Dirk Degagne Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reporting to the Manager for External Reporting and Ontario Finance Team, this role provides support to month end processes, internal and external stakeholder reports including financials, and supporting junior finance team members. Perform variance analysis and bank reconciliations in addition to generating journal entries, ad hoc projects, and supporting budget development.Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements & management reports to internal, and external, stakeholders including accountability reporting to health authorities.Accomplishments in this role include supporting the M&A of 24 sites, including the development of processes and tools for generating monthly and quarterly reports. Providing in house education and support for MS Excel. Facilitate system update processes and testing (changes to Chart of Accounts). Work with BC Ministry of Health to update online reporting; system testing, quality & assurance, and providing developmental suggestions for improved functionality and user experience.

Calgary, Canada Area

Corporate Capital Solutions ("CCS") is a Canadian firm that takes companies to the next level through raising debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and business advisory services (corporatecapitalsolutions.ca). Reporting to the Managing Directors I have responsibilities including:• Design financial models, including pro-forma financial statements, incorporating various proposed capital structures such as mezzanine financing, alternative equity structures, and rotating operating lines.• Develop Confidential Information Memorandums and manage virtual data room. Provide materials for, and participate in, presentations to potential lenders.• Attending events, meetings, and ‘cold-calls’ to develop new clients and increase potential lender networks.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Project based accounting and management services. Evenings and weekends.- Business Plans- Accounting Systems set-up- Excel technical assistance and training- Management and Accounting consulting including forecasting, systems development & implementation, and team support/education

Calgary, Canada Area

Supporting Provincial Continuing Care & Community, and Seniors, Addiction and Mental Health (CSAMH). As Financial Analyst, I performed routine financial analysis including preparation, analysis and reporting of financial information in accordance with general accounting practices, processes, controls and AHS policies and procedures. My responsibilities include variance analysis, month end and year-end activities, reconciliation of multiple accounts, project support and business support to operating portfolios.One of my primary reporting requirements is to perform reporting on Long Term Care (LTC) and Supportive Living (SL) for Alberta Health's reporting system, Financial Information Reporting Management System (FIRMS). For 201819 FY our team developed new processes to meet changed regulatory reporting requirements.

This role requires some specific technical skills around patient care and transport, working as a team with diverse roles and levels of urgency requiring the exercise of judgement and communication with each stakeholder; patient, family/friends, teammates, nurses, doctors.For this employer I have code room experience as part of the code team.

Calgary Region, Alberta, Canada

Calgary Health Foundation (CHF) is a philanthropic organization established in 1996 to unite donors, hospitals, health care providers and community partners with the ambitious aim of revolutionizing health outcomes. In the 25+ years of operations CHF raised over $550 million for health care.Reporting to the Controller, I supported full-cycle operations, lotteries, and events. Duties included reconciliations & variance analysis, general ledger postings & journal entries, working with gifts of securities, and providing various reports for stakeholders. (e.g., AGLC, community partners) PSAS fund accounting.Accomplishments:- assisted the transition to electronic records from paper across a broad range of internal processes, including the design and implementation of several procedures- develop automated processes to increase efficiency in accounting team and reduce frustration in the larger team

Calgary, Ab

Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) is a national not-for-profit, industry-initiated and led organization. It was incorporated to establish a national beef and dairy cattle, bison and sheep identification program to support efficient trace back and containment of serious animal health and food safety concerns in the Canadian herd. (www.canadaid.ca) Reporting to the part-time Finance Manager my duties include:• Support several departments and managers, including grant fund projects, with custom analytic tools and provide reports internally and externally to senior stakeholders via management and financial reporting.• Provide day-to-day management of accounting processes and systems.• Design budget processes and tools.• Lead senior management to develop the annual proposal for the Board. • Health and Safety Committee Chair, and Fire Warden; currently developing Business Resumption Plan.• Support HR processes by reviewing applications, assisting with interviews, designing and implementing role specific skill testing for candidates.Some of the things I’ve accomplishments in this role are:• Redesign of the chart of accounts with a focus on throughput to completion of audited financial reports. This included designing automation tools to increase accuracy and decrease time and effort on compilation.• Managed the implementation of a new accounting software package that converted the company to a cloud based system, including the development of new management reports and financial statements based on user feedback, and led to increased automation within the accounting department. These improvements saved the company approximately one year’s licensing fees for CCIA and reduced ongoing annual licensing fees by 10%.• Facilitated the launch of the sole tag distributor program from designing financial forecasts used to gain financing and board approval, through developing weekly reporting and reconciliation processes in cooperation with the turn-key vendor.

Calgary, Ab

• Track purchase orders, costs, and timesheets.• Invoice creation for multiple ongoing projects.• Administer health and safety bonus plan.• Resolved $350,000 discrepancy between client work log database and invoicing, resulting in collection.(http://www.cyntech.com/)

Calgary, Ab

• Ad hoc A/R and A/P support duties on SAP systems, and bank deposits.• Annual event coordination responsibilities.• Worked on the team to develop consolidation tools and processes for annual budget development.• Assisted development of new enterprise level capital asset policies and procedures, including the SAP Capital Assets module implementation plan.

Scheduling, hiring, disciplining, inventory management, cash handling, training, opening and closing, maintenance duties and shift work as required.

Cpa, Cma (Ab)

Bachelor Of Applied Business Administration