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Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Responsible for process improvement, fleet, training, business analytics, bench marking, acquisition integration, and systems that support growth of the commercial business at Parkland Fuel Corporation.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Cambridge, Ontario, Ca

Key responsibilities:Manage and direct preparation of accurate and timely financial statements, reports, budgets and forecasts for distribution to parent company, executive, and the Board of Directors.Oversee ERP (Oracle Enterprise 1) system and data to ensure accurate accounting practices and troubleshoot system errors. Prepare journal entries for foreign exchange, inter-company, pension, and acquisitionsAssist in preparing audit binderOversee cash management and treasury functions

Cambridge, Ontario, Ca

Assistant General Manager responsible for managing operation for Alberta, NE B.C., and NWT. The region consists of 15 operations managers and specialists who were in turn were responsible for 160 field staff. Responsibilities include: Leading and developing operations and finance team, acquisition prospect development and review, strategic planning, resource planning, creating and managing budgets, customer relations, supply chain management, safety and technical, and fleet.

Cambridge, Ontario, Ca

Finance Manager for Alberta regional operations team. Position was designed to be a operations controller for division with gross revenue of $220m. Superior Propane is Canada’s largest distributor and marketer of propane. Responsibilities include: leading developing the regional administration team, consisting of: one Financial Analyst, two Pricing/Revenue Administrators, four Collections Analysts, and one Administration Supervisor. Other accountabilities include: month end journal entries, month end closing of inventory, other balance sheet reconciliations, financial analysis, monitoring internal control / CSOX implementation of controls, managing annual operations and capital budget process, developed and implementing process improvements, developed cost control management tools.

Cambridge, Ontario, Ca

Worked as the financial liaison between corporate finance and Alberta Regional Operations Team, responsibilities included: P&L reporting, month end variance analysis, financial forecasting, journal entries, inventory reconciliation, monitor internal controls, field operational reviews, margin analysis, and customer profitability analysis, and submission of annual operations budget.

Ca

Responsible for completing income tax and excise tax audits for the CRA. Audit steps taken where preparing for audit, interviewing tax payers and their accountants, field testing, working papers, completing summary of assessment

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Member of the Western Canada finance team, with responsibility to provide financial support to the Edmonton and Saskatoon sales centre. Primary job function was to provide guidance to management on all financial and internal control issues within the sales centre. Work extensively on forecasting volume, margin, operating expenses, and cash flow. Performed month end duties including closing journal entries and presenting profit and loss statement to divisional management

Maintained accounting records for subsidiary company, Eastern Protein Foods. Assisted in the preparation of period end financial statements according to GAAP. Prepared and presented reports for management on key performance indicators. Worked on continuous improvement projects to improve accuracy in accounting.

Professional Accountant, Accounting

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance