Capital Markets Accounting Director - Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC)
CIBC
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Accounting and Controls – You provide accurate, complete, and timely input to the various reporting groups. Provide accounts attestation and ensure all balance sheet accounts are substantiated. Inspire adherence to timing in Service Level Agreements. Support the explanation of P&L differences between daily financial estimate “DFE” vs. general ledger “GL” by liaising with Product Control , investigating differences in valuation methodologies, and resolving settlement or trade booking discrepancies with infrastructure partners.
- Agility – You maintain agile accounting processes and controls to ensure timeliness and accuracy. Ensure changes in accounting policies/requirements are implemented in a controlled manner. Work with Chief Accountant’s Group to ensure policy as mandated and agreed with other governance partners to ensure CIBC control environment is visible, robust and efficient. Support new business growth by providing timely feedback to cross-functional stakeholders regarding financial reporting risks from business initiatives and advise on required controls to mitigate those risks.
- Relationship management – You have good teamwork, partnership, and relationship building skills sufficient to act in a collaborative manner given team members and stakeholders different backgrounds and experiences. You will liaise within Controllership/Finance and with other stakeholder groups such as Front Office, Technology groups, and Operations for new initiatives/processes to ensure efficient issue solutions.
- Transformation – You will participate in and drive continuous improvements. Assist in the development of new systems and processes to enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the department. Collaborate to determine business needs and the analytical or financial support required to aid in the effective business decision making process and provide input on issues and insights on new systems initiatives. Maintain adequate end to end process maps and detailed task manuals in accordance with best practices, regulatory requirements, SOX, and Internal Control.
- People leadership - You provide leadership and effective team management. Drive employee commitment to the organization, the team, and their job by: setting appropriate context when assigning work to ensure individuals’ roles support the achievement of the business unit’s priorities and CIBC’s overall goals. You build the team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities and managing performance. You create a positive work environment and are an effective role model by championing CIBC’s mission, vision, and values.
- Project management skill – You have highly developed organization and prioritization skills in order to handle competing priorities for the team. You will balance a number of projects, processes and problems in an environment of increased expectations around control, service, and accounting transparency. You are a problem solver and self-starter who takes a hands-on approach while dealing with highly complex finance issues.
- You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical, analytical thinking skills, and sound judgement help inform your decision making.
- You embrace and champion change. You continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best. You inspire team members to do the same.
- You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You're confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.
- You’re a certified professional. You have current accreditation and good standing in a CPA or CFA with relevant work experience.
- You can demonstrate experience in concepts and processes for the accounting of complex and/or sensitive nature; interest rate products, customized bonds, money market, cross currencies, forwards, options and other vanilla and non-standard derivative transactions. You are an experienced Accountant and have a strong Capital Markets accounting background in order to perform oversight over accounting functions. This includes enhancement of financial controls across multiple groups. You have strong knowledge of IFRS and Financial Reporting requirements for Financial Instruments. In addition to capital markets instruments, you will demonstrate knowledge of digital banking and FinTech payment solutions. It’s an asset if you have Public accounting firms experience.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.