 P&L accountability shared with Commercial and Operation lead for $500 million business. Responsible for preparing timely and accurate internal management reports on a monthly and quarterly basis with variance analysis used to highlight business issues to management and to recommend actions to improve results and processes Responsible for providing leadership to, and reviewing work of, five direct reports  Develop and implement detailed business and operational annual plan and quarterly forecast for the business units jointly with Operations and Commercial management Prepare financial models, including discounted cash flow statements, to identify and quantify strategic growth opportunities and to reduce risk in the business  Create quarterly presentation files for senior management summarizing results, key variances and forecasts Prepare annual Board memo and presentation Involved with senior management in drafting contracts with key suppliers

Planned and led the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) implementation project focusing on areas such as property, plant and equipment, impairment, IFRS 1, provisions, leases, revenue recognition and financial statement presentation, while supervising 10-15 team members throughout the processCanadian Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and IFRS are properly accounted for  Prepared a technical memo for each IFRS accounting policy, documenting differences from Canadian GAAP, while quantify impact on opening retained earnings Led the IFRS Oversight Committee meetings while updating the team on the company’s status in the transition process Prepared and coordinated the commentary included in external reports (MD&A, AIF, etc.) Prepared other public documents including Financial Statements, while dealing with and analyzing accounting issues such as impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill, asset retirement obligations, financial instruments, basic and diluted earnings per share, employee future benefits, discontinued operations and assets held for sale and foreign currency translation  Ensured the corporation adheres to changes in accounting and reporting standards, while reporting all applicable changes to the Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Oversaw and coordinated the quarterly and annual financial reporting package for auditors, while reviewing internal documents prior to being released to auditors Assisted in reducing the audit fee by 10% in 2009 and 2010 Prepared carve-out and combined financial statements during sale process of Marsulex Ensured all external reporting requirements were met proactively and in a timely manner

Responsible for planning, budgeting, and coordinating both large and small assurance engagements in a variety of industries including but not limited to mutual funds, manufacturing, distributing, contracting and not-for-profitExperience with both private and public companies, including consolidation and financial reporting in accordance with Canadian Accounting StandardsSupervised up to three other staff members and ensured effective coordination of all members of the engagement teamPrepared and reviewed personal and corporate income tax returnsIdentified and communicated to client management weaknesses in internal control and recommendations for improvementParticipated in firm administration and professional development, including staff training, and in-house UFE exam preparation programs

Experience with assurance engagements of not for profit companies reporting in accordance with New Zealand Accounting Standards (including New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards)Worked on compilation engagementsProvided recommendations to managers on ways to increase in office efficiency through the use of standard templates and checklists