Accountant

  • Location: Toronto, Ontario
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #3633

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Hybrid  (Downtown, Toronto)
Duration: 1 year

Our client a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto is looking for an Accountant to support the Reconciliation team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience working for one of the top Big Banks and learn the payment operations within the Bank.

Typical Day in role:

  • Reconcile general ledgers to subsidiary ledgers and escalate to Senior Fund Accountants/Assistant Manager for outages
  • Review and process transactions related to dividends, interest, corporate actions and trades instructed by traders/portfolio managers
  • Reconcile and review accounting holdings to custody, investment book of record and prime broker statements. Investigate and resolve any outages.
  • Reconcile and review accounting unitholder holdings to transfer agency report. Investigate and resolve any outages.
  • Reconcile and review bank statements. Investigate and resolve any outages with internal and external parties to resolve in timely manner
  • Assist with Month End Process

Must-Have Skills:

  • 5 to 7 years as an Accountant
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office – Specifically Excel and comfortable working with large data/spreadsheets (V-Look ups/Pivot Tables)
  • 2+ years of experience in Account Reconciliation
  • Experience with Peoplesoft or OBI
  • Previous experience working in a Financial Institution

Nice-To-Have Skills:

  • CPA is an asset
  • Previous Scotia experience

Soft Skills Required:

  • Team player
  • Works well collaboratively with others
  • Strong written and communication skills
  • Ability to provide thorough explanations to team members and business partners
  • Strong analytical skills as the candidate will be working with large spreadsheets of data

Education:

  • Post Secondary education in Accounting or related field

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.