I have over 23 years of progressively senior experience, of which over five years were with Ernst & Young. Before moving to Canada from South Africa in 2005, I worked for a mid-sized accounting firm (now the Johannesburg office of BDO South Africa) and was the Controller for a rapidly growing private equity backed company. I also worked for a regional accounting firm (Crowe MacKay LLP) and a tier two global firm (Grant Thornton LLP).I've served private companies, public companies, NPOs and government entities across a variety of industries. I'm also an accomplished public speaker through facilitating training courses across Canada and the US on audit methodology and technical accounting guidance.I've assisted clients and employers in an advisory capacity on their external financial reporting, by preparing whitepapers for accounting positions, writing the MD&A with the necessary input from company staff, preparing working papers in support of a prospectus, etc. Over the years, I've also advised my clients on a variety of internal accounting areas, e.g. a payroll cost optimization project, designing a standard costing system for a furniture manufacturer, etc.Specialties: External financial reportingDesign and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting for private companies and small to medium size public companiesProfessional presenter, including trainingPublic accounting, including audits, reviews and NTRsBusiness advisory (e.g. business plans, assessment of valuations, development of Key Performance Indicators, system implementation)Management of internal financial reporting