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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Mississauga, Ontario

Direct and manage the accounting and finance of a full service mechanical and electrical contractor including reporting, cash management, accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, payroll, job costing and ERP systems.Implementation of processes, policies, and controls to improve compliance, reporting, and improve efficiencies.Developing improved processes for more accurate reporting and forecasting of job costing.

Toronto, Canada Area

Leader of corporate reorganization projects for the formation of new companies and joint ventures.Contract negotiations for national agreements on cellular, office equipment, office supplies, and group insurance resulting in significant cost savings.Member of steering committees for mobility implementation, sub-contractor qualification, and national purchasing.Advisor to regional controllers and operations for business solutions, policy changes, and strategies.Successfully developed a program for achieving the first compliance measure for IT General Controls and IT Application Controls audit for the company.Worked on the team that implemented a JDE upgrade to 9.1.Completed a National Standardization project to document and publish best practices for Finance and Accounting processing and reporting.Completed a National Standardization project to document and publish best practices for Payroll and Human Resources.Completed the Finance Policy manual for Black & McDonald LimitedCompleted the design and installation of Business Intelligence software for Finance dashboards.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for the design and implementation of the company's new ERP system, JDEdwards. This included report design, and integrating the Finance function with other areas including Payroll, Construction Project Management, Service, Facilities Management, and HR.The project involved implementation of JDEdwards in 22 offices in Canada & the U.S. as well as training all accounting and finance users.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for financial reporting and accounting functions for the Southern Ontario Mechanical Region, South West Ontario Region, and Canadian Base Operators Inc. This includes the supervision of 20 accounting staff responsible for payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, construction billing, accounting processing, and financial reporting.Led the evaluation, financial modelling, due diligence, negotiation and integration of 7 successful acquisitions.Leader and manager of a tool crib and purchasing group.

Fraud Investigations, Compliance audits, process improvement, Special Investigations/Reviews.Risk assessment and internal control evaluation of the personnel department and pension administration offices leading to a comprehensive list of control and compliance requirements.