Associate, Corporate Accounting & Procurement

Job title: Associate, Corporate Accounting & Procurement

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Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Job Description

We are presently recruiting for an Associate within the Corporate Accounting and Procurement team.

Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Associate will assist in the oversight of the centralized corporate accounting operations for CPP Investments and its global offices, with a focus on the Asia entities. Key accountabilities include oversight of the monthly closing of financial records process and establishing and maintaining proper books and records for the CPP Investments operating subsidiaries to support financial data integrity for reporting purposes and to maintain accountability and control over corporate assets.

Role-Specific Accountabilities:

Accounting Operations

• Assist in managing and overseeing the daily operations of the accounting functions. This includes maintenance and reconciliations of general ledger balances, cash, fixed assets and the approval of expense payments. Contribute to the monthly closing of financial records process working in conjunction with other finance teams.
• Establish and maintain proper books and records to support financial, tax and regulatory reporting. Ensure financial data is reconciled, accurate and timely and the processes are operating within a robust control environment.
• Proactively identify, enhance and develop new accounting processes. Drive process improvements with a broad view of building scalable and efficient processes taking into consideration industry best practices.
• Assist in the monitoring and managing of the global accounting service providers to ensure performance objectives are met.
• Assist stakeholders on accounting related matters; respond to stakeholder and auditor queries on a timely basis.
• Stay current on developments in accounting standards, policy and regulations that affect CPP Investments’ operating subsidiaries. Able to clearly communicate impact and suggest process changes.
• Partner with our International teams to help collaborate on the timely preparation of management and regulatory reporting deliverables.

Project Management

• Manage projects or initiatives end-to-end, integrating stakeholder needs, adapting to changes and resolving issues. Contribute to other department-led initiatives, representing Corporate Accounting’s views, as required.
• Partner collaboratively with finance and other internal stakeholders to resolve cross-functional issues and gaps. Propose and implement solutions that reflect an understanding of business needs, organizational impact and governance and controls.

Policy and Procedures

• Develop guidance on accounting procedures that are clearly documented and scalable working in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Responsible for the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls for the team and ensure key control process documentation is updated.

People Management

• Provide leadership, regular feedback, training and mentoring to the team to support a positive, inclusive and highly effective team culture.
• Manage and maintain effective external relationships with local accounting service vendors, external auditors and industry peers.
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, business or equivalent, with a professional accounting designation.
• Minimum 7-8 years of accounting and operations experience in a leadership role.
• Committed to continuous improvement with view of building scalable and standardized processes within a robust control environment.
• Solid interpersonal skills suited for a professional and thoughtful corporate environment.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Build and foster relationships with key business partners across the organization.
• Exceptional time management and project prioritization skills. Ability to work under time sensitive deadlines and adjust to urgent situations.
• Experience with Oracle Financials general ledger is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a high performing culture, open to and comfortable with evolving changes and new challenges.
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of partnership, integrity and high performance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, business or equivalent, with a professional accounting designation.
• Minimum 7-8 years of accounting and operations experience in a leadership role.
• Committed to continuous improvement with view of building scalable and standardized processes within a robust control environment.
• Solid interpersonal skills suited for a professional and thoughtful corporate environment.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Build and foster relationships with key business partners across the organization.
• Exceptional time management and project prioritization skills. Ability to work under time sensitive deadlines and adjust to urgent situations.
• Experience with Oracle Financials general ledger is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a high performing culture, open to and comfortable with evolving changes and new challenges.
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of partnership, integrity and high performance.

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Mandatory Vaccine Policy

All employees in the Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Mumbai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo offices will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations to this policy will be made for medical or other protected grounds. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.

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