HOOPP
Why you’ll love working here:
- High-performance, people-focused culture
- Our commitment that equity, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
- Learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
- Competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees with recent additions to promote inclusive coverage to a diverse employee population. These recent additions include gender affirmation and fertility drug and treatment coverage
- Membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
- Access to an annual wellness reimbursement program for health and wellness-related expenses for permanent employees
- Virtual fitness, yoga and meditation classes, nutritional consultations and wellness seminars
- Flexible hybrid work model that embraces remote work
- The opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers
What you will do:
- Assist with the Private Equity and Infrastructure valuation review process – which includes reviewing investment valuation memorandums prepared by Investment Management, preparing independent valuation models, evaluating comparable trading multiples and market transactions and general research into industry and market conditions. Initial discussions with staff members of Investment Management to examine differences, gather additional financial information and arrive at a preliminary value recommendation to discuss with the Director. Escalate issues and other matters to the Director for resolution.
- Review quarterly Limited Partners (LP) reports to ensure fair values provided are reasonable and supportable as well as gather relevant valuation metrics to develop and populate a knowledge database as it relates to key information disclosed by the General Partners (GP) including multiples achieved on sale of investments.
- Assist the Director with the onboarding of new investments into the valuation process. Ensure understanding of new deal structure, review legal documents and Investment Management investment memorandums, set up new valuation models, track investment financial metrics and financial updates, review MD&A and keep current on investments life cycle.
- Assist the Director in establishing valuation best practices and implement process improvements. Develop and implement standardized valuation models and valuation reporting for the group. Participate in process improvement initiatives as it pertains to the valuation of the Private Equity and Infrastructure portfolios.
- Keep abreast of valuation standards (CICBV) and fair value standards (IFRS, IPEV), technical valuation approaches and methodologies of various asset classes (Common Equity, Preferred Shares and Debt Instruments) as well as knowledge in application of Black Scholes option pricing.
- Assist in ensuring the effective implementation and maintenance of financial control systems for Private Equity and Infrastructure investments.
- Assist in external audit process. Prepare working papers and supporting documentation and respond to queries from the auditors relating to valuations.
- Prepare financial statements for US and Canadian holding companies and ensuring transactions are properly recorded in the sub-ledger.
- Respond to queries from Investment Management and provide materials and analysis as requested.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting requirements, as needed.
What you bring:
- Undergraduate degree in Finance, Commerce, or related discipline.
- Professional designation such as CPA, and CBV required (candidate may be enrolled and working through the process).
- 3-5 years’ experience business valuation, with focus on private equity and infrastructure, preferred
- Experience in use of Capital IQ a requirement
- Experience in Black Scholes option pricing would be an asset
- Experience with preparation of legal entity financial statements would be an asset
- Strong research skills
- Strong financial modeling skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and completeness is extremely important along with the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently
- Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with Investment Management staff and external fund managers
- Ability to respond to queries on numerous topics effectively and promptly
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities
- Ability to remain agile to changes in timelines and workflow
- Proactive self-starter who is highly motivated and results-oriented
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Demonstrated ability in developing and implementing process improvements
Notice for job applicants
Following the advice of Canadian health authorities, to mitigate the risk of potential spread of COVID-19 and support social distancing, all recruiting activities including interviews and new hire onboarding will be conducted online. While we are doing our best to ensure reasonable response times, please expect some delays during the recruiting process due to the current situation. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these challenging times.
For additional information on our adjusted recruitment process, please email us at hrinbox@hoopp.com.
If you have applied to HOOPP in the past and are applying to a new job posting – On October 28, 2021, we introduced a new career site to streamline our application processes. If you created an account prior to this date, you will need to create a new account and profile to apply to any of our current and future opportunities.
About HOOPP
Established in 1960, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for Ontario’s hospital and community-based healthcare sector. We serve more than 400,000 members who provide valued healthcare services at more than 610 employers across the province. At HOOPP, we exist to provide a stable and reliable pension for our members that starts in retirement and is paid for life. As one of Canada’s largest and most respected pension plans, HOOPP’s net assets reached $104 billion at the end of 2020 and our funded status remained strong and stable at 119%.
HOOPP’s core values – professional, accountable, collaborative, compassionate and trustworthy – guide our every interaction with our members, employers and employees. We’ve become one of Canada’s leading pension plans by consistently challenging ourselves and embracing innovation.
From our unique investment management approach to our innovative technology and thought-provoking research, we constantly seek to push the boundaries, and we do this by hiring passionate, forward-thinking people.
Our high-performance culture is founded on collaboration, respect and belonging. HOOPP is an equal opportunity employer and we’re proud of our diversity. We select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Should you require accommodation because of a disability during the recruitment and selection process, please contact our Human Resources team. We will be happy to consult with you so that arrangements can be made for reasonable accommodation.