Accountant

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INTRODUCTION

OMERS Infrastructure is a pioneer and global leader in infrastructure direct investing with over 25 years of experience originating, executing, and actively managing infrastructure investments. We have over 100 investment professionals across offices in New York, Toronto, London, Singapore, and Sydney. OMERS Infrastructure manages over C$40 billion of investments on behalf of OMERS and institutional strategic partners across a diversified global portfolio that includes investments in clean energy, transportation and logistics, digital infrastructure, power and utilities, and other essential services.

SCOPE OF POSITION

The Analyst will report directly to the Director, Investment Finance and will be responsible for the accounting, reporting, compliance and analytics, and transaction support for the infrastructure Asia-Pacific portfolio. The Analyst will ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial records for all investments and establish a close working relationship with other members within the Finance, Tax, Legal and Deal teams.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Reporting & Analytics

Maintain accounting records for assigned portfolio of entities, including data processes/bookkeeping on a day-to-day basis in accordance with all applicable agreements and accounting principles;

Prepares entries to the General Ledger with appropriate analysis and supporting documentation;

Prepares monthly and year-end working papers with appropriate analysis and supporting documentation for annual financial reporting and audit purposes;

Prepares half-year and/or annual legal entity financial statements including notes and audit working papers in accordance with the appropriate accounting standards;

Coordinates with various managers and others in the delivery and analysis of financial information, and sharing of financial information for internal/external reporting and tax filings (e.g. BAS or GST returns);

Supports the Deal Team and OMERS on various financial reporting and analytics for the assigned Infrastructure investments;

Analyses and provides performance return information (e.g. IRR, total return, cash yield, etc);

Liaises with deal team, legal, tax and OMERS corporate by providing support in transaction execution;

Responsible for financial review and variance analysis of the assigned portfolio;

Analyses financial results to assess reasonability and fluctuations in the assigned portfolio;

Prepares the quarterly forecast and annual budget for the assigned portfolio;

Participate in accounting research projects, as required;

Cash Management

Prepares monthly bank reconciliations for each account for assigned portfolio;

Prepares project funding requests in accordance with approved commitments, as required;

Prepares funding requests and wire / payment instructions on a timely basis; and

Prepares cash/distribution projections and manage investment strategy on excess cash for assigned portfolio.

Compliance

Organise and oversees the gathering of financial and operating information for compliance reporting purposes;

Responsible for compiling information for statutory and other reporting, as required; and

Liaises with the Legal team to ensure legal records are complete and accurate.

Other duties

Acts as back-up to cover duties of other team member(s) in relation to the Infrastructure portfolio; and

Other duties and ad hoc projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting, experience with alternative investments preferred;

University degree in Business or related discipline;

Successful completion of an accounting designation is preferred (CA or CPA);

Good understanding of AASB and IFRS;

Attention to detail, accuracy, and completeness is very important along with the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently;

Must be results orientated with strong analytical and critical thinking skills ;

Must be team orientated but also able to work independently

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office tools especially Excel;

Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and accurately (both verbal and written);

Ability to meet tight deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities;

Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects; and

Excellent interpersonal skills

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
 
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