Michael D. Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Financial Executive in the Corporation’s Senior Management Team with responsibility for a team of 55 in three locations. Accountable for overall budgeting, planning, and forecasting, treasury and cash flow management, operating and capital budgets, pension finance, government relations, and financial services - receivables, payables, and contract.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Member of the Senior Management Team, responsible for the financial stewardship of the Corporation. Leadership for a team 27 in three locations. Accountability for complex financial reporting (IFRS, regulatory, transactional, pension), financial policy and controls (including ICFR certification), financial systems including SAP and Cognos. Lead contact for.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Progressive responsibility across Controllership functions. Led integration of the quarterly reporting process into core team within existing headcount and budget. Owned implementations and integration of revised accounting standards and processes into large, decentralized teams. Two-time recipient of CPA Canada’s Corporate Reporting Award for large.

Company Treasurer with oversight of accounting policy. Public technology company reporting in both Canada and U.S. Responsible for operational cash management across legal entities, investment management, operating lines, long-term debt, common stock, insurance policies and claims, and strategic cash and capital planning. Led treasury work for asset sales.

Toronto, CA (4 years), Auckland, NZ (6 years)

• Associate Director – Human Resources (January 2008 – July 2009): Secondment for 18 months to co-lead internal HR Operations team for New Zealand practice (650 staff, 53 partners):
• Responsible to Partners with oversight of workforce planning, recruiting, mobility, retention, remuneration.
• Interpretation of employment legislation, performance management, and disciplinary & dispute processes. Senior Manager - Audit and Advisory (Toronto: Internship 1999, full-time 2000-2003, Auckland: 2003-2008)..
• Portfolio of both audit and non-audit clients across various industries. Oversight of control-based audits.
• Significant exposure to IFRS, U.S. GAAP, local GAAP in both countries. Included OSC and SEC registrants, multinational corporations, prospectus offerings, foreign currencies.
• Significant IFRS conversion experience as New Zealand adopted IFRS in 2007.

Chartered Accountant

Bachelor Of Commerce (Hnrs), Accounting & Finance