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Assistant Director – Operational Accounting
Posted 2 days ago
About the role
- Assistant Director leading operational accounting, controls, cash flow, and accounting teams for iA Financial Group’s insurance businesses. Hybrid role based in Quebec or Montreal.
Responsibilities
- Act as an operational leader within the accounting team by supporting, coaching, and developing team members
- Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and analyses
- Ensure the quality and reliability of transactions and accounting entries related to banking activities, accounts payable, and premium collections
- Plan, prioritize, and coordinate team work to meet month-end, quarter-end, and year-end deadlines
- Act as lead contact with the banking institution and manage complex day-to-day banking matters
- Manage and optimize cash flow
- Act as accounting lead for iA Advantages, Property and Casualty Insurance Inc.
- Review supporting documentation, responses, and reconciliations prepared by the team
- Manage technical matters related to external audits and regulatory and internal requests
- Oversee implementation, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of internal controls
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, transaction and accounting-entry reliability, and risk reduction
- Participate in meetings for new products, partnerships, or changes to existing ones, representing operational accounting
- Collaborate with actuarial, operations, tax, and corporate teams
- Foster adoption of new practices and support smooth transitions
Requirements
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration with a concentration in accounting
- Holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation
- Has a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in operational accounting, including the review and oversight of accounting activities
- Has demonstrated people management experience
- Has excellent knowledge of IFRS standards, auditing, taxation, and taxes
- Has experience in the insurance and/or reinsurance industry, which is considered a significant asset
- Has in-depth knowledge of Oracle ERP, considered an asset
- Has excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel and is highly comfortable using the Microsoft suite
- Demonstrates hands-on leadership, patience, professional judgment, a strong sense of ownership, and intellectual curiosity
- Is able to remain highly involved in day-to-day operations while maintaining a structured perspective focused on continuous improvement
- Demonstrates the ability to mobilize a team, support change, and maintain high standards of quality and rigor
- Has a very advanced level of proficiency in French
- Has an intermediate level of proficiency in English
Benefits
- A work environment where learning and development come together with a collective pursuit of excellence
- Artificial intelligence made accessible to everyone
- A healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment
- Hybrid work environment with flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces
- Flexible group insurance
- Competitive pension plan
- Employee share purchase plan
- Vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days
- Telemedicine services
- Employee and family assistance program
- Ergonomic furniture program
- Performance bonus
- Discounts on iA products
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