Keith J. Gover, Cpa, Ca Email and Phone Number

Responsible for Finance teams located in Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. TC Media, Local Solutions publishes daily newspapers such as The Telegram in St. John's, NL, The Cape Breton Post in Sydney, NS, and The Guardian in Charlottetown, PEI along with weekly newspapers covering communities throughout our regions. Our associated news websites are leaders in their markets providing breaking news around the clock.

Offering services in Financial & Management Consulting including:- CFO & Controllership Services- Business Expansion and Acquisition- Cost Reduction & Efficiency- Purchasing & Supply Chain- Financial Analysis- Internal Controls & Systems- Staffing & Training

A division of AbitibiBowater, the Grand Falls Mill manufactured newsprint and other grades of commercial printing papers for the export markets. Annual paper production was 205,000 metric tonnes with sales of approximately one hundred and sixty million dollars. Operations included wood harvesting, wood chipping, paper manufacturing, hydro electricity generation, and warehousing and shipping.• Responsible for manufacturing cost accounting and all aspects of purchasing and inventory functions• Supervised of staff of six employees• Worked closely with divisional management team to monitor financial results and implement cost control strategies• Worked closely with corporate head office management to report divisional financial results• Responsible for annual budget process and quarterly forecasting process• Developed various management tools such as weekly cost monitoring report, quarterly forecasting models, key operating statistics report• Participated in cost reduction initiatives including recent $10 million cost restructuring• Proficient in J. D. Edwards / Peoplesoft, queries, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio

With annual sales of approximately five million dollars, the company provided refrigerated transportation services between Newfoundland and points in Eastern Canada and Eastern United States. • Responsible for all aspects of Accounting and Finance functions.• Worked closely with senior management and outside advisors to develop a comprehensive corporate turnaround strategy, including significant operational restructuring and rationalization.• Developed working relationship with company’s bankers, including monitoring company’s cash balance and restructuring financing terms.• Dealt with officials of Revenue Canada concerning issues around GST/HST and payroll deductions, negotiating repayment terms of past corporate debts.• Redesigned operational and accounting procedures, including implementation of computerized accounting system and strengthening of internal controls.• Developed and implemented custom-made dispatching and invoicing software.• Supervised of staff of five employees.

A subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the company owned and/or managed hotel properties throughout Atlantic Canada. The company had over 500 employees and annual sales of approximately twenty million dollars.• Responsible for all aspects of Accounting function.• Prepared monthly and annual Financial Reports on a property and consolidated basis for presentation to the company’s senior management and Board of Directors.• Responsible for cash management for all hotel properties, including dealings with banking officials and corporate treasury officers.• Worked closely with senior management to monitor operating results for all locations.• Directly responsible for the supervision of Accounting Department staff of approximately fifteen in locations throughout Atlantic Canada.• Designed and implemented a corporate budget process, including three-year business plans.• Developed and implemented monthly and annual forecasting on a property and consolidated basis.• Installed complete General Ledger computerized accounting system for individual hotel properties.• Responsible for the design and implementation of local area computer network for individual hotel properties.• Worked as part of the company’s acquisition team during the take-over of hotel properties.• Created management tools for use by all properties.

One of Canada’s “Big Six” accounting firms (now called Grant Thorton), Doane Raymond was the largest firm in Newfoundland and Labrador with offices located in St. John’s, Marystown, Grand Falls-Windsor, and Corner Brook.• Responsible for planning and execution of audits.• Prepared corporate and personal income tax returns.• Performed management consulting assignments.• Supervised junior staff members.• Worked in varied industries including manufacturing, retail, wholesale, mining, hospitality, crown corporations, federal, provincial, and municipal governments.• Participated in professional development courses offered by the firm in areas including taxation and information technology.