Senior Financial Analyst

Description:

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Advance your career by joining a team who are as energetic and passionate about delivering client value, insights, and continuous improvement as you are!

Reporting to the Director, Central Accounting & Hyperion Support, the Senior Financial Analyst will be a member of the Financial Operations, Centre of Excellence Team that is responsible for centralizing, optimizing, and maintaining financial operational processes; leveraging technology, standardization, and expertise to deliver meaningful solutions for Sun Life Canada

Your responsibilities will include:

• Participation in accounting and general ledger projects (ie. IFRS adoption, ledger upgrades/conversions, etc.)

• Support of the monthly ledger close and expense processes across SL Canada, including preparation/approval of journal entries, process governance, chargeback/segmentation, and account reconciliations

• Coordination, consolidation, and review of the annual budget cycle for SL Canada and our Canadian business partners

• Review of monthly Canadian Operations expenses and completion of ad-hoc analysis to support senior leader reviews

• Support reporting optimization team by gathering business requirements

• Key contributor to a positive, inclusive, and high-performance team environment

• Continuously assess and identify process improvements

We're looking for someone with:

• College/University degree and/or relevant experience in a related field

• Advanced technology skills

• Ability to develop and maintain collaboration tools, such as SharePoint and OneNote

• Strong problem solving and robust data analytic skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written)

• Ability to prioritize and effectively organize tasks to meet tight deadlines

• Energy as a self-starter who can work with minimum supervision and achieve objectives through strong collaboration

• Discretion to deal with confidential information

Assets:

• Business knowledge and experience related to the insurance and/or financial services industry

• Experience in a medium to large size organization with multiple divisions and lines of business

• Strong understanding and experience in expense management, Hyperion, and/or business intelligence (BI) tools