Associate Manager Investment Operations

Permanent Full Time

The Investment Operations team is responsible for all accounting and valuations for Canada Life segregated funds and general account assets.

The Associate Manager is responsible for managing key aspects of Investment Operations functions and daily fund valuations. This position is responsible for providing oversight in our daily procedures and activities.

In addition, the Associate Manager provides guidance and training to other employees in the unit including the review of other employee’s work and leading projects. This individual provides support to management, is responsible for initiating and implementing process improvements, and assists with the development of financial control processes.

What you will do:

• Provide direct leadership to the operations team and deliver on-the-job coaching and feedback to develop junior employees.
• Provide oversight and review of daily, month-end and quarter-end operations, net asset value release, and reporting including identifying risks and assessing control adequacy.
• Responsible for oversight of manual and automated trading and reconciliation processes.
• Interact professionally, cultivate business relationships, and work collaboratively with other functional areas and key business partners such as Custodian Bank, Investment Managers, and auditors.
• Lead and/or participate in continuous improvement, streamlining and documentation of processes.
• Lead and/or participate in professional practice, departmental initiatives, and special projects.
• Directly support junior employees in problem solving and assist the management team with planning individual career development of employees and workload balancing.
• Responsible for supporting the training and development framework in the department.
• Participate in departmental business and resource planning.

What you will bring:

• University degree, majoring in accounting and/or finance, with a professional accounting designation.
• Completion of the Canadian Securities Course would be considered an asset.
• Experience with segregated funds, mutual funds and securities/investments would be considered an asset.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead processes and develop strong team members.
• Experience with supervising and/or leading employees within a team environment.
• Well-developed organizational and time management skills, with the ability to deal with fluctuating work volumes and possible competing priorities.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, including experience delivering difficult messages and drafting formal business memos.
• Self-motivation with a passion to learn and embrace new challenges.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Outlook and advanced Excel functions.
• Strong attention to detail.

The base salary for this position is between $64,800.00 - $107,900.00 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting. Closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Great-West Lifeco

Great-West Lifeco Inc is a Canadian headquartered, international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. We operate in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Empower and Irish Life.

At the end of 2024, our companies had over 32,250 employees, 106,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners – serving approximately 40 million customer relationships.

What we offer:

We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member: