Financial Reporting Account Manager

Job Description

Location: Toronto (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the Toronto office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Computershare Plans provides share-based payment accounting & financial reporting services to our corporate clients. Share-based payment accounting & financial reporting is highly complicated and specialised accounting involving financial valuations, specific recognition rules, accounting policy decisions and relevant assumptions and accounting parameters.

A role you will love

The role serves as the primary operational owner of assigned client deliverables, ensuring accurate processing, financial reporting production, client support, and system maintenance activities. The position works collaboratively with peers performing similar responsibilities across the Financial Reporting team and contributes to standardized service delivery practices and continuous process improvement. Further the employee can be part of or contributing to projects and it is expected that the employee contributes to the product and software development. The Employee will work as a team-member independently responsible for the client delivery to allocated clients and assisting, preparing and executing tasks and duties based on responsibilities for clients, projects or other delegated tasks. The employee is an advisor to the client, bringing value through experience and specialised knowledge within the domain. You will work in a team responsible for providing expertise in administration and/or accounting and financial reporting of share plans. We seek hands-on team members to work directly with our clients, develop and improve our software and services, and there is potential to take over and manage new responsibilities and to excel and develop within the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end delivery of accounting and financial reporting to clients, including client management, operational processing, data integrity controls and standardized service delivery
• Prepare reconciliation, validation and distribution of IFRS and US GAAP compliant accounting and disclosure reports for clients’ share-based payment plans using EquatePyramid
• Periodic update and configuration of client setup and accounting parameters in EquatePyramid
• Provide expertise in financial reporting under IFRS and USGAAP related to share-based compensation
• Completion of internal control and compliance checklists as required according to internal processes
• Draft memos and documentation as required.
• Participate in overall client relationship management and participate in periodic update meetings with client
• Assist in or responsible for relationships with financial reporting contacts and client’s finance/accounting organisation
• Contributing to EquatePyramid product development:
• Write bug fix specifications
• Assist in software development specifications
• Perform quality assurance procedures
• Preparations for client meetings or sales meetings/support
  
  

What will you bring to the role?

• Degree in finance, accounting, industrial economics or related education
• Experience from accounting, audit or similar
• Recent graduates with strong interest in the field are encouraged to apply
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
• High motivation and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong operational, analytical and process understanding
• Excellent Excel knowledge
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Fluent in English, oral and written
  
  

Rewards designed for you

Paid parental leave, flexible working and caring and inclusive culture.

Health and well-being rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family, including medical, dental and vision.

Invest in your future with 401k matching and tax-advantaged flexible spending plans, including healthcare, dependent care and commuter.

Income protection. Our package includes short and long-term disability benefits, life insurance and supplemental life insurance.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

Compensation- $59,000- $87,000 CAD

About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

Fairness and culture

We want to provide you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

About The Team

We’re a leading provider of employee share plans. We partner with many of the world’s biggest brands to offer their employees the chance to invest in the future of their company and help them to manage these investments day to day. With over 35 years of experience and expertise, we’re an industry leader. Every member of our team plays an important role in bringing to life employee share plans, providing innovative solutions and assisting our clients with their complex regulatory requirements.