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Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for managing the Finance department and the Information Technology for the organization.Preparation of annual reports including financial statements, and regulatory requirements. The responsibility of the preparation of the budgeting process and preparation of the five year financial plan is revised on an annual basis.Responsible for the setting of the annual tax rate bylaw, and the review of all other sources of revenue, which include such items as user fees… Show more Responsible for managing the Finance department and the Information Technology for the organization.Preparation of annual reports including financial statements, and regulatory requirements. The responsibility of the preparation of the budgeting process and preparation of the five year financial plan is revised on an annual basis.Responsible for the setting of the annual tax rate bylaw, and the review of all other sources of revenue, which include such items as user fees, rentals and other sources of revenue. Assistance with the preparation of grants and other sources of funding. Show less

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Divisional controller for the Emil Anderson Group. The roles formal title for the role is Controller - Road Maintenance and General Contracting. Responsible for the Road Maintenance division for the Fraser Valley, Terrace, and Robson areas of British Columbia. Additional companies within the group include Ballina Contracting Ltd and Gerry Enns Contracting Ltd.Overseeing the monthly financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing… Show more Divisional controller for the Emil Anderson Group. The roles formal title for the role is Controller - Road Maintenance and General Contracting. Responsible for the Road Maintenance division for the Fraser Valley, Terrace, and Robson areas of British Columbia. Additional companies within the group include Ballina Contracting Ltd and Gerry Enns Contracting Ltd.Overseeing the monthly financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis and modelling and contributing to the forecasting and budgeting process.For one entity, oversaw and successfully implemented a new ERP system, converting from SAGE 300 to VISTA. Was instrumental in implementing time and material billing which was then utilized by the other companies within the corporate group. Show less

Abbotsford, Bc

Overseeing the monthly, quarterly & annual consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis with a focus towards the budgetary needs of the organization.Successfully converted from an existing ADP payroll only system to ADP Workforce Now. This conversion enable the company to incorporate the HR systems and payroll systems into a single platform.Work with operations to provide effective systems… Show more Overseeing the monthly, quarterly & annual consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis with a focus towards the budgetary needs of the organization.Successfully converted from an existing ADP payroll only system to ADP Workforce Now. This conversion enable the company to incorporate the HR systems and payroll systems into a single platform.Work with operations to provide effective systems, and internal reporting. Additionally, by bringing an operational mindset to the finance function we have worked towards a more efficient and effective operation.Providing internal controls regarding human resources and the integration of these controls within the payroll function. Working on enhancing the internal controls with operational needs.Instituted a cash management policy that effectively creating operating cash flow for the organization. Coupled with this initiative, installed a budgeting process to work in correlation with the company's sales forecasting model. Show less

Chilliwack, Bc

Reviewing and analyzing month end working papers and financial statements for non-consolidated companiesOverseeing the monthly, quarterly & annual consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis and modelling and contributing to the forecasting and budgeting process.Working on compliance issues in regards to SOX, FCPA and other reporting matters. My experience with internal controls and system… Show more Reviewing and analyzing month end working papers and financial statements for non-consolidated companiesOverseeing the monthly, quarterly & annual consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis and modelling and contributing to the forecasting and budgeting process.Working on compliance issues in regards to SOX, FCPA and other reporting matters. My experience with internal controls and system documentation has enabled me to take a lead role in these matters.Work with operations to provide effective systems, and internal reporting. Additionally, by bringing an operational mindset to the finance function we have worked towards a more efficient and effective operation.Assisted with the implementation of the final process of a new accounting system. Converted the systems from Visual Manufacturing to Microsoft Dynamics AX Show less

Chilliwack, Bc

Preparing, reviewing and analyzing month end working papers and financial statements for non-consolidated companiesAssisting with the monthly, quarterly & annual consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis and modelling and contributing to the forecasting and budgeting process.Worked at the implementation stage of Microsoft AX Dynamics. The focus of this work was within the Finance function… Show more Preparing, reviewing and analyzing month end working papers and financial statements for non-consolidated companiesAssisting with the monthly, quarterly & annual consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and related tax provision and disclosures. Performing financial analysis and modelling and contributing to the forecasting and budgeting process.Worked at the implementation stage of Microsoft AX Dynamics. The focus of this work was within the Finance function with assistance to the operational considerations of the organization. Show less

I teach courses online for the CA School of Business.These courses last 8 weeks at a time, and include the marking of weekly assignments and hosting online chat sessions. This is a perfect opportunity to maintain my knowledge in the current standards, and provide a way of giving back to the profession.

Our firm is a small public practice firm with 5 partners, which provides a wide variety of services, providing all levels of assurance over corporate year ends to personal taxes, to consulting work. Our firms main target market is the Fraser Valley, but is not limited to this area of practice.My focus is on small-medium sized businesses, and how I can provide advice to my clients that goes beyond the mechanics of providing a financial statement or tax return. My focus is to provide… Show more Our firm is a small public practice firm with 5 partners, which provides a wide variety of services, providing all levels of assurance over corporate year ends to personal taxes, to consulting work. Our firms main target market is the Fraser Valley, but is not limited to this area of practice.My focus is on small-medium sized businesses, and how I can provide advice to my clients that goes beyond the mechanics of providing a financial statement or tax return. My focus is to provide business owners the tools to improve the operations of their business. With this focus, the goal is that this will enable my clients to be successful in the coming years. Within the practice, my responsibility is for the accounting disclosures. I am responsible for ensuring that our firm is up to date with all the relevant accounting changes and financial statement disclosures. These changes range from the adoption of the new Canadian Auditing Standards, and the firms move to the adoption of the Accounting Standards for Private Enterprise. Show less

Chilliwack, Bc

Our firm is a small public practice firm, which provides a wide variety of services, ranging from corporate year ends to personal taxes. My work involved the attraction of clients, and the supervision of staff. My work included providing clients with financial statements, corporate tax work and personal tax work.

My focus was on audit clients, ranging from corporate work to non profit organizations. This focus led to the training of staff and the leading of teams. I was able to provide other assurance services to non audit clientele, and maintained a small personal tax clientele.

My focus was on audit clients, ranging from corporate work to non profit organizations. I oversaw the field staff on these audit engagements.My work included assurance services for clients and corporate and personal tax returns.

Ca, Accounting

Bba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: President of Business Administration Student Association (2000) Member of Business Administration Student.