Fund Accounting Manager - Canada

• Salary: Negotiable
• Location: Thompson < MB < Canada
• Job Type: Permanent, Full time
• Company: Change
• Posted on: 12 Feb 14

Change International is assisting with the recruitment of a Fund Accounting Manager for a global leader within investment management and fund administration. You will be based in Canada.

Fund Accounting Manager - Canada

Change International is assisting with the recruitment of a Fund Accounting Manager for a global leader within investment management and fund administration. You will be based in Canada.

Reporting to a Vice President of Operations, the Manager will ensure the companies daily deliverables are met with Hedge Fund clients, while also maintaining a focus on training and development of staff, work flow processes and improvements.

Main Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy in the trade processing and reconciliations processes, which includes reviewing daily reconciliation work of staff
• Work with other managers to ensure efficient allocation of staff and workflow and assist staff with their daily work as need arises
• Support the conversion of all new clients and assist and support new fund setups
• Act as liaison between the client / other Offices, which includes negotiation of Service Level Agreements and monitoring compliance of said agreements
• Review procedures and recommend solutions in order to improve efficiencies
• Ensure adherence to all internal and external audit standards, and participate in the fiscal year-end audit process
• Keep Senior Management abreast of all material issues affecting the processing of deliverables
• Implement training initiatives
• Ad Hoc Reports requests and operations metrics as required by management

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor or Master level degree (in accounting, finance, economics) or professional accounting designation
• 7 + years in Financial Services with an exposure to P&L Reporting or Operations processing
• Product knowledge: Domestic, Global and OTC security markets, Fixed Income and derivative product knowledge
• Knowledge of Hedge or Mutual Funds
• Strong analytical skills
• Exposure to systems implementations and work flow process initiatives
• Advanced skills in MS Excel

If you are interested in learning more about this role or any other job opportunities please get in contact quoting Ref KM 1882 and send a recent copy of your CV to kevin.mann@changeinternational.net

Please note that due to volume I cannot get back to everyone, however every application is looked at and considered. If you have not heard back from me within 5 working days you should assume your initial application has been unsuccessful, however I will add your details to our database and if a suitable role arises in the future I will make every effort to contact you.

Change Recruitment Group operates as a Recruitment Agency in providing permanent or contract job-seeking services and as a Recruitment Business in providing temporary job-seeking services.

Senior Compliance Officers (Talent Pool)

• Salary: $1,328.03 – $1,705.17 per week
• Location: Toronto < ON < Canada
• Job Type: Permanent, Full time
• Company: Ontario Public Service
• Posted on: 18 Feb 14

See job description.

Senior Compliance Officers (Talent Pool)
•    three permanent

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is seeking individuals with exceptional operational experience, analytical skills and sound knowledge of market conduct and financial analysis principles and methodologies to lead and participate in market conduct field examinations (audits), financial assessment and reviews of financial institutions and licensed intermediaries in order to assess consumer protection and legislative compliance in all sectors regulated by FSCO.  

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Senior Compliance Officer, you will:
•    lead a compliance examination team and/or independently perform desk reviews or on-site market conduct examinations of financial service entities from FSCO regulated sectors, which includes insurance (life and health, property and casualty), mortgage broking, pension plans, credit unions and caisses populaires, cooperative corporations and loan and trust companies
•    provide project management and team leadership on specific desk reviews or on-site market conduct examinations of financial service entities regulated by FSCO and ensure workplan objectives and timelines are met
•    provide information, technical advice and guidance to the public, financial institutions and intermediaries related to the interpretation and application of market conduct or prudential compliance requirements of FSCO legislation, regulations, policies and business standards in Ontario.

Location: 5160 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario  

How do I qualify? Knowledge and/or working experience in operational areas within financial service sectors/industries that are regulated by FSCO:
•    proven excellent knowledge of risk based regulatory principles, standards and techniques within a financial services environment
•    proven excellent knowledge and experience in performing detailed business analysis and financial analysis of financial service sectors/industries
•    proven knowledge and experience of operations of financial service sectors/industries

Excellent knowledge and experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management and/or regulatory compliance functions. An understanding of the principles and practices of risk-based regulation and conducting market conduct assessments:  
•    extensive knowledge and/or experience within an external or internal audit function or similar role
•    proven knowledge and experience in conducting audit, risk management and/or regulatory compliance methodologies, practices and/or procedures
•    proven knowledge and experience of risk-based methodology and the ability to apply this in a regulatory setting
•    proven experience in conducting market conduct reviews, risk analysis and assessments

