Accountable for financial statement preparation under GAAP, all financial and account analysis, intercompany reconciliations,fixed asset maintance,assisted with inventory counts,budgeting, accounts payable, bank reconciliations including government billing and account reconciliations for North America. Supervision of accounting staff, two at peak, and year-end working paper files, including correspondence with company auditors while reporting to the Director of Finance, North America. Actively responsible for all payroll, benefit and HR administration throughout Canada and US operations for 200+ full and part-time staff. Selected Achievements:• Partnered, as part of the North American team, in simplifying processes and procedures in managing workload, as individuals and as a department, as part of the "Simplify and Go" mandate from Corporate, resulting in streamlining monthly financial statement preparation process from 2 weeks to 4 days; as well as year-end processes from 8 weeks to 2 weeks.• Successfully integrated 7 retail companies into 1 corporate structure and streamlined the financial reporting, government billing, payroll and benefits processes.• Streamlined journal entry processing and accounts payable resulting in worldwide implementation throughout the company and recognition at the Controllers Conference in Norway for being the first to bring change to the company.• Assisted with the development and training of retail locations into a new system called Retail Pro; as well as with the ongoing implementation of new accounting systems and process (AP).• Recognized as the "go-to" person for trouble shooting and resolving related issues within the finance department and office.• Currently designing and implementing an innovative company-wide payroll / human resources system utilizing Ceridian In sync (currently using Power Pay).• Promoted from Assistant Controller to Controller in 2009.

Answerable for cash flow maintenance and analysis, financial statement preparation, fixed asset maintenance, bank reconciliations, all financial and account analysis, intercompany reconciliations, foreign currency exchange, and government remittances while reporting to the CEO. Supervised accounts receivable and accounts payable, inventory (annual count and standard cost system maintenance), and year-end working paper files, including all correspondence with company auditors while leading a high performance 8 member team. Selected Achievements:• Maintained all payroll (Ceridian), benefits administration and human resource management for the US and Canadian operations, including a 140+ union and 125+ non-union staff while handling all union contract negotiations, grievances, benefits administration and plan design, and all HR related company issues. • Promoted from Assistant Controller to Controller in 2000.• Collaborated in assisting with the multifaceted and ongoing implementation of a new accounting software package.