Investment Operations. The Analyst, Investment Operations will be responsible for investment accounting and reporting, investment operations, and investment compliance within the public and/or private markets portfolio, ensuring data accuracy and timely delivery. The role involves assisting in developing key processes and controls for the Investments Finance function and collaborating with other UPP Investment teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Manage, consolidate, and review critical data elements for portfolio reporting and support portfolio analysis and asset reporting.
Create and prepare monthly investment continuity schedules for investment portfolios.
Conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support key investment finance decisions.
Develop and implement solutions for effective internal and external reporting.
Support the preparation of monthly summaries of capital calls and distributions.
Prepare working papers to review reconciliations of investment transactions and Net Asset Value.
Perform analysis through reconciliations and ongoing oversight of custody and accounting.
Manage end-to-end trade matching and settlement processes for internal trades, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
Build and prepare working papers to track investment activities in various investment portfolios.
Develop and prepare templates to reconcile manager holdings and market value to custodian records and document/investigate discrepancies.
Prepare variance analysis in investment accounts and review trial balances to ensure proper accounting treatments and address queries.
Develop and prepare monthly and year-end working papers with analysis and supporting documentation for annual financial reporting and audit purposes.
Communicate with internal business partners, external fund managers, fund administrators, and custodians to investigate/resolve issues and proactively identify discrepancies.
Assist with internal and external audits.
Prepare information and documentation for statutory and other reporting.
Proactively identify inefficiencies/gaps in operational controls, processes, and reconciliations and formulate recommendations, including implementing improvements.
Proactively identify issues and propose solutions to support better execution of assigned tasks.
Assist with the establishment and improvement of new day-to-day and month-end processes.
Improve and enhance existing processes to promote efficiency and accuracy.
Support special projects and initiatives launched by the Investments Finance team.
Contribute to other UPP wide functional and enterprise projects.
Support special projects by maintaining delivery schedules, leading status calls, and liaising with stakeholders for outstanding items.

Requirements

University degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or other related discipline.
2-4 years relevant experience in investment accounting in the financial service industry.
Experience with investment accounting and fund accounting standards and reporting practices.
Strong understanding of investment operations and processes, including IT platforms and analytic tools that support investments.
Practical experience with financial reporting for investment portfolios and experience with accounts/portfolio structures.
In-depth knowledge of derivative instruments (i.e., swaps, futures, forwards, etc.).
Proficient with MS Office.
Resilient, able to inspire confidence and respect.
Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges.
Detail-oriented professional with high ethical standards.
Strong commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment.
Proactive to take a hands-on approach to learn about current processes to automate, and formulate recommendations to improve efficiency and shape future state.
Excellent time management and organizational skills and prioritize to effectively manage tasks to completion within required timeframes.
Excellent analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational and planning skills.
Persuasive and confident communicator, both oral and written.

Skills

Investment accounting
Investment reporting
Investment operations
Investment compliance
Public markets portfolio
Private markets portfolio
Data accuracy
Timely delivery
Process development
Control development
Collaboration
Stakeholder management
Portfolio reporting
Portfolio analysis
Asset reporting
Investment continuity schedule
Ad-hoc reporting
Investment finance decisions
Internal reporting
External reporting
Capital calls
Distributions
Working papers
Reconciliations
Investment transactions
Net Asset Value (NAV)
Custody oversight
Accounting oversight
Trade matching
Trade settlement
Discrepancy investigation
Discrepancy resolution
Investment activities tracking
Manager holdings reconciliation
Market value reconciliation
Custodian records reconciliation
Variance analysis
Trial balance review
Accounting treatments
Internal queries
External queries
Year-end working papers
Financial reporting
Audit support
Statutory reporting
Operational controls
Process improvement
Automation
Special projects
Delivery schedules
Status calls
MS Office
Macros
SQL
Python

Location

Downtown Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid
Contract
Remote up to eight weeks/year

Experience Level

2-4 years relevant experience

Education Level

University degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or other related discipline
Working towards an accounting designation preferred (e.g., CPA)
CFA considered an asset

Salary/Compensations

$61,600 to $86,600

Benefits

Defined benefit pension plan
Flexible hybrid work model
Paid time off – vacations, personal days and wellness days
Work remotely up to eight weeks/year
Comprehensive group benefits including medical, dental, vision, etc.
Extended paramedical and mental health service coverage
Health care and lifestyle spending accounts
Fertility treatments, paid parental leave, and gender affirmation coverage
Education Assistance program

About the Company

UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, serving over 46,000 members across six universities and nineteen sector organizations.
UPP's purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care.
UPP is recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2026.
UPP fosters a culture of collaboration and respect, with values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact.
UPP's culture is intentionally welcoming and rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDI&R).
UPP approaches investing through a long-term lens to generate and safeguard value, accounting for material risks to generate sufficient risk-adjusted returns.
UPP is duty-bound to serve members' interests and has ingrained sustainability in its work.
UPP emphasizes collaboration and shared success.
UPP provides opportunities for professional growth through unique projects.
UPP prioritizes employee wellness through an inclusive benefits program.

Equal Opportunity

UPP enthusiastically welcomes applications from all qualified applicants and especially invites people with lived experience as an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or as a member of another Human Rights Code protected group that faces barriers to employment to apply.
Our goal is to create a barrier-free experience for every candidate throughout the recruitment process.