Sun Life
Sun Life
Sun Life is a global financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1865, it provides insurance, investment, financial advice, wealth, health, and asset management solutions for individuals, businesses, and institutions. Sun Life operates across North America, Asia, and Europe, combining financial services with health-focused offerings while emphasizing sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and community impact. Its broad business supports teams working across finance, healthcare, consulting, and related services.

Assistant Vice President, Accounting and Controls Transformation – Sun Life, Toronto Hybrid

Lead accounting and controls transformation for Sun Life Health in Toronto, overseeing finance professionals, systems modernization, financial controls, and Canadian Dental Care Plan delivery.

Description

  • Lead more than 40 finance professionals
  • Manage monthly close, reinsurance accounting and settlements, financial controls and reconciliations, and audit engagements
  • Advance initiatives and strategies led by the Sun Life Health Leadership team
  • Ensure acquisitions, partnerships, and integrations receive appropriate accounting treatment
  • Maintain effective financial systems and controls
  • Oversee the Canadian Dental Care Plan finance workstream, including planning, forecasting, and finance deliverables
  • Lead transformation across financial systems, data, and controls
  • Improve processes through automation and applicable AI solutions
  • Enable faster, well-controlled financial systems
  • Collaborate with Corporate and Canadian Finance to transform SLH accounting and control processes
  • Report to the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Sun Life Health

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience delivering digital and process transformations
  • Proven ability to lead teams and organizations through change
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • At least 10 years of progressive professional experience
  • Financial services or insurance industry experience is an asset
  • CPA or MBA designation together with a related university degree
  • Experience managing strategic initiatives or projects
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to work across functions and business groups
  • Ability to understand the broader business context and manage complex deliverables
  • Ability to deliver results, improve workflows, and align work with outcomes
  • Ability to prioritize the needs of senior internal clients
  • Comfort working through ambiguity with resilience during change
  • Ability to adjust leadership approach to different situations and challenges
  • Strong collaboration, influencing, and talent optimization skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent financial and business analytical abilities
  • Advanced process re-engineering skills and experience applying digital or AI tools to transformation
  • Oral and written fluency in French and English is required for Quebec positions

Benefits

  • Sabbatical program offering up to six weeks away every five years
  • Care days for personal wellbeing or caring for others
  • Sick days
  • Flexibility to work from the office and virtually
  • Incentive plans for eligible employees based on individual and company performance
  • Workplace accommodation support for people with disabilities
  • Diversity and inclusion initiatives

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