Superior team leadership, project management, research, analytical and organizational skills and the ability to interpret legislation and policy:
•    the demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of cross-functional teams relating to different compliance and/or supervisory activities
•    proven project management and team leadership skills in a compliance and/or examination setting, both when working independently or in a team environment
•    the demonstrated ability to multitask and work on multiple projects and/or activities relating to different financial service sectors/categories
•    proven superior research, investigative and assessment skills to research routine, unique and complex compliance issues, receive inquiries and in response gather related information/data from a broad range of sources
•    proven skill/experience in analyzing information and preparing comprehensive case reports
•    proven experience in making sound analytical assessments, decisions and recommendations
•    proven organizational skills and the ability to make timely independent decisions in a high-volume and fast-paced work environment
•    the proven ability and experience in interpreting legislation and policies related to the regulation of FSCO regulated financial service sectors/industries

Superior communication skills, the ability to exercise excellent judgment and provide effective customer service:
•    demonstrated superior knowledge and skills of effective oral and written communication principles and methods
•    proven superior customer service and consultation skills with experience in effectively responding to inquiries from consumers, licensees, stakeholders and other parties
•    proven skills in exercising excellent judgment, based on sound principles/facts
•    demonstrated superior knowledge of writing and editing principles, practices, styles and techniques in preparing detailed analytical reports, briefing notes, complex correspondence and draft processes/procedures

Note:
•    The number of positions to be filled has not been identified at this time. This competition will be used to create an eligibility list of qualified candidates to fill upcoming opportunities within the next 18 months following the closing date of the job ad posting.

Salary range: $1,328.03 – $1,705.17 per week

Send application to: applyfsco@head2head.ca
Please review the job ad online, only, at www.ontario.ca/careers, quoting Job ID 63244, by March 10, 2014. Faxes are not being accepted at this time. If you need employment accommodation, please contact us at www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx to provide your contact information. Recruitment Services staff will contact you within 48 hours. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
 
The Ontario Public Service is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.

www.ontario.ca/careers

Vice President, Fund Accounting required

Vice President, Fund Accounting

• Salary: Competitive Base, Bonus & Benefits
• Location: Toronto < ON < Canada
• Job Type: Permanent, Full time
• Company: Michael Page International - Canada
• Posted on: 20 Feb 14

The Vice President, Fund Accounting will join a reputable global Financial Institution and play a key part in overseeing Fund Operations. [Based Downtown Toronto]

The successful incumbent will oversee all aspects of Hedge Fund Accounting:
* Calculation of NAV on numerous complex Hedge Funds; on-going supervision and training of peers

* Manage workflows of all client relationships

* Act as primary POC for clients and other parties and ensure liaison with clients regarding deadlines and reporting requirements ensuring SLA's are maintained at a high level

* Maintain contact with investment managersm investors, banks, brokers, auditors and other parties involved

* Actively participate in Client presentations

* Project Management work as per business needs

Requirements:

* 7-10+ years in Hedge Fund Accounting; Senior leadership experience required
* Solid track record in running operational groups, project initiatives and operational effectiveness measures
* Accounting Designation required: CA,CMA,CGA etc.
* Undergraduate / Graduate Designation: Business, Finance, Adminstration, Economics; MBA/CFA an asset

Manager, Operations (Funds) - Canada Required

Manager, Operations (Funds) - Canada

• Salary: USD75000 - USD85000 per annum + benefits
• Location: Thompson < MB < Canada
• Job Type: Permanent, Full time
• Company: Change
• Posted on: 25 Feb 14

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large international company who are expanding their operations in Canada. They are looking for a Manager who has at least 2 years experience at Manager level with solid experience working within the Hedge or Mutual Fund industry.

Operations Manager (Funds) - Canada

Change International are working closely with a large fund administrator in Canada to recruit a Manager of Operations. This firm are expanding their operations and are keen to recruit an experienced Manager to their middle office operations who can ensure accuracy in the trade processing and reconciliations processes.

You would be reporting directly to the Vice President of Operations and as the Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the daily deliverables are met with their hedge fund clients.

Job responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the accuracy in the trade processing and reconciliations processes including the daily reconciliation work of staff
• Support the conversion of all new clients and assist in new fund setups
• Act as liaison between client and other company offices
• Negotiation of Service Level Agreements
• Review and recommend efficiencies

Candidate specification/requirements:

• Bachelor or Masters degree (accounting/finance or economics) or professional accounting qualification
• Product knowledge of Domestic, Global and OTC security markets, fixed income and derivative product knowledge
• 7+ years experience within Financial Services with experience
• Solid knowledge of Hedge or Mutual Funds
• Solid analytical skills

If you have the required skills and experience and you are keen to discuss this role further please send a recent copy of your CV quoting reference VB70442 to Victoria.beattie@changeinternational.net

