VP Finance & Chief Accountant

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Toronto, Ontario time type:
Full time posted on:
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JRYou are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self.

You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
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* Job Description:

** The VP, Finance & Chief Accountant is a senior leadership role with global accountability for core finance and controllership functions at Sun Life Financial Inc. As a key member of the enterprise finance leadership team, the role offers the opportunity to contribute at a pivotal stage in the organization’s evolution toward more innovative, technology‐enabled capabilities. The successful candidate will be a confident, established leader with a strong ability to build relationships across a complex, matrixed organization and to advance best‐in‐class accounting policy and financial reporting control capabilities, creating meaningful value for key stakeholders.##

Key Relationships

Reports to:

* SVP, Enterprise Finance Current team:
* Will lead a team of approximately 60 individuals, which currently includes 7 AVP-level direct reports in the areas of Accounting Advisory, Financial Reporting & Analysis, Internal Controls, and Enterprise Finance Analysis and Initiatives Other key relationships (examples):
* Global Finance Leadership Team (e.g. SVPs within the global finance function)
* Business Group Finance Team Leadership
* Corporate Development Leadership## Primary Accountabilities
* Lead global accounting policy for Sun Life Financial, including the evaluation of new accounting standards, enterprise-wide implementation, and ongoing technical support, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, governance standards, and leading practices.
* Provide executive leadership for Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), including assessment, testing, and certification support for the CEO and CFO, while advancing program effectiveness through technology enablement, process optimization, and organizational design.
* Lead the preparation and oversight of quarterly and annual external financial statements, including Sun Life Financial, Sun Life Assurance, and Life 1 regulatory filings, with a continued focus on enhancing disclosure quality to meet evolving stakeholder and regulatory expectations.
* Partner with Business Group CFOs and Controllers on accounting, reporting, and control matters, and collaborate closely with tax, capital management, investor relations, legal, and actuarial functions to support enterprise objectives.
* Support corporate development and strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, by providing leadership in due diligence, transaction accounting, and financial reporting and modelling activities.
* Lead the development and execution of Internal Controls over Sustainability Reporting (ICSR), establishing foundational governance, assessment, and testing capabilities as the program matures.
* Oversee the global relationship with external auditors, including audit planning, execution, issue resolution, and proactive management of emerging accounting and reporting matters.
* Provide enterprise-wide leadership for the development of accounting talent, including oversight of Sun Life’s CPA Leadership Program (CLP) and broader initiatives to build deep technical capability and future finance leaders.## Competencies and Experience
* University degree with a CPA/CA designation and a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience across accounting, finance, or controllership roles within complex organizations.
* Deep technical expertise in accounting policy, financial reporting, and controls, ideally developed within…