Financial Controls Analyst

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Job description (heading) /  Description du poste (titre)

• In this position, you will be a member of the Corporate Finance team, working in a financial controls capacity with a focus on investment processes and controls.

Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre)

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Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; CPA preferred.
• 2-3 years of public accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and evaluating financial controls.
• Investment industry experience is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required as this position has direct contact with numerous departments within and outside the company including business stakeholders, and external auditors.
• Strong organizational skills and commitment to meeting reporting deadlines.
• Ability to work with a variety of team members and functions in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently to effectively support the team.

Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)

• Coordinate an effective delivery of the internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) plan by attending walkthrough meetings with relevant stakeholders from the business and external auditors.
• Design, execute and perform detailed testing of ICFR controls in corporate and investment functions in accordance with professional audit standards.
• Evaluate and challenge the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, propose enhancements to controls and investigate the cause of internal control weaknesses.  Ensure appropriate action plans are developed and perform remediation testing.
• Act as a facilitator between the external auditors and Sun Life in support of the controls portion of the external audits, including ensuring proper alignment and leverage of management’s internal controls testing.

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