Joan Glean Email & Phone Number

Richmond Hill, On, Ca

Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada

Served in newly created role to bring all previously shared services in house including payroll. Oversaw corporate books to ensure that all entries met auditing requirements. Managed three-person national payroll team. Acted as backup for payroll for US and Canadian locations. Managed accounting functions for North America encompassing journal entries, maintenance of all corporate accounting books, and payroll reconciliation.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Implemented “ADP… Show more Served in newly created role to bring all previously shared services in house including payroll. Oversaw corporate books to ensure that all entries met auditing requirements. Managed three-person national payroll team. Acted as backup for payroll for US and Canadian locations. Managed accounting functions for North America encompassing journal entries, maintenance of all corporate accounting books, and payroll reconciliation.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Implemented “ADP Workforce Now” within six weeks. Led successful launch and seamless transition, resulting in zero issues and absolutely no errors.• Closed month-end within three business days vs five, by preparing schedules and early booking recurring entries. • Chaired meetings with Controllers, Plant Managers and Sales. Reduced variance of budget-to-actual sales to <1%.• Performed journal entries for US/Canadian corporate books; met tight turnaround times.• Reconciled four bank accounts and all balance sheet accounts, resulting in a cleaner set of books for the Auditor.• Generated inter-company chargebacks, resulting in correct consolidation reporting.• Maintained and published various sales incentive plans to Sales Teams and outside purchasing groups, resulting in accurate data to payout commission and rebates. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Fulfilled diverse responsibilities including payroll, benefits administration, and cost accounting.Ensured that all variances were explained/confirmed so that month-end processing was seamless. Served as backup for Accounts Receivable and Controller.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Worked with Purchasing and Plant Managers to reduce outstanding inventory by 30%.• Streamlined payroll submission, reducing time required from 2.5 days to 1 day.• Verified and corrected… Show more Fulfilled diverse responsibilities including payroll, benefits administration, and cost accounting.Ensured that all variances were explained/confirmed so that month-end processing was seamless. Served as backup for Accounts Receivable and Controller.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Worked with Purchasing and Plant Managers to reduce outstanding inventory by 30%.• Streamlined payroll submission, reducing time required from 2.5 days to 1 day.• Verified and corrected purchasing variances, material usage variances, and method variances, resulting in more effective cost analysis.• Calculated annual manufacturing overheads for four product lines, resulting in better decision making on “make or buy” decisions.• Oversaw payroll for 140 hourly and salaried employees. Reconciled all payroll accounts.• Managed bank reconciliations, monitored Canadian and US, and credit card accounts. Show less