Finance Operations Specialist - Yardi

IO’s Finance, Technology, and Lending Enterprise Team ensures that IO is a financially efficient and effectively managed organization and that the agency’s finances are monitored, reported, and managed appropriately.

The team also manages the infrastructure lending program, which has supported more than $19 billion in local infrastructure development, and IO’s Information Technology and Business Services, providing tools and systems to ensure secure, effective, and efficient operations.

Reporting to the Director, Realty Finance, the Finance Operations Specialist will act as a financial systems administrator responsible for troubleshooting, configurations, system updates, new user set ups, and training new users on Yardi Real estate Management software.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Oversee the management, administration, security and configuration of Yardi and supporting IO’s General Real Estate Portfolio
• Provide technical support and training users of the system
• Manage financial system integrations, assess risks, develop solutions and collaborate with IT and other stakeholders
• Maintain data integrity, internal controls and audit trails throughout all applications
• Develop and deliver training materials and documentation on Yardi’s functionality, leading practices, and updates
• Manage financial system integrations with other relevant applications used within IO’s ecosystem, assess risks, develop solutions and collaborate with IT and other stakeholders
• Establish and maintain data integrity standards and procedures within financial systems.
• Create and customize reports that provide relevant financial insights, KPIs, and metrics for various stakeholders, such as management, finance teams, or regulatory bodies.
• Optimize report generation processes extracting data efficiently, automating calculations, and ensuring data accuracy, reducing manual effort and potential errors.

Who We Are Looking For :

• Several years of related experience managing financial systems (Yardi preferred)
• Solid understanding of financial systems and software
• Proficiency with MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word, Outlook, Teams
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship building skills

What's In It For You :

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
• A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee.

IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future.

• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
• A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
• Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being.

IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.

• Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs
• A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

$82,800 - $124,100 a yearThis posting will close June 7th 2024. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

The hiring range for this position is $82,800 -$124,100 with a corresponding job level of P4 Exact compensation may vary based on skills, knowledge and experience At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging.

We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength.

We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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