Analyst, Fund Accounting

At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions :

• Your Inclusive Experience : We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment : We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition : We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way : We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.

What we are looking for :

Fund Administration is responsible for the overall operations and administration of Fiera’s various fund structures. The teams work closely with Fiera’s product development and distribution teams to define and manage the product offerings ensuring that service delivery, operational risk, operational readiness, regulatory compliance, profitability, and scale is achieved in each product.

Under the supervision of the Supervisor, Financial Reporting, the Analyst, Financial Reporting will be part of a team within a global organization focused on preparation of the financial statements and the management reports of fund performance (“MRFP”) of the Fiera funds. He will be exposed to a vast range of public and private funds with a multitude of strategies (fixed income, equity, alternative, etc.). In collaboration with members of his team, he will participate in the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives on processes and business procedures. The position will be part of a dynamic team that is striving to implement industry best practices and drive continuous improvement across the organization.

Your responsibilities :

Participate in the planning and production of financial statements and MRFP of the Fiera funds

Create draft versions of financial statements and MRFP using available content, templates and guidelines

Manage relationship of third-party service providers and vendors to ensure execution of duties to the highest standard (auditors, translator, typesetting service provider, printer, Fund Administrators)

Develop and write new content when needed

Proofread documents to ensure consistency of information and make corrections when needed

Perform validation checks including variance analysis to detect potential errors

Review documents for layout of text and graphics, and check for compositional errors

Manage deadlines and monitor ongoing progress of the financial statement preparation and MRFP production, and address any production issues

Compare original and translated documents to ensure the accuracy, among other things, of numbers, names, dates, etc.

Participate in various projects to optimize processes for Fiera funds

Develop enhanced procedures for a growing global pooled vehicle business

Must have requirements to be successful in this role :

A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration and / or related university degree with equivalent work experience required

1-2 years of experience preparing and analyzing financial statements

Good knowledge of IFRS

Basic knowledge of regulation 81-106

Passionate about accounting

Experience in fund administration / fund accounting (an asset)

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office

Meticulous, methodical and sharp sense of observation

Autonomous, sense of organization and ability to prioritize

Client-service oriented and team spirit

Ability to work under pressure

Fluently bilingual (English and French) both written and oral