Curt Hagglund Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for the general accounting and transactional processing functions, including AR, AP, capital asset management and reporting. Additional accountability for treasury, audit and the maintenance of strong internal controls. All responsibilities are designed to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting on which key planning, performance and operating decisions are made. Lakeridge Health is one of Ontario's largest community hospitals, whose mission is to provide excellent health care to the people of Durham Region. Core values are compassion, courage, innovation and trust.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for all primary Controllership functions, general accounting, tax, treasury and audit of Equifax Canada. Key priorities in month-end reporting and the maintenance of internal financial controls for revenue recognition, audit and SOX compliance, as well as staff supervision and development. Leadership of 4 direct reports / team of 11 in accounting & billing in two locations: Toronto and Montreal, providing financial reporting to local and international management. • Worked as a close partner with all areas of the business on key capital projects and process improvements contributing to 80% revenue growth and 25% margin improvement over the years.• Reduced month end reporting from 7 to 3-days with 25% reduction in staff• Recently led a management team to design a web portal/form to reduce billing errors and improve efficiency.

Toronto, Canada Area

Month-end reporting, customer contract reviews for revenue recognition, audit/SOX compliance, tax, treasury and the maintenance of key financial controls. • Assisted with several key project implementations including Oracle G/L systems, a new automated employee travel expense management & reimbursement system, and other reporting and process improvements. • Provided key accounting and financial analysis for tax reorganization yielding significant tax savings to the organization.

Toronto, Canada Area

Coordinated the company’s external financial audits, prepared audited financial statements and notes for all divisions (consolidated and non-consolidated for tax filing), assisted with tax issues, budgeting, cash flow forecasting and treasury management. Acted as primary liaison with external bankers and auditors. Complemented the CFO on issues of strategic planning and execution. Prepared, evaluated and made recommendations on large business cases and capital resource allocations.• Provided key accounting and financial analysis pertinent to individual business units, affiliate acquisitions (38 in total) and the divestiture of the Collection division (2nd largest business unit at the time).

Toronto, Canada Area

Specific accountability for the financial results of the Collection division ($30 million) of Equifax Canada, including general accounting, implementation and maintenance of controls, financial planning and analysis and trust bank accounting. Managed a team of 10 personnel. Assisted with strategic planning and capital budgeting, preparing annual/monthly budgets and cashflow forecasts.• Reduced month end reporting from 16 to 7-days while improving the overall quality of all financial reporting & analysis.

Toronto, Canada Area

While continuing full time work, I was also a part-time Instructor, teaching pre-professional student candidates the entire core accounting curriculum of the CMA Accelerated Program of the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario (now CPA Ontario). This course (seven-months in duration, one full day a week on Saturdays), prepared students to write their CMA entrance exam. Average class sizes of 30-50 students / professionals.