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Mississauga, Ontario

Led implementation of the Corporate Credit Card program, including development of Card PolicyAssisted in the transition to a stand alone finance departmentParticipated in the transition from an MDS Oracle platform to a stand alone Clearstone Oracle platformLed team involved in improving the recording of inventory resulting in more accurate COGSReviewed inventory consumption for the lab monthly and followed up with the lab manager to determine the cause of variancesDevloped… Show more Led implementation of the Corporate Credit Card program, including development of Card PolicyAssisted in the transition to a stand alone finance departmentParticipated in the transition from an MDS Oracle platform to a stand alone Clearstone Oracle platformLed team involved in improving the recording of inventory resulting in more accurate COGSReviewed inventory consumption for the lab monthly and followed up with the lab manager to determine the cause of variancesDevloped training for COA and interpreting financial statements for non-finance staffCoached, trained and developed 1 direct report, which included year-end performance reviewCo-ordinated opening balance sheet & year end auditProvided commentary for monthly P&L and Balance Sheet variances for North AmericaAssisted in the preparation of IFRS note discolsuresPeformed month end for Canada & US, which included month end accruals & closing entries Prepared monthly account reconiliationsPrepared monthly GST/HST tax return Show less

Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecastsPerform month end analysis on income statements to ensure accuracy and completenessReviewed E&O reports to ensure that inventory reserves were adequatePrepare gross profit and price-variance analysis on a quarterly basis for the Diabetes Care BusinessMentored the General Accountant through training, feedback and guidance on duties of the General Accountant roleWork with the Business Director & Marketing to determine variances… Show more Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecastsPerform month end analysis on income statements to ensure accuracy and completenessReviewed E&O reports to ensure that inventory reserves were adequatePrepare gross profit and price-variance analysis on a quarterly basis for the Diabetes Care BusinessMentored the General Accountant through training, feedback and guidance on duties of the General Accountant roleWork with the Business Director & Marketing to determine variances from budget or forecast and discuss strategies to meet profit targetsCommunicate with US counterparts and provide financial informationPerform month-end transactions for Diabetes Care BusinessAssisted in the preparation of forecasts and budgets for the shared services group (IT, Operations, HR)Analysis and investigation of monthly variances for the shared services group Show less

Performed financial analysis for the standardization of payment terms project, as well as presenting the proposal to the leadership teamProject lead and program administrator in Canada for launching of the new expense management systemImproved the cash reconciliation processPerformed SOX testing and improved current control and test plan documentation to more accurately reflect the work being performedImproved Inter-company reconciliation processPreparation of monthly GST… Show more Performed financial analysis for the standardization of payment terms project, as well as presenting the proposal to the leadership teamProject lead and program administrator in Canada for launching of the new expense management systemImproved the cash reconciliation processPerformed SOX testing and improved current control and test plan documentation to more accurately reflect the work being performedImproved Inter-company reconciliation processPreparation of monthly GST, QST and PST returnsPerformed month end closing entries and financial reportingPrepared month end account reconciliation's Show less

Perform month end reconciliation's for fixed assets, balance sheet and intercompany accountsPrepare quarterly balance sheet package, including supporting schedules, for submission to corporate head officeCalculate allowance for doubtful accounts and prepare journal entryPerform month-end duties such as: running depreciation for the month, preparing recurring entries, run month-end interfaces to ensure information from the sub ledger is transferred to the general ledgerDaily… Show more Perform month end reconciliation's for fixed assets, balance sheet and intercompany accountsPrepare quarterly balance sheet package, including supporting schedules, for submission to corporate head officeCalculate allowance for doubtful accounts and prepare journal entryPerform month-end duties such as: running depreciation for the month, preparing recurring entries, run month-end interfaces to ensure information from the sub ledger is transferred to the general ledgerDaily treasury activities, such as: updating the daily cash flow, preparation of wire payments, investing excess cash in short-term instrumentsPerformed revenue testing for SOX Show less

Bcomm, Finance

Business Administration Diploma, Accounting; Honours

Bachelor Of Commerce Degree, Finance Major