Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney. 

CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe.  Join our team and look forward to:

• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
• A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.

Reporting to the Director, Group Accounting and Reporting, the Manager will be responsible for coordinating the financial reporting function for CPP Investments and the risk-based review of financial reporting controls. The role will enhance our current “best in class” reporting to contribute to CPP Investments’ reputation of integrity through transparent disclosure of financial information to management, Board of Directors and our external stakeholders. Responsibilities include the preparation and coordination of the consolidated CPP Investments financial statements, performing accounting assessment on new investments and products, and leading special projects to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial reporting process.

The ideal candidate will be a proven people manager, and have strong financial reporting and problem-solving skills, preferably with investment products, and proven experience in consolidation and financial statement reporting practices and controls. This person will have the drive to determine the critical issues and have the creativity and strategic thinking to arrive at the ideal solutions, in addition to strong communication skills enabling them to effectively influence key stakeholders across the organization.  

Role-Specific Accountabilities

• Key player on the preparation and coordination of the quarterly and annual external consolidated financial statements, including the financial statement note disclosures in accordance with IFRS;
• Coordinate with the external auditors in the quarterly financial statement reviews and annual audit i.e. coordinating timelines and key deliverables, and identifying and resolving financial statement issues;
• Partner with various departments that impact or contribute to the timely and accurate production of financial statements, and to the accuracy and timeliness of financial information contained in the general ledger;
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly audit committee presentation materials;
• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial reporting process;
• Act as a second line of defense and review the financial reporting processes and controls that are relevant to the key financial reporting and disclosure controls.
• Oversee the monthly general ledger close process, including working with upstream and downstream stakeholders for timely and accurate reporting.
• Develop talent by coaching, training and engaging the staff with assignments that align with their career plans and needs for the team; and
• Review new investment products and implement appropriate changes to the financial statement disclosure and presentation;

• A professional accounting designation (i.e. CA/CPA) working toward a professional designation such as a CFA is an asset, but not required;
• 6 + years experience in financial reporting; minimum 2-3 years experience in investment management, pension fund or financial services industry;
• Strong technical accounting skills (i.e. IFRS) and strong internal controls and procedures;
• Demonstrated strong communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, ability to foster effective working relationships internally across the organization and externally;
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands from stakeholders in an information-intensive environment;
• Display a commercial approach in their decision-making and is solution-oriented in the face of obstacles;
• Actively contribute to a positive and highly effective team culture, is flexible and constantly striving to innovate; and
• Exemplify our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership and high performance

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.  CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.