At FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada (FIRST Canada), we are proud to promote a workplace that fosters growth and innovation. We employ a dedicated team of enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. Our open concept and creative culture fosters team work and presents opportunities for growth within the organization. FIRST Canada is an affiliate of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $66 billion in assets.
Join the FIRST Insurance Funding of Canada (FIRST Canada) team.
We are a multi-year Globe and Mail / Morneau Shapell Employee Recommended workplace with an award-winning culture.
We offer a flexible, hybrid-work model and our FIRST Flex program offers opportunity to work internationally.
We have a comprehensive benefit package including:
- Health Benefits: including medical, dental, vision, life, and health spending account
- Financial Benefits: an RRSP plan with a generous company match and competitive compensation including discretionary or incentive bonuses
- Education Benefits: education reimbursement and on-demand learning courses
We have a dedicated team of enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment.
We support work / life balance and promote growth-from-within opportunities.
Why join this team?
- We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
- We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility
What You’ll Do
Job Description Summary:
Quality and Compliance is a fast-paced team, which is accountable for effectively managing a large volume and variety of tasks in support of the overall business. This would include assisting in the preparation and governance of standard business documents, due diligence reviews, risk assessments, audit related functions, contract review and legal research.
This role is ideally suited for a team player who is detailed oriented with strong analytical skills, who can assist in legal research and day to day operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in review and preparation of various legal and business documentation providing summary of recommendations and identify risks
- Assist with legal/business research and formulate business responses
- Review, categorize and provide business centric interpretations of legal opinions
- Prepare Provincial Annual reviews/reports and license business renewals
- Assist in development of internal resource material for business
- Assist in completion of internal reviews/audits of various business functions.
- Other administrative duties as required
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Previous financial processing, customer service and/or administration experience
- A proactive, energetic and enthusiastic approach to your work
- Self-motivation, strong attention to detail and ability to work with strict deadlines
- The ability to build strong relationships with internal and external customers
- Quality focused with strong organizational and abstract reasoning skills
- Innovative problem solving skills with ability to multitask
- A flexible attitude towards change and the ability to adapt to new situations
- Knowledge of Outlook, Excel and MS Word
- **Bilingual French/English would be a strong asset**
Training/ Education/ Experience Qualifications
- Must be an enrolled College or University student
- 0-3 years of work experience, preferably with the Financial Services
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