Senior Consultant, Finance, IFRS 17 (12 Month Contract)

Job title: Senior Consultant, Finance, IFRS 17 (12 Month Contract)

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Job Description:

At Sun Life, with the adoption of the IFRS 17/9 accounting standards, there will be a significant change and impact to the existing financial and management reporting systems and processes. The project SunRise Finance SWAT team is created to respond to / resolve finance related IFRS17/9 business -critical problems by working on assisting or supplementing the various work streams. The incumbent in this role will have the opportunity to work across the workstreams to leverage their technical, leadership, and project management skills as the needs of the project evolve.

Job description

As a member of the IFRS 17/9 SWAT team of Finance resources, the incumbent in this role will be assigned to lead or assist on significant project milestones on Project SunRise (“SunRise”) and/or address new items and challenges as they arise on the SunRise. The successful incumbent will be comfortable with a flexible work environment, adapting to changing priorities and working on multiple projects/tasks at different stages, with different stakeholders. It is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and exposure to an exciting and complex change to our business and how it will impact the Finance organization and the critical outcomes deliverables of Finance as well as potentially gain experience working with the finance teams and systems in Canada, the US, and Asia.

Assignments may be to one or multiple projects at any time, with project work assigned to meet prioritized project milestones and/or to address/troubleshoot gaps and opportunities across workstreams.

Preferred skills

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

In-depth experience in financial reporting and investment accounting

Demonstrated ability to lead and manage changes involving complex organizational structure and system changes

Strong interpersonal skills including collaboration and organizational know-how capabilities

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, impact and lead others

Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision

Strong change management skills, able to drive the implementation of best practices and influence others to make or adjust to change

Ability to effectively manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and to prioritize work and efforts in a matrix environment

Comfortable with changing priorities and work responsibilities and reacting to issues as they arise

Ability to effectively manage relationships across the organization

Ability to identify, interpret and report on trends, analyze data and make recommendations to senior management

Qualifications

Professional accountant (CPA) with expertise in IFRS, life insurance accounting, and financial control knowledge

Minimum 5-8 years experience in an accounting or finance related role

Knowledge of and experience with SAP GL and Hana Studio, Risk Integrity, Aptitude Accounting Hub, would be very helpful

Responsibilities

Support the SunRise workstreams in the readiness of the organization for IFRS 17 – e.g. developing requirements and where appropriate, changes to processes, and engaging stakeholders in the Business Groups and Business Units for feedback

Troubleshoot implementation issues arising on SunRise as they occur and are assigned

Managing and prioritizing multiple competing tasks and deliverables for the workstream/project

Identifying, developing and implementing solutions for the business impacts of IFRS 17

Understanding and developing solutions for the impact of IFRS 17 on how Sun Life insurance businesses measure and manage financial risk; capital requirements; reinsurance; financial performance; business planning; and product design & pricing

Model development under IFRS 17 including controls and assumptions for financial metrics and insight into drivers of change for these metrics

Developing transition material to support the change to IFRS compliance

Creating and presenting education materials for Global stakeholders

Other adhoc duties as assigned

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

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At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range: 117,400/117 400 – 200,100/200 100

Job Category: Finance

Posting End Date: 27/02/2022

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