IFRS 9 / Moody’s Investment Accounting Consultant (Contract)

Location: downtown Toronto (3 days onsite)

Duration: 2–3 months initial (strong likelihood of extension to 5–6 months)

Overview

A leading organization is seeking an experienced IFRS 9 / Moody’s Investment Accounting Consultant (Contract) to support a high-priority compliance and reporting initiative across multiple subsidiaries. This role will operate at the intersection of external advisors, system providers, and internal finance teams, ensuring accurate implementation and reporting under IFRS 9.

Reporting directly to senior finance leadership, this position requires a blend of technical accounting, investment accounting, systems knowledge, and project coordination experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Support IFRS 9 compliance and reporting, including impairment and Expected Credit Loss (ECL) calculations
• Act as a key liaison between external advisors, Moody’s Analytics, and internal stakeholders
• Assist with Moody’s Analytics implementation, including Impairment Studio
• Review and validate financial reporting outputs, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Provide oversight across systems, data flows, and reporting processes
• Support investment accounting activities, including analysis and reporting of financial instruments
• Coordinate deliverables across stakeholders to ensure timelines and requirements are met
• Identify and resolve issues related to data, models, and reporting outputs

Qualifications

• CPA designation required; Big 4 background strongly preferred
• Proven experience with IFRS 9 (impairment, ECL, financial instruments)
• Hands-on experience with Moody’s Analytics / Impairment Studio preferred
• Strong investment accounting experience, including valuation and reporting of financial assets
• Background in structured finance, financial reporting, or advisory environments
• Experience supporting system implementations or finance transformation projects
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment

Why This Role

• High-impact project with exposure to senior finance leadership
• Opportunity to collaborate with external advisors and leading financial systems
• Potential for extension and expanded scope

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