Senior Architect (Revenue Recognition & Billing Systems)

TELUS Digital; Vancouver, Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

You will partner with Finance, Controllership, and IT to validate scenarios, own interface specs, and drive SOX controls. A strong architect/provider mindset is required for successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience applying ASC 606 / IFRS 15 in real implementations.
• Experience with deferred revenue and multi-element arrangements.
• Familiarity with SOX and internal controls for revenue reporting.
• Strong collaboration between Finance and IT stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and design of revenue recognition within the new billing system.
• Define integration architecture between billing system and SAP (FI/CO, RAR, and/or BRIM).
• Translate ASC 606 / IFRS 15 requirements into design specs.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Controllership and IT to validate revenue treatments.
• Design interface specifications (IDocs, APIs, BAPIs) for SAP exchanges.
• Oversee reconciliation between billing sub-ledger and SAP GL; support month-end close.
• Provide architectural governance, risk management, and auditability.
• Produce documentation of data mappings and business rules for audits.
• Mentor architects/analysts on revenue recognition program.

Skills

ASC 606 IFRS 15

Revenue recognition

SAP FI/CO

SAP RAR

SAP BRIM

Zuora/Billing integrations

SQL

Data analysis

SOX controls

Architectural governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS

Tools

SAP FI/CO

SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR)

SAP BRIM

Zuora

Job description

Welcome to TELUS Digital — where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS , one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting‑edge technology, agile thinking, and a people‑first culture.

With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and APAC, we offer end-to-end expertise across eight core service areas: Digital Product Consulting, Digital Marketing Services, Data & AI, Strategy Consulting, Business Operations Modernization, Enterprise Applications, Cloud Engineering, and QA & Test Engineering.

From mobile apps and websites to voice UI, chatbots, AI, customer service, and in‑store solutions, TELUS Digital enables seamless, trusted, and digitally powered experiences that meet customers wherever they are — all backed by the secure infrastructure and scale of our multi-billion-dollar parent company.

Location:

This role will operate remotely in Canada in Vancouver, BC, or Toronto, ON locations.

Job Description:

We are implementing a new billing system that must accurately calculate, recognize, and report revenue into SAP.

We are looking for a senior/architect-level resource with deep expertise in revenue recognition and finance reporting to design and govern the revenue architecture for this program. This role sits at the intersection of Finance and IT, ensuring the new billing platform is built to produce revenue outcomes that are accurate, auditable, and compliant with accounting standards, and that data flows correctly and reconciles cleanly into SAP.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of revenue recognition logic within the new billing system, including deferred revenue, contract modifications, and multiple performance obligations.
• Define the integration architecture between the billing system and SAP (FI/CO, Revenue Accounting and Reporting, and/or BRIM), covering data flow, timing, and reconciliation.
• Translate ASC 606 / IFRS 15 revenue recognition requirements into functional and technical design specifications.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Controllership, and IT teams to validate revenue treatment across billing scenarios (new contracts, amendments, cancellations, usage‑based charges, bundles/promotions).
• Design and review interface specifications (IDocs, APIs, BAPIs, middleware) for revenue and billing data exchange with SAP.
• Establish and oversee reconciliation processes between the billing sub‑ledger and the SAP general ledger, including month‑end close support. Provide architectural governance across the program: review designs for scalability, data integrity, auditability, and SOX/internal controls compliance. Support SIT/UAT test strategy and execution for revenue reporting scenarios, including edge cases and exception handling.
• Proactively identify risks and gaps related to revenue leakage, reporting accuracy, and financial controls, and drive remediation.
• Produce clear documentation of data mappings, business rules, and technical designs for audit and knowledge transfer.
• Act as subject matter expert on revenue recognition and finance reporting, mentoring other architects/analysts on the program.

Required Skills & Experience:

Revenue Recognition & Finance Reporting

• Working knowledge of ASC 606 / IFRS 15 revenue recognition standards, applied in a real implementation (not just theoretical).
• Experience with deferred revenue, contract assets/liabilities, revenue waterfalls, and multiple-element/performance‑obligation accounting.
• Understanding of finance close processes: month‑end/quarter‑end close, journal entries, sub‑ledger to GL reconciliation.
• Familiarity with internal financial controls and SOX compliance requirements for revenue reporting.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP FI/CO; direct experience with SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) strongly preferred.
• Experience with SAP BRIM (Convergent Invoicing/Charging) or similar billing‑to‑SAP integration patterns is a strong plus.
• Experience architecting integrations between billing platforms (e.g., Zuora, Amdocs, CSG, Salesforce Billing, or custom billing systems) and SAP.
• Solid understanding of data integration methods: IDocs, APIs, BAPIs, ETL, and middleware
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills to trace revenue data through complex system‑to‑system flows.
• 10+ years of experience in finance systems, revenue/billing systems, or financial reporting roles.
• 5+ years operating at a senior/architect/lead level on billing or revenue system implementations.
• Proven ability to translate between Finance stakeholders and technical teams, and to challenge/validate requirements from both sides.
• Strong documentation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience with Agile and/or Waterfall delivery methodologies on large systems programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• SAP certification in RAR, FI, or related modules.
• Experience in telecom or subscription‑based billing environments (usage‑based billing, recurring revenue, plan changes).
• Prior experience on large‑scale billing transformation or ERP revenue module implementation programs.

What Success Looks Like Within the first 6 months, this person has established a clear, documented revenue recognition architecture for the new billing system; validated it against Finance's requirements and applicable accounting standards; and built reliable, reconciled data flows into SAP that the finance team trusts for month‑end close and audit.

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