General Business Manager
Current
Deca Horticultural Services Ltd.
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Recruited to turn around a loss-making company. Prepare accurate, timely and regulatory-compliant payroll for a team of twenty. Conduct payroll, AP and AR, bank, and credit card reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and identifying any discrepancies. Generate month-end adjusting entries. Prepare quarterly financial statements and provide key financial insights to support decision-making. Resolved customer concerns and employee conflicts. Introduced updated HR policies.Researched and developed a proposal to franchise the company that is projected to bring in 7.2 M in three years. (Deca Horticultural Services, General Manager).Reduced ongoing annual losses of about 50 K to 6 K in the first year and positioned the company to make a profit in the second year. (Deca Horticultural Services, General Manager/ Accounting Supervisor). Created the company’s first online presence which increased revenues by 260 K in the first year. (Deca Horticultural Services, Accounting Supervisor). Automated payroll and introduced CRM (Jobber) saving at least 36 hours of staff time per month. (Deca Horticultural Services, Accounting Supervisor). Caught two management employees conducting untruthful business, saving tens of thousands of dollars annually. (Deca Horticultural Services, Accounting Supervisor) Service Provider Operations Management Vendor Performance Management