Manager, ICFR, Divisional (6 Month Contract)
Job Description
The Manager, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) role sits within the Pacific Life Re (PL Re) Financial Reporting and Tax team. The role reports to the AVP, Financial Reporting, with close alignment and an indirect reporting relationship to Enterprise Pacific Life (PL) ICFR team. This role is responsible for the governance and oversight of the ICFR framework across PL Re, ensuring a robust and consistent control environment over financial reporting. The role works closely with Financial Reporting, Risk, and Technology teams to ensure controls are appropriately designed, implemented and operating effectively, in alignment with Enterprise requirements.
This is a 6-month contract role, based in Toronto, operating under a hybrid working model, with 4 days per week in office, and 1 day per week work from home.
How you’ll help move us forward:
Lead the governance and oversight of the ICFR framework across PL Re, ensuring alignment with Enterprise standards and expectations.
Establish and maintain ICFR policies, methodologies and governance processes.
Coordinate the annual and quarterly ICFR cycle, including risk assessment, scoping, control documentation, testing and issue tracking.
Coordinate the fraud risk assessment for PL Re entities.
Partner closely with Risk and Technology teams to ensure effective identification of financial reporting risks and robust control design, including IT General Controls (ITGCs) and automated controls.
Act as the primary liaison with Enterprise ICFR teams and coordinate input into reporting, certifications and governance forums.
Evaluate the financial impact of operational event reporting. Own associated reporting to Audit Committee for PL Re entities.
Ensure timely identification, assessment and remediation of control deficiencies, including appropriate escalation in line with Enterprise requirements.
Provide oversight and challenge to control owners to ensure a robust and effective control environment.
Maintain high-quality control documentation, including narratives, flowcharts and control matrices aligned to Enterprise standards.
Support Financial Reporting teams to embed controls within key processes including close, consolidation and regulatory reporting.
Partner with Finance Transformation and Technology teams to ensure ICFR considerations are embedded in system implementations, process changes and automation initiatives.
Provide regular reporting and updates on ICFR status, risks and remediation progress to senior stakeholders within PL Re and Enterprise.
The experience you bring:
5+ years of post-qualified experience in (re)insurance or financial services.
Recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
Strong experience in ICFR / SOX frameworks, including governance, risk assessment and control oversight.
Strong understanding of financial reporting frameworks (US GAAP, BMA, US STAT preferred).
Experience working with external auditors, Internal Audit and Internal Control teams.
Proven ability to manage stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Technology and Enterprise functions without direct line management responsibility.
Experience with control documentation, testing methodologies and control systems/tools is advantageous.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Ability to operate independently and take ownership in a non-hierarchical structure.
What makes you stand out:
Experience operating within an ICFR / SOX environment with strong alignment to parent company requirements.
Demonstrated ability to influence and drive outcomes across cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Strong understanding of ITGCs and interaction between Finance and Technology control environments.
Experience supporting finance transformation and system implementations with embedded control design.
Proven track record of enhancing control frameworks and driving continuous improvement in a complex, multi-entity environment across various locations.
$101, 880.00 - $118, 869.00 CAD
Compensation Range
The compensation range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location.
Working For Pacific Life Re
Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.
Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.
Leave
Healthcare
Savings & Retirement
Wellness
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Subsidized gym membership
Time off for volunteering
Charitable matching of employee donations
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.
Pacific Life Re Values
Use of AI
As part of our commitment to a fair and efficient hiring experience, we want to inform you that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in reviewing resumes, and during the assessment process, including through platforms like HireVue. These tools help us identify relevant qualifications and streamline evaluations, but final decisions are always made by our hiring team.
