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Lead the middle-office accounting operations functions for the North American regions supporting all lines of businesses. Streamline the operations, lead finance transformation and lead, coach and mentor a large global team.

This leadership role supported the Canadian business through effective management reporting and oversight over the accounting functions.

International Financial Data Services (IFDS) is a joint venture between State Street Corporation, the world’s leading provider of services to institutional investors, and DST Systems Inc., a leading provider of shareholder accounting services and proprietary systems. IFDS provides transfer agency services for various high profile global financial services clients, which include banks and mutual fund companies. I ran the finance function for the entire organization. I was a business… Show more International Financial Data Services (IFDS) is a joint venture between State Street Corporation, the world’s leading provider of services to institutional investors, and DST Systems Inc., a leading provider of shareholder accounting services and proprietary systems. IFDS provides transfer agency services for various high profile global financial services clients, which include banks and mutual fund companies. I ran the finance function for the entire organization. I was a business partner to pricing, sales, operations and various other cross functional stakeholders to support the execution of new client contracts, renewals for existing client contracts and the deployment of cost-effective operational models for the front and middle-offices. I also led the end-to-end reporting functions including shareholder reporting, budgeting and forecasting, year-end audits, tax planning, and regulatory compliance. Show less

Managed the global bank's external and internal statutory and regulatory reporting requirements. Provided governance and effective controllership to the global bank's consolidated financial information. Ensured integrity of the consolidated financial information by managing the information architecture, analyzing consolidated results and presenting to the CFO, and managing the control environment. Partnered with cross-functional teams across all business units to meet the overall reporting… Show more Managed the global bank's external and internal statutory and regulatory reporting requirements. Provided governance and effective controllership to the global bank's consolidated financial information. Ensured integrity of the consolidated financial information by managing the information architecture, analyzing consolidated results and presenting to the CFO, and managing the control environment. Partnered with cross-functional teams across all business units to meet the overall reporting mandate. Show less

Established and implemented technical accounting policies for significant and complex areas of the global bank. Advised senior executive management on accounting for complex material transactions and operationalized the transactions for reporting purposes. Partnered with the Corporate Development executives to assist in structuring significant complex business combinations and assess pro forma impact of potential deals on the banks results. Led the transition to IFRS by performing technical… Show more Established and implemented technical accounting policies for significant and complex areas of the global bank. Advised senior executive management on accounting for complex material transactions and operationalized the transactions for reporting purposes. Partnered with the Corporate Development executives to assist in structuring significant complex business combinations and assess pro forma impact of potential deals on the banks results. Led the transition to IFRS by performing technical research, educating cross functional stakeholders across the global bank and assessing policy decisions on strategic implementation alternatives. Show less

Audit engagements included a wide variety of high profile clients in the Financial Services industry. Led large audit teams and managed engagement economics.