Tyler Friend, Cpa
About Tyler Friend, Cpa
Tyler Friend is a Senior Financial Analyst at TELUS in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a background in corporate accounting and treasury functions.
Company
Tyler Friend currently works at TELUS, a leading telecommunications company in Canada. He holds the position of Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate FP&A in Vancouver, British Columbia. His work involves corporate financial planning and analysis, which is critical for the company's financial strategies and forecasting.
Title
Tyler Friend holds the title of Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate FP&A at TELUS. His role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities within financial planning and analysis, contributing to the strategic financial management of the company.
Education and Expertise
Tyler Friend studied at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) and achieved a certification in Accounting from 2016 to 2018. He also attended Simon Fraser University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) with a concentration in Accounting from 2013 to 2016. Earlier, he studied Business Administration and Management at Douglas College, earning a transfer degree from 2010 to 2012. Tyler completed the TELUS Financial Management Development Program (FMDP) and graduated from the Beedie School of Business.
Background
Tyler Friend's career began in customer-facing roles at Costco Wholesale, where he worked as a Front End Assistant and AMEX Salesperson from 2011 to 2013 in Port Coquitlam, BC. He later served as an Office Administrator at LEVEL Furnished Living from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, he gained early career experience as a Staff Accountant Intern at Saturna Group Chartered Accountants LLP.
Professional Experience at TELUS
Tyler Friend has held several financial analyst roles at TELUS, demonstrating a steady progression in his career. Starting as a Financial Analyst I - Corporate Accounting (2016-2017), he moved to Financial Analyst I - Business Solutions West (2017-2018). He then served as Financial Analyst II - Treasury (2018-2019) and Financial Analyst III - Corporate FP&A (2019-2020) before being promoted to his current role as Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate FP&A. His extensive experience includes both corporate accounting and treasury functions.