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Burnaby, Bc

The city of Burnaby won MacLean’s Best Run City (2009) for it’s financial management and services. Employs over 3,600 employees with an annual revenue of $500M+ and $3.6B in assets. Oversee the management and direction of the accounting, payroll and financial systems of the Finance department. ➪ Responsible for oversight of the SAP system and financial system integrations including management of the business applications, business process and procedure changes, and sustainment… Show more The city of Burnaby won MacLean’s Best Run City (2009) for it’s financial management and services. Employs over 3,600 employees with an annual revenue of $500M+ and $3.6B in assets. Oversee the management and direction of the accounting, payroll and financial systems of the Finance department. ➪ Responsible for oversight of the SAP system and financial system integrations including management of the business applications, business process and procedure changes, and sustainment and change control approvals.➪ Supports Director Finance in providing strategic direction to Finance Divisions including Revenue Services, Treasury, Financial Planning, Internal Audit, and Purchasing. ➪ Assumes role of Acting Director Finance, preparing Council Reports and attending Council and Financial Management committee meetings as required.➪ Supports Director Finance and Assistant Director of Treasury Services in making strategic changes to city’s Investment Policy. Show less

Burnaby, Bc

Direct Management responsibility for accounting, payroll, treasury services, and financial systems of the Finance Department. ➪ Represented Finance Department on the ERP Working Committee setting corporate priorities for ERP project plan and enterprise initiatives.➪Liaised with IT Implementation and Change Management teams, acting as Finance lead to ensure appropriate business process documentation, training and corporate communication throughout projects.

Senior Manager responsible for accounting, payroll, treasury, financial planning, and internal audit divisions; took on the mandate of Acting Deputy Treasurer to ensure business continuity. ➪ Seconded to SAP implementation project as finance subject matter expert during the city’s SAP design, build and implementations; role was equivalent to the current Deputy Director Finance position.

Burnaby, Bc

Responsible for the City's Internal Audit Division established annual audit plan and priorities, managed audit team resources, and managed special projects for the Finance Department.➪ Successfully oversaw several system implementations, fraud investigations, and IT audits.➪ Implemented new cash handling and control systems, consistently monitoring processes and ensuring staff physical safety throughout all City departments – onsite and offsite.

Burnaby, Bc

Planned, managed and conducted internal audits of city departments to ensure appropriate corporate policies, procedures and systems of internal controls were implemented to address findings and control deficiencies.➪ Gained trust and support of staff by working collaboratively within departments seeking input to identify inefficiencies and solutions, creating a culture of support for changes and implementation.

Richmond, Bc

Progressed from Staff Accountant to Senior Auditor with increased management and staff supervision.