Senior Manager, Investment Finance

Job title: Senior Manager, Investment Finance

Job description: ABOUT US

We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with CAD$204.5 billion of net assets. We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

EXPERIENCE THE EDGE

At PSP, we encourage our employees to grow, forge powerful relationships, contribute and fuel inspired investment launchpads. We create an environment that fosters collaboration and allows us to think beyond, in an interconnected way. We advocate for our employees to speak-up, learn, experiment, share, and be part of an inclusive work environment where diversity is embraced. ( )

Do you have what it takes to spot the edge?

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Investment Finance to partner with key stakeholders and peers to support and engage with our powerful networks of people, opportunities, and investments. At PSP, we embrace people that are eager to learn, ideate, and innovate: people who strive for excellence, challenge the status quo and seek alternative perspectives.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Investment Finance Department is responsible for performing investment activity accounting, preparing financial information related to private market asset classes and preparing financial statements for our legal entities. We are also responsible for collecting referential data related to private market asset class investments and underlings to meet the information needs of our stakeholders.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

As a Senior Manager, Investment Finance, you will be responsible of the management and preparation of the subsidiaries’ financial information for PSP investments’ Canadian and International subsidiaries. Your responsibilities will include:

Act as the main contact person for interactions with directors and senior directors of the Taxation, Legal and Investment Support departments regarding all information on legal structures and subsidiaries

Participate actively in the decision-making process for the planning of the legal structure, in collaboration with other departments to ensure that needs are met within the required timeframes

Maintain an in-depth understanding of current legal structures and acquire a quick understanding of new structures by participating in planning meetings with other stakeholders and reviewing analyses carried out by analysts

Be responsible for supervising the updating of existing processes, taking into consideration the specific features of each legal structure

Supervise and review the management and updating of documentation related to subsidiary recognition in a timely manner

Supervise and review the preparation of subsidiaries’ audited and unaudited financial statements on a yearly basis and more frequently if required

Supervise the implementation, maintenance and documentation of processes and controls needed for preparing subsidiaries’ financial statements

Maintain a good understanding of the accounting system to ensure that transactions are recorded according to the organization’s standards and procedures

Review and coordinate complete, accurate and timely information for accounting, reporting and management purposes, at month end, quarter end, year-end and on an ad-hoc basis

Assist in department initiative and special projects

Assist in various other tasks specific to the team’s activities, including Ad Hoc requests

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Minimum of 10 years of related working experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration with a specialization in accounting

Professional designation (CPA-CA, CPA-CGA or CPA-CMA)

Excellent organizational skills and highly capable of prioritizing

Autonomy and sense of responsibility

Solid analytical, financial and accounting skills

Team spirit and ability to work in a high-performance culture

Excellent knowledge of Excel and ability to learn how to use new systems

Motivated, flexible and able to adapt

High degree of professionalism with strong spoken and written communication skills

Bilingualism required (fluency in French and English)

Good understanding of private market investments

Knowledge of fair value accounting

At PSP, our goal is to provide an inclusive workplace where we leverage diversity and where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of our leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

This position is located at our Montreal offices.

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Mandatory Vaccination: Effective October 30th, 2021, all employees will be required to self declare their vaccination status and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to access to office or participate in in-person business activities. As of January 3rd, 2022, all employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. Accommodation measures will be made for medical or other protected grounds under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Please contact us to discuss any accommodation needs.

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