Scrum Master - Digital Transformation - Banking UK-London

Scrum Master - Digital Transformation - Banking

• Company

  Huxley Associates

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  GBP450 - GBP600 per annum

• Position Type

  Contract

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  Feb 19, 2013

• eFC Ref no

  1170225

Lead Scrum Master - Coach - Digitial Banking - no banking experience required

Scrum Master - Digital Transformation - Banking
My banking client is looking for a senior Scrum Master to join their digital team on a long term contract asap.
London based - the successful person will be working on a global project.
Essential Skills:
-Extensive experience as a Scrum Master
-Ability to coach
-Global reach
-Experience of global rollouts/distributions
Interviews available immediately for the right candidates. NO banking experience required!
If you're interested please send an updated CV or call for more details.
Key words: Scrum master, scrum, agile coach, agile, global, distributed platforms, digital, change, transformation

To find out more about Huxley Associates, please visit www.huxley.com.

Scrum Master - Digital Transformation - Banking UK-London

Scrum Master - Digital Transformation - Banking

• Company

  Huxley Associates

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  GBP450 - GBP600 per annum

• Position Type

  Contract

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  Feb 19, 2013

• eFC Ref no

  1170225

Lead Scrum Master - Coach - Digitial Banking - no banking experience required

Scrum Master - Digital Transformation - Banking
My banking client is looking for a senior Scrum Master to join their digital team on a long term contract asap.
London based - the successful person will be working on a global project.
Essential Skills:
-Extensive experience as a Scrum Master
-Ability to coach
-Global reach
-Experience of global rollouts/distributions
Interviews available immediately for the right candidates. NO banking experience required!
If you're interested please send an updated CV or call for more details.
Key words: Scrum master, scrum, agile coach, agile, global, distributed platforms, digital, change, transformation

To find out more about Huxley Associates, please visit www.huxley.com.

Senior WebSphere MQ and MB Administrator Cranston, RI

Senior WebSphere MQ and MB Administrator

• Company

  Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

• Location

  Cranston, RI

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  Feb 20, 2013

• eFC Ref no

  1170577

See job description for details

Responsibilities

The Senior WebSphere MQ and MB Administrator contributes to enterprise architecture by installing and configuring IBM WebSphere MQ, and Message Broker on IBM AIX, Linux and Windows based environments. Designs, develops and implements run-time architecture for multi-tier applications by engineering and configuring IBM WebSphere MQ, and Message Broker. Designs, implements and maintains web services in fault tolerant and high available SOA infrastructure. Will be responsible for capacity planning and performance tuning of SOA environment. Will be required to collaborate and partner with middleware development and other technology teams in the organization.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Implement MQ, Message Broker, Datapower Java/J2EE, WebServices applications into DEV, QA and Production environments.
• Deployment of applications/services such as BAR and EAR and WAR file deployment to all regions of SOA environment.
• Responsible for installing and configuring MQ, MB, DataPower(XI50 and XI52)
• Develop, implement and maintain the environments by automating deployment and various configurations.
• Active participation in project meetings and provide input to design and implementation of middleware solutions.
• Facilitating the project team in planning, estimating and non functional requirements on the project.
• Formulate and enforce application deployment and integration standards on SOA environment.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience:

• Strong technical experience in administration of various versions of IBM MQ, MB and DataPower Appliance. Experienced in MQ, Message Broker Installation, configuration and upgrades. Experience in MQ cluster configuration, Security Management (including SSL), MQ Error log and FDC analysis and troubleshooting, performance tuning and BAR file deployments.
• Extensive knowledge in SOA framework and concepts, Enterprise Application Integrations, Transformations Engines, Web Services and Data Integration techniques.
• Experience with a testing tools such as RFHUTIL, JUnit, Load Runner, SOAP UI, and XMLSPY.
• Experience with build and deployment automation using ant, JACL/Jython and Python, PERL, UNIX Shell Scripting.
• Expertise with full software development life cycle including functional & technical specification, documentation, QA processes, source control, maintenance and deployments. Experience with CVS, Subversion and any other SCM tools is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to mentor other members in the team and strong problem solving skills on SOA environment.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience with high availability solutions such as hardware load balancers, content switching, application clustering, and Oracle RAC is a plus.
• Experience with automation tools such as IBM rational Build Forge, Midvision RapidDeploy and WSRR is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with various RDBMS platforms including Oracle, DB2 and Microsoft SQL server.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Information Technology (IT) or IT minor or other engineering degree with minimum 7 years of experience
• Experience in the Financial Services Industry a plus

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Master's Degree preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of RBS Citizens, N.A. to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status, or any other factor protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

Hours and Work Schedule

Hours per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM