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Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 3+ million users who trust us with more than $100 billion in assets.
Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.
As Senior Manager, Brokerage Finance you will be a strategic, cross-functional translator who will serve as the critical link between product innovation and our core financial and regulatory obligations. You will be a key partner to our engineering, operations, and finance teams, translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable system and process designs to enable efficient and compliant product launches. This role will embed regulatory discipline and financial integrity directly into our engineering and operational DNA, ensuring that our books and records systems are robust, compliant, and meet the needs of many.
In this role you'll have the opportunity to:
Guide Brokerage Financial Systems: Collaborate with our engineering team to define and articulate the financial requirements for Wealthsimple 's brokerage books and records system. This includes guiding the design and implementation of accounting processes capable of handling the complexities of modern fintech products and ensuring the system adheres to specific recordkeeping rules.
Enable New Product Launches: Act as the key financial and regulatory liaison during the product development lifecycle. You will work closely with operations and our brokerage CFO to ensure that new features and products are built on a foundation of a compliant and accurate underlying ledger, accounting for all financial and regulatory requirements from the initial "ideation" phase.
Own Regulatory Reporting: Serve as the subject matter expert and primary owner of all regulatory reporting, with a specific focus on preparing, reviewing, and submitting all required reports to the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and provincial securities commissions. You will ensure strict compliance with specific accounting treatments prescribed by the regulation.
Support Month End Reporting: Step in when needed to help complete month end processes including supporting manager group in month end reviews and approvals.
What you'll bring:
A passion for Wealthsimple , fintechs, technology, and AI An ability to thrive in fast-paced and highly ambiguous settings, building products and processes from the group up with limited guidance 5+ years of progressive experience in the brokerage industry CPA designation Experience working with brokerage accounting systems such as Broadridge, ISM, or Dataphile A deep and nuanced understanding of Canadian financial regulations, particularly the rules set forth by CIRO.
An understanding of a variety of financial products and instruments.
The ability to converse fluently with numerous stakeholders, showing an ability to translate requirements into actionable steps.
Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional projects and fostering collaborative partnerships among diverse teams.
A highly detail-oriented and analytical mindset, coupled with strong communication and strategic thinking abilities.
CFO qualifying examination would be an asset Canadian Securities Course would be an asset Why Wealthsimple ?
🤑 Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance 📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple for Business 🌴 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days 📚 Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively 🛫 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year 🌎 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple , Black @ WS) 💖 Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!
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Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple
We believe the future belongs to those who innovate boldly. At Wealthsimple , every team member is expected to lean into new technologies, including AI, and tooling to rethink how we work, solve problems faster, and create even greater value. We're looking for people who are not just comfortable with change but energized by it. Our commitment is to build a company that evolves at the pace of the world around us, and we want you to help lead that future.
DEI Statement
At Wealthsimple , we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Accessibility Statement
Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.
