Fund Specialist

Description:

The Investment Finance Team is part of the Financial Operations Team within Individual Customer Finance. The team is responsible for consolidating the daily trade activity from the Individual Customer and Group Customer systems and the related transfer of information to Investments to facilitate market trading for approximately 1,000 segregated funds for Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life. The team is also responsible for the completion of the related financial transactions and reconciliations, changes to relevant financial systems, processes and interfaces resulting from fund changes, as well as supporting internal and external fund reporting, including HST.

As a contributing member of the team, you will provide business decision support related to the administration of segregated funds via investment interfaces and fund manager interaction.

This role supports both Individual and Group Customer and interacts closely with Administration, Investments, as well as related business partners such as banks and fund managers, building and managing these relationships is key.

This team also ensures effective and appropriate financial information and controls for segregated funds are in place and followed in an accurate and timely manner.

Accountabilities:
 

• Liaise with internal/external business partners including Wealth Solutions, Investments, Operations, Treasury, Banks, Fund managers and Client Relationship Managers
• Ensuring data integrity on Seg Fund administrative system (IRFI)
• Providing timely and accurate segregated fund data daily and on an adhoc basis
• Coordinating and processing various Investment Management Fee accountabilities, as well as HST
• Reconciling and analyzing financial reporting and cash movement processes
• Assisting with development and implementation of efficiency process changes
• Fostering a positive atmosphere to maintain high level of teamwork within the area
• Adherence to Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting and regulatory bodies
   

Qualifications and Competencies:
 

• Experience with Segregated Funds and/or Investments required
• Familiarity of GC Plan Sponsor/IC Wealth / IRFI business a benefit
• Early shift start time required to meet various financial deadlines (between 7 and 7:30am ET)
• Education/skills acquired at the post-secondary diploma/degree or equivalent working experience
• Strong numerical and financial aptitude
• Advanced MS Excel & MS Outlook required (will be evaluated)
• Intermediate MS Word required; basic knowledge of MS Access an asset
• Experience with mainframe an asset
• Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities, work with a sense of urgency and accuracy
• Proven ability to think quickly and make sound decisions
• Proven ability to work in ambiguous and unstructured situations
• Self motivated and detailed oriented
• Dedicated to continual learning and self development
• Accounting knowledge an asset
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written and the ability to communicate with all levels of positions within the organization
• Completion of the Canadian Securities Course would be an asset