Req Id: 79649
Bell is a truly Canadian company with a 135 year track record of success. We are defined by the passion of our team members and their belief in our company’s vast potential.
To ensure we continue to be recognized as Canada’s leading communications company, we’re committed to finding and developing the next generation of leaders. This means creating best-in-class career and development opportunities for our employees.
If you’re passionate, driven and find yourself seeking interesting work, new challenges and continuous learning opportunities, then we want you to join our team.
Includes corporate and operational finance, internal teams support, the controllers group, internal audit and risk advisory services, taxation, treasury, corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
With passion and an unrelenting commitment to excellence, Bell Media creates content and builds brands that entertain, inform, engage, and inspire audiences through the platforms of their choice. Bell Media is Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV, Canada’s #1 television network; 35 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS, Canada’s most-watched specialty channels in English and French; and four pay TV services, including The Movie Network and Super Écran. Bell Media is also Canada’s largest radio broadcaster, with 106 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across Canada. Bell Media owns Astral Out of Home, one of Canada’s most dynamic and innovative out-of-home advertising companies with a network of more than 10,500 advertising faces in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia.
Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites; delivers TV Everywhere with premium subscription on-demand streaming service CraveTV, as well as its innovative GO video streaming services including CTV GO, TMN GO, and TSN GO; holds an equity stake in digital startup Hubub; is partners in Cirque du Soleil Media, a joint venture with Cirque du Soleil; and owns Dome Productions Inc., a multi-platform production company. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company.
The Reporting and Planning team at Bell Media plays an integral part in reporting, forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning. The role provides an opportunity to work in an engaging, dynamic and fast paced environment. In this role, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop a broad knowledge of all of the Bell Media business units (TV, Radio and OOH). The role will report to Senior Manager, Financial Reporting.
Job Duties/Accountabilities
- Support the month end reporting process across all Bell Media business units. This involves establishing a strong working relationship and regular communication with the various Bell Media and Bell Corporate finance teams. This also involves having an in-depth understanding of the Bell Media reporting structure and the key drivers impacting the business units.
- Prepare the monthly corporate reporting package. This includes the timely preparation of meaningful and concise consolidated analysis (analysis includes comparing latest results to previous forecasts, budget and prior year).
- Manage (create, modify and distribute) the month end reporting templates for business unit finance primes.
- Prepare a monthly report showing significant one-time items (by month and quarter) as compared to the prior year
- Actively participate in ensuring the Reporting team meets all corporate requirements including the quarterly preparation of information for the Bell Investor Relations team
- Prepare various high quality monthly financial reports for distribution to the Bell Media senior leadership team
- Build various financial reports to support financial analysis using SAP’s BPC application.
- Support the Bell Media Finance Departments by coordinating the preparation of annual budgets, in year forecasting and the analysis of actual departmental results.
- Identify and assist in implementing new processes which streamline and create efficiencies in the month end reporting processes
- Manage the restatement process of budgets and prior periods for Bell Media
- Special projects on an ad hoc basis
Critical Qualifications/Competencies
- Professional accounting designation (i.e. CPA, CA, CMA, CGA)
- 3+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, take ownership of issues and see through to resolution
- Exceptional communication (both written and verbal) skills. Ability to communicate and present information in a clear and concise manner to the relevant audience.
- Superior analytical and problem solving skills
- Relentless attention to detail and accuracy is critical to performance success
- Ability to partner with various cross-functional groups and management levels
- Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, manage competing priorities and balance multiple deliverables
- Demonstrated ability to create high quality reports/presentations for management
- Exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills (pivot tables, logical statement formulas, lookups, etc)
- Ability to drive results while fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
Preferred Qualifications/Competencies
- In-depth knowledge of BPC
- Working knowledge of SAP/BW
Bilingualism is an asset (English and French)
Additional Information:
Position Type: Management
Job Location: Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Application Deadline: 06/12/2015
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.
Bell is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live and serve, and where every team member has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Created: Canada, ON, Toronto