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Okotoks, Alberta

Current position is responsible for full cycle accounting process, production of financial reports, banking and month end reporting and internal financial reporting process. This position also includes; preparation of monthly internal consolidated financial statements to strict deadlines and in conformance with Canadian GAAP, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and consistency. prepare and review with the Senior Management the month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting, including balance sheet account reconciliations, operating expense analysis and adhoc management information reports. assist with cash flow monitoring, debt levels and payments. Responsible (after segregated review and authorization) for processing all banking Direct Deposit, payroll. Main liaison with the bank and one of six signing authorities (dual). oversee A/P, ensuring transactions are recorded in a timely manner. oversee A/R, post all AR Invoices after reviewing these from Project Controls team members. Ensuring transactions are recorded in a timely manner. provide financial analyses for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations. record, track, reconcile and prepare all journal entries required for the companies Fixed Assets. Record applicable gains and losses and assist in the CCA schedule preparation at yearend. coordinate and prepare information to the internal and external auditors for the annual audit. assist and provide prepared reports for budget and forecasting develop and maintain an adequate system of accounting records and controls

Calgary, Canada Area

• Management reporting monthly – Worked with the ESVP in revising/creating a new monthly Corporate Management report. Coordinate, review and present monthly results both financially and as a comparative, including graphing. • 2013 Budget reforecast & 2014 Budget - Participate in most aspects of the 2013, 2014 & 2015 Budget/ reforecast. The 2014 & 2015 Budget was broken down into two areas Capital and G&A and took a lead role on the G&A.• Worked with each department in understanding their Capital and G&A requirements. This assisted when Consolidating the Reforecast and Budget for financial presentation made by the CFO.• Managed and maintain the Brion Forecast / Budget (Brion & MacKay) Corporate budget within the budgeting accounting system. • Prepared and provide adhoc analysis for budget, financial and cross-functional results to management on a timely basis.• Worked with the corporate accounting firm on any queries relating to accruals or the daily, monthly, quarterly financial processing in the accounting department. • Coordinated Internal Audit• Working with Procurement – providing a contracted third party audit firm information for review of a selected vendors.• Corporate, GST, Non-Resident and Brokerage Tax filings – prepare and review all Tax filings to be authorized before being processed.• Production Accounting - Worked with the contract Production Accountant in preparing the financial data to be used in filing the amended PNCB application on MacKay (plant area). • Leadership & Mentoring - Provided leadership, mentoring to Costs Analysts, contract staff hired, ensuring all accounting processes and procedures are performed in a complete and timely manner.

Calgary, Canada Area

Applying principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. Experience in U.S. and Canada oil and gas accounting operations including experience with, and knowledge of, revenue, joint interest billing, accounts payable and oil and gas asset functions.• Process standard and monthly journal entries to/and assist in the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.• one of three main signing authorities for the company, process and sign off on all corporate cheques, wire and ACH payments globally for Ivanhoe and its subsidiaries. Maintaining appropriate approvals as required• Implemented company-wide global Corporate AFE policies and procedures including monthly Capex reporting and monitoring to budget. As required, process and set up new AFE’s obtaining approvals as necessary.• assisted with the transition of the complete accounting function from the California Bakersfield office to Calgary.• review weekly cash reports prepared to the CFO for internal banking transfers and corporate payment of funds to the companies, and its subsidiaries’, vendors. . • prepare several U.S. and Canada annual and quarterly statistical reports, reporting on the corporate 10-K and 10-Q detailed results by whole and its subsidiaries’.• Supervise Accounts Payable team members, including on-going development, training, staffing, problem resolution and support towards a cohesive team environment. • Coordinate invoicing with AMEC London contact to ensure items for payment and accruals follow corporate guidelines. • Assist in the internal and external audit process. Prepare the quarterly Audit Binder for reference.• prepare GST reports and maintain accurate record of GST refunds due.

Calgary, Canada Area

• responsible for the implementation and development of formal monthly accounting statements for senior management review.• responsible for the implementation of processes and procedures with respect to journal entries purchase/sales journals and account reconciliations on all corporate accounts.• direct all financial, budgeting, operating functions. Ensure timely execution of financial reporting, operating forecasts, cash flow planning, taxation, legal, regulatory, cost/pricing and related activities. • responsible for assessing and interpreting compound financial data and prepare month-end/year-end financial reports to distribute to management, for determining financial performance & ongoing variance analysis.• authorize all required journal entries, including month end and year-end closing. Approve all invoices for payment.• responsible for managing the daily operation in the accounting department ensuring accounting records are kept in accordance with corporate policies and timelines. Approve all balance sheet and internal account reconciliations prepared by the accounting team for the company and related companies, as well as ensure all reconciling items and intercompany items are handled properly. • supervise accounting team members, including on-going development, training, staffing, problem resolution and support towards a cohesive team environment. • facilitated and co-ordinated the interim and annual external audits with the auditors, ensuring audits are performed with minimal disruption to the organization’s operations. Assist in the preparation of the statements and its associated footnotes.• oversee the multi-country corporate personnel payroll recording/reporting, equipment invoicing, and other invoicing to third/related parties.

Calgary, Canada Area

Provide management of all financial, administration and payroll processes and provide complete seamless coordination of all other related activities for the efficient and productive delivery of the services for SUNCOR Energy in Fort McMurray for the 2008 Turnaround and ongoing. The responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Ensure quality specifications are in accordance with the company and/or Suncor contract requirements.• process Accounts Payable invoices, including all invoices to the client and 3rd parties for all reimbursable costs as defined in the contract documents, and collate delivery dockets.• prepare monthly cost report and financial end of month reports and ad-hoc reporting as required.• liaise with the Transfield Asset Management Services (TAMS) Financial Controller as required to provide continuous information on contract performance so that it can be consolidated into the overall TAMS reporting structure.• Prepare all supporting information for end of period reconciliations including corporate overhead, shared services, risk/reward profit margin, innovation incentive payment and any managed contractors incentive payment and participate in negotiations/reconciliations with Suncor as required.• prepare financial budgets and forecasts of financial performance in relation to all Suncor KPI score cards.• establish a strong relationship with all other Suncor and TAMS personnel including Management Team, Superintendents and Supervisors, project engineers, Suncor Operations, Stores and Warehouse personnel and others as relevant. An ability to liaise at all levels with internal and external customers.• identified recommendations through the Better Way system in relation to work practices that could improve quality, increase productivity and reduce costs.

Calgary, Canada Area

Responsible for overseeing major and sub projects of SUNCOR Energy in Fort McMurray, Sarnia and Edmonton, TransAlta Energy and other projects as assigned to our team. Ensuring Jacob’s clients are invoiced for labour, material and other related services in a timely and accurate manner. Responsibilities include:• preparation of weekly, bi-weekly & monthly invoicing on assigned projects.• processing monthly journal entries and accruals.• analyze monthly unbilled results.• project margin analysis & monthly financial results.• liaise with project staff at various sites across Canada (Fort McMurray and Edmonton), Field Administration team, and accounting management to review results on a monthly basis. This also involves travelling to the sites and working with the staff to achieve improved accounting processes, reporting systems and integrity of data. • audit support and special projects and other duties as assigned.Supervision of four team members, including on-going development and training. Guide team in a coaching and mentoring fashion, ensuring that team develops their skills and proficiency while delivering the required business result.

Business Administration Fellowship

Bachelor'S Degree

Accounting

Matriculation

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