Job Description

Company Description

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, S\xc3\xa3o 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 fast-paced, 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.



Financial Policy and Reporting (\xe2\x80\x9cFP&R\xe2\x80\x9d) plays a critical role in the financial reporting processes of CPP Investments\' quarterly publication of consolidated financial statements and CPP Investments\' legal entities. In addition to the development and implementation of accounting policy guidelines and accounting policy support of investment initiatives and structures, FP&R is responsible for the certification of internal controls over financial reporting for CPP Investments. FP&R also supports CPP Investments\' Audit Committee to ensure the Board of Directors continues to establish best practice standards of financial governance. The FP&R team is composed of five teams that work together to satisfy the mandate noted above - Group Accounting & Reporting, Legal Entity Reporting, Accounting Policy, Internal Controls, and Corporate Accounting.

Reporting to the Manager, Group Accounting & Reporting, the Senior Analyst/Associate will support the team\'s mandate and ensure investment transactions are accounted for correctly in SimCorp Dimensions to support internal and external reporting purposes. Responsibilities include managing the investment accounting period end close, fund accounting activities and the accounting configuration setup within the investment ledger. In addition, the Senior Analyst/Associate will be providing transaction booking and support within the investment ledger for new products, investment structures and system enhancements and upgrades to our internal business partners. The Senior Analyst/Associate will also assist with the preparation of CPP Investments\' publicly issued quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in investment & fund accounting and financial statement reporting practices and controls, as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills, preferably with investment products. This position will collaborate with various teams across CPP Investments including Investment Operations, T&D, Valuations, Management Analytics, Risk, Tax, and Investment Structure Management to ensure we apply best practices and methodologies in accounting and financial reporting.

Role-Specific Accountabilities:

• Assist with the period end close process for the investment ledger, including subledger/general ledger reconciliations, adjusting journal entries, exception handling of transactions
• Support external reporting requirements by preparing/reviewing monthly, quarterly and annual investment & financial schedules, reconciliations, and audit requests relating to financial statements and accounting controls
• Support daily fund accounting activities such as reconciliations of the Net Asset Value and cash flows and other month end controls
• Work with other Financial Policy & Reporting teams and Investment Operations teams to ensure investment activities are recorded in the accounting book of record appropriately to meet downstream accounting and reporting requirements
• Support the department automation objectives and automate reports through Tableau, VBA, Python etc. As a subject matter expert provide guidance to other team members to help them automate their reports
• Proactively identify process inefficiencies, recommend, and execute process improvements while considering upstream/downstream impacts. Use technical tools (i.e.: Tableau, SQL, Python, macros, etc.) to analyze large data sets and streamline reporting processes
• Support testing for initiatives as required

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or advanced degree - Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Economics or another related discipline
• Professional designation (CPA, CFA, etc.) required
• 3-7 years relevant experience in investment accounting in the financial services industry
• Strong working knowledge of various investment products and an understanding of investment accounting standards, controls, and reporting practices
• Practical experience with accounts/portfolio structures and multi-asset portfolios (i.e., equities, fixed income, real estate, derivatives)
• Solid experience with investment portfolio accounting systems; SimCorp Dimensions considered an asset
• Proven track record of working on process automation projects and introducing efficiency to reporting and other processes Experience working with automation tools; Tableau will be added advantage
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to prioritize to deliver results
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Intellectually curious, with strong business judgment
• Solid interpersonal and organizational skills combined with the ability to readily adapt to rapidly changing investment environments
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and develop strong relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrate good judgment, professionalism, and the ability to work in a high performing culture with time-sensitive deadlines
• Exemplify CPP Investments\' Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

All employees in the Toronto, Sydney and Hong Kong offices will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations to this policy will be made for medical or other protected grounds. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.

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