Trust Accounting Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Etobicoke, ON, Canada
$120,000 to $147,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $120,000 to $147,000 CAD / year
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Hybrid: 3 days onsite/week
JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior leader responsible for trust accounting, payment operations, business resiliency, regulatory compliance, and governance oversight within a global money movement environment. This role partners closely with finance, technology, legal, compliance, and operations teams to drive strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and risk management while leading a geographically dispersed team.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
-5+ years in Trust Accounting, fund accounting, or client funds management
-3+ years of experience in a leadership role, with demonstrated responsibility for leading teams, functions, or operational initiatives.
-5+ years of experience within a regulated or risk-sensitive environment, such as payments, banking, trust accounting, or broader financial services.
-Strong experience with governance, compliance, audit management, and control frameworks, including SOX and SOC 1.
-Experience overseeing payment operations, client funds management, cash forecasting, reconciliations, and operational controls.
-Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive cross-functional initiatives, and deliver results without direct authority.
-Hands-on experience using an accounting platform or ERP system, such as SAP, Oracle, or a comparable platform.
-Experience working within a regulated environment, with knowledge of FINTRAC and RPAA requirements considered an asset.
-Strong executive communication, presentation, risk management, and decision-making skills.
-CPA license
NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA preferred.
We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position
Salary rate: $120,000 - $147,000/yr (dependant on skillset, years of experience and qualifications)
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Responsibilities
Lead trust accounting, payment operations, business resiliency, regulatory compliance, and governance oversight in a global money movement environment. Partner with finance, technology, legal, compliance, and operations teams to advance strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and risk management while leading a geographically dispersed team.
Requirements
Requires at least 5 years of trust, fund, or client funds accounting experience and at least 3 years in a leadership role, including experience in regulated or risk-sensitive financial services. Candidates should bring expertise in compliance, audits, controls, payment operations, cash forecasting, reconciliations, and an accounting platform or ERP; a CPA license is required, while a bachelor's degree is listed as a nice-to-have and an MBA is preferred.
Skills
- Trust Accounting
- Fund Accounting
- Team Leadership
- Regulatory Compliance
- Governance
- Audit Management
- SOX
- SOC 1
- Payment Operations
- Client Funds Management
- Cash Forecasting
- Reconciliations
- Operational Controls
- Risk Management
- ERP Systems
- Executive Communication
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Trust Accounting
- Fund Accounting
- Client Funds Management
- Payment Operations
- Business Resiliency
- Regulatory Compliance
- Governance
- SOX
- SOC 1
- Audit Management
- Control Frameworks
- Cash Forecasting
- Reconciliations
- Operational Controls
- Risk Management
- SAP
- Oracle
- ERP
- FINTRAC
- RPAA
- CPA
- Financial Services
- Money Movement
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Executive Communication