Maria Faria Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

On October 2, 2017, CI Financial Corp. completed the acquisition of Sentry Investments Inc. Responsible for the transition into CI including:• Prepare quarterly and year end Financial Statements and Notes• Co-ordinate year-end audit with external auditors• Provide information and review of respective tax returns• Prepare financial information required for CI's monthly and quarterly reporting• Implement GL/AP/AMS and Concur expense systems conversions• Update processes documentation and train CI on Sentry’s processes• Deal with updating banking information including web banking changes• Manage staff expectations through uncertain times

Responsible for financial reporting, process improvement, system implementation and review of tax returns. • Led the implementation of Concur expense system which resulted in decrease of expense reimbursement process by 10 days• Led the project of retrieving, analyzing for accuracy and reporting on Sales Practices information for prior years (including hiring and coordinating a team of 18 temporary staff members for 8 weeks) to meet a regulatory audit deadline• Analysed, documented and improved processes by automating tasks and building up the Accounting System resulting in improved efficiencies• Improved quarterly financial results reporting to the Board of Directors and CFO to support decision making by creating additional reports and PowerPoint presentations

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for developing and managing the Corporate Accounting Department, cash management and introduction of the budget process in the Company.• Efficiently managed year-end audit with external auditors and directly dealt with all matters as they arose• Built the Accounting Team to meet company’s growth by creating job descriptions, hiring and training staff• Improved cash management process including reporting on Company’s cash flows to Senior Management to facilitate business decision making• Successfully introduced the budget process in the Company by creating departmental budgets and preparing quarterly variance reports to the Board of Directors allowing for proper analysis and decrease of expenses• Managed Accounts Receivable and Payable functions and reduced processing time and accuracy of coding

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for all aspects of accounting including implementation of new system, building reports, recording journal entries and preparing Financial Statements. • Responsible for the implementation of a new Accounting System including data transfer and building of all reports required• Reduced processing time of payment of quarterly trailer fees to all brokers across Canada by 50%• Coordinated AP function by making sure invoices were paid on a timely basis• Processed recovery invoices from various funds including improvement of process to ensure amounts were received on a monthly basis

Business Administration Degree

Certified General Accountant

Computerized Accounting