Accounting Analyst null

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The Trust Accounting Services, Control unit provides oversight to daily suspense accounting, reconciliation, and monitoring to ensure client investments are appropriately funded and accounting records are reflecting activities accordingly. This role is responsible for recording detailed cash journal entries, as well as clearing entries to ensure suspense accounts are maintained within Corporate standards and according to National Instruments 81-102. Reporting to the Manager, Trust Accounting Services, Controls, the Accounting Specialist works with Operations, Cash Management and steady state support teams, as well as any other internal Stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues, and is required to work with accuracy and careful attention to detail.

Key Accountabilities:

•Ensures the accuracy and reliability of the funds accounting records, thus enabling the production of accurate and timely NAV (Net Asset Values)

•Applies accounting and internal control processes through the monitoring and clearing of suspense accounts, and identifies and resolves issues

•Reports fund-related financial information to clients, Manulife departments and Manulife Asset Management

•Performs daily, weekly and monthly account reconciliations from low to medium complexity, requires technical awareness of internal system such as the General Ledger and Administration platforms.

•Analyzes daily outstanding items and resolves routine errors in a timely manner, escalating non-routine errors to manager as necessary

•Provides accounting and coordination support and servicing activities to ensure accurate accounting records

•Communicates with various levels of Admin staff; interprets and takes appropriate action to resolve accounting and suspense issues

•Validate responses from Operations Suspense team against the accounting model and negotiates resolutions with Operations or escalates to manager as appropriate

•Provide support to others within the Trust Accounting Services teams to ensure adequate coverage on all tasks, as directed

•Prepare the funding for various bank accounts to cover the cash movement for related expenses and investment allocation through treasury management platform.

Qualifications:

•Finance or Accounting degree;

•Knowledge of accounting principles;

•Attention to detail, accuracy with a strong math aptitude;

•Good analytical and problem-solving skills;

•Ability to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities;

•Ability to work in a team environment with strong interpersonal skills;

•Excellent written and oral English communication skills;

•Controls and reporting experience is an asset;

•Proficiency with MS Office, specifically Excel;

•Knowledge of Retail Wealth Management products and admin systems (Lawson, TCS, RDS, IFast and MPS) would be an asset.