Process Project Manager - Finance

Major Accountabilities:

• Evaluate existing business processes.
• Determine and outline business process improvements.
• Coordinate business process improvement strategies with internal stakeholders.
• Oversee all aspects related to the implementation stages of business process improvement initiatives.
• Analyze and monitor implemented changes to business processes and making adjustments as needed.
• Manage process documentation and ensure compliance with company standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement process changes
• Train employees on new processes and procedures
• Perform ongoing analyses on business processes related to productivity, quality, costs, and time management.
• Identify and mitigate process risks and issues
• Present progress reports and integrating feedback.
• Revise and update procedures and policies.

Specialized Knowledge:

• Familiarity with financial closing activities or finance and accounting cycle
• Familiarity with moving to IFRS 17 compared to IFRS 4 specifically 1) Financial Impact Assessments 2) CSM on Transition, 3) LICAT impacts 4) ALM/Investment impacts 5) Product Impacts and 6) Key Performance Metrics
• Familiarity with actuarial topics and/or IT projects within the financial services industry, and preferably within the insurance industry.
• Project Management / Change Management skills and experience.
• Good knowledge of functions of Project Management Office, including experience of process definitions.

Education and experience:

• Indicate the minimum education level and years of relevant experience required to perform the work. Include specific professional designations, licenses, registrations, if applicable.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree and 6 to 8 years of relevant experience
• Professional accounting or actuarial designation will be strongly preferred
• IFRS 17/IFRS 4 experience preferred.
• Experience with month and quarterly closing cycle would be an advantage
• Knowledge of SAP, Hyperion, AAH, Moodys would be an advantage
• Industry recognized project management certification would be beneficial, but not essential if candidate has extensive experience (Prince 2 or PMI).
• Insurance based qualifications such as LOMA or CII, and other actuarial topic exposure are also beneficial.
• Hands-on experience and training in Six Sigma, Lean, CMMI or other process improvement methodologies preferred.
• Superb recordkeeping, time management, and organizational skills.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Expert level knowledge of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, and MS VISIO
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, and MS VISIO