Nicole Leduc Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Canada Area

As part of the executive committee, I am a proactive member of the board. My role involves numerous aspects relating to business plans and performance measures. Responsible for numerous departments from accounting, IT and human resources.I am also in charge of managing the various tax projects and financial statements, including relationships with the various regulatory agencies and external auditors. I also look after the yearly budgeting for the Montreal office. • Maintain relationship with National Australia Bank, governmental and regulatory authorities;• Manage the Operations Department & back office functions and fund accounting/operations;• Participate in client onboarding, creation of new investment vehicle and due-diligence questionnaires.• Responsible for the Human Resources function and payroll at the firm;• Management of the firm’s collective insurance coverage and pension plan;• Onboarding of new employees (recruitment, employee contracts, background checks)• Collaborate in the end-of-year review process.

Montreal, Canada Area

Responsible for providing clients and beneficiaries with Estate, Trust and Agency administration services. I manage the client/beneficiary/Co-Trustee relationships.Limit corporate risk exposure by ensuring that account administration is carried out in compliance with defined policies and procedures and audit standards.I create/authorize accurate and timely accounting entries for payments to third parties, realization of assets, fee collection, trading activity, distributions to clients/beneficiaries. Review all account entries and cash positions on a daily basis, taking remedial action where required..

Provide taxation, product and administration expertise for registered accounts and Wealth Management Solutions (Individual Pension Plans, Retirement Compensation Arrangements, RBC Charitable Gift Program, RBC Family Trust, RBC Agent for Executor solutions);Contribute valuable perspectives, ideas, and options enabling advisors to capitalize on Wealth Management Solutions opportunities and deliver value to High Net Worth (HNW) clients;Key resource person for RBC advisors across Canada;Communicate complex strategies to non-technical advisors and their HNW clients.

Produce in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements and the reports of designated accounts;Maintain a working knowledge of the rules and regulations of corporate tax applicable to holding companies and to keep abreast of all relevant changes in tax laws (e.g.: provincial and federal budgets);Manage and maintain various registers and records relating to taxes (gains / capital losses, reconciliation of investment accounts, calculation of capital dividend payments, etc.). Ensuring effective management and quality of customer service;Prepare and submit annual declarations of income for corporate clients;Audited and verified financial information provided to external accountants;Assist accountants and auditors by providing the necessary explanations, charts and relevant information to enable them to do their job as efficiently and quickly as possible;Ensure that all accounting information is current, complete and accurate in the internal systems;Identify new business opportunities and ensure follow through internally.

Montreal, Canada Area

A Swiss based global investment firm; Full accounting, including audit records for two subsidiaries of Lombard Odier; LODH Securities Inc., a Canadian broker and Transatlantic Securities Company, a U.S. broker;Monitoring of cash flow;Follow stock exchange regulations in Canada and the U.S.;Oversee the accuracy of monthly statements to clients;Preparation of reports to various levels of government as well as various regulatory agencies, or the RFM for IIROC and the Focus Report for the NASD.

Montreal

Production of financial statements;Perform and monitor stock exchange regulations;Monitoring daily cash flows;Preparation of reports to various levels of government as well as various regulatory agencies (NASD-AMF-QSC).Production Payroll (ADP);Monitoring RRSPs;Monitoring program CFI (International Financial Centre);Renewal of annual insurance contracts;Responsible for conducting interviews and hiring/firing;Extensive communications and collaboration with Geneva.Corporate Secretary Member of the Board of Directors as Secretary-Treasurer and presented the financial results to the board on a regular basis.

Full accounting role;Approve monthly closing of accounts receivable and accounts payable;Monitor cash balances;Establish annual budgets;Production of payroll and government remittances;Preparation of annual records for verification.

Full accounting role;Production of payroll and government remittances;Establish annual budgets;Actively monitored the inventory.

Canadian Securities Course, Finance, General

Diploma, Accounting

Dec, Administration