• Managed annual budgets for entire Canadian store payroll, store operating and corporate expenses through utilizing operational knowledge and collaborating with cross-functional business partners to successfully achieve financial targets; consistently leveraged payroll and operating expenses as a percentage of sales year over year• Prepared monthly forecasting and P&L variance analysis to support executive decision-making; researched and presented opportunities during quarterly cost-savings meeting to drive expense leverage and overall profitability• Reported, on a weekly basis, key performance indicators at the district and product level for all 182 Canadian stores• Performed various ad-hoc analysis and modelling to determine expense drivers for bottom performing stores, evaluate store labour productivity by department, assess regional sales trends, and identify retail wage growth drivers• Assessed impact of competitor store openings taking into account regional, economic, and industry factors; identified risks and opportunities by product category and customer segment and presented recommendations to senior leadership team to enhance merchandising and marketing initiatives• Managed annual capital budgeting process through consolidation of capital requests from all business areas; summarized information to support senior leadership team in making informed investment decisions in line with the company's strategic and growth objectives• Reviewed cost benefit analysis and accounting compliance for capital project submissions; improved template requirements which reduced corporate approval lead time by a week• Supervised two offshore staff in preparing of weekly reports and trained junior FAs on expense and capital budgeting• Developed productive working relationships with team members and business partners through effective communication and efficient problem resolution• Proficiently used SAP, BI, BW, BPC and MicroStrategy for reporting and analysis

• Performed financial statement audits incorporating technical accounting knowledge and financial analysis for both public and private sector entities in the financial services and real estate industry; major clients include Horizons/Jovian Mutual Funds, Chartwell REIT, CBRE, Montez Retail Fund, President's Choice Bank, DundeeWealth, and Bank of Montreal• Analyzed complex accounting topics such as fair value of financial instruments, acquisitions, customer loyalty programs, impairment of goodwill, and revenue recognition for both commercial and residential real estate• Managed and coached engagement teams of up to four staff; ensured the job stayed within budget and met all client deadlines while delivering high quality working papers in compliance with KPMG's auditing standards• Developed technical accounting knowledge of Canadian GAAP, ASPE, and IFRS; assisted clients in successfully transitioning to IFRS and ASPE reporting standards• Strengthened client relationships through effective communication and timely resolution of issues in a professional manner• Mentored two junior staff throughout the UFE exam process as a member of the KPMG UFE Mentorship program and internal exam marking pool

• Performed annual audit procedures consisting of control and substantive testing for clients managing institutional funds; identified and corrected material accounting errors ensuring a fair representation of financial performance• Reviewed compliance issues to ensure financial disclosure achieved regulatory standards, reperformed revenue, expense and investment item calculations utilizing information acquired from the internal accounting system and external sources, and participated in the development of the annual report; gained a strong familiarity with the mutual fund industry including operations, reporting standards and accounting procedures• Communicated all issues or discrepancies encountered during the audit process to senior staff and managers and supported team members to complete audit work in an efficient manner

• Conducted company and market research to create detailed company profiles, build comprehensive financial valuation models, draft a preliminary prospectus and develop pitch book presentations• Communicated results to senior analysts after analyzing financial metrics and qualitative business fundamentals from company filings and research reports and built a comparable companies valuation model for companies in the Chinese real estate industry; financial analysis was used to evaluate prospective clients• Worked cohesively with team members to design multiple pitch book presentations to senior management of prospective clients; active recommendation of ideas resulted in revenue generation opportunities

• Processed numerous sales transactions a day in newly upgraded accounting system and managed all customer accounts; eliminated backlog of records, resulting in timely reporting of financial information and enabling management to make informed decisions essential to the company’s profitability