Budget Coordinator

Résumé du poste

Manage departmental budgets by coordinating reporting, monitoring actuals against plans, and leading annual budget and quarterly forecast preparations. Provide administrative coordination for pre-procurement activities and track team travel and expense compliance.

Détails du poste

We are looking for a detail-oriented professional to support budgeting and financial administration for the LEO organization. This role is key to ensuring accurate tracking, reporting, and coordination of financial activities across teams. You will manage budgets, support forecasting and reporting cycles, and collaborate with engineering, finance, and procurement stakeholders to ensure alignment and financial accuracy. Responsibilities also include coordinating pre-procurement activities, monitoring expenses, and supporting ongoing program financial tracking. This opportunity is ideal for someone with a background in business or accounting who brings strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment Main Responsibilities Manage the LEO departments’ budgets by coordinating timely reporting, monitoring actuals against plan, and providing clear analysis and justification for budget variances Lead the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and year-end estimate updates by consolidating historical actuals and inputs from directors, and critically reviewing submissions to identify savings opportunities, errors, duplications and omissions Provide administrative coordination for pre-procurement activities by organizing required documentation and approvals with technical leads, management, IT, Procurement, FP&A and Legal before purchases are initiated Track and verify travel requests and expense submissions for team members, ensure compliance with company policy, identify discrepancies prior to approval, and follow up to ensure timely submission and resolution of outstanding items Support financial and program administration activities across the organization, including accruals, capitalization inputs, financial reporting, long-term plan updates, and ongoing tracking of program budgets in collaboration with Accounting and FP&A Analyze financial and administrative data, summarize findings, and present clear recommendations and status updates to management and other internal stakeholders Support the engineering management team in the preparation of documentation, briefing material, presentations, meetings and other administrative requirements as needed Education & Experience Required A post-secondary diploma from community college in accounting and/or business A minimum of 5 years of experience in budgeting, financial reporting, accounting support, or business administration Ability to work effectively as an individual while ensuring alignment with the team Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills to collect, validate, interpret and present financial and administrative information accurately and effectively Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Workday and the ability to work effectively across financial, procurement and reporting processes involving multiple internal stakeholders DECISION MAKING & SUPERVISION This role has no direct reports, but will work and interact with multi-disciplinary engineering, finance and commercial teams. WORKING CONDITIONS Working conditions are generally comfortable typical of an office environment Resource is required to be working on site at Telesat's HQ a minimum of 4 days per week Government of Canada security clearance is required in this role. The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP) We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Ce que vous ferez

Manage departmental budgets by coordinating reporting, monitoring actuals against plans, and leading annual budget and quarterly forecast preparations. Provide administrative coordination for pre-procurement activities and track team travel and expense compliance.

Exigences

Requires a post-secondary diploma in accounting or business and at least 5 years of experience in budgeting or financial administration. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Workday, and be able to obtain Government of Canada security clearance.

Compétences indiquées

• Budgeting · Souhaitée
• Financial Reporting · Souhaitée
• Microsoft Excel · Souhaitée
• Analyse financière · Souhaitée
• Workday · Souhaitée
• Forecasting · Souhaitée

Autres compétences pertinentes

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Budgeting
• Financial Reporting
• Forecasting
• Expense Tracking
• Financial Analysis
• Procurement Coordination
• Microsoft Excel
• Workday
• Budget Variance Analysis
• Financial Administration

Domaines d’emploi

• Finance & Accounting
• Administrative
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Technology