Team Lead, Investment Operations

Permanent Full Time

The Investment Operations team is responsible for all accounting and valuations for the Canada Life segregated funds and general account assets.

The Team Lead will play a significant role in the daily fund valuation process. This position is responsible for providing oversight in our daily procedures and addition the Team Lead provides guidance and training to other employees in the unit including the review of other employees work. This individual provides support to management is responsible for initiating and implementing process improvements and assists with development of financial control processes.

What you will do:

• Provide oversight and review of daily month end and quarter end reconciliations
• Responsible for oversight of manual and automated trading processes
• Support the control framework and provide analysis of the daily pricing and fund valuation process
• Perform end of day benchmarking analysis and validation of net asset values
• Develop and demonstrate subject matter expertise around NAV valuations and operational functions (Trading Reconciliation Alternative Investments or Reporting)
• Support continuous improvement and be involved in streamlining and documentation of processes
• Participate in development and implementation of departmental initiatives and projects
• Must interact professionally with related business partners such as Custodian banks Investment Managers and internal departments
• Directly support junior staff in problem solving and assists management team with planning individual career development of staff workload balancing and resource planning
• Responsible for training and providing technical guidance to colleagues
• Provide indirect leadership and coaching to operations staff
• Other general or department wide tasks as assigned

What you will bring:

• Completion of post secondary education specializing in Accounting/Finance such as Business Administration or B. Comm.
• Completion of/or working toward a professional accounting designation.
• Experience with financial reporting would be considered an asset.
• Strong attention to detail in assessing financial information.
• Completion of the Canadian Securities Course would be considered an asset
• Experience with segregated funds mutual funds and securities/investments would be considered an asset
• Minimum four years of experience in an accounting related position
• Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet programs (Excel) and other applications (Word MS Query)
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Well-developed organizational and time management skills with the ability to deal with fluctuating work volumes

The base salary for this position is between $59800.00 - $109700.00 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Great-West Lifeco

Great-West Lifeco Inc is a Canadian headquarter international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance health insurance retirement and investment services asset management and reinsurance businesses. We operate in Canada the United States and Europe under the brands: Canada Life Empower and Irish the end of 2024 our companies had over 32250 employees 106000 advisor relationships and thousands of distribution partners serving approximately 40 million customer relationships.

Great-West Lifeco trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.

What we offer:

Were committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Heres what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:

Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2000 annuallytowardseducation reimbursement.

Health & Wellness:Flexible health and dental benefitsplus a $5000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.

Time Off:In addition to regular vacation andpersonal dayswe support communityinvolvement with avolunteer day.

Financial Security:Company-matching pension planshare ownership program andadditionalinvestment options.

Rewards and Recognition:Employee recognition programs service milestone celebrations employee discounts and more!

Emphasis onCommunity:We provide aworkplace whereemployeesfeel connected and supported throughEmployee Resource Groups (ERGs)mentorshipprogramssocialclubsandevents.

Learn moreaboutGreat-West Lifeco.

Werecommitted to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact. All information provided will be handledin accordance withapplicable laws and Great-West Lifeco policies.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 59800 - 109700