About Us
Peoples Group is a boutique financial institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 35 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.
Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values: Trustworthy, Creative, Willing. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to join. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures in order to remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value people, building relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.
About The Work Environment
Peoples Group offers a flexible and hybrid work environment. In this role you will work a combination of in-office and remotely from home. Typically, you'll be working regular business hours, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm with flexibility around start/end times.
We are hiring for this position out of our Vancouver office. Successful candidates who apply outside of these areas will be expected to relocate and reside in a location that is within a commutable distance.
About You
You are solution-focused and enjoy improving systems/processes. You are passionate and dedicated at what you do with an entrepreneurial mindset, role up your sleeves work ethic and ready to hit the ground running attitude. You thrive when there is a complex problem to solve and have a sense of urgency. You excel at building relationships and have strong communication skills. You are extremely detail oriented, have expectational problem-solving skills with a “think outside the box” mentality, and the ability to work with limited direction.
About The Qualifications
- 1 to 3+ years of accounting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business Administration.
- Strong analytical skills with advanced use of excel and Microsoft Office.
- Strong aptitude for information technology, and digital/automation tools.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills, highly motivated.
- Ability to grasp business concepts in a dynamic, fast paced and multi-entity environment.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Financial Institution experience, an asset.
- Experience with process optimization and automation in banking, an asset.
- Working towards the completion of a qualified accounting designation (CPA) an asset.
About The Day-to-day
- Maintenance, mapping, testing and troubleshooting of current Banking and Finance systems.
- Support the mapping of data flowcharts and automation.
- Work with various Finance divisions to optimize workflows and reduce bottlenecks to enhance productivity.
- Work on projects that streamline financial processes and reducing manual entry.
- Support the development and implementation of Fintech Enablement platforms to improve financial operations and decision making.
- Support the implementation of data-driven solutions to enhance accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and forecasting.
- Analyzing current financial processes, identify inefficiencies, and support the development of streamlined workflows and operational efficiency.
- Support in the creation of business requirement documents, functional specifications, and process flows to ensure clear communication between stakeholders and development teams.
- Facilitate communication across departments and translating technical information into language that business stakeholders can understand.
Compensation
Peoples Group is pleased to offer employees a competitive annual salary plus a discretionary profit share opportunity. In addition, we are pleased to offer employees both group benefits and the option to participate in our RRSP matching program, beginning the first day of employment. Salary for this position will vary between $80,000 and $90,000 per year depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience that the chosen candidate possesses. As part of our recruiting process, shortlisted candidates will be asked their salary expectations for this position.
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NOTE: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however, only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
