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Ensure accounting accuracy, Sarbanes Oxley compliance and internal controls for all Candian plants. Provide leadership and direction for Canadian operations.

London, Canada Area

Auburn Developments is an organization involved with many aspects of real estate including multi unit residential construction, property management, community development and housing construction.With a team of 8, my current role is to lead and provide direction to accounting and administration. Since beginning my role at Auburn, I have provided many solutions to help improve processes. I have set up tenants on automatic rent payments, implemented a new payroll system and improved the presentation and content of monthly reporting.I am actively involved in all faces of human resources including hiring, payroll, WSIB, EHT and performance evaluations.

Tillsonburg, Ontario

Responsible for managing the departments of Finance, Purchasing, Human Resources and Sales. Provided strategic leadership for the plant.

Managed the finance team for turkey operations with a staff of 10 (included two plants and an agricultural division). Responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and controls. Active member of the senior management team and was involved with business planning and decision making.• Led the finance team through a highly successful implementation of SAP through efficient task management using 6 Sigma tools • Monitored and identified the business requirements and matched these with the skills and talents of the finance team to provide an optimal reporting structure enabling the company to reduce finance labour costs by 20%• Demonstrated my ability to manage complexity by accurately budgeting and reporting for 3 divisions, $100 million of costs, 35 cost centers and approximately 600 general ledger codes• Effectively managed a complication caused by the resignation of two senior accountants immediately prior to the SAP implementation and close to budget timelines; I independently learned the roles, prioritized and delegated workload and worked diligently to ensure that SAP was properly supported and timelines were met

Entirely responsible for financial and KPI reporting, analysis, budgeting, forecasting and Sarbanes Oxley Controls for the London plant. Implemented standard practices that were used by all plants. Regarded by many VPs and Directors as the “go-to” person for finance operations.• Successfully managed a budget and forecast for over $250 million of spending• Created reports to support the business which allowed managers to accurately measure financial results and reduce costs by approximately $3 million per year for 3 consecutive years• Managed the setup and training of a new accounting support staff in Brazil; assessed the skills of workers and effectively assigned responsibilities; created standard operating procedures; trained the new staff; provided ongoing support• Responsible for the integration of a new acquisition (Lakeport) to the Labatt ERP system and saved the company approximately $400K by using internal resources • Received recognition as the top performer in 2006 and 2007• Supported the SAP implementation by outlining the needs of the business and negotiating needs with system designers by designing SAP custom reports

London, Canada Area

Responsible for standard costing, government liaison, account reconciliation, cost analysis and month-end reporting.• Redeveloped accounting procedures which created efficiencies that allowed the plants to reduce month-end closing by one day• Created an excel template and validation process which significantly eliminated errors and allowed the plants to effectively manage and update standard costs for over 400 items• Ensured financial accuracy by reconciling accounts, verifying system uploads and carefully analyzing financial results

Woodstock, Ontario

Ensured general ledger accuracy, coordinated forecasts and budgets and approved invoice payments for accounts payable.• Ensured adequacy of internal controls by continuously reviewing and updating accounting policies to properly reflect business changes• Coordinated the implementation of new systems including statistical reporting, product costing and budgeting

Prepared financial statements, completed personal and corporate tax returns, and provided bookkeeping services for clientsRedesigned the system process and implemented measures which improved the productivity of staff and increased the efficiency of work being performedAudited accounting records to ensure conformance to GAAP, correct general ledger balances and proper reporting of sales taxes, input credits and payroll information

Certified Management Accountant

Certficate In Ifrs

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.)

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom