Senior Financial Analyst

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Job Description

What is the opportunity?

This is an 18-month fixed-term contract with RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), which is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional investors through mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, pooled funds, separate accounts, and specialty investment strategies.

The Manager, GAM Finance will be supporting the GAM business in the production of the monthly/quarterly/annual financial results package to senior management, highlighting major trends and drivers that impact financial performance of the various GAM lines of business. The incumbent will also support the annual planning/forecasting/5-year outlook cycle and be responsible for providing guidance to the GAM US business on day-to-day finance operational processes (i.e. AP, AR, general ledger management).

What will you do?

• Ensure RBC GAM Institutional, Investment Management, and Operations results are reflected accurately in the financial systems and deliver fact based analysis which enable GAM leaders to make sound decisions and achieve business strategic objectives
• Prepare and post journal entries, reconciliation between different financial views (legal entity vs. management view), and provide related supporting schedules as required
• Work with Financial Controls team to ensure effective control, governance and oversight of month-end close, and resolve accounting/reporting issues with business lines and management
• Prepare the monthly Flash and financial results package distributed to the GAM leadership team and provide insightful commentary on performance against Plan/Forecast for Revenue, NIE, FTE, and AUM
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly internal Board of Director financial package for the P&L and Balance Sheet under US GAAP
• Play an active role in the planning/forecast & 5-year ...