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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, On, Ca

Coquitlam, Bc, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

About Vistek: Private, Canada’s largest photo, video & digital equipment retailer to professional, hobbyist, commercial and institutional customers. A market leader serving the Canadian industry for over 40 years with 201-500 employee’s nationally.Role: Responsible for leadership and overall management of company finances (and affiliates), directed & motivated 10 staff (Accounting, Credit,, A/R, Collections, A/P, Payroll, Treasury) including ongoing analysis and recommendations in support of operational and strategic initiatives.

About Sun Pac: Private, CPG food & beverages manufacturer of private label & branded products, headquartered in one of the largest (355k sq. ft.) independent hot-fill beverage facilities in North America and served North America & Caribbean markets, 50+ employees.Role: Key member of the executive leadership team responsible for overall management of company finances, directed & motivated 7 staff (accounting, A/R & Collections, A/P & Payroll, Customer Service, Logistics, Inventory Control, IT) and upgraded the infrastructure, internal controls, and processes. Called upon to support management decisions necessary to optimize cash flow, drive profitability and enable growth.

Harrow, Ontario, Ca

About Colio: Private, CPG manufacturer and retailer of traditional & flavored wines, Ontario’s 4th largest winery and one of the first wineries to establish itself on the Lake Erie North Shore where it owns and operates a 200+ acre vineyard, 14 retail outlets, 200+ employees.Role: Engaged to assume interim leadership of overall finance function with four direct reports (A/R & Collections, A/P & Payroll, Office Administration, Inventory). Priority task was to resolve the 8 month back log in financial statements and prepare prospective statements including monthly presentations to shareholders & management. Provided support to the SAP & IVEND (POS) systems implementations including set-up, process review & development, post implementation issue resolution.

About CertainTeed Gypsum: Public, building materials manufacturer of interior & exterior wallboard and finishing products, served North America (N.A.) market for 80+ years, operations include 1,200 employees, N.A. services center, 14 Wallboard & 7 Finishing plants, 5 gypsum mines, $1B+ revenues, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain; world’s leading producer of gypsum products & global leader in the design, manufacture & distribution of building materials.Role: This position was the first point of contact for financial policy/reporting matters and accountable for all IFRS financial, management, consolidated, and MD&A reporting, coordination of annual budget process and all quarterly re-forecasts to; Global HQ, N.A. HQ and Gypsum HQ. Also directed the mid-month and pre-close flash forecasts, compiled report of all monthly headcount movements and managed the monthly reconciliation of all domestic & global inter-company accounts. Awarded responsibility to lead the working capital improvement initiative for Gypsum N.A..

About Novartis AH Cda: Public, CPG pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributer of a variety of products prescribed by veterinarians for companion & farm animals and produces vaccines for aquaculture, operated nationally with +200 employees and generated $40M+ revenues, a subsidiary of Novartis International, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.Role: Reported to the Director, Finance & Administration in a new position tasked to lead the analysis, design & implementation of the internal controls framework and train management & staff across 3 divisions. Also directed the Pandemic Preparedness initiative designed to assure continuity of operations during a potential avian flu pandemic.

About ADP: Public, Financial Services provider of various investor communications (proxy mailing, vote processing, shareowner communication, meeting, disclosure, prospectus, analytics) for Canadian public companies and mutual funds, operated 2 autonomous divisions, 200+ employees, $40M+ revenues. In 2006 APD Investor Communications Inc. was spun off from ADP and became Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc.Role: Joined the organization in a new position and responsible for; leading SOX compliance including process documentation, remediation and testing key controls, introduction and training non-finance & finance staff members SOX control requirements and processes, and the identification & development of enhancements to financial and reporting procedures.

About Wolseley Cda: Public, leading national wholesaler of durable goods (plumbing, waterworks, HVAC/R and industrial products), operations included 1,800 employees across 7 divisions and a network of 200+ branches coast-to-coast, $1B+ revenues, a subsidiary of Wolseley PLC the world’s largest trade distributor of plumbing and heating products and a leading supplier of building materials.Role: Worked at Wolseley (originally Westburne Inc.) through a period of transition and ownership change during which I held three positions including the last two in a newly established Canadian headquarters.

Certified Management Accountant (Cma)

Diploma In Business Administration (Accounting Major W/Honors)