Financial Controller (Toronto)

Responsibilities

• Reporting to Canada CFO and VP Finance in managing local finance, regulatory reporting, tax and treasury functions. 
• Manage the accounting and financial reporting requirements related to the preparation of the monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and IIROC/CIRO rules.
• Perform detailed financial statement reviews, tie-outs to supporting work papers, and provide value added comments for variance against budget.
• Manage back-to-back audit process with internal/external auditors and regulators.
• Support internal and external audit process including the preparation of working papers, schedules, analysis and other required documentation.
• Preparation of Canada direct and indirect tax provisions with external consultant
• Provide support for all corporate finance, treasury and tax related matters in Canada.
• Liaise with internal resources (Controllers group, Treasury, Tax, FP&A, etc.), to ensure we meet our monthly, quarterly and annual reporting deliverables and deadlines.
• Makes recommendations to the Canada Finance leadership team on improving operational effectiveness including financial reporting changes, taxation matters, and internal controls.
• Ensuring appropriate internal controls are designed and operating effectively in support of the finance, tax and treasury functions within Canada.
• Detail oriented team player.

 

Job Requirements

• University degree in business or related fields
• Qualified Accountant CPA or equivalent
• 5-8+ years of Accounting/Finance experience in Broker dealer “CIRO”/banking “OSFI” /Auditing and control/capital markets/financial services industry experience
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, and ability to communicate at the Senior Management level within the business unit
• Self-motivated with a focus on driving results and strong sense of accountability
• Understanding of broker dealer, banking, and tax regulations (e.g. CIRO, OSC, CRA)
• Understanding of financial and non-financial risk management of financial institution

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.