Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3C-3P1
Company: Wawanesa Insurance
We’re proud to give our employees the flexibility to choose how and where they want to work. In this role, you will decide whether your preference is to work from home (remote), work from the office or a hybrid of time spent at both. You may live and work anywhere that Wawanesa operates in Canada.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is Canada’s largest mutual insurer, with $3.9 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10.5 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with executive offices in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa General, which offers property and casualty insurance in California and Oregon; Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada; and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Western Canada. With more than 5,700 employees, Wawanesa proudly serves more than two million policyholders in Canada and the United States. Wawanesa actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities where it operates, donating well above internationally recognized benchmarks for excellence in corporate philanthropy.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
The Enterprise Finance Coordinator provides a wide range of support to management, including analysis and recommendations to senior leadership across the Enterprise Finance function to promote sound oversight, and effective and efficient business processes.
Job Responsibilities
Supports the production, coordination, and submission of Finance related Board committee materials.
Maintains database with all outstanding Finance related regulatory, internal/external audit, and industry committee requests, and work with senior leadership to ensure timely resolution.
Develops, edits, finalizes and enhances reports, presentations, and other documents as requested, including conducting limited research, proofreading and providing format and content review.
Creates and maintains annual work plan, keeps abreast of key deliverables and advises of upcoming deadlines.
Coordinates and monitors the financial close calendar and key deliverables.
Analyzes processes and research best practices to ensure process consistency, identifying and recommending areas for improvement.
Performs information requests with internal parties, inclusive of responding to inquiries, and coordinating and ensuring the accuracy of changes.
Develops productive business relationships while liaising with internal stakeholders on operational issues and inquiries.
Manages calendars for the team Executives by effectively scheduling and prioritizing meetings and handling time conflicts, while exercising appropriate judgment and confidentiality.
Coordinates team and committee meetings, including event logistics, preparing agendas, ensuring availability of materials, completing and distributing minutes and other follow-up activities.
Designs, develops and maintains the Enterprise Finance SharePoint site, Teams Channels, and an electronic filing system.
Provide support for ad hoc projects related to Enterprise Finance, on an as needed basis.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum 5 years of senior administrative or coordination experience
Advanced MS Office skills; inclusive of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Visio and Adobe Acrobat.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong attention to detail required with the ability to compose and proofread reports, presentations, letters, memos, etc.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify relationships, problems and issues.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate schedules, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and effectively balance competing work demands.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
A team player that fosters a collaborative spirit with the ability to anticipate the needs of the teams/departments.
Ability to work at a high level of independence, is pro-active and self-motivated.
Demonstrated ability to exercise excellent judgment, tact, and discretion with confidential or sensitive materials and situations.
Post secondary diploma/degree in Business Administration or Commerce considered an asset.
Experience from insurance industry, finance or accounting services considered an asset.
Wawanesa provides its employees with a respectful, challenging and rewarding environment where they can maximize their potential while contributing to the company’s goals. Our full-time permanent employees are provided with highly competitive compensation packages (salaries, generous vacation allowance, leave top up, annual bonus plan, premium free benefits and a pension plan). Wawanesa provides a stable environment for its employees in today’s challenging markets.
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, [email protected].
If you are interested in this exciting, challenging position with Wawanesa, apply today with your Resume.
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