Expert Advisor - Financial Due Diligence

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Job Level NV-11

As an As Expert Advisor - Financial Due Diligence, you assist with highly complex strategic initiatives and serve as subject matter leader.

You lead and influence large-scale organizational and market initiatives while liaising with stakeholders to understand their needs and challenges. In addition to being the business manager, you represent your specialty on initiatives requiring high-level expertise in a complex field.

You’re responsible for strategic, highly innovative, cross-sector projects and initiatives that are operationally and conceptually complex. They require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. A strategic mindset and organizational savvy are therefore essential. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields.

You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert for senior management and decision-making bodies. You represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners.

General Information on the Position

Other working conditions

Work place: Position located in Montreal or Quebec, depending on the applicant selected. The work arrangement for the position is hybrid work #LI-Hybrid

Number of jobs available : 1

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

A minimum of eight years of relevant experience

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA designation) (an important asset)
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (IBC) (an important asset)
• For vacant positions available in Quebec, please note that knowledge of French is required

Specific knowledge

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite * Upper intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

Desjardins Cross-sector skills Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning

Key competencies for the job Organizational savvy, Strategic mindset

Work Location Complexe Desjardins Montréal

Trade Union Non Syndiqué

Unposting Date 2023-01-27

Job Family Administration (FG)

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, and one of the largest employers in the country. It offers a full range of financial products and services and is home to a wealth of expertise in property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, wealth management, services for businesses of all sizes, securities brokerage, asset management, venture capital, and secure, leading-edge virtual access methods.

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