Assistant Vice President, Finance Projects & Finance Systems

Welcome toivari

Let us introduce ourselves. With 300 employees across Canada, ivari is a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible.

At ivari, everyone is welcome! It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business. We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.

Here’s the job opportunity…

This exciting role in Finance will provide leadership with respect to the Company’s finance systems and adhoc finance projects, including accounting policy related projects.

In this newly created role this leader will work with finance leaders across the CFO and Corporate systems areas to manage systems implemented to support accurate and timely financial reporting, and to identify and implement process and automation improvement opportunities.

This leader will provide the technical support for accounting policy analysis and decisions.

In addition, the leader will participate and/or lead projects as may be needed to advance ivari toward its strategic goals, like finance transformation and our business partner transformation project.

As an Assistant Vice President, Finance Projects and Finance Systems, you will …

• Provide leadership to the Finance area with respect to finance systems, e.g., Risk Integrity (RI)and JDE our General Ledger system, with accountability for interactions with other systems and for change management as well as process improvement
• Manage the relationship with our external provider as it relates to Risk Integrity (RI), including overseeing the RI upgrade process
• Maintain process and system functionality Gap Logs (defects, manual workarounds, and potential future improvements)
• Oversee our proprietary system, its integration with Risk Integrity (RI) or other business driven changes and productivity improvements
• Research, prepare necessary supporting documentation and make a recommendation regarding the appropriate accounting choice or decision on issues as they arise
• Identify and prioritize the opportunities for change and process improvement and lead all change efforts identified.

What we are looking for…

• Graduate of an accredited university with Finance, Accounting and Systems specialties
• Must hold a professional Canadian accounting designation, with a systems accreditation / experience
• 10-15 years’ finance area / systems experience, with not less than 5 years in a leadership role
• Insurance related experience is necessary. Breadth of exposure to different environments and roles would be an asset

The incumbent will require the following experience to be effective in the role:

• Execution of large process improvement / change projects
• Leadership in finance for a life insurance company
• Leadership in systems for a life insurance company
• Team leadership in a highly efficient and disciplined financial close environment
• Implementation or re-engineering of finance / reporting systems
• A sound understanding of the tools, processes and infrastructure that underlay the user facing finance applications
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex systems and data challenges

The incumbent would benefit from experience related to:

• LEAN, Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
• Consulting or 3rd party service delivery to finance teams
• Change leadership practices
• Effective time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing priorities
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

At ivari, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive base salaries plus a bonus, one of the many reasons ivari is a great place to work.

We also offer health and dental benefits for the entire family from Day 1! But that’s just the beginning. When you join the ivari team you also get…

• A fantastic vacation plan and time off
• A pension plan with 100% match by ivari
• Employee savings plan with 75% match to help you save even more
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development
• Recognition programs to cheer you on, motivate and reward
• Wellness programs to keep you healthy and happy

Who you are…

Someone who enjoys a culture where everyone is genuinely respectful and you can be your authentic self every day. Your contributions and opinions are not only sought but valued. You know the importance of, and live by, our core values of…

• Bringing clarity and focus to your work
• Taking ownership and doing what you say you will
• Remaining flexible
• Collaborating with others

Does this sound like you? We’re looking for great people to join our team!

Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination.

To apply, please email your resume to: [email protected]

A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email [email protected]