Manulife

Operations Specialist – Trust Accounting Controls

Manulife

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Waterloo • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$62,850 - CA$104,750 per year

About the role

  • Record detailed cash journal entries
  • Perform various reconciliations/controls for Mutual Fund Trust cash movement and GRS stock plan products
  • Identify issues/accuracy and propose operational efficiencies
  • Support internal stakeholders
  • Prepare and process detailed journal entries
  • Perform monthly dividend and asset reconciliations
  • Monitor and clear suspense accounts

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • minimum of 3 years relevant experience in Fund Accounting or Accounting Firms
  • Knowledge of accounting principles
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency with MS Office, specifically Excel (advanced)
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities
  • Controls and reporting experience an asset
  • Operational background or understanding of operational environment, an asset
  • Knowledge of Retail Wealth Management products (Mutual Funds, Segregated Funds) and admin systems (Lawson, IFast, MPS) would be an asset
  • Proactive, resourceful and a self-starter
  • Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset.
Benefits
  • health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
  • employee/family assistance plans
  • various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
  • financial education and counseling resources
  • generous paid time off program in Canada including holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
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Hard Skills & Tools
cash journal entriesreconciliationsaccounting principlesFund Accountinganalytical skillsproblem-solving skillscontrols and reportingoperational efficienciesdetailed journal entriesmonthly dividend reconciliations
Soft Skills
attention to detailaccuracyability to meet deadlinesability to manage multiple prioritiesproactiveresourcefulself-starter
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in Finance