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London, On, Ca

London, Ontario, Canada

- Work with the Library CEO & Chief Librarian, Director, Financial Services and Senior Team on the development and monitoring of the Strategic Plan and Budget through shaping the Library’s strategic directions to respond to current and future opportunities and challenges.- Provide technical direction and guidance to departmental and Library staff regarding financial legislation, accounting practices, internal controls, and other related financial matters.- Work closely with the Director, Financial Services on cost and revenue analysis of new programs and initiatives (i.e. cost/benefit analysis for a buy vs. lease decision).- Track tangible capital assets, and records amortization, ensuring compliance with the Library’s Tangible Capital Asset Policy and Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) standards. Complete year end reporting process for TCA.- Conduct cash flow forecasting, planning and management, and recommend appropriate measures, where necessary, in order to meet financial obligations.- Oversee the administration of all centralized revenues and accounts receivable functions for the Library.- Oversee the administration of all centralized procurement and accounts payable functions for the Library, including HST.- Manage the Library’s purchasing card process, including the issuance and withdrawal of credit cards, recommendations for card limits, monitoring card usage and preparing reconciliations, as prescribed by the Credit Card Policy.- Co-lead financial software upgrades and implements processes with the goal of enhancing technology utilization.

London, Ontario, Canada

- Monitor, reconcile and report on over 130 reserves and reserve funds for municipal services/ departments, including Police, Fire, and Housing departments. Maintain direct accountability for compliance monitoring.- Support municipal leadership by developing and monitoring strategic planning processes. Facilitate and guide all departments through budgeting, planning, and forecasting, with a focus on variance/ trend/ risk analysis, budgetary planning, and activity-based costing. Input capital budget data for monitoring reports.- Provide decision-making support to department leaders through financial and scenario modelling, compliance monitoring, controllership, and fund management. Prepare financial models and documentation (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Annual/ Multi-Year Capital Budget, and Government Reporting Schedules) while developing frameworks to improve and standardize modelling across the organization. - Continually engage in business planning, annual budget processes, financial analyses, and the preparation of complex sources of financing for large construction awards. Engage in debt management processes and prepare detailed reports/ submissions, including annual capital budget update (10-20 year capital plans).- Provide leadership in municipal planning, construction financing, and credit risk analysis for a portfolio of major municipal construction projects ($40M+ per project). Oversee a team of Budget Analysts, building a high-performing culture of continuous improvement through performance measurement/ collaboration.

London, Ontario, Canada

- Led full-cycle accounting duties across all municipal departments, including preparation and analysis of balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow. Reviewed and approved journal entries and reconciled account balances, identifying and addressing discrepancies and errors.- Key contributor in the development of annual consolidated financial statements and external audits, including the preparation of financial reports, working papers, and consolidation schedules. Acted as a main interface for external auditors, liaising with internal stakeholders to verify information and provide updates.- Reviewed and approved general ledger activity, bank reconciliations, HST reporting, balance sheet accounts, and inter-company transactions, ensuring ongoing adherence to GAAP accounting principles.- Liaised with each unit to gather requirements and provide value-driven reporting solutions, coordinating system setup and maintenance for corporate chart of accounts and coding of accounts, including sales tax and FIR. - Provided leadership to 5 direct reports, working directly with departmental leaders to manage performance. - Key Achievements: analyzed and remodelled the existing financial statements digital reporting system across 12 boards and commissions to reduce the reporting schedule by 3.

London, Ontario, Canada

- Provided direct support to the Director of Finance in managing all accounting and reporting requirements across 89 Canadian branches during the merger of TSC and Peavey Mart.- Monitored a portfolio of 50 stores/ distribution centres, managing commercial leases, property taxes, premises expenses, and insurance. Prepared individual store Profit & Loss statements that informed key decision-making processes for senior management. Liaised with external auditors to coordinate annual audits.- Prepared accruals, prepaids, Intercompany, bank and unearned revenue entries, including the reconciliation of these accounts. Oversaw Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable monthly reconciliations. Maintained General Ledger activities including monthly and year-end closings.- Key Achievements: Developed a new dashboard for presenting/ summarizing individual Profit & Loss statements across 50 stores with an advanced excel model. Supported the merger of Peavy Industries and TSC Stores by building multiple, advanced spreadsheets to summarize both company’s assets and liabilities, as well as an advanced workbook to merge inventory, identifying SKUs from both companies.

London, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

Lebanon

- Assisted the Director in preparing financial statements and budgets as per IFRS requirements for a leading construction company serving Saudia Arabia and Jordan with 800 employees and annual revenues in excess of $80 million USD, including significant work in construction and manufacturing (concrete ready mix asphalt). Prepared analyses, tables, and documentation for external auditors.- Reviewed and inspected capital assets, completed closing entries/ reconciliations, and oversaw the day-to-day operations and monthly reporting processes for the finance department.

Lebanon