Senior Financial Analyst - Payroll Accounting

TELUS Corporation; Canada; Remote; CAD 86,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits plan

3 weeks vacation

Generous pension and share purchase

Job summary

TELUS is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - Payroll Accounting to lead biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll processes across Canada. You will act as a trusted advisor, ensure accuracy of payroll postings and reconciliations, and leverage SAP payroll and FI modules to deliver insights and control.

Strong Excel and communication skills are essential. You’ll collaborate with controllers, government agencies, and internal partners to support Total Rewards programs and regulatory

Qualifications

• 10+ years of payroll and financial accounting experience
• Strong analytical and leadership abilities
• Advanced Excel and SAP HR/FI proficiency
• Experience across federal, provincial and collective agreements
• Bilingual English/French is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to P&C Operations leadership as SME
• Lead payroll accounting biweekly, monthly, quarterly and annually
• Ensure payroll postings, reconciliations and controls are accurate
• Leverage SAP payroll and FI to deliver insights
• Prepare executive-level presentations with Excel/PowerPoint
• Collaborate with auditors, government agencies and partners

Skills

Payroll accounting

SAP HR/FI

Excel

Data analysis

Financial controls

Stellar communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP Payroll

SAP FI/HR

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst - Payroll Accounting

Location: Montréal, QC, CA Burnaby, BC, CA, V5G 4S4 Toronto, ON, CA Edmonton, AB, CA Calgary, AB, CA Vancouver, BC, CA

Jobs by Category: People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Job Function: People & Culture

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Regular

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

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.

Salary Range: $86,000-$136,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 15%

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in office, virtually or a combination of both
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunitiestodevelop your skills
• And much more ...

Job Type: This is for a current vacancy

A bit about us

We’re 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’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. 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. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team memberwill 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.

We are honoured to be recognized

150,000+
Team members worldwide

15
# of years voted One of Canada’s 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.