Justine Bryant Email & Phone Number

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Chair of Finance Committee

Victoria, Canada

Need help resolving long-standing accounting inefficiencies? Are your bookkeeping procedures cumbersome or outdated? Offering freelance consulting services to support businesses in process improvement, procedure development and accounting software implementation.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

- Orchestrated a seamless migration from Sage to QuickBooks Online increasing process efficiency by 60% and enhancing data accuracy.- Instrumental in the due diligence phase, delivering precise and timely financial reports that facilitated a successful company acquisition.- Consistently delivered monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports, amplifying data.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Hired to fill three positions by this small, quickly growing SaaS company that provides specialized diagnostic software to utility companies around the world. Finance Role:- Performed all accounting, controlling, and bookkeeping functions for both the Canada-based parent corporation and the US-based subsidiary, including payroll, government filings, cash.

Victoria, BC

A short-term contract position at Island Farms (owned by Agropur, a Montreal-based dairy cooperative). Tasks included:- Preparation of weekly/monthly manufacturing performance reports and updating of KPI's- Validation of production summary on a daily basis to ensure accuracy of data entry- Performing raw material analysis and reconciliation- Liaising with.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

This was a short-term contract position to assist during the implementation phase of migrating the company's finance department from Great Plains to Oracle. Tasks included:- Revising/updating existing Excel spreadsheets to work with the new system- Preparing inter-company journal entries- Performing month-end account reconciliations, reviews and flux.

Victoria, BC

- Performed daily bank reconciliations, weekly cash flow updates, and monthly/annual journal entries and departmental financial reports- Responsible for reviewing and approving accounting entries made by other team members- Assisted with annual and quarterly budgeting and project forecasting- Created tools using Excel to improve data entry and reporting.

Victoria, BC

- Contracted to assess and review departmental procedures and processes, while providing cost effective solutions to optimize the accounting and financial systems- Worked closely with management and staff to understand departmental challenges and needs- Launched a new accounting system with department-specific reporting functionality- Trained management.

Victoria, BC

- Developed a system to track revenues and costs of a 30-year 360-acre land development project with reporting capability down to individual lots and houses. Result: Management able to effectively budget and plan to maximize profits. - Maintained multi-company cash flow projections and developed other ad hoc financial reports- Prepared/reviewed AR, AP.

Victoria, BC

- Created an inter-company accounting system to handle complex customer-billing, job costing, payroll and inventory management for this rapidly growing engineering and manufacturing company- Mapped existing data and paperwork flows to identify inefficiencies and problem areas. Result: Developed a manual of Standard Operating Procedures that minimized.

Salt Spring Island, BC

- Gained hands-on experience in an active accounting firm- Prepared adjusting entries, working papers and financial statements for compilation and review engagements, as well as trust and small audits- Prepared personal and corporate tax returns- Responded to client queries and drafted correspondence

Salt Spring Island, BC

- Created, operated and managed all of the day-to-day operations and accounting for this busy, successful restaurant (sold in 2001 and still in operation today)- Developed strong managerial skills in planning, budgeting, controlling, leading and policy-making- Managed a staff of over 30 employees, learning the importance of supporting staff in career.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting, 3Rd Year Cpa Equivalency

Currently enrolled part-time in the 4th year of the BBA program with a GPA of 8.31/9. On track to enter the PEP level of the CPA program.

Accounting And Business/Management

Enrolled in two online course as of July 1/15 (ACCT451-Advanced Financial Accounting and ORGB364-Organizational Behaviour). Both courses.

Diploma In Business Adminstration, Finance

Diploma In Business Adminstration, Accounting