Controller, VP
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 8-10+ years’ accounting experience in financial services industry and overall understanding of financial products
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen we need teams like yours to help navigate employees and the organization as a whole. In your role you will strive for cutting-edge solutions, that are straightforward and scalable. You will help us build resilience and execute day to day deliverables at our best.
Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.
What you will be responsible for
As Controller you will
- Legal entity governance – financial statements/budgets/audit support/board reporting, including capital planning, etc. –Audit support includes EY/corporate/regulatory.
- Support the IS BU controller on specific projects. This can include process design improvements, automation and standardization of these processes, globally (15%)
- Drive uplifting of documentation of process controls and procedures with the IS BU Controller team to better define roles/responsibilities, timelines and deliverables. Support the Controllers goal of 1x1x4 (15%)
- IS governance oversight including working with Controller COE on Balance Sheet substantiation and Assurance metrics as well as participate in Risk Governance forums and Committees for the IS business. Lead discussions with LFO’s across all BU balance sheets and assurance metrics (10%)
- Actively lead the quarterly A/R reserve process and other impairment related analysis as required (goodwill/intangibles etc.) across all BU’s in IS. Primary responsibility for ICAMS responses and Archer initiatives to drive consistency across our BU’s (10%)
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Business Administration or Finance
- 8-10+ years’ accounting experience in financial services industry and overall understanding of financial products
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills coupled with a strong track record of executing against goals
- Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong customer service orientation and the ability to work in a team environment
- Understanding of internal controls and ability to perform assessments and issue resolution
- Experience with legal entity financial reporting & accounting
- Familiar with Regulatory issues impacting the Financial Services Industry
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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Responsibilities
The Controller will oversee legal entity governance, financial statements, and audit support while driving process improvements and automation. They will also manage balance sheet substantiation, risk governance forums, and quarterly accounts receivable reserve processes.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Finance with 8-10+ years of accounting experience in the financial services industry. Strong analytical skills, knowledge of internal controls, and experience with legal entity financial reporting are required.
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Accounting
- Legal entity governance
- Audit support
- Capital planning
- Process design
- Automation
- Standardization
- Balance sheet substantiation
- Risk governance
- Financial analysis
- Stakeholder management
- Internal controls
- Regulatory compliance
- Quantitative skills
- Analytical skills
Benefits
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Employee networks
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Controller
- Financial Services
- Accounting
- Legal Entity Governance
- Audit Support
- Capital Planning
- Process Design
- Automation
- Standardization
- Balance Sheet Substantiation
- Risk Governance
- Accounts Receivable
- Impairment Analysis
- ICAMS
- Archer
- Financial Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Internal Controls
- Stakeholder Management
- Quantitative Analysis