Business/Financial Consultant - Public Sector

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As a Business Consultant, you will be a key player in developing and delivering business performance information and financial results in support of our growth strategy.  Success will be achieved by working closely with financial controllers, internal business partners and the Public East leadership team to deliver in depth analysis of revenue, cost and KPI trends supporting our business performance.  

You must use your analytical skill set and tools to dive deep into financial performance and the business drivers influencing those results.  You must also have excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to portray your findings so they can be used in presenting material which will result in evolving business decisions. You are expected to understand or learn to use SalesForce, as well as TELUS’ various billing systems and reporting databases. Additionally, you will be required to comprehend the operational drivers of the financials to ensure we influence the financial outcome Public East is contributing to TELUS.  

The successful candidate will take initiative to understand the business, be a strong analytical contributor and apply their project management skills to investigate and explain business performance.

Here’s how

• Produce and communicate the financial results monthly to meet the timelines associated with performance measurement cycles.
• Develop next level analysis of various KPI, revenue and cost.
• Lead the analysis and reporting of quarterly, yearly financial and performance metrics including variance explanations which get to the reasons for the results; with the goal of enhancing business understanding and decision-making.
• You will lead business/operations stakeholders to understand Public East initiatives and evaluate impacts to financial planning and reporting.
• Support the development of strategic business plans with the Public East leadership.
   

You are the missing piece of the puzzle

• Knowledge of business analysis methodologies, financial reporting and business KPI statistics
• Proficiency with monthly accounting policies and processes
• An understanding of TELUS’ product services set
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to plan, coordinate and bring to closure a significant number of initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to meet important month-end reporting/variance explanation and triage processes 
• Passion for excellence, strong work ethic and solutions-oriented
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, ever-changing environment - comfortable with managing ambiguity 
• Ability to interact with all levels of TELUS Team members to enable you to obtain support for, and contributions.
• Display a high degree of integrity in handling confidential information
• Bilingual French & English an asset

Required Professional Designation/Certification: 

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration or equivalent 
• Required Experience: 
• Strong MS Excel knowledge
• Minimum 7 years of experience within a Telecommunications business analysis or financial analysis function