Director, Accounting & Consolidation
Join a Challenger
At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions.
We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.
What's kept us moving? The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward.
If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
The Work
The Core Responsibilities:
- Provides accounting advisory support and guidance to business unit inquiries (including new product and service launches), and prepares technical accounting memos/position papers to document conclusions where required
- Leads the month-end and quarter-end financial statement close and Group consolidation process, including coordinating close activities across the Bank’s subsidiaries (e.g., Concentra Bank, Bennington Financial Services (BFS), and other wholly owned subsidiaries)
- Owns the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting for the Bank and its subsidiaries, including the preparation and review of external financial statements and related disclosures
- Partners with the Middle Office team on derivatives and hedge accounting, including identifying natural hedge relationships, supporting hedge designation/documentation, and advising on hedge accounting strategies to minimize fair value mismatches
- Leads finance projects as assigned, which may include complex areas such as portfolio purchase and sale transactions, intercompany agreements, etc.
- Manages a team of accounting professionals by providing overall business context, guidance, and coaching
- Manages the Bank’s external auditor relationship, including coordinating the annual audit and quarterly reviews, overseeing PBC requests and issue resolution, and supporting specified procedures and prospectus-related filings as required
Let's Talk About You!
- Completion of a recognized CPA accounting designation
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS), with the ability to provide accounting guidance to stakeholders and draft clear accounting memos/position papers to support conclusions
- 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting and financial reporting, including consolidation and financial statement close processes, preferably within financial services
- Strong knowledge of derivative accounting and hedge accounting, including documentation, effectiveness assessment, and financial statement presentation, and proven ability to partner with Middle Office and other stakeholders
- Strong systems and analytical skills, including advanced Excel and experience with ERP and/or consolidation/reporting tools
- Proven success as an Accounting/Finance leader in a director or similar role, preferably in financial services
- Strong organizational skills to be able to set priorities, develop work schedules and timelines, and monitor and track progress
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex accounting matters clearly to senior stakeholders
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. We believe our organization is stronger — and our people thrive — when we honour and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives. We’re equally committed to supporting your growth, both professionally and personally.
We provide a barrier‑free recruitment process and work environment. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.
As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All AI-enabled outputs are reviewed and validated by our talent team. All candidates considered for hire must successfully complete a criminal background check and credit check. While we appreciate every application, an EQ recruiter will contact only those whose skills and experience most closely match the requirements of the role.
EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) is the parent company of Equitable Bank, the country's seventh-largest Schedule I bank by assets, which operates EQ Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. EQB Inc. serves nearly 4 million Canadians and manages approximately $150 billion in combined assets under management and administration.
To learn more, visit and eqbank.ca.
Skills
As published by lever · 5 questions · 1 written answer
Basics
Resume/CV, Full name, Email, Phone, Current location, Current company, Gender Identity:, Do you self-identify as an Indigenous or Aboriginal person of North America (Including First Nations, Métis, Inuit)?, Do you self-identify as a person with a disability?Visible Minority Persons - People experience disabilities in different ways, visible and invisible. Examples include (but are not limited to): • Acquired brain injury • ADHD • Autism spectrum disorder • Chronic health disability (e.g. Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, cancer, etc.) • Coordination/dexterity disability (e.g. arthritis, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis) • Developmental impairment • Eating disorder • Hearing impairment • Learning disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia) • Mental health disability (e.g. chronic depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.) • Mobility impairment • Speech impairment • Vision impairment (not correctable by glasses or contact lenses), Do you self-identify as a racialized person?Racialized persons - For the purposes of employment equity, members of such groups in Canada are persons other than Indigenous or Aboriginal People, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour, regardless of place of birth or citizenship. This includes (but is not limited to): • Black (including African, Caribbean, North American etc.) • Latin American/Hispanic (including Indigenous persons from Central and South America) • East Asian (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean) • South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.) • Southeast Asian (e.g.Filipino, Laotian, Vietnamese, etc.) • Middle Eastern (e.g., Syrian, Afghani, Iranian, etc.) • Persons of Mixed Origin (e.g., with one parent in one of the visible minority groups listed above)
Short answers (1)
- Have you been referred to us by someone that currently works at Equitable Bank? or Are you related to someone working at EQ Bank? If so, who? optional
Pick from a list (3)
- Are you legally entitled to work in Canada? optional
- Do you hold a CPA designation (CPA, CA, CPA‑CA, or equivalent)? optional
- Do you have hands‑on experience with IFRS technical accounting, including consolidation and financial statement preparation within a financial services environment? optional
Written answers (1)
- Please describe your experience providing technical accounting guidance and preparing accounting memos or position papers under IFRS. optional