Lead the financial reporting, back office and AML functions with the following responsibilities:- Capital, liquidity and balance sheet management- Provide analysis to guide corporate decision making, including margin and expense analysis, cost of funds and ad-hoc/project support.- Internal and external financial and regulatory (FSRA and FINTRAC) reporting.- Provide non-member-facing support.- Oversight on the internal audit (outsourced) function.- Risk management, including policies, risk mitigation and overall enterprise risk management process.- Oversight on anti-money laundering and control functions.- Board reporting, governance and related communication.

Led a financial and operational group of 200+ in a matrix organization while mentoring 6 direct reports and fulfilling the following roles:- Corporate Controller - accounting and financial reporting for subsidiaries and the consolidated entity- Finance Operations - procurement & payables, corporate and client cash movement, payroll and investment fund accounting- Back Office Operations - client account openings, statement and tax reporting, portfolio trading and reconcilation (both G/L and trade) groupsCFO of OSFI regulated subsidiaries - both deposit-taking (trust) and insurance (seg fund), as well as an oversight role on IIROC and OSC entities. - Financial and regulatory reporting- Financial analysis and budgeting- Risk based and regulatory capital management- Board reporting, governance and related communicationsSignificant Projects:System implementations and process improvements that automated and streamlined procurement, payables, expense reports and payroll, while better linking to the enterprise ERP (Microsoft Dynamics GP.) Changes supported a flexible work environment, reduced both organization and core function workload and provided a better end-user experience.Piloted robotic process automation (RPA) in both finance and back office operations.Developed, updated and de-risked various post retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans as well as retirement compensation arrangements. Plan changes, lump sum buyouts, obligation pre-funding and annuitization reduced funding and balance sheet volatility while maintaining employee benefits.Developed and managed investment policies for both corporate reserves and client cash, balancing corporate risks, business needs, regulatory requirements and investment returns. Converted our 3rd party executing broker relationship(for equities and fixed income) from a subledger to an omnibus model. Reduced costs and moved to an industry standard model.

Led IFRS financial statement preparation for MD corporate entities (both parent and subsidiaries), including OSC, IIROC and OSFI regulated entities.Led the implementation of IFRS on corporate financial statements.Managed capital adequacy and other financial regulatory reporting for OSC, IIROC and OSFI regulated entities.Prepared board material for various internal and external board of directors, for both regulated and unregulated entities.Managed external audits for all corporate financial statements, regulatory reports and mutual funds.Led financial statement preparation for MD family of funds.Led the daily NAV and capital stock reviews prepared externally for the MD family of funds.Advisory role in a financial institution broker/dealer and shareholder management system implementation , ensuring these met IIROC regulatory requirements and included key business controls.

Led CEO/CFO certification efforts (Sarbanes Oxley), developing and then implementing a program to assess design and operational effectiveness of controls over financial reporting for both an Investment fund manufacturer and an IIROC regulated broker/dealer.Assisted in the assessment and design certifications for a publicly held investment fund manufacturer in accordance with Bill 198 legislation.Conducted internal control audits in consulting, investment and life insurance settings.

Managed financial statement audits, reviews and compilations, specializing in the public and not-for-profit sectors, with some experience in owner-managed and high tech entities.Managed contribution audits and control environment reviews on behalf of a number of government departments and funded agencies.