Reporting to the SVP, Corporate Finance, the VP, Financial Reporting will play a critical oversight, controllership and reporting role in the OMERS Corporate Finance team. The incumbent will support OMERS external financial and sustainability reporting and related compliance obligations. This role requires a strong partnership mindset, as it will work closely with Investment Finance Operations, along with many others, across the organization. The individual will also demonstrate excellence and expertise in accounting standards, internal controls over financial reporting, communication, finance systems literacy and team leadership and development.

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. Our hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 4 days per week.

This role will be primarily responsible for:

• Leading the preparation and audits of OMERS consolidated financial statements and various individual legal entity financial statements;

• Overseeing the consolidated carbon metric reporting included in the OMERS annual report, along with other sustainability reporting requirements

• Developing and maintaining OMERS comprehensive accounting policy and procedures manual;

• Maintaining and continuously evolving OMERS systems of internal controls over financial and sustainability reporting;

• Complying with OMERS external financial and sustainability reporting and filing obligations to regulators, partners and other stakeholders;

• Managing a number of policies relevant to OMERS financial reporting responsibilities;

• Overseeing cross-enterprise OMERS monthly, quarterly and annual close processes and timelines;

• Working with OMERS internal and external auditors as a principal liaison for fieldwork, accounting and sustainability matters;

• Supporting the work and mandates of OMERS Disclosure, Audit & Risk, and similar committees, both directly and through supporting the SVP, Corporate Finance and Chief Financial & Strategy Officer;

• Identifying and supporting process and finance system improvement projects and AI advancements   

• Collaboratively contributing to the projects of other teams across the organization, as relevant;

• Guiding, coaching and developing a team of directors, managers and analysts to develop and strengthen culture and community, excellence and expertise, collectively and individually; and

• Contributing as a strong teammate on the Corporate Finance leadership team, alongside peers, towards our team objectives and towards OMERS strategy;