• Financial reporting: responsible for financial oversight including group reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, treasury, policies, internal controls, and audit committee reporting• Initiated COSO internal control framework adoption, including identifying deficiencies and mitigating controls using a risk assessment model• Supported complex accounting interpretation and standards implementation, such as IFRS 15, IFRS 16, share based compensation, and impairment testing• M&A: advised on, and led key integration activities for acquisitions• Tax: managed global tax function, optimized taxes, transfer pricing, and legal structure across entities in five countries• Business planning: created budget modelling templates addressing matrix reporting requirements• Led global budgeting and management reporting process• IT and systems: automated consolidated management and regulatory reporting by migrating to Prophix, and later upgraded to Prophix Cloud• Developed integration databases mapping local reporting to group reporting requirements linked directly to local ERPs• Treasury: responsible for setup of global treasury platform• Supported several debt and equity raises: term loan and revolver credit agreement • Leadership: supported stability through the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting business impact by designing and implementing a 13-week cashflow forecast, facilitating a cost-reduction program, and leading cashflow management efforts

Local Controller at the Concord manufacturing plant.

Finance Manger for Sandvik SMC Supply Chain Production Units in North America.Local Controller - North Bay Production Unit from May 2009.Director of Information Services (CIO) for United States & Canada Region from March 2009 to January 2010.Distribution Finance Support for North America Distribution CentersSales and Marketing Finance Support and Control for Exploration S&M in North Bay

Given overall management responsibility for this 28 person production unit responsible for producing drill steel for the mining and exploration industries.Also part of the North Bay Unit integration team - responsible for the ERP and Finance aspects of the new Sandvik Acquisition

Responsible for local control function at the Barrie Ontario Manufacturing Plant.Financial Statement preparation and liaison with Bankers

Instrumental in the successful launch of this start up company including creating the business plan and raising finance.

Controller for startup stamping production facility.Involved from building development, acquisition of machinery, initial pricing costing and ERP system set up

Responsible for Financial reporting and control from Budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting.

Local financial control responsibilities (temporary position became permanent).

Prepared financial reports for BoardConsolidated and reported on international operationsSupervised Group Treasury functions

Practical training contract for qualification as a Chartered Accountant