Neil Kitching Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Plan, organize and manage complex procurement activities related to the acquisition of goods and services• Managing contracts and providing guidance for assigned organizational unit.• Knowledge of all aspects of supply management, procurement, inventory and contract administration• Contract law and the laws of competitive bidding• Analyze problems and identify the appropriate solutions• Effective Interactive Communication with all levels of staff, vendors and elected officials.• Establish and maintain positive working relationships and promote a team environment• Analyze purchasing data and identify patterns. • Approve competitive and non-competitive contracts within delegated approval limits.• Administer contracts and amendments from date of award to date of acceptance of goods and/or services.

City Of Ottawa

- Plan, organize and coordinate medium risk procurement activities related to the acquisition of goods & services on behalf of the City of Ottawa.- Ensure the fulfillment of contract terms and conditions- Maintain effective communication and relations with client departments and the supplier community- Issue Request for Tenders, Request for Standing Offers, Request for Proposals, and Request for Quotations.- Approve competitive and non-competitive contracts within delegated approval limits.- Administer contracts and amendments from date of award to date of acceptance of goods and/or services.- Demonstrate Best Practices in order to maintain a high level of service to clients.- Coordinating, attending, and facilitating pre-bid conferences, site visits, evaluation reviews and proponent presentations throughout the procurement process and debriefing bidders, dealing with complaints and handling irregularities in bid submissions.- Consulting with Legal Department to ensure that terms and conditions incorporated in purchase orders, contracts and other sensitive documents are legally sound and consistent with those negotiated.

City Of Ottawa

• Provide advisory services to clients across the organization to meet the financial management needs of the corporation• Conduct a range of reviews of key financial activities, including the maintenance of Financial Services business processes.• Ensure that legislative requirements and corporate guidelines are met.• Help identify opportunities for process improvements.• Provide support to internal, external and independent auditors/consultants on audit or compliance inquiries.

• Provide assistance in Creating Business Processes.• Provide Research & Analysis where needed• Assist management in developing operational frameworks and Strategic Business Plans & Policies.• Facilitated the development of performance indicators to track, benchmark and evaluate the outcomes of our programs, services and projects.• Played an active role in coordinating the collection, analysis and reporting of Performance Measurement results.• My Strategic Planning and Project Management skills were tested as the Project Lead on several projects.• Helped develop Project Charters for Management• Took part in some Risk Assessment exercises• I joined a Strategic Support Working Group with others in similar capacities throughout the department.• Facilitation of ongoing change and to provide support to the management team where needed.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Finance Department - Revenue Branch - Water Billing Group

Ottawa, Canada Area

I am currently looking for work here in Ottawa!! I am on a leave of absence from my above job!

Medicine Hat, Alberta

• Dealt with partner-related issues, working with them closely to rectify any outstanding issues;• Responsible for all inbound and outbound Joint Interest Billings (ensure things are billed correctly, etc.);• Handle all cheques that are received and reconcile funds against our Accounts Receivable, etc;• Work extensively with Excel, creating all types of spreadsheets, etc;• Deal with all master files (DOI changes, etc.);• Maintain and update monthly accruals, as well as maintain an account reconciliation to help monitor the progress of all billings;• Consistently run reports in both Outlook and Q-byte for other departments (Land, Engineering, PA’s, etc);• Assist in the acquisition of 1000+ wells;• Extensive data entry – entering journal vouchers and such;• Assist in determining our Joint Interest Audits for each year;• Update necessary information identified in the Land Change Notices.• Administration of all related contracts.

• Daily uploading of AFE’s from both Bonavista and Nuvista databases into Qbyte;• Set up new cost centers for AFE’s;• I was a System Administrator for AFE Navigator (setting up/training new users, maintaining database, answering employee queries, etc.);• Responsible for inputting material transfers;• Run outlook reports when required for operations;• Responsible for setting up new Business Associates;• Work efficiently with my team; • Extensive use of Microsoft Excel (building spreadsheets, etc.);• Deal with all Master Files ( DOI Changes, etc.).

Bacholer Of Management, Finance

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