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Division: IGM-Technology

Location: Winnipeg

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements.  The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals.  Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments. 

Under IGM Financial’s unique business model based on leading brands and multi-channel distribution strategy, we’re IG Wealth Management. For over 90 years of business, we have grown to become one of the largest most respected companies in Canada. We are a leader in providing the best advice, experience and outcomes for our clients, personalized throughout their lifetime.

At IG Wealth Management, our vision is to inspire financial confidence.

This is your opportunity to build a career with a leading organization where you can learn, grow and thrive both professionally and personally. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for empowering our employees with the tools to thrive while working remotely, while also providing resources to ensure physical and mental wellness were put front and center.

You will join a team that believes our success starts with the success of our clients, while working together as a team to realize our greatest potential.  You will join a team that strives towards excellence while developing and sharing skills and knowledge. You can make a difference for our clients, the world around us and be part of a team that cares. We are dedicated to offering a hybrid work environment when applicable.

IG Wealth Management is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively – this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

 
The Role:

As a member of our Corporate Solutions Technology team at IGM, you will be joining a highly collaborative group with experience in and passion for delivering innovative solutions for our clients, advisors, and employees using the latest technology and insights. 

This role works closely with business sponsors and business representatives to capture the systems objectives, evaluate the business case, and define solutions that are in alignment with the organizational system architecture. This role also works with Project Managers, Systems Architects, and Software Developers in a shared responsibility for project evaluation, quality and completion. Involvement with large scale projects involving multiple business areas as well as internal and external providers is anticipated.  The role will require a strong understanding of the high level of complexity across business areas where both the impact and risk associated are high.

The successful candidate will be working on our Finance, Audit and Risk team, and will be responsible for configuring SAP ECC Finance modules; specifically, FI, AP, AR, CO, MM.  Our SAP ERP environment is ECC 6.0 Enhancement Pkg 8.  Detailed knowledge of impacts to SAP configuration is required to support sustainment and project delivery.   

Candidate will have 10+ years of hands-on experience in SAP Configuration and Systems Analysis with large Program experience.
 

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

Liaises with business stakeholders to understand industry trends and business objectives to design the solution that will meet their decision support and management reporting needs. 

Defines and communicates systems requirements at the appropriate level of detail to ensure applications are flexible, open, scalable, available, testable, and maintainable within a high-volume production environment.

Analyzes and conceptualizes the design of the solution, working with the Systems Architect, Vendors and Software Developer to achieve the client stakeholder objectives through effective deployment of technology. 

Applies both in-depth business and technical knowledge, to successfully represent the business and technology community in arriving at technical solutions.

Works with and collaborates with internal and external technology partners in meeting the needs of Finance, Audit and Risk.

Producing knowledge-sharing documentation and providing technical guidance to junior team members.
 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following core competencies and experience:

Positive attitude, keeping a constant watch on how to do things better 

Adaptability and a willingness to take on new challenges 

Demonstrated ability to provide technology recommendations to the business 

Experience working with developers to design and analyze alternative technical solutions, test completed code and complete a smooth implementation with business partners 

Proficient analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills 

Advanced knowledge, experience, and understanding of architecture, application development, application systems design, and integration

Demonstrated proficiency in a team environment with projects involving the integration of disparate types of technologies/platforms and agile development

Experienced in providing operational and sustainment services

Proven capabilities in establishing and maintaining effective partnerships and relationships 

Strong communication skills (oral, written, facilitation, presentation) and facilitation skills

Demonstrated initiative and leadership abilities – comfortable managing issues in cross functional teams 

Conflict and issue resolution and escalation 

Post-secondary education in a related discipline
 

In addition, the following competencies would be highly valued and considered more favorably:

Knowledge of the Wealth Management and the Financial Services industry

Experience with SAP, S4 Conversion,

Experience with SWIFT

Experience with SAP Concur

Canadian accounting knowledge / designation

Please visit our career page by clicking on the following link: https://www.ig.ca/en/careers

We thank all applicants for their interest in IG Wealth Management; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

IG Wealth Management is an accessible employer committed to providing a barrier free recruitment experience. If you require an accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

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