About the RoleReporting to the Director, Brokerage Account Operations, you will own and scale our brokerage general ledger processes. You sit at the intersection of Operations, Finance, and Engineering-translating transactional booking logic into reliable operational workflows. Your core mission is to safeguard ledger integrity, ensure regulatory audit readiness, and systematically improve core brokerage processes.
About the Team:The Brokerage Operations team manages the engine behind Wealthsimple's brokerage services. We ensure billions of dollars move seamlessly, accurately, and in full compliance with regulatory standards. Our team works cross-functionally to bridge technical engineering specs with real-world financial accuracy.
What You'll Do- Ensure Ledger Integrity: Lead cross-functional efforts to ensure accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting for all client transactional data.
- Remediate Systemic Issues: Investigate data anomalies entering the general ledger, tracing root causes to design automated, long-term solutions.
- Lead Audit Readiness: Coordinate operational deliverables for brokerage audits (SOC, FinOps, MFRs) and maintain robust process documentation.
- Oversee Asset Movements: Monitor internal and external ledger transfer bookings, tracking timelines so exception cases are handled promptly.
- Scale Operations: Partner with Engineering to automate manual workflows, reduce operational risk, and support new product launches.
- Develop the Team & Processes: Mentor team members while designing process improvements that reduce manual burden and eliminate single points of failure.
Skills You Bring- 5+ years of experience in brokerage or broker-dealer accounting, finance, or ledger operations.
- Direct general ledger experience operating an in-house or non-outsourced ledger day-to-day.
- Cross-functional fluency with the ability to communicate technical requirements to Engineering and accounting logic to Finance.
- Experience with regulatory oversight, such as Monthly Financial Reports (MFRs) or SOC audit support.
Nice to Have- Hands-on experience mapping software systems like Oracle GL or NetSuite.
- Hands-on experience using SQL
Why Wealthsimple?🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business
20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year
90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year
Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS
We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.
