Senior Analyst, Corporate 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:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Senior Analyst, Corporate Accounting and will occupy a key role within the Corporate Accounting team, where they will be mainly responsible for the corporate accounting and financial reporting process at Fiera Capital. This person will also participate in operational audits (internal and external), related reporting, documentation and process optimization.
This position is an individual contributor role responsible for accounting and financial reporting related to the non-consolidated books and financial statements of Fiera Capital Corporation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the month-end close process by submitting accounting entries and related working paper files for review and approval.

• Prepare various reconciliations and analyses to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the accounting records.

• Engage proactively in daily touchpoint calls with the corporate accounting team during the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reporting cycles.

• Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual analyses to understand profit and loss results and balance sheet items.

• Clearly explain variances compared to previous periods, providing meaningful insights into the underlying causes.

• Draft quarterly and annual non-consolidated IFRS financial statements. This responsibility includes coordinating effectively with the consolidation financial reporting team and other entities to clear intercompany balances and transactions.

• Respond promptly to requests from both the internal controls team and external auditors, ensuring that inquiries and requirements are addressed in a timely manner.

• Participate proactively in process improvement projects by providing suggestions for automation and efficiency gains and participate in effective execution.

Must-have requirements to be successful in this role:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in corporate accounting under IFRS and external auditing (at least 2 years of this experience must relate to corporate accounting)

• Knowledge of how to use SAP S/4HANA and SAP Concur as it relates to accounting and financial reporting processes

• Experience performing accounting and period-end closing work relating to SG&A expenses, prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, capital expenditures, leases, intercompany accounts, GST/HST taxes, investments and or other balance sheet items

• Ability to draft financial statements under IFRS

• Excellent analytical and presentation skills and effective management of priorities and ability to meet deadlines

• Proven ability to work in a team and collaborate effectively with others

• Attention to detail and have a robust understanding of the underlying business rationale of transactions

• Ability to question processes and identify control gaps, find and propose effective solutions

Good-to-have:

• Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada) or Certified Public Accountant (US)

• Demonstrated experience in asset management organizations

• Bilingual in English and French