Gabriele Cremonese Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

• Design, Develop, Implement and Project Management, in collaboration with the IT, Customer Care, Marketing and Finance teams, the organizational changes required to drive efficiencies across the company. (Ex. Air Miles Cash and Expiry)• Lead cross functional initiatives, leveraging all available internal and external data, coordinate and facilitate business requirements gathering sessions (JAD), gap analysis, risk assessment and business requirements validation (ex – CELO – replacement of… Show more • Design, Develop, Implement and Project Management, in collaboration with the IT, Customer Care, Marketing and Finance teams, the organizational changes required to drive efficiencies across the company. (Ex. Air Miles Cash and Expiry)• Lead cross functional initiatives, leveraging all available internal and external data, coordinate and facilitate business requirements gathering sessions (JAD), gap analysis, risk assessment and business requirements validation (ex – CELO – replacement of our points system)• Re-engineered the financial reporting package distributed to our Senior Executives by providing more insightful information through KPI’s, dashboards, business trends and performance vs plan reporting. • Deliver targeted solutions to specific groups/teams to address key priorities, efficiency objectives and business transformation needs. For instance, ZCT initiative which won the Annual PCA award (The highest achievement given to an employee).• Established and maintained a 3-year Technology Roadmap for all current and future projects.• Liaison with IT, Member Experience, Customer Care and various other groups on all financial system related matters; i.e. financial efficiencies, problem/resolution.• Deliver continuous productivity improvements, including reduction to accounts payable processing times as a result of ongoing business process enhancements and implementation initiatives.• Lead the financial system conversion from Epicor to Peoplesoft by planning, designing and implementing a detailed strategy within a strict timeline.• Implemented a new budgeting/forecasting system using Hyperion Planning which greatly reduced budgeting cycles.• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley for all financial systems. Show less

• Involved directly in the creation of the electronic expense report system. The system was created and implemented successfully; thereby, increasing productivity in the processing of expense reports and eliminating paper flow.• Assisted in upgrading the financial reporting module from a DOS based system to a Windows based system. The enhanced model was then installed at each subsidiary with on-site training provided to facilitate use. The upgrade provided greater flexibility to all… Show more • Involved directly in the creation of the electronic expense report system. The system was created and implemented successfully; thereby, increasing productivity in the processing of expense reports and eliminating paper flow.• Assisted in upgrading the financial reporting module from a DOS based system to a Windows based system. The enhanced model was then installed at each subsidiary with on-site training provided to facilitate use. The upgrade provided greater flexibility to all users allowing for data integration with Excel, PowerPoint and Word.• Presented monthly consolidated results to the senior financial management team• Manage the details regarding the preparation of the annual budget and year-end audit binder.• Involved directly in the General Ledger system conversion to the Platinum accounting software package. The conversion involved the merging of several software packages into one. The conversion ran parallel for one accounting cycle.• Supervised a Staff Accountant and A/P clerk.• Assisted in the preparation of the year-end audit working papers and the Annual Report. Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting And Finance

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