• Reconcile Q3 and prepare year end.• Learn procedures quickly to support a fast turn around on month end reconciliations. • Develop, mentor and coach staff on program improvements.• Facilitate the accounting requirements of Red Deer expansion which occurred in March. Achievements• Having minimal overlap with the outgoing controller, learnt existing procedures and self taught other areas in order to reconcile Q3 and prepare year end for auditors in 6 weeks.

Finance Coordinator• Experience in multi-million dollar capital projects from a finance perspective including providing reports to ensure on budget and on time performance• Experience in ensuring proper documentation in order to pass audits and ensure future queries are minimized or easily verified• Excellent training of peers and ability to learn new tasks. Provided presentations for multiple audiences including peers and managers. • Oversaw the loading of assets and ensured… Show more Finance Coordinator• Experience in multi-million dollar capital projects from a finance perspective including providing reports to ensure on budget and on time performance• Experience in ensuring proper documentation in order to pass audits and ensure future queries are minimized or easily verified• Excellent training of peers and ability to learn new tasks. Provided presentations for multiple audiences including peers and managers. • Oversaw the loading of assets and ensured proper recording of WIP. Implemented processes to prevent prior years’ errors from reoccurring• Coordinated year end accruals and provided accurate year end summaries in preparation of audit• Experience in fund accounting and TCA (Tangible Capital Assets) requirements• Government applications and reporting relating to multiple funding sourcesAchievements• Implemented an audited process for current projects in construction to ensure proper recording for future years. The current year experienced many corrections however the final product is accurate and easy to navigate. Show less

Senior Operational Accountant and Fixed Asset Manager• Financial Analyst including financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecast, revenue projections, budget creation, capital expenditure forecasts, capital management, and capital projects• Month end accounting including binder preparation, interdivision reconciliation, bank reconciliation and monthly package preparation for managers.• Extensive use of pivot tables and smartlists to prepare sales report and operation… Show more Senior Operational Accountant and Fixed Asset Manager• Financial Analyst including financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecast, revenue projections, budget creation, capital expenditure forecasts, capital management, and capital projects• Month end accounting including binder preparation, interdivision reconciliation, bank reconciliation and monthly package preparation for managers.• Extensive use of pivot tables and smartlists to prepare sales report and operation reports.• Manage over 1 billion in assets with equipment in Canada, United States and Australia, reconciliation of fixed assets, depreciation, WIP accounts, and job cost module.• Managed up to 7 staff; managed the AFE process and traveled to satellite offices and use of web conferencing to train field staff, Supply Chain and Operation Managers on changes in procedures. Achievements• Created a revised fixed asset procedure; including development of a new AFE form, disposal procedure reconciliation procedure, incident recording policy, 3rd party transactions, accruals, and implemented job cost module to track both capital and expense projects including dashboards. Coordination required between tax, supply chain and finance department.• Reduced month end procedures relating to fixed assets by more than 10 days; resulting in labour savings.• Improved the process for equipment transfers and intercompany fixed asset transactions. Organized equipment location verification and processed hundred’s of incomplete transfers.• Implemented the change of assets from utilization to straight-line to be in line with industry trend; applied a significant impairment charge to thousands of assets using GP Dynamics macros. Show less

• Create journal entries for deprecation, intercompany transactions, sales transactions, prepaid expenses, and accruals. Calculate sales bonus accruals for sales staff and utilization bonuses for station managers.• Review of month end reports and analysis of maintenance and operational expenses with high variances. Assisted in preparation of month end statements and reports which are presented to senior management team. • Maintenance of over 600 fixed assets including registration… Show more • Create journal entries for deprecation, intercompany transactions, sales transactions, prepaid expenses, and accruals. Calculate sales bonus accruals for sales staff and utilization bonuses for station managers.• Review of month end reports and analysis of maintenance and operational expenses with high variances. Assisted in preparation of month end statements and reports which are presented to senior management team. • Maintenance of over 600 fixed assets including registration, sales and purchases; maintain operational and capital AFEs for 7 stations; including construction in process. Relayed overages to station managers in a timely fashion. • Reconciled interdivision accounts at month end, quarter end and year end; reconciliation of fixed asset accounts including cumulative reports summarizing gains and losses and acquisitions.• Filed GST/PST, calculation of self assessments & IFTA reports; participated in audits.• Daily interaction with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Accounts Receivable Supervisor for 3 months, reviewing and posting journals and following up with outstanding accounts.Achievements• Saved over $100,000 of registration expenses through improved record keeping compared to predecessor, including IFTA registration costs reduced by 30%.• Implement a formula to capture deprecation on equipment depreciated through units of production which have been idle for long periods.• Attend monthly manager meeting in lieu of Chief Accountant to report financial results for the previous month. Show less

• Sole accountant on site responsible for multiple areas including payroll, bank maintenance, and invoicing.• Ensure accounts payable are paid in a timely manner and ensure accounts receivable are collected promptly.• Repair any errors and brought forward any inefficiencies that were present from prior accounting staff.• Filed GST reports, prepared financial reports to be sent to outside auditor, and maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures. • Changed… Show more • Sole accountant on site responsible for multiple areas including payroll, bank maintenance, and invoicing.• Ensure accounts payable are paid in a timely manner and ensure accounts receivable are collected promptly.• Repair any errors and brought forward any inefficiencies that were present from prior accounting staff.• Filed GST reports, prepared financial reports to be sent to outside auditor, and maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures. • Changed the way that legal assistants maintained the list of current clients in order to ensure that all clients with opened files were not forgotten. Show less

• All duties relating to Accounts Receivable including providing quotes, invoicing and collection as well as organizing Accounts Payable and prioritizing vendors as well as maintaining relationships.• Created purchase orders and set pricing which continually updated information from all related parties.• Improve procedures such as filing and storing of information in a more efficient manner in order to increase productivity. • Reduced number of lines of Accounts Receivable sheets by… Show more • All duties relating to Accounts Receivable including providing quotes, invoicing and collection as well as organizing Accounts Payable and prioritizing vendors as well as maintaining relationships.• Created purchase orders and set pricing which continually updated information from all related parties.• Improve procedures such as filing and storing of information in a more efficient manner in order to increase productivity. • Reduced number of lines of Accounts Receivable sheets by over 50% due to collection or problem solving within the first 2 months. Show less

• Responsible for a department with annual sales exceeding 10 million up to 15 staff including recruiting, hiring, coaching, mentoring, evaluating, disciplining and firing.• Consistently had high results with sales, moved departments from poor performers to top 10 nationally• Maintained merchandise displays and controlled levels of clearance inventory by proactively identifying slow moving inventory resulting in above target gross margin.• Accepted in a management training program… Show more • Responsible for a department with annual sales exceeding 10 million up to 15 staff including recruiting, hiring, coaching, mentoring, evaluating, disciplining and firing.• Consistently had high results with sales, moved departments from poor performers to top 10 nationally• Maintained merchandise displays and controlled levels of clearance inventory by proactively identifying slow moving inventory resulting in above target gross margin.• Accepted in a management training program for top performers who have shown leadership qualities and the ability to produce results with staff. Show less