Alec Martin Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

• Lead diligence engagements related to acquisitions and dispositions by private equity investor groups and strategic corporate buyers with deal sizes ranging from $25 million to $3+ billion. • Analyze financial/operational results of targets by reviewing accounting records and conducting interviews with management. • Primary areas of focus include evaluating (i) the quality of historical earnings, (ii) the quality of net assets including normalized levels of working capital and identifying debt and debt-like items, (iii) forecasts presented by target companies, (iv) historical and forecast cash flows and (v) understanding key business drivers of historical and forecast results.

London, Gb

London, Gb

• Analyzed financial results and identified key trends behind the performance of the target• Discussed business performance and pro forma calculations and assumptions with target Management• Drafted financial due diligence reports around key financial and business issues in a transaction

London, Gb

• Responsibilities included leading diverse audit teams, coordinating the performance of audit procedures, and working one-on-one with clients to resolve challenging accounting problems. Regularly demonstrate leadership and organizational skills by effectively managing three to four separate teams, clients, and audits simultaneously. • Planned and executed Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing at Canadian public companies cross listed on US exchanges. Assisted public clients and clients in highly regulated industries with public filings (e.g. OSC NI, IIROC filings).• Repeatedly recognized for strong people and teamwork skills, as demonstrated by an ability to deal with challenging clients and to effectively lead teams in a fast-paced environment• Mentor junior staff through my roles as a Peer Advisor, an Instructor, as well as a number of informal mentoring roles through which I offer coaching and advice• Assigned to a rotation in San Francisco, California as a result of high ratings, developing a background in software and biotech audit clients.

London, Gb

• Planned and executed full scope audits and quarterly reviews for public and private entities with a focus on those in the banking, brokerage, asset management and natural resources industries.• Responsibilities included assessing operational and strategic risks, performing statistical procedures, and drawing conclusions about the integrity of financial statements• Researched and summarized technical accounting issues.

Kingston, Ontario, Ca

•Responsible for hiring and leading an executive team of approximately 20 members•Developing a long term brand strategy, expanding the conference's presence outside the Queen's University community. •Collaborating with executive team to develop the conference sponsorship package and implementing structured accounting policies to ensure record accuracy and better financial analysis.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

•Member of ERP Implementation Project Team for Accounting Dept.•Assigned the lead role in making the transition to HST for all Ontario and British Columbia offices. The transition was integrated smoothly and no issues were brought up during recent Canada Revenue sales tax audit. •Liaised with Goway's USA and Australian international offices, ensuring that ERP systems issues were resolved in a timely manner.•Trained Goway’s Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables staff on new ERP system, reducing the time needed to generate invoices and resolve billing discrepancies by 50%.

King City, Ontario, Ca

•Performed general member services, assisting in any means necessary to maintain Clublink's high reputation of service.

Kingston, Ontario, Ca

•Conducted research related to the implementation of IFRS regulation on securities exchanges around the world. •Gathered information on past global financial standards transition and the common reasons for such changes.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

•Worked on audit and review engagements assisting two Senior Managers and one Senior Partner.•Prepared financial statements and tax returns, using the Caseware software package. •Assisted in the implementation of Project Costing metrics, which facilitated more effective billing practices.•Hogg, Shain & Scheck is currently a registered CATO with the ICAO

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

•Responsible for data integrity and development testing on ERP Travel Sales program.•Collaborated with Sales and Finance Departments to help ensure the new ERP system would meet their needs and improve overall productivity.