Job Description

Ready to drive innovation and efficiency to support awesome customer experiences?

Join our team

The P&C Operations team is passionate about providing team members with positive experiences, from their pay to the tools we use to support our Total Rewards processes and programs. We want to be easier to do business with and we’ve been innovating and elevating ourselves to provide delightful experiences. This team has deep knowledge and experience and take great pride in their delivery of services to our customers – the TELUS team.

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together!

You’re a dynamic team player who will drive our Total Rewards & supporting operational strategy forward. Your curiosity, collaboration expertise, strong accounting education and experience along with a desire for life-long learning are strengths that will be critical in the delivery of our services. Your experience using SAP as your platform for service delivery, investigations and problem solving, will support your individual and team goals. Your insightful portfolio analytics and recommendations, knowledge of our processes and identification of areas of opportunity will influence strategic decisions made by leaders. You’ll also team up with friendly, supportive internal partners, including your colleagues, leadership, controllers, key business stakeholders and external stakeholders, such as government agencies, to shape the future of work.

Here's how:

Operate as a Trusted Advisor, Subject Matter Expert and Leader in Financial/Payroll Accounting:

• Provide guidance to the P&C Operations leadership team and act as a subject matter expert that can be relied upon in day-to-day and unique situations
• Showcase your proven ability to build relationships in a national and remote environment, at all levels of the organization
• Represent P&C Operations in work, interactions. meetings and projects, on a regular basis
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to support various programs for our team members, including recommendations to gain direction, alignment, and support from your leader
• Informally lead and provide support to our off-shore team of financial analysts

Execution and/or support of our biweekly, monthly, quarterly and annual payroll accounting functions:

• Accountable for payroll postings, GL accounts, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, employee receivables, liability and expenses, banking accounts and major payroll government remittances including CRA and MRQ
• Manage inputs and outputs of payroll financials ensuring compliance with TELUS policies, legislated or collective agreement negotiated requirements, federal or provincial legislation
• Lead for portfolio, both internal and external auditor’s Sarbanes-Oxley control requirements to ensure integrity of data and brand of TELUS
• Accountable for the accuracy, limit in use and protection of team member data within your role
• Leverage and enhance our use of the SAP payroll and financial systems to support your deliverables

Provide critical business insights and thought leadership:

• Prepare and deliver compelling executive level presentations with thoughtful recommendations using your advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities in conjunction with your excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Identify, develop and implement radical simplification and everyday innovation as part of our everyday culture
• Leverage financial information to create and support companywide financial projections, modelling and budgeting
• Provide expertise in payroll/accounting processes and related system requirements for HR and payroll financial operations
• Create financial reporting and related processes to support evolving customer demands

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• More than 10 years of experience in payroll and financial accounting, systems and compliance across federal, provincial and collective agreement environments within large, complex organizations
• Payroll accounting/accounting designation (CPA, CGA, CMA, CA) or equivalent
• Strong quantitative, problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate financial insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and SAP Human Resources (HR) and Financial Information (FI) modules
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and lead change through team-oriented collaboration at all levels of the organization
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and facilitation skills with a commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience working with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Revenu Québec and internal and external auditors
• recognized for your excellence in accuracy, attention to detail and protection of team member data in your stewardship
• Commitment to protecting team member data and upholding privacy and compliance standards
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment, with a drive for continuous learning and professional development

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in SAP cloud environments
• Bilingual in English and French (written and oral)

Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.) as part of this position's main responsibilities given its national scope.

A bit about us

Our business is connecting Canadians. Our social impact is using our world-leading technology to create meaningful change, give back to help communities thrive, and help those who need it most. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability —your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here.