Job Description

Join our team

The TELUS Finance Business Partner Enabler team supports Customer Technology Excellence (CTE) - New Real Estate Developments and is composed of a group of highly engaged and motivated team members. We are trusted business partners who provide exceptional analysis, business guidance, financial reporting and forecasting to our senior leaders and key stakeholders, working collaboratively as a team to deliver top results.

Here\'s the impact you\'ll make and what we\'ll accomplish together

As a high-performing Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) within our team, you will be a key finance partner, leveraging your expert knowledge in financial analysis, forecasting and general business guidance, you will provide dynamic and timely insights for our key stakeholders, identifying risks and opportunities within the business and driving TELUS profitability. At the core of your talents is your innate ability to communicate, work autonomously and recognize how to drive efficiencies; TELUS is a technology company and with that, we are always optimizing how we work and engage with our stakeholders.

If you\'re ready to deliver value-added financial and business guidance, modeling and analysis to a dynamic business unit read on\xe2\x80\xa6

Here\'s how

Each day you will bring your financial and business expertise that will include accountability for:

• Collaborating with your stakeholders and leading month-end close, reporting and forecasting processes, translating results into a story that enables key business discussion and decisions.
• Working closely with team members and the controller to identify, communicate and mitigate financial risks both within the New Real Estate Developments team and across TELUS
• Working closely with your controller, leading month-end journal vouchers, accruals, reporting processes and reconciliations

Our world is changing and evolving, and so is TELUS. You need to be able to adapt quickly to the following:

• Develop a strong understanding of real estate development business, processes and operations to create and present organizational information and financial reports to senior leadership, including TELUS Vice Presidents & Directors
• Strive to improve TELUS profitability with the New Developments team
• Provide insightful analysis and decision support for ad hoc requests from various stakeholders
• Comfortable working autonomously, sometimes under pressure and tight deadlines
• Recognize and lead implementation of new reporting tools, automation solutions and other technology driven process improvements across the Finance Enabler team

You\'re the missing piece of the puzzle

Big Thinker:

• Exceptional analytical, financial modeling and innovative thinking skills with strong sense of ownership and ability to make effective decisions and deal with complex issues
• An entrepreneurial mindset is key

Collaborative Team Player:

• Able to work well in a cross-functional team environment maintaining respect and sensitivity to all perspectives and information

Engaging Communicator:

• Track record of building and developing relationships, with strong ability to influence others at all levels in the organization, with external partners and internal and external legal counsel by employing negotiation and listening skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively and professionally with internal and external partners and stakeholders

Proactive Planner:

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to scope out difficult tasks & projects, set objectives and goals, develop schedules, prioritize multiple activities, anticipate roadblocks and mitigate risks
• Able to manage multiple projects to meet deadlines and goals in fast-paced, ever-changing, and often ambiguous environment

Self-Starter:

• High standards of performance and a strong desire to learn
• A proven ability to highlight inefficiencies and make improvements to processes
• Desire to learn, adapt and lead implementation of new technologies

Great-to-haves

• Completion of a professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) required with post qualification experience preferred
• Experience with month-end close work, including journal entry preparation, account reconciliations and controls monitoring & remediation
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant analytical experience
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office and Google Suite toolset (must include Excel and Google Sheets)
• Experience with SAP
• Real Estate experience or interest

A bit about us

We\xe2\x80\x99re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you\xe2\x80\x99re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Across People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs, we are the diverse and talented team responsible for making sure TELUS is managed as a world-leading organization. \xe2\x80\x8b

We are honoured to be recognized

84%
2021 engagement score

130,000+
Team members worldwide

10
# of years voted One of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Best Corporate Citizens

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

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