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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Deliver monthly cost reporting for multiple productions, highlighting key actual/forecast variances, risks and opportunities. - Conduct weekly reviews of project budgets with producers, managing resource changes, scenario analysis and EFC impact. - Manage the delivery of studio-wide resource planning for in-production and future projects to the executive team. - Lead process improvement initiatives such as data/cost structure standardization, automation and reporting re-designs. - Assisted implementation of new timesheet system.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Built, managed and reported on AAA game production budgets.- Presented variance analysis monthly to producers, highlighting important cost metrics, trends, risks and opportunities- Used project and industry benchmarks to build accurate financial models and forecasts.- Constructed dashboards with a focus on design, streamlining financial metrics for effective cross-department presentation- Reported on monthly, quarterly and annual actual/forecast variances versus the fiscal year plan

Toronto, Canada Area

- Processed hundreds of invoices monthly from journal entry to payment- Managed relationships with a wide range of suppliers- Assisted the completