Are you into numbers? Have we got a job for you!

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See that building? That’s our head office. See that rainbow? That means there’s a pot of gold in there for you, if you are a financial analyst that is. (Okay, not a real pot of gold. But you get the idea.)

What we are looking for is someone who is great with numbers, who can analyse the heck out of them and present them so they make sense.

Sound like you?

Here’s what the job is:

Reporting to the VP Finance, the successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation of financial analyses and providing support to the financial reporting process.

  • Account reconciliations
  • Variance analysis
  • General ledger transactions
  • Review monthly and year-end results for accuracy, completeness and consistency
  • Assist with various aspects of financial reporting
  • Preparation and/or review of business case analyses as required
  • Assist with the month-end close process
  • Assist with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting

Here’s the experience and skills we’re looking for:

  • 5+ years of related experience
  • Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Attention to detail is a must
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP and Management Reporter experience is a definite asset
  • Experience in a fast paced office environment, as well as a high level of accuracy is essential
  • A team player with solid interpersonal and analytical skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Advanced MS Excel skills

We are one of Canada’s fastest growing telecommunications companies and one of Waterloo Region’s emerging start-up success stories! Our rapid success has been leveraged by a marriage of established legacy systems with emerging internet protocol based technologies. This success has translated into growth and many new career opportunities and therefore we are looking for talented people to join our team!

We offer a high energy, professional yet casual work environment with the opportunity to make a difference every day. It’s an environment where everyone’s contribution is valued and rewarded. We take pride in our ability to have fun and celebrate our successes together. In return, we are looking for people who are creative and passionate about their work. Successful employees have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for technology. If we are describing you, then consider becoming a part of the Fibernetics team!

Apply HERE

The 2013 Junior Achievement Business Spirit Awards nominations are out…

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The 2013 Junior Achievement Business Spirit Awards

Every year Junior Achievement, through their Spirit Awards, recognizes “individuals and businesses who have dared to reach beyond the norm and opened their mind to possibility, inspiring others with their creativity and passion along the way.”

This year we are honoured to be nominated in the “Marketing Innovation” category.

For us this is especially cool because, unlike most businesses our size, we are doing it all ourselves. Our small in-house team work very hard (if I do say so myself) at getting the word out about the best kept secret in Canadian telecom.

Until this year, Worldline relied on non-traditional marketing to grow our business. While it was working well, it wasn’t getting our “high quality, money-saving service” message out to enough Canadians. We had to change, and that’s why we started things like this blog, and our Facebook page and Worldline Twitter feeds.

We launched our Superhero kids campaign, and instead of using professional models, we decided to feature our own kids instead  – because they really are super!

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Who is that masked kid? (He’s Sharon in accounting’s son – shhhhh)

We’re all over the Internet, on the radio, we’re coming to TV, and wherever else we think of to let as many people possible know they don’t have to take it anymore. They have options.

So thanks to Junior Achievement for recognizing what we are doing and win or lose, it’s simply terrific to be nominated. (Although we want to win. Big time.)

Winners to be announced at the The Business Spirit Awards ceremony on November 7th.

Worldline Service Update

As you may know, Worldline has suffered a significant outage for many of the services we provide.

At approximately 12:30 pm (EDT) on Friday, October 18, we saw a disruption to a number of our services.  We traced the root cause to a very significant fibre cut at Bell Canada’s data centre, at Adelaide Street in Toronto.  As a result of this cut, Fibernetics, together with several hundred other customers of Bell Canada have been without service, or suffering severely degraded service, since.

Certain services have been gradually returned to normal overnight, and given the pace at which the repairs are being done, we expect that all services should be fully restored by Saturday, October 19th 4pm.  Currently (as of Oct 19th 10am), the only region remaining to be restored is our Quebec region.

We apologize for the inconvenience. This was an unprecedented interruption and many service providers and their customers have been affected.

I encourage you to continue to follow us on our social channels – Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn – for the latest information on the Fibernetics network status.

