Edwin Fernandes, Mba Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Canada

Responsible for preparing financial results (US), development of business and financial analytics and providing guidance and decision support to the business and senior management teams. Contributed to the implementation of a customer profitability tool, developed a robust rolling forecast process, and prepare management and board reporting.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for end to end accounting, accounts payable, general ledger, reporting, debt covenant compliance and audit for a portfolio of +25 companies. Supported all budgeting and forecasting activities including weekly, quarterly forecast and 3-year outlook. Led a team of 11 accountants (GL & AP).

Toronto

Application & Dimensions set up. (EPM 10 & BPC 7.5)Build and setup Reports and Input Schedules.Assisted in building Business Resource Document and blue print.Security design and Work StatusBusiness Process Flows

Toronto, Canada

AR, Taxation, Financial Reporting, Month-end

• Involved in every aspect of the business to drive finance process improvement and bring efficiencies to the function. Projects included: IFRS compliance and implantation of consolidation softwareReporting to Director.
• Won Finance Excellence Award for the month of Apr 2010 and 2nd quarter 2010 at Bell for coordinating the systems and business process changes required to enable dual reporting as part of conversion to IFRS.
• Nominated for an award under the Finance Excellence Award Program for the month of April 2011 for efficient IFRS and GAAP reporting in 2010 and for effortless switch over to IFRS in Jan 2011.
• Implemented IFRS Reporting (dual reporting in year 2010) and went live in 2011 as per IASB requirement that all public enterprises had to be IFRS compliant by 2011.
• Part of a team implementing SAP BPC to enhance functions such as planning, budgeting forecasting & consolidation of financials.
• Developed financial reports, input schedules in BPC (using Evdre) to push financial and statistical data for Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and target setting.

Shaftesbury Films is committed to creating and delivering distinctive, high-quality filmed entertainment for worldwide commercial exploitation. Reporting to Controller- FinancePrepared schedules for auditors and attended various audit queries to finalize and close audit for past (accounting) year financials.Carried out Financial Consolidation, Reporting.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• A company engaged in the business of distribution of several market-leading brands namely Nestle, Kraft, Colgate Palmolive, Reckitt & Benckiser, Kimberly Clark, Nabisco, QBB etc. with a turnover of over $1 billion..
• Examined standard costs against actual to identify process inefficiencies, improvement opportunities and low profit products (as direct product profitability – DPP). (Bottom line improved by $ 220K)
• Developed and managed annual budgets of 900 million for the division, as well as quarterly financial reviews
• Reviewed monthly A&P (Advertising and Promotion) budgets to control excess spend with the feedback of market auditors and tackle discrepancies.
• Managed month-end closing cycle. Organized processes and procedures to support 40% reduction in month end close from 5 to 3 days.
• Conducted monthly stock reviews with the sales team to test stock holding of customers, returns and proactive tracking of high/low stock position, tackle problem stocks and maintain optimum level thereby bringing the.

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

• A leading Offshore Construction company (subsidiary of Global Industries Offshore Ltd, USA) offering a comprehensive range of marine construction and support services having a turnover of US $ 1 billion. Reporting to.
• Provided analysis of Income Statement & Balance Sheet for Asia Pacific and Middle East.
• Processing payables & periodic reconciliations of the same.
• Handled intercompany billings ensuring timely collection.
• Prepared monthly SRP’s (Standard Reporting Package) used for consolidation of financial results in the US.
• Managed day-to-day finance functions and Treasury furnish updated cash flow information to the Management.

Mba

Diploma

Bachelor Of Commerce

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