Manager, Accounting Operations

Location

Business - Wealth Solutions

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (“BWS”; NYSE/TSX: BNT) is focused on securing the financial futures of individuals and institutions through a range of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer a broad range of insurance products and services, including annuities, personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and life insurance

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Manager, Accounting Operations, will be a key contributor to BWS’s growth and will report to our Director, Investment Accounting.  The role is based in Brookfield’s Toronto office at Brookfield Place.

As a key member of our Investment Accounting team, you will own the operational aspect of accounting for a broad range of financial assets including public and private securities, private loans, mortgage loans, and investment funds in a variety of investment structures, sourced from multiple systems.   

You will be collaborating daily and at month-ends with teams responsible for trade operations, asset servicing, and data management to ensure that trades and income-related events are correctly captured in our accounting books-of-record.  You will have the opportunity to design and improve upon routine exercises, and to lead an analyst as you work together to ultimately deliver complete and accurate financial information for further downstream reporting.  You will also often interact with teams such as asset allocation, portfolio management, financial reporting, accounting policy, auditors, and outsourced service providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data integrity of transaction and investment income reporting, and security master file information

• Review reconciliations, actively solving and clearing breaks between systems.

• Oversee cash applications to ensure transactions are completely and accurately recorded.

• Monitor open payables and receivables, and processing transactions as required.

• Scope, consolidate, upload, and reconcile updated cashflow projections into systems.

• Record impairment and allowances.

• Maintain consistency of security-level information, including pricing, asset tagging, categorization, etc.

• Maintain and producing supporting documentation for internal controls and substantive testing as part of quarterly reviews, annual year-end audit, and SOx compliance.

• Identify opportunities to enhance the efficiency of reporting processes, tools, and controls and support implementation of improvements.

• Participating in securities’ ratings workflow to support compliance with insurance regulatory requirements

• Ad-hoc requests as needed, and other special duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or other relevant fields is required.

• Minimum 5+ years of experience; CFA/CAIA/FRM/CPA designation is preferred.

• Insurance sector experience and knowledge of insurance requirements is an asset.

• Working Experience using Clearwater Analytics, Wall Street Office, Aladdin Enterprise is an asset.

• Advanced Microsoft Office, including Excel, VBA, data query-based tools such as Power Query

• Thorough and meticulous with extreme focus on details.

• Highly organized and able to work in a dynamic, complex and fast-paced environment.

• Adaptable to manage changing priorities and deadlines.

• Superior communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels.

• Proven continuous process improvement mindset and positive team attitude.

• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment. 

We thank you for your interest, however only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.

Position Opening Reason:

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.