Michael Fitzgerald, Cpa, Cga Email & Phone Number

Canada

Canada

Improved efficiencies in the finance department through report development and maintenanceMentored and trained various levels of Finance staff on new software and procedural enhancementsPerformed financial analysis on customer accounts; recommended collections and/or write-off solutions to senior managementCEO/CFO CertificationChange Advisory Board - reviewed, approved, and prioritized corporate change requestsFinance department representative on numerous cross-functional project teams annually. Performed a multi-functional role that contributed directly to the success of the projects I worked on, this included:Writing Business Requirements DocumentsEnsuring departmental stakeholders' objectives were metContributing and/or approving project documentationCompleting user verification during the testing phases of the projectMonitoring project status and provided updates to the Finance management teamFostering a strong team approach by working closely with entire project team to ensure successful implementationsProjects included:Numerous 407 ETR proprietary application and technology projectsHarmonized Sales Tax (analysis and requirements gathering)IBM MQ series workflowSharePoint Corporate wide rolloutISO 9001 CertificationSand Analytics Data WarehousePeopleSoft Projects included:PeopleSoft HRMS 9.0 upgrade - Payroll interface to General LedgerUpgrade PeopleSoft Financials (A/P, G/L, PO, and Asset Management) version 8.0 to 8.9 PeopleSoft Asset Management, PeopleSoft General Ledger chart of account restructuring, PeopleSoft Accounts Payable, PeopleSoft HRMS 8.8 implementation - Payroll interface to General Ledger

Directed specific accounting functions and activities that included:Prepared monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements, MD&A, and monthly management reportsOversaw the Accounts Payable Department to ensure smooth and efficient operationPrepared Quarterly Board PresentationsConducted special analysis and ad hoc reports for senior management as required and recommended courses of action based on resultsMaintained the General Ledgers in PeopleSoft and Great PlainsCreated, maintained, and produced General Ledger Reports using PeopleSoft nVision (8.0 / 8.9)Created and maintained the necessary mapping tables to facilitate the conversion of Great Plains Accounts Payable data into PeopleSoft 8.0 General Ledger dataRan Great Plains extract using Crystal Reports to Convert Accounts Payable data into a format that could be loaded into PeopleSoft General Ledger Liaised with external auditors on a quarterly basisWorked closely with external forensic accounting firm. Provided analysis, reporting, and recommendations to Senior Management.

Prepare Monthly RedbookEntry of the Monthly Results and Budget Events into the Global Profit Management SystemPrepare Monthly 10 Day Sales ReportImport and upload the Budget Information and preparation of Budget Event P&L StatementUpdate PeopleSoft Budgets as neededAd Hoc requests and analysis as needed

Accounting

Member

Bachelor'S Degree, Commerce, (Honours)

Diploma, Accounting

Business Analysis Course - 2007 Principles of Electronic Data Interchange

Accounting And Financial Management

Activities and Societies: Student Association Vice President of the Progress Campus of the Student Association.