Raymond Williams, Cpa, Cma Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Local 183 is the largest construction union in North America with over 74,000 members strong and office locations in Toronto, Vaughan, Barrie, Cobourg, Kingston and Cambridge.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A group of companies in the construction, project management and real estate development industries that experienced exponential growth and created its own unique brand of custom homes & commercial spaces.• Member of senior management team focusing on strategic direction, driving performance and success of company goals• Responsible for communication of financial & operational results to investors and senior management• Designing annual corporate & departmental budgets for multiple corporations• Manage financing and funding relationships with banks for corporation & real estate requirements• Manage and mentor six direct reports in the finance and administration departments• Heading the department involves determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems & policies to facilitate internal financial and process controls• Design business planning & strategy for maximizing profitability, addressing major strategic issues that can have an impact on the company's long-term future success• Monitor inflow / outflow of funds while taking adequate measures to ensure utilization of funds towards accomplishment of objectives• Work in cooperation with external auditors for annual tax planning• Create and establish financial policies, procedures, programs and best practices• Creation of numerous financial & operational models and forecasts for new corporations without historical data• Perform ad-hoc analysis for supporting strategy discussions, decisions, business initiatives and special projects

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Inherited head finance role in the company experiencing rapid growth with no prior controller in place which demonstrated my ability to react quickly to changes and setup systems efficiently• Re-coded the general ledger and redesigned the financial statements to meet requirements for more thorough financial and operation analysis for multiple companies• Complete redesign of the finance and accounting department including organizational policies, procedures and controls to increase productivity, safeguard against risk and standardize all policies, procedures and internal controls within the company• Facilitated the implementation, migration and integration of an ERP system, CMIC Hikuu, with no previous integrated system in place, while additionally managing the administration and training of all users for multiple companies• Establish guidelines for the creation of the company’s first corporate budget and performing monthly actual to budgeted variance analysis• A full review of controls and practices with regards to revenue recognition, customer deposits, accruals, prepaids and GL accounts• Manage all fiduciary responsibilities for accounting, tax, audit, purchasing & legal counsel• Mentored and developed the accounting team and assisted in building effective team dynamics• Develop, document, implement, and ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures• Ensure all companies have the appropriate insurance coverage's for all assets and corporate liabilities• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit including preparation and review of the year end binder, lead sheets and working papers• Sales and cash forecasting preparation• Oversee all management of all leases, contracts, asset acquisition and other financial commitments• Responsible for all corporate and human resource activities including employee benefits, IT requirements and banking relationships

Mississauga, Ontario

A Marketing and Promotional agency that provides full cycle services from creative and design, account management, procurement to the logistics and setup of advertising campaigns.• Performed in-depth analysis of month and year-end financial and operational data and presented findings to members of senior management• Recoded the general ledger and redesigned the financial statements to include 20 schedules• Designed a weekly cash flow model to assist in improving cash forecasting and take proactive measures to prevent cash shortfalls which had troubled the company for more than a year• Implemented and conducted bi-weekly billing meetings with account managers and finance personnel to improve timeliness and accuracy of the company billing practices while improving cash flow• Set up new collection processes as well as extended payment terms with suppliers to aid company liquidity• Implemented several departmental and organizational policies, procedures and controls to increase productivity, safeguard against risk and standardize all policies, procedures and controls within the company• A full review of controls and practices in revenue recognition, customer deposits, accruals and GL accounts were personally performed upon my hiring due to a prolonged absence of a finance manager• Manage all fiduciary responsibilities for accounting, tax, audit and purchasing• Mentored and developed the accounting team and assisted in building effective team dynamics• Instituted and maintained monthly and annual cut off procedures not previously in place• Coordinated the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit which was performed by BDO Canada LLP in only one day due to the setup of the year end binder, lead sheets and working papers• Reviewed and reported operational data, operating expenses, and client analysis for year-end accruals• Established a system and maintained records on all security codes, keys and sensitive company information

Brampton, Ontario

A sub-contracting construction company providing security fencing solutions for major construction firms in the Greater Toronto Area• Facilitated the implementation and integration of an ERP system with no previous integrated system in place, while additionally managing the administration and training of all users• Supervised and trained administration team, led meetings, assessed and resolved internal issues and conflicts• Leverage analysis to drive strategic recommendations and optimize company cash flow• Main driver for internal policy and designing internal control systems to improve efficiency and profitability, while monitoring, maintaining and enforcing these policies and systems• Oversaw the administration of project management to ensure accuracy in budgets and billings• Monitored revenue recognition practices, cash flow forecasting and performed general ledger reconciliations• Daily analysis of project budgets, manage account reconciliations and process billing adjustments• Preparation of sales, financial, costing and commission reports to improve available information for decision makers• Implemented new credit control processes in the first 6 months of employment to improve cash flows and efficiency resulting in a dramatic reduction in the days sales outstanding while improving company credit risk• Enhanced inventory control systems by designing and customizing a module within the ERP, which improved the tracking of rental equipment while reducing the loss of inventory products across hundreds of locations

London, United Kingdom

An employment staffing agency providing the UK and Europe with temporary, contract and permanent staffing services with 13 regional offices • Development of credit control processes for a division with annual sales of £17 million, while coordinating the entire divisional billings, collections & monthly reporting• Successfully developed and administered the implementation of integrating the divisions billing software system over a 6-month period which lead to a more efficient, accurate and user-friendly process• Developed and implemented credit control procedures that led to attaining the company’s goal of reducing days sales outstanding to below 40, moving from a DSO of 51 to 37 over a 4 month period• Developed accurate monthly reports for analysis in improving the goal of debt reduction and increase cash flows

Croydon, United Kingdom

Facilitated & managed government accounts while simultaneously generating new business; Managed customer service, discounts, credits and invoicing of government accounts; Marketed products and services to government department heads.

Chartered Professional Accountants Ontario (Cpa, Cma), Accounting

Honours Business Administration (Bba), Finance

Activities and Societies: Icebreaker (Orientation), Undergraduate Business Games

Accounting, Cma

Accounting And Finance