Director, SLC Finance Controllership - SLC Management

Job Description

What Is in It for You : Reporting to the Managing Director, Financial Analytics and Controls, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the SLC financial controls environment.

This role is accountable for understanding and effectively managing the standards and guidelines around Controls Governance related function, primarily Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) related activities.

Other responsibilities include supporting Risk and Compliance policies ensuring SLC Finance and Operations is in adherence.

This role provides opportunities to strengthen your skills and expand your talents as we continue to strengthen controls and quarterly financial reporting processes.

It provides a unique opportunity to interact with professionals from SLC Finance, and also individuals within SLC Management middle and back office, SLF business groups and the SLF Corporate office.

The Director, SLC Finance Controllership will be supported by a team of three (3) FTEs. WHAT YOU WILL DO :

Support Managing Director, Financial Analytics and Controls in ensuring that a strong controls environment is maintained to support financial reporting.

Ensure the controls environment is robust and flexible to respond to changes in business requirements and the regulatory environment.

Ensure quarterly Controllership accountabilities such as the close process, attestation sign off and support, and material errors reporting are appropriately managed.

Act as a change management leader who can work effectively within our culture to drive continuous improvement.

Overall ownership of all key phases of the ICFR program coordination efforts with process owners to complete all phases of the program (risk assessment, develop the annual plan for walkthroughs, coordinate documentation updates, chair walkthroughs and monitor control design and testing progress and completion by Corporate ICFR / external audit).

Accountable for establishing key requirements and establishing key points of contact for the ICFR program.

Subject matter expert for ICFR processes working in partnership with process owners and external auditors to assess implication of proposed changes in business circumstances or compliance requirements for the design or implementation of controls.

Assess areas of higher risk within the organization and proactively engage with stakeholders to mitigate exposure to risk.

Lend expertise to assist process owners in their review of errors or late entries including recommendation to improve the control to avoid repeat occurrence and documentation of the events leading to the error.

Central point of contact for control assessments establishing best practice while focus on value added change.

Key liaison for external auditor independence matters including engagement approvals, portfolio company listings and annual fee reconciliations.

Responsible for coordinating evidence requests related to external audit engagements of multiple legal entities.

Lead the annual control report audits for SLC Canada and SLC US to provide SLC clients with comfort over the control environment.

Act as a key liaison for coordinating internal audits impacting SLC Finance and Operations including quarterly discussions of audit reports / findings and responsibility for assessing impact to ICFR control environment.

Manage the monthly general ledger close chair daily status meetings with key stakeholders and provide overall signoff of general ledger to Corporate Office.

Provide attestations to Finance Divisions confirming general ledger and financial statement accuracy, as well as coordinate key attestations by Chief Investment Officer and Senior Managing Director Controllership.

Coordinate CFO / SMD and external audit QFR meetings on a quarterly basis.

Coordinate user access reviews for ICFR applications (SAP, CATT, Longview, Webseries, LAN, SP)

Coordinate account reconciliation reporting to Corporate Finance.

Represent SLC at various SLF level meetings related to the monthly close and general ledger.

Manage / oversee annual updates for SLC Finance related to business continuity (plan, business impact analysis, work from home test etc.

and records management (records review and disposition) to ensure all requirements related to policy are met in a timely manner.

Ensure compliance with all the requirements and deliverables required for the End User Computing program, including maintenance of inventory, risk rankings, and compliance testing.

Develop and refine controls related aspects of quarterly dashboard reporting for management.

Participate in ad-hoc requests or projects requiring consulting advice from a Controls perspective.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED :

Professional accreditation with over 10 years’ experience in a senior financial leadership role; experience in Investments preferred.

Expertise in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (SOX 404).

Strong working knowledge of investment operations and financial reporting with focus on the risk and control environment.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and team building skills with high level of emotional intelligence to build relationships and influence peers and partners.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Highly developed organizational skills to facilitate prioritizing amongst competing priorities

Able to work independently on assignments with appropriate judgement and demonstrate resourcefulness and perseverance in solving problems and removing roadblocks.

Able to manage change effectively, be supportive of new approaches and positively influence others.

Inquisitive learner, curious about continuous improvement and innovation.

Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to generate creative solutions and identify key messages and trends by working across multiple stakeholders at the same time and at multiple senior layers.

Proficient in investment concepts and related accounting requirements would be an asset.

Understanding of investments and differing asset classes would be preferable.

Experience with Business Unit or Business Group financial management including finance and actuarial linkages would be an asset.

Other

Some travel may be required.

Why SLC Management?

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being mental, physical and financial including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., Best Places to Work by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pension & Investments

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements for all employees.

Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek preclearance on future transactions including those of household members.

Job Category :

Finance Salary Range 105,000 / 105 000 - 175,000 / 175 000