Director, Accounting Policy

Director, Accounting Policy BUILD SOMETHING PEOPLE LOVE Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture and learn more about how we work https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers. ABOUT THE ROLE Reporting to the Senior Director, Financial Reporting, the Director, Accounting Policy will be the founding leader of Wealthsimple's Accounting Policy function. This is a rare opportunity to build a critical discipline from the ground up at one of Canada's most ambitious fintech companies — and to shape the accounting infrastructure that will carry Wealthsimple through its next chapter. You will be responsible for establishing the company's accounting policy framework, building and curating a comprehensive policy library, and ensuring that every business line — from brokerage and banking to credit card, WealthsimpleTax, and mortgage — has the technical accounting guidance it needs to launch, scale, and report with confidence. You will also serve as a key point of contact for our external auditors and play a central role in defining Wealthsimple's long-term accounting policy strategy. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, gets energy from building things that don't yet exist, and wants to leave a lasting mark on the financial foundation of a rapidly growing company . In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Build the Accounting Policy Function - Stand up Wealthsimple's first dedicated accounting policy team. Define the mandate, operating model, and roadmap for the function. - Establish the processes, templates, and governance frameworks that will scale with the organization as it grows in complexity and regulatory scrutiny. Develop the Accounting Policy Library - Design, build, and maintain a comprehensive accounting policy library aligned with IFRS and Wealthsimple's long-term corporate strategy using Claude and existing accounting memos to build the library at scale and at pace. - Author and maintain technical accounting policy positions, memos, and white papers covering all areas, especially key ones such as IFRS 9, IFRS 15, equity-based compensation and emerging standards. - Ensure policies are practical, clearly written, and accessible to both finance professionals and non-finance stakeholders across the business. Provide Cross-Business Advisory Support - Act as the go-to accounting policy advisor for all of Wealthsimple's business lines, including brokerage, banking, credit card, SimpleTax, mortgage, and any new products on the horizon. - Partner with product, legal, and business teams early in the product development lifecycle to assess accounting implications of new products, features, and commercial arrangements before they launch. - Provide proactive guidance on complex or non-routine transactions, ensuring proper IFRS treatment is identified and documented in advance. Manage the External Audit Relationship - Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors on all accounting policy matters, including new policy positions, changes in estimates, and technical interpretations. - Coordinate the preparation and delivery of accounting policy documentation to auditors, ensuring positions are well-supported and audit-ready. - Proactively manage the audit timeline for policy-related deliverables and resolve technical accounting queries efficiently. Shape the Long-Term Accounting Policy Strategy - Define and own the multi-year accounting policy roadmap, anticipating the evolving needs of Wealthsimple as it scales by ensuring that all ... (truncated, view full listing at source)