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Sun Life

Senior Associate, Alternative Assets

Sun Life

. Support administration, accounting, reporting and control requirements for the North American real estate portfolio .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeWaterloo • CanadaSenior💰 CA$85,000 - CA$128,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in real estate accounting principles and financial reporting, with a strong focus on maintaining internal controls and enhancing operational efficiency. Proven ability to mentor team members and collaborate effectively within the accounting community while managing complex priorities.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Real Estate AccountingFinancial ReportingInternal Control EnvironmentAccounting Designation (CA/CMA/CGA)Oracle Reporting Tools

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Hard Skills
Income Trending AnalysisAccount ReconciliationsVariance AnalysisIFRS Accounting StandardsERP Systems (SAP, YARDI, MRI)
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsEffective CommunicationOrganizational Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft OfficeExcel
Certifications & Qualifications
CACMACGA
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesInsurance AccountingInvestment Industry

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support administration, accounting, reporting and control requirements for the North American real estate portfolio
  • Provide statutory, regulatory and internal reporting
  • Provide technical leadership and consultation on real estate accounting and accounting principles
  • Develop efficient processes while maintaining and enhancing a strong internal control environment
  • Oversee third-party property managers and collaborate with external parties
  • Identify issues and ensure accurate, timely delivery of real estate portfolio reports
  • Act as technical expert for real estate accounting policy and system implementation
  • Provide senior-level guidance for resolving operational issues
  • Administer systems and ensure proper setup and controls
  • Maintain adequate control environment for accounting and reporting processes
  • Perform income trending analysis, account reconciliations and variance analysis
  • Liaise with Corporate, Portfolio Management, external counterparties and Front Office
  • Mentor team members

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Desire to promote accounting control principles
  • Broad understanding of the financial services industry
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to apply technical knowledge to business issues
  • Ability to partner effectively within the accounting community
  • Deadline-oriented, self-motivated and able to handle conflicting priorities
  • Well-developed influencing capability
  • Effective communicator
  • Demonstrated success achieving goals in a timely manner and taking action amid ambiguity
  • Have an accounting designation (CA/CMA/CGA) or be actively pursuing one
  • Minimum of 3 years of business accounting experience at an advanced level
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office products, particularly exceptional Excel skills
  • Proficient with Oracle reporting tools
  • Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
  • Assets: financial services industry knowledge and/or fundamentals of life insurance accounting
  • Assets: broad understanding of insurance and investment industry
  • Assets: experience with ERP systems such as SAP, YARDI or MRI
  • Must comply with financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements, including declaring personal investment accounts and securities investments and seeking preclearance for future transactions involving household members

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Excellent benefits and wellness programs supporting mental, physical and financial well-being
  • Generous vacation and sick time
  • Market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top-up program
  • Partially-paid sabbatical program
  • Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match
  • Flexible work environment
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Variety of career paths and networking potential
  • Award-winning workplace culture