Who Are We?
Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That’s Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers – and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.
Job Category
Finance and Accounting
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Under Moderate Supervision, performs professional accounting work to ensure current, accurate and complete financial information. Prepares and compiles complex analysis and reports and reviews routine financial activities. Position does not manage others.What Will You Do?
- Prepare complex and review routine financial activities for various lines of business including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Perform financial controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
- Prepare and complete a review of assigned components of internal management based financial reporting, both routine and ad hoc, for complete and consistent results with corporate policies and standards.
- Prepare external financial statements and including, but not limited to Canadian GAAP, US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), and Canadian regulatory reporting to OSFI.
- Support complex financial analyses by providing data and develop financial analyses for key performance metrics (i.e. production, profitability, expense management, staffing). Validates analyses.
- Identify and maximize tools to obtain data necessary to support financial analysis and create financial transactions.Responsibilities may include extracting and analyzing data
- Prepare complex documentation and review moderately complex documentation to support Internal and External Audits. May interact with internal auditors on more routine issues on supervised basis.
- Assist in analysis of business changes, performing more complex assignments
- Prepare analysis of results for presentation to local Board of Directors
- Prepare income and indirect tax provisions and tax returns.
- Creates more complex analyses to support financial/business plans, budget and forecasts for the organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Canadian professional designation (CPA) or actively pursuing a Canadian professional designation.
- Intermediate time management skills. Basic project management skills.
- Demonstrated intermediate interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated intermediate communication skills.
- Ability to work independently/as part of a team and to interact effectively with others across business area.
What is a Must Have?
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field required
- Minimum 2 years of related work experience.
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers provides a core contribution of 3% of your total eligible earnings to your Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). Travelers also matches your savings plan contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of base pay.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off (“PTO”) annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 36 PTO days per year. You will also receive twelve paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
