Manager, Financial Controls

About the role

You 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. Job Description: In this position, you will be a member of the Corporate Finance team, working in an internal controls capacity with a focus on Corporate Finance processes and controls. This is a People Manager role and the successful candidate will oversee three team members. What will you do? Coordinate and lead internal control walkthrough meetings with relevant individuals from each business unit and external auditors. Design, execute and perform detailed testing of internal controls in investment and corporate functions in accordance with professional audit standards. Oversee the testing of junior team members; ensuring the testing meets requirements and remains on track with internal and external deadlines. Evaluate and challenge internal controls, propose enhancements to controls and investigate the cause of internal control weaknesses.  Ensure appropriate action plans are developed and assist in remediation testing. Engage management in discussions about creative, efficient and effective ways to improve the internal control environment. Propose process improvements that will have a direct and positive impact on the business. Act as a liaison and facilitator between the external auditors and Sun Life in support of the controls portion of the external audits, including ensuring proper alignment and leverage of management’s internal controls testing. What do you need to succeed? Bachelor's degree in accounting; CPA preferred. 3+ years of public accounting experience at a Big Four is strongly preferred. Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and evaluating internal controls. Strong decision-making, analytical capabilities. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required as this position has direct contact with numerous departments within and outside the company including: business units, and external auditors. Strong organizational skills and commitment to meeting reporting deadlines. Ability to work with a variety of team members and function in a dynamic environment. Ability to work independently, provide leadership and effectively manage a team. What's in it for you? Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter including 20 vacation days per year Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family Pension Plan participation starts immediately, and you are automatically enrolled. We help you save more with Sun Life automatic and matching contributions and by including both your salary and bonus when making contributions. The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential Flexible hybrid work model Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada #LI-Hybrid The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com . We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs. We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling. We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Salary Range: 80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000 Job Category: Finance Posting End Date: 18/06/2026