Technical Accounting Manager

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is a great place to work. You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future friendly team as the innovative technology solutions we offer.

Our team members include people like you – enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding.

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

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is leveraging our world-leading technology and innovation to create better producer-to-consumer outcomes. To do this, we are creating a unified, trusted and sustainable value chain that enables the most efficient production and logistics outcomes, while lowering the impact on the environment. We deliver actionable digital solutions and data insights that connect global supply chains, improving the safety, quality and sustainability of food and consumer goods, all in a way that's traceable and clear to the end consumer.

We offer an unmatched suite of innovative solutions and purpose-built applications for every participant in the supply chain, from seed manufacturers and farmers through to grocery stores and consumer goods companies. Our solutions are comprised of the latest technologies that enable our customers to optimize their businesses and move goods through supply chains with more accuracy, efficiency and profit to get the right products to shelf, at the right time and at the right price, creating more sustainable production and consumption outcomes.

Here's how

• Lead the month-end close process for revenue recognition to ensure revenue is recorded timely and properly in accordance with IFRS 15.
  
• Continuously improve and refine processes and procedures that can scale effectively as we grow to increase efficiency and quality of the team’s deliverables.
• Partner cross-functionally to understand new / current products; lead the design and implementation of robust operational accounting processes and systems to support the products. 
• Confer with technical accounting team on policy application to achieve consistency and optimal results.
  Work collaboratively with FP&A and others within the organization to assist in understanding our actual revenue as well as help provide guidance to support revenue forecasting.
• Drive strong internal controls to ensure compliance of all financial reporting requirements and maintain proper SOX documentation. 
• Ensure accounting policy memos and supporting schedules are properly analyzed and documented. 
• Analyze unique transactions and prepare technical accounting memos to document accounting treatment conclusions to ensure proper accounting and disclosure.
• Work with the business to gather the required data for analysis. 
• Assist in maintaining and improving SOX compliance related to technical accounting processes.
• Perform ad-hoc/special projects and analysis as required.

What you bring to the role

• 8- 10 years experience as a Technical Account Manager 10-12 years of progressive experience in the accounting and finance fields. Technically strong in  accounting and external reporting with public accounting experience required. Prior experience with a  publicly traded company is preferred.
• Strong experience and knowledge of accounting topics for global business with knowledge and practical  application of IFRS 15 and GAAP standards.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction to accomplish objectives.
  
• Successful collaboration in matrix organization to maximize performance, problem solve, and deliver  results.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills to interact with and influence various levels  of management.
• Dynamic, innovative, and problem resolution focused.
• Agility to work in a fast-paced, acquisitive environment and adapt and lead through change. 
• Ability to immerse oneself to understand problems and propose solutions.
• Ability to effectively work in a multi-location organization and adapt to different cultures.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or in a directly related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required.
• Prior experience with SaaS business is preferred.
  

Join us

Collectively, our talented team and integrated solutions uniquely position us to transform collaboration within the industry at a global level, empowering and connecting producers to consumers for a more efficient, sustainable future.

Everyone belongs at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do or how you do it, at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods, your unique contribution and talents will be valued and respected. Because the more diverse perspectives we have the more likely we are to crack the code on what our customers want and our communities need.

Do you share our passion for enabling remarkable human outcomes?

Together, let’s make the future friendly.

Accessibility

TELUS Agriculture 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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