Senior Manager, Investment Finance

Senior Manager Investment Finance

Department: Finance and Facilities

Type: Full-Time - Permanent

Location: Toronto (Hybrid)

Posting Date: April 15th 2026

At OPTrust paying pensions today preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business.

When you choose OPTrust you join a team of smart talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Everyone at OPTrust in Toronto London and Sydney makes a meaningful impact. Our culture is driven by team members with different backgrounds and perspectives creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone. We work in a fast-paced environment but we find time to have fun and give back to the community.

What OPTrust offers you

• Unique culture rooted in our core values collaboration and teamwork integrity respect flexibility excellence and continuous improvement.

• A purpose-driven environment where we all work towards the common goal of paying pensions today and preserving pensions for tomorrow.

• Comprehensive benefits focused on your health and wellness including dental vision and extended health benefits as well as membership in our world-class defined benefit pension plan.

• A flexible hybrid work model.

• A dedicated inclusion diversity and equity strategy with meaningful opportunities to participate including our employee-led resource groups.

• Extensive professional development opportunities and learning initiatives including access to LinkedIn Learning guest speakers tuition reimbursement professional association memberships leadership development programs a mentorship program monthly professional development time and more.

• A competitive vacation package with additional work-life balance day.

About the role

The Finance and Facilities Division is led by the Chief Financial Officer and includes accounting operational tax and facilities functions and roles supporting OPTrust investment and pension activities.

This position provides financial accounting valuations & pricing regulatory reporting independent oversight and legal entity and financial reporting services to support Finance. The senior manager is responsible to ensure all information is accurate and reported in a timely manner and the role requires the individual to be the key liaison in addressing issues with both internal and external parties. The senior manager is tasked with regulatory reporting establishing procedures and recommending changes to policies ensuring control processes highlight any financial anomalies or trends and addressing any issues that this role with support of the tax department the incumbent is responsible for tax and regulatory administration. This role is tasked with the responsibility for the critical management of an effective Business Continuity Program (BCP); to ensure adequate coverage in the case of unforeseen circumstances that involve systems access and or critical team coverage.

What youll do

Financial and Management Reporting

• Ensure all operating and investment financial and accounting functions are completely and accurately recorded and reported in accordance with the adopted accounting basis or IFRS/GAAP and accounting policies as appropriate utilizing efficient and effective processes

• Responsible to record analyze and report all general ledger investment-related activities and ensure assets are safeguarded accurately and timely

• In coordination with the Valuation Team ensuring investments are appropriately valued in accordance with established policies and guidelines with a sound understanding of the pricing hierarchy and methodologies used by the custodian

• Research develop and prepare internal and external financial reports and presentations for investments including the preparation of the investment sections of the annual financial statements and the notes

• Responsible for the preparation and issuance of financial statements for the subsidiaries of OPTrust and participate in and support the completion of OPTrusts Funded Status Report

• Responsible for the management and regulatory reporting process and deliverables for non-Canadian entities

• Oversee the development and enhancement of management reporting and dashboards delivering timely accurate and insightful financial information to support decisionmaking by senior management

• Keep abreast of emerging accounting issues and develop accounting guidelines practices and reporting disclosures for new standards as they become applicable

• Provide expertise to support monitoring and control of the OPTrusts investment portfolio. Conduct research to determine the impact of new accounting and reporting requirements under IFRS or under regulatory or tax requirements

• Maintain the operational processes to ensure the financial management of external managers investment portfolios and operating processes to support our internal investment portfolios

• Provide support to the deal teams in conducting due diligence on new investment

• Onboard new managers and investments and develop good working relationships with external managers

• Work closely with the Tax group to support the regulatory and tax compliance for the investment legal entities

• Responsible for the annual external audit process as it relates to the alternative investments portfolio

• Develop / Maintain an appropriate plan and cadence for continuous improvement of operational procedures and documentation liaising other teams/departments and advisors

• Identify evaluate and pilot emerging AI and automation technologies to drive process improvements enhance data quality and increase efficiency across finance operations

• Develop and maintain strong working partnerships with the various departments within the Investment Division and act as the key liaison between the Investment and Finance Divisions for all investments related matters

• Coach mentor and drive team in achieving departmental plans and priorities as well as organizational goals and objectives

• Responsible for the development and management of team members which includes goal setting career development performance appraisals and feedback

What you bring

• University Degree in commerce business accounting or other equivalent discipline

• Completion of Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or comparable financial designation

• 10 years of relevant experience in investment accounting and specific work experience with financial investments reporting with in-depth financial accounting knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

• Knowledge of investment-related pension legislation and regulatory requirements of Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) Income Tax Act (ITA) and other investment regulatory authorities (i.e. Australian Financial and Tax Regulations)

• Build engage and retain a diverse high-performing team and foster an inclusive culture

• Experience with investment accounting practices financial and management reporting operations and audit practices

• Knowledge of investment products including capital markets private equity infrastructure real estate

• Exceptional investment knowledge in the pension industry; knowledge of infrastructure private market and real estate investment transactions

• Strong ability to multitask organizational and exceptional attention to detail

• Demonstrated strong analytical problem-solving and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Innovative thinker with the ability to negotiate influence and challenge

• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment and / or independently

• Ability to respect the confidentiality of information when dealing with various internal and external parties

• Proficient with MS Suite (Excel Word PowerPoint)

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Ensure clear understanding and adherence of all OPTrusts policies procedures guidelines as well as living our values and fostering an inclusive culture.

• Build engage and retain a diverse high-performing team and foster an inclusive culture where team members are empowered to do great work on behalf of our members. Is familiar and ensures compliance with applicable employment legislation guidelines and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for managing a workforce.

• Also ensures employees adherence to current and future employment policies procedures and compliance guidelines and takes necessary steps to mitigate operational risks. This is inclusive of but not limited to the Code Of Conduct Conflict of Interest Policy Health and Safety Policy Impairment at Work Policy Information Security Policy Personal Trading Policy Privacy Policy Respectful Workplace Policy and any future employment related policies

• Exemplify OPTrusts values: collaboration and teamwork integrity respect flexibility excellence and continuous improvement.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Please submit your application via Workday by April 29th 2026.

Serving a membership as diverse as ours and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion diversity and equity in everything we do. OPTrust is an organization engaged in building on our unique and diverse strengths. We know a diversity of backgrounds cultures gender identities and perspectives are critical to achieving our shared goals.

If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please send a message to or discuss your needs with the Talent Acquisition Consultant during the telephone screening. We will do our best to work with you and provide appropriate accommodation.

As an organization were seeking ways to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canadas Call to Action 92. We are working with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business to build bridges with Indigenous communities and partners and we have created an employee-led Reconciliation Working Group that will work with Indigenous experts to identify a path to reconciliation for our organization.

We thank all interested applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted.