Senior Analyst, Finance & Administration (Assistant Controller level)

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:
The Fiera Comox Finance team is seeking a Senior Analyst, Finance & Administration (Assistant Controller level) to support the oversight and integrity of fund accounting, financial reporting, and investment operations across our private market strategies. In this role, you will play a key part in managing the accounting and reporting of funds and holding entities, reviewing NAV and investor allocations, and ensuring the accuracy of financial information used for internal and external reporting. Reporting to senior members of the Finance team, you will collaborate closely with Investment Teams, Investor Relations, FP&A, and external partners to support transactions, monitor cash flows, and strengthen controls and processes. This position offers a hands-on opportunity to contribute to core finance activities, while also driving improvements through automation, reporting enhancements, and other value-add initiatives in a dynamic and growing environment.

About Fiera Comox:
Fiera Comox was established in 2016 by Fiera Capital and Comox Equity Partners, a corporation formed and owned by former executives and investment professionals of a large Canadian pension investment manager. Fiera Comox is a global investment manager that manages private investment strategies in Agriculture, Private Equity, Private Credit and Timberland. Fiera Comox’s investment team is composed of a group of highly qualified investment professionals with a diverse and unique skill set, who have worked together deploying multiple billions in private transactions globally while building an impressive track record.

Your responsibilities:

• Work closely with Investment Teams, including providing the following support: control the operational closing of investment transactions (acquisitions and dispositions) and secure the funding; review of all investment documentation and control the accounting and reporting of the investments for the Funds and of the Holding Entities; control and monitor cash flows and control and execute on the capital transaction decisions for the Funds;

• Analyze and review the financial reporting of the Funds and ILPA reporting for Investors, prepared by the Fund Administrator (monthly, quarterly and annual);

• Review and control the monthly NAV of the Fund and NAV allocation to Investors, performed by the Fund Administrator;

• Work closely with Performance and Valuation Team, in the review and analysis of the performance of the Funds, of the Investors and of the Investments;

• Review and control the monthly Performance and Management Fees calculations in accordance with the LPA and Side Letters;

• Work closely with Investment Teams, Investor Relations and Management, in the preparation of various reports, including those for the Limited Partners Advisory Committees, the Board of Directors, Investor Due Diligence, the Partners;

• Work closely with FP&A and Accounts Payables to review and control the Fund Expenses;

• Participate in various value-add initiatives, including the roll-out the ILPA reporting initiatives and ongoing automation and AI initiatives;

• Coordination of the external annual audit;

• Coordination of the annual tax returns and the periodic sales tax returns with the internal tax advisor, in regard to the preparation of the supporting documentation

• Develop the documentation of key procedures, implement and reinforce the internal controls

• Take on many different roles and tasks to support the growth of the business

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

• Undergraduate in Business Administration or Accounting

• CPA designation is required

• 4-5 years of experience in private market fund and direct investments accounting and financial reporting

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Team player

• Ability to work independently and take initiative

• Bilingualism required (fluency in French and English)

• Ability and flexibility to adapt to a wide range of roles