Business Finance Analyst

Job title: Business Finance Analyst

Job description: Job Opening ID 2954 Industrie / Industry Finance Industry Financial Services Work Experience 3-4years City Downtown Toronto (Rosedale) State/Province Ontario Zip/Postal Code M4W

Job Description
Are you looking for a stimulating and dynamic job in the surrounding area of Toronto? Would you like to be apart of a team that believes in your potential and apart of a great company that will help you advance in your career? This is the job for you! We are currently looking for 2 Business Finance Analysts for one of our clients in the insurance industry.
What is in it for you:

• Our client is in the TOP 100 Employers in Canada
• 4 months contract / work from home until it is safe to go back to the office
• Day time hours
• Dynamic and professional environment

What you will need to succeed:

• Minimum of 3 – 5 years in the investment/ insurance industry ideally with experience in projects and transformation
• Minimum of 1-3 years of testing experience in medium-large scale projects
• Knowledge of IFRS/USGAAP/NAIC in relation to investment accounting and reporting would be an asset
• Experience in project management activities, specifically testing planning and execution including the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Experience in using Power BI and excel is a must
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Motivated self-starter, with ability to manage priorities effectively
• Attention to detail. Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Comfortable with challenging the status quo. Flexible and change-oriented attitude that embraces new ideas and ways of working

A day in the life of a Business Finance Analyst:

• Manage testing plans and execution for Finance. This entails ensuring that test plans are completed on time, are mapped to existing requirements, and are executed in a timely and accurate manner
• Partner with GA Finance Team members who perform reporting for various asset types (Securities, Private Equity, Real Estate, Mortgages, Derivatives, Other Invested Assets, and Total Company Reporting) to ensure that their requirements for the GO program are understood. This will include creating testing plans to align with requirements and ensuring that testing results are in line with expected results
• Execute testing for Finance in accordance with the timeline set by GO and ensure that any testing issues are appropriately managed and escalated
• Log and manage issues identified through testing using a testing management tool called HPALM
• Help the business teams in building PowerBI reports using data from a centralized dataset
• Have a working knowledge of financial accounting standards in the insurance and investment management industry, to be able to opine on the testing plan and testing outcomes
• Knowledge/ experience in accounting/ reporting on any of these asset classes would be helpful: Derivatives, Securities, Real Estate, Private Equity or Mortgages
• Collaborate effectively with GO and Finance to ensure deliverables are effectively coordinated and issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Support the business teams in business as usual activities, as required
• Potential additional ad-hoc responsibilities

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