The opportunity

OTPP’s Treasury Operations team within Finance Operations is responsible for overseeing 300+ bank accounts across multiple legal entities and 35+ currencies that are currently required to support various investment strategies within the plan.  The team’s objective is to ensure timely and quality reporting of investment cash, the execution of enterprise wires/payments and Bank Reconciliations with a focus on controls and fraud mitigation. 

Who you'll work with

The Analyst, Treasury Operations reports to the Manager, Treasury Operations.

What you'll do

Execute daily work within Investment Finance unit:

• Complete critical priorities for the day

• Co-ordinate work to meet deadlines

• Identify, analyze, respond to and resolve issues and problems

• Determine and carry out appropriate solutions

• Become a Knowledgeable User of department systems and processes

• Share knowledge with other team members

• Provide daily production support for processes and/or order management systems

• Provide assistance to others as needed

• Back up team members during absences

• Ensure up to date documentation 

• Support payment processing by reviewing and preparing wire instruction templates

• Reconcile bank statements against internal applications to ensure accuracy

Verify information and uphold internal controls:

• Ensure internal control standards are being met

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of information

• Check and reconcile information to ensure accuracy

• Follow up on and resolve discrepancies

• Ensure up to date documentation

Key contributor to projects for the unit under the guidance of the Financial Analyst:

• Carry out key tasks of the projects

• Positively contribute to the delivery of project and change management initiatives

• Liaise with other teams (IT, Investments etc) as needed projects

• Direct activities and tasks related to system upgrades, new releases, and bug fixes

Contribute to identification and carrying out improvements for the unit, including assisting Financial Analyst to research, identify and document new markets, products, or processes:

• Assist in development/testing/implementation of new processes/systems

• Collaborate on recommendations for process changes and improvements

• Ensure up to date documentation

Produce reports:

• Generate standard reports

• Analyze requests for non-standard reports

• Design and deliver reports

Service internal and external clients:

• Provide information and services to internal and external clients

• Respond to inquiries and requests from internal and external clients

• Deal with internal and external clients in a professional and timely manner

Deal with internal and external suppliers:

• Collaborates with Technology, Investments, service providers, consultants and/or vendors in the delivery of solutions

• Manage relationships to ensure high quality service by suppliers.

• Request/provide information as needed to established suppliers

• Represent OTPP in a professional manner

Other

• Maximize the use of technology in all work processes   

• Provide constructive ideas relative to Plan's operations

• Maintain knowledge of issues affecting Plan's operations

• Provide input and share responsibility with IF senior management as required

• Other duties as requested

What you'll need

• Relevant university degree (such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science) or equivalent relevant experience with Investment Finance processes

• Requires an individual with solid experience in Investment Finance processes (1 year or more)

• Proven Experience in a Cash Operations Environment

• Strong working knowledge of cash tie-out/reconciliation processes, cash forecasting, wire processing and settlements

• Familiar with SWIFT payment formats (MT103, MT202, etc.)

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to think through problems, assess a variety of factors and recommend a solution

• Excellent quantitative and computer skills (Excel and Access), including an understanding of database concepts

• Good background skills and knowledge of accounting and reconciliation processes

• Must be able to work to deadlines, adapt to a rapidly changing environment and sustain high productivity levels

• Must  be extremely detail oriented, organized and thorough

• Self starter, confident, innovative, team player

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Must be able to effectively deal with internal and external clients and suppliers

• Ability to work with minimum supervision

Compensation

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What we’re offering

• Competitive compensation

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• A flexible work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

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How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

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