Accounting Technician - Financial Analysis (Montreal)

Accounting Technician – Financial Analysis

iA Financial Group – Montreal, Quebec – Permanent Position

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, reinsurance statements, and various invoices.
• Calculate and process bonus payments for group insurance brokers.
• Participate in month‑end and year‑end activities and ensure smooth execution of day‑to‑day accounting operations.
• Perform accounting and financial analyses to support results interpretation.
• Calculate and process commissions paid to group insurance brokers on a quarterly basis.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process automation, leveraging technologies, and experimenting with artificial intelligence tools.
• Participate in cross‑functional team projects aimed at optimizing processes and ways of working.
• Gradually develop more advanced financial analyses based on interests and strengths.

Qualifications

• Recognized for rigor, organizational skills, and attention to detail in a high‑volume, fast‑paced environment.
• Strong analytical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to connect information from various sources.
• Shows autonomy and sound professional judgment.
• Strong technical skills, particularly in Excel (intermediate level), and an interest in technology and artificial intelligence tools.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in accounting, complex billing, or financial operations (DEC in accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent).
• Demonstrates discretion and integrity when handling confidential information, with sensitivity to compensation‑related matters.
• Strong proficiency in French (spoken and written), as this role requires communicating, producing documentation, and collaborating primarily in French on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of group savings and group insurance (an asset).

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: flexible group insurance, retirement plan, employee share purchase plan, vacation and wellness days, telemedicine, EAP, ergonomic equipment.
• Performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and more.
• Hybrid work model with flexible office locations.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment.

Diversity and Inclusion

iA Financial Group supports and celebrates diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.