Specialist, Finance & Accounting

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

87,200 - 106,600

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

10%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

Join our Finance team and play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our accounting reconciliation team. As an Accounting Specialist, you’ll oversee cash management activities, perform critical balance sheet reconciliations, support audits, and help drive process improvements and automation initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for a CPA-designated professional who enjoys solving complex problems, collaborating across teams, and making a meaningful impact through continuous improvement and financial excellence.

 

What you will do here:

• Manage the Cash Management lifecycle, including banking operations, cash transactions, reconciliations, and related accounting activities.
• Prepare timely reconciliations of bank and general ledger accounts, including analysis of critical balance sheet accounts, and prepare corresponding journal entries.
• Investigate discrepancies and coordinate follow-up with internal departments and banking partners to ensure timely resolution.
• Act as a key point of contact for Oracle Fusion enhancements, issue resolution, and matters related to cash management.
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements, with a focus on streamlining, automation, efficiency, and innovation.
• Respond to internal and external audit requests by preparing supporting documentation and analysis.
• Participate in interim and year-end audit activities.
• Manage ad hoc requests and participate in projects, as required.
• Provide backup support to the team for routine and time-sensitive activities.

 

What you Bring to the Table:

• CPA designation – is required
• Minimum 5-years experience in accounting, IFRS accounting standard – is required
• Advanced knowledge using Microsoft Excel – is required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess issues systematically and provide effective, timely solutions.
• Experience with cash management and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Experience using Accounting ERP systems such as Oracle Fusion

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Ce poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.