Analyst, Validations and Processes – Investment Operations

Sector: Investment Operations / Temporary role (12 months) / French & English / Remote / Quebec City, Montreal or Toronto

With over $200 billion in assets under management and administration, iA Financial Group is a key player in investment management in North America. All our investment management sectors must be constantly evolving to continue to reach our ambitious business objectives.

We’re looking for an Analyst or Senior Analyst, Validations and Processes (Valpro) to perform daily and monthly validations and controls surrounding investment activities.  Those activities are for some conducted internally, and for others performed by our external partners.

 Reporting to the Director, Investment Accounting and Reporting Oversight, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Validate operational results and optimize controls and business processes to ensure the quality of information used by our internal and external business partners.
• Ensure that proper controls are in place and followed, for instance for processes surrounding reconciliations, accounting entries and period close-outs.
• Work closely with other investment operations team members to solve complex problems in a timely manner.
• Ensure to mitigate operational risk exposure.
• Provide support and guidance to external auditors
• Manage priorities and ensure that operational deadlines are met at all times.
• Be the reference person in order to assist your teammates
• Participate in the implementation of monitoring processes that are standardized and supported by proper controls.

Requirements

• University degree in Finance or Accounting (or relevant experience)
• 2 + years of experience in investment operations
• Extensive understanding of financial markets and/or wealth management
• Strong knowledge of financial and accounting environments in Canada and the United States
• Understanding of the Canadian regulatory environment surrounding securities operations
• Experience working with EAGLE, an asset
• Being able to communicate in English and French, an asset, due to frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal ans external partners

Are you interested in writing a major chapter in iA's transformation as a key player in Canada and the U.S.? If so, feel free to submit your application!