OMERS | Analyst, Investment Accounting

Responsibilities

• The incumbent will build strong foundational knowledge of investment accounting, systems, internal controls, audit evidence, and stakeholder requirements, collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in process improvements.
• Executing monthly close tasks accurately and on time, collecting, organizing, and analyzing information from a variety of sources.
• Preparation of standard journal entries, reconciliations, workpapers, and initial variance analyses for review, performing reasonableness and completeness checks.
• Supporting financial statement schedules, note disclosure inputs, investment roll forwards, reports, and audit evidence requests.
• Developing foundational knowledge of OMERS’ investment accounting processes, systems, investment entity activities, and technical accounting requirements.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to obtain and/or verify inputs for monthly and quarterly reports as necessary.
• Reporting to the Manager, Investment Accounting, the Analyst is a key team contributor supporting high-quality and timely execution of monthly accounting and general ledger close activities and financial reporting for certain OMERS investment entities and business units.
• Leveraging technology and automation tools to improve task efficiency, data quality, and process consistency while ensuring appropriate internal controls.
• Seeking feedback, incorporating review comments, and building ownership of assigned deliverables while contributing to a collaborative team culture.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant experience, which may include co-op, accounting, audit, fund administration, or investment accounting.
• Tools & Data Comfort: Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office, with comfort working with data, documentation, reconciliations, and approved digital tools.
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Query, automation, or investment systems is an asset.
• Communication & Collaboration: Professional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to follow accounting procedures, ask questions, communicate status, and incorporate review comments.
• Experience: Exposure to investment accounting, fund administration, or financial services audit.
• Big Four audit experience, particularly involving investment funds, asset managers, or other financial services clients, would be an asset.
• Systems & Process Improvement: Exposure to investment accounting or enterprise systems, eFront, Power BI, Power Query, or other automation tools, with an interest in improving reporting, controls, and operational efficiency.
• While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.

OMERS

OMERS is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance). In its own words: "Established in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans offering employer-matched contributions."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Toronto.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance