I am looking for either full-time employment, or short-term or part-time contracts.My particular strengths are in designing reports vital to decision-making, and in developing and perfecting systems and procedures, both in accounting and in operations.

Responsible for all finance and accounting functions, human resources and payroll, preparation of management and sales reports, all systems and procedures. Responsible in the last four years also for purchasing and logistics. Major achievements: Developed the accounting system from a very basic financial accounting system into a robust and efficient system to analyse and report on costs and margins.Installed a new ERP system – SAP Business One. This included designing and setting up better and more detailed analysis of data, particularly on sales and costs, together with appropriate reports for general and sales and marketing management.Introduced standard costing as a method of separating the analysis of costs from the analysis of sales margins.Developed and refined procedures for purchasing, sales and stock management.

Intelli-Kid Montreal, QuebecType of business: Design and manufacture of children’s educational games.Design and manufacture of training aids for curling.Duties: The company is owned by my wife and myself. My work covered finance, accounting, product development and marketing.Major achievements: Developed, produced and marketed four excellent educational games, including two concerned with creating awareness of the environment and endangered species.Introduced new electronic training aids into the sport of curling.

Type of business: Manufacturer of compressed air and gas dryers.Duties: All finance, accounting and cost accounting functions, human resources, all information technology functions.Major achievements: Introduced the company to tax credits for R&D.Implemented and developed appropriate accounting systems, based on the use of the ACCPAC accounting package.Helped bring the company through a very difficult period, with severe cash flow problems.Participated in negotiations for the successful sale of the company in 1998.

Type of business: International firm of Chartered AccountantsDuties: Analysed requirements, designed and implemented accounting systems for various organizations.Carried out audits of state enterprises and international aid agencies.

Internal audit of operations in Europe and Africa.Moved to Abidjan to install new computerised accounting system, remained as Chief Accountant.

Junior, then senior auditor.Moved to London to join the consultancy division.