Adjudicate property assessment complaints

- Develop business plans for small business start-ups- Financal reporting and budgeting support

- Review financial and board governance policies- Review board governance structure and practices- Analyze the organization's financials, identify trends and variances- Make recommendations on financial policies and procedures- Participate in public consultation interviews and surveys- Analyze results of public consultation surveys

• Coordinate month-end close process for the Finance team• Perform monthly consolidation elimination entries and produce consolidated financial statements• Perform hedge accounting and documentation• Provide accounting and reporting leadership for the Wealth Management business line• Produce financial statements and budget for the consolidated entity and each subsidiary• Provide accounting and reporting leadership for the Wealth Management business line• Review journal entries and working papers of intermediate accountants

• Finance Core Team member reporting to Corporate controller• Lead financial reporting process to produce month/year-end IFRS financial statements, explaining trends and variances against budget and prior yearo Report complex provisions, such as future income tax, pensions, future employee benefits and land reclamation• Prepare financial consolidation reports for the parent, publically-owned company (Mitsubishi & Hokuetsu Kishu Paper), providing variance and in-depth analysis for Japanese accounting team• Develop budgeting and forecasting models for financing expenditures (CAD & USD), working capital and tax• Review journal entries, working papers and reconciliations • Lead year-end audit process with external auditors, prepare and review working papers• Document processes and procedures for SOX compliance • Prepare GST returns, annual income tax return, including SR&ED claims • Present financials to leadership team, provide consultation on business issues, including accounting treatment of merger activities, changes to business process and tax implications• Liaise with cross-functional teams (internal controls, AR/AP, payroll, treasury, operations) on day-to-day and long-term financial issues Accomplishments• Prepared elimination journal entries and consolidated financial statements for the business amalgamation of three companies under common control in July 2016• Improved quality of budgeting and forecasting of various financial component (income tax, debt, profit share program, debt financing, etc.) with Excel modelling by incorporating more relevant variables and organizing information to clearly convey assumptions and variables• Lead financial team in maximizing use of IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and TM1 softwareo Analyze budget and forecasting processes to be modelled in TM1 softwareo Design user reports for financial reporting and analysiso Create documentation for business processes and Cognos/TM1 system, coordinate software updates

• Analyze operating results, provide recommendations to senior management o Analyze impact of business proposals on the financial statementso Ensure financial reporting aligns with accounting standards (GAAP, PSAB, etc.)o Develop financial policies and procedures, and interpret existing policieso Provide strategic consultation on financial activities• Develop departmental business plans, with alignment to overall Ministry business plan• Lead financial reporting process to produce period end and consolidated reports (month/quarter/year-end), reporting on trends and variances against budget and prior year• Manage audit activities with the Office of the Auditor General• Supervise financial reporting staff, advising on succession planning and recruitment of staff in finance• Assist in budgeting and forecasting revenues, expenditures, and cash flow in collaboration with the business operations group and the financial planning brancho Key business areas include sales (land development), federal grant revenues, grant expenditures, capital projects, insurance• Represent the ministry on cross-ministry projects, including financial system upgrades, and revision of the Chart of Accounts• Report and manage working papers for capital activity and operating grants of social housing programs• Liaise with insurance provider on insurance needs, process and report insurance claimsAccomplishments• Established internal financial reporting procedures and policies for the newly created Ministry of Housing in 2008• Determined accounting treatment and established reporting procedures and for emergent government projects such as Slave Lake Wildfires relief, Parsons Creek and Housing Access Link information system.

• Analyze monthly capital expenditure reports comparing actual spending, budget and forecast, ensure compliance with capital expenditure policy• Coordinate with financial reporting and operating groups to prepare forecasts and explain variances• Prepare annual CCA schedules and analyze tax implications• Investigate and reconcile differences in financial accounts• Design and program spreadsheets for dynamic management reporting

• Work with program areas for the compilation of monthly integrated management information reports• Assist in preparing financial statements and annual report, provide supporting figures, charts and notes• Design budget templates, analyze trends, complete forecasts and prepare annual budgets• Analyst operating results, develop reports, and provide recommendations to management and compose briefing notes• Forecast monthly cash flow• Assist in the development of business proposals for funding approval

• Monitor daily banking activities for the IKON Canada region through online system, preparing daily bank statements for reporting uses• Reconcile bank accounts, resolve banking issues and inquiries• Coordinate and prepare internal systems for banking projects• Perform various monthly journal entries (ex. Banking, pension, employee insurance, employee benefits, vacation)• Complete monthly reconciliation for various accounts including the above journal entries, accounts payable and payroll; collaborating with departments to investigate outstanding issues• Prepare ad hoc reports and assist with cash flow forecasting• Document procedures for SOX compliance

Sept 2003-Jun 2004, Feb 2005 to Jun-2005• Prepare data records for transition into new software; data cleanup, procedure revision and user acceptance testing• Compose and edit user manuals • Update biographical information using in-house database program• Analyze data records for accuracy and completion• Perform information search to track missing information• Plan and analyze business processes on use of data

• Post costs and sales revenue into company accounting system• Generate periodic revenue and job costing reports and update cash receipts log• Prepare and write up customer invoices• Track employee attendance records and hours for payroll• Organize and file invoices and customer service agreements• Reception and other general office duties