Sincerely,

Roy Graydon
President – Fibernetics

 

Twitter: @worldlinecanada
Worldline Facebook: facebook.com/worldlineCanada
Worldline LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/worldline

Superhero Kids, Beyond Telecom & Hockey… it’s a perfect fit

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Over the summer we debuted our new mission statement and mantra: Beyond Telecom

More than just a catch phrase, it how we think about everything that we do.

Since we are living in an information driven world, we rely on telecommunications to learn, to work and to play. High quality affordable telecom has become an absolute necessity for us to operate and thrive in today’s reality – and in the future it will be even more so.

We have a very serious responsibility because we are making our customers lives better, not just by providing them the services they require, but also by not extorting them in the process.

Where other telecom companies see this increased connectivity as a license to gouge, Worldline sees it as both an opportunity to grow, and to be fair as well.

  • That’s why have no contracts.
  • That’s why our Internet is unlimited, with no extra charges if one of our customers goes over some arbitrary “cap.”
  • That’s why we have the lowest priced High Speed Internet in the country.

Now we’re taking “Beyond Telecom” further. In conjunction with our Superhero Kids campaign, we’re taking Beyond Telcom into our community.

John_StixJohn Stix, our co-founder and CMO, when we announced our sponsorship agreement with our local OHL team, put it this way:

“We are very proud of our association with the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club. Our Superhero Kids campaign is much more than a cute look. It reflects what we represent and believe in as an organization. We believe that every kid deserves the chance to be a Superhero on the ice, at home, in school and in the community and Worldline will continue to invest to help support children’s dreams in our community.

“We have started with the Rangers but stay tuned for other sponsorships and involvement from your local phone company.”

Over the coming months we will be announcing a series of new initiatives centred around making our local community a better place to live, focusing specifically on our kids in the following areas:

Education – Fitness – Leadership – Teamwork – Community – Responsibility

That’s what we at Worldline are all about. It’s what we do, and it is, of course:

Beyond Telecom

51,570 sausages and 25,000 pretzels means it’s Oktoberfest

OctoberfestKitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is the biggest Bavarian culture festival outside of Germany and its celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, but just how big is K-W Oktoberfest?

The CBC put together a breakdown by the numbers – and we added in one of our own:

1. Length of festival: 9 days

2. Visitors: over 700,000

3. Estimated economic activity generated by Oktoberfest: $21 million

4. Money collected by non-profit organizations during Oktoberfest: $1.5 million

5. Number of non-profit organizations that benefit from Oktoberfest: 50

6. Number of volunteers: 1,780

7. Estimated number of spectators on the Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade route: 150,000

8. TV viewers nationwide who tune to watch the Oktoberfest parade: 1.8 million

9. Places to sit (in the beer halls): 18,870

10. Number of pretzels consumed: 25,000

11. Number of sausages consumed: 51,750

12. Number of official keg tappings: 40 (40% are tapped in first few days)6241110482_91217a3b28_z

13. Price of a 12 oz. beer: $4.75 – $5.75

14. Number of free rides given away by Grand River Transit: 14,000 – 18,000

15. Estimated cost of free rides: $40,000

16. Number of police RIDE programs during Oktoberfest: 16

17. Number of police officers conducting RIDE spot checks: 150

18. Number of impaired drivers arrested (in 2012): 5

19. Number of drivers who received a roadside suspension (in 2012): 6

20. Provincial funding for RIDE programs during Oktoberfest: $23,000

21. Number of officers in the Oktoberfest police unit: 70

22. Number of arrests for public intoxication (in 2012): 17

23. Number of cases of alcohol poisoning: Waterloo Region EMS does not track alcohol poisoning cases

24. Number of Waterloo Region EMS staff on-hand: 2 paramedics working 12 hour shifts

25. Number of Parade Entries: 168 parade entries — 12 bands, 35 floats, and 121 special entries

bodybreak26. This year’s Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade grand marshals: Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod of BodyBreak fame.

27. Number of Fibernetics, NEWT and Worldline folks who will be in attendance? All of us.

From all of us here to all our fabulous customers, Ein Prosit and Happy Thanksgiving!