Manager, Brokerage Platform Operations (General Ledger)

Build something people love Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work . About the Role Reporting to the Director, Brokerage Account Operations, you will own and scale our brokerage general ledger processes. You sit at the intersection of Operations, Finance, and Engineering—translating transactional booking logic into reliable operational workflows. Your core mission is to safeguard ledger integrity, ensure regulatory audit readiness, and systematically improve core brokerage processes. About the Team: The Brokerage Operations team manages the engine behind Wealthsimple’s brokerage services. We ensure billions of dollars move seamlessly, accurately, and in full compliance with regulatory standards. Our team works cross-functionally to bridge technical engineering specs with real-world financial accuracy. What You'll Do Ensure Ledger Integrity: Lead cross-functional efforts to ensure accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting for all client transactional data. Remediate Systemic Issues: Investigate data anomalies entering the general ledger, tracing root causes to design automated, long-term solutions. Lead Audit Readiness: Coordinate operational deliverables for brokerage audits (SOC, FinOps, MFRs) and maintain robust process documentation. Oversee Asset Movements: Monitor internal and external ledger transfer bookings, tracking timelines so exception cases are handled promptly. Scale Operations: Partner with Engineering to automate manual workflows, reduce operational risk, and support new product launches. Develop the Team & Processes: Mentor team members while designing process improvements that reduce manual burden and eliminate single points of failure. Skills You Bring 5+ years of experience in brokerage or broker-dealer accounting, finance, or ledger operations. Direct general ledger experience operating an in-house or non-outsourced ledger day-to-day. Cross-functional fluency with the ability to communicate technical requirements to Engineering and accounting logic to Finance. Experience with regulatory oversight , such as Monthly Financial Reports (MFRs) or SOC audit support. Nice to Have Hands-on experience mapping software systems like Oracle GL or NetSuite. Hands-on experience using SQL Why Wealthsimple? 🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance 📈 Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business 🌴 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year* ✈️ 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year* 👥 Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS 🌎 We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work. *Unlimited paid sick days, Wellness Days and the 90 day away program do not apply to certain roles. ICYMI Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building. Inclusion Statement: W