Manager, Accounting Advisory Services - Financial Instruments

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Join KPMG’s dynamic Accounting Advisory Services team in Toronto, where you’ll use your technical accounting and financial reporting expertise to help clients navigate complex, evolving business challenges. You’ll work with both private and public companies across industries, supporting them through significant transactions, regulatory changes, and operational transformations.

In this role, you’ll join a collaborative group of professionals delivering financial services advisory engagements, helping clients solve a wide range of technical accounting and financial reporting matters (including financial instruments, consolidations, securitization and related valuation considerations) across IFRS, US GAAP and ASPE.

You’ll thrive if you’re an independent, pragmatic problem-solver who enjoys managing multiple workstreams, communicating complex concepts in plain language, and translating the “right answer” into a practical implementation approach. The position offers exposure to diverse projects with private and public organizations—primarily in banking and other financial services in Canada and beyond—along with opportunities to develop your technical depth, business acumen, and client relationship skills.

• Lead financial instruments accounting advisory engagements under IFRS, US GAAP and/or ASPE) from planning through delivery, managing timelines, deliverables, and client expectations.
• Monitor evolving accounting standards, securities/regulatory requirements, and emerging accounting and business issues.
• Evaluate accounting, reporting, and disclosure requirements; prepare supporting analyses and client-ready deliverables (memos, reports, and presentations); and assess differences across frameworks. Areas may include recognition/derecognition, derivatives (including embedded derivatives), securitization, hedge accounting, and impairment (ECL/CECL).
• Support broader financial reporting needs, including financial statement preparation, working paper support, and coordination with client auditors.
• Develop fit-for-purpose recommendations by understanding client objectives, preferences, and operational constraints.
• Help clients operationalize financial reporting requirements; experience with risk management reporting and/or regulatory reporting is an asset.
• Collaborate cross functionally (e.g., Financial Risk Management and Valuation) to support process/control redesign and advise on broader business impacts of accounting change.

• Post-secondary degree required
• 5+ years’ experience advising on complex financial instrument, (including hedge accounting)
• Canadian CPA designation, an internationally recognized equivalent accounting designation per CPA Canada guidelines, or enrollment in the CPA program required
• Financial services industry experience (e.g., banks, lenders, credit unions, broker-dealers).
• Strong technical accounting judgment and research skills, with the ability to translate complex standards into clear, practical guidance.
• Experience applying IFRS, US GAAP and ASPE and related topics such as consolidation, securitization, and valuation considerations.
• Excellent communication skills—able to produce high-quality technical memos/presentations and explain complex concepts clearly to varied stakeholders.
• Proven project management and people leadership skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver with attention to detail.
• Adaptable, curious, and comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel and data skills; experience supporting or leading systems implementation activities (e.g., data discovery, configuration, testing) is an asset.
• Willingness to travel within Canada, the U.S., and internationally (as legally permissible), as required by the role.

KPMG Ontario Pay Range Information

The expected base salary range for this position is $91,000 to $136,000 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills, & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.

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Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.

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