Senior Analyst, Investment Finance, Analytics Support Full Time

ABOUT US

We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with CAD$264.9 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2024.
We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.
Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We are seeking a Senior Analyst, Investment Finance, Analytics Support who will be conducting various activities regarding our day-to-day operational support to the production of the financial and management reporting for Investment Finance teams. The incumber will be called upon to gather and validate user needs, execute financial analyses and recommend the most optimal solution to our internal stakeholders.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

As a Senior Analyst reporting to the Director, Investment Finance, Analytics Support, you will:

Reporting
Participate in developing and maintaining finance data models, reporting solutions, and dashboards to support key business decisions and ensure data quality for Investment Finance teams
Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders to refine scope and translate business needs into clear data/reporting requirements
Recommend and implement improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency and productivity of Finance reporting (at the system, data, operation and procedural levels)
Validate report outputs and reconcile with source systems (GL, data warehouse, investment systems)
Create documentation for new processes, reports, and business data definitions
Business Operations
Actively participate in the daily run and month-end process to support the production of the management reports and Power BI dashboards
Engage fully in the end-to-end delivery cycle of the solutions to ensure optimal coordination and effective execution (i.e. collecting business needs, performing business analysis, providing guidance/orientations to the technical delivery teams, testing the solution and providing training)
Coordinate collaboration between IT teams and Finance to integrate new technologies and systems to improve financial reporting and analysis processes
Prepare adequate documentation on procedures, methodologies, processes and controls for operational support
Formulate recommendations to optimize operations efficiency and data quality
Troubleshoot and validate quality control, ensuring that reports are produced promptly and without error

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, accounting or equivalent
Minimum three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a large organization, preferably in the financial industry and/or in asset management
Experience in using financial data from investments and financial reports
Experience with Power BI or other visualization tool, an asset
Knowledge of any programming language (SQL, Python, etc.), an asset
Good understanding of operations related to Private Market investments, an asset
CPA or CFA designation, an asset
Attention to detail and rigorous approach to research, analysis and documentation
Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

We offer a tailored employee experience and competitive total rewards and benefits package* designed to attract and retain global diverse talent, reward performance, and reinforce business strategies and priorities. Beyond salary and incentive pay eligibility, you have access to:

Investment in career development
Comprehensive group insurance plans
Competitive pension plans
Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off
A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days

*Benefits package may vary based on your employee type.

At PSP, we aim to provide an inclusive workplace where we leverage diversity and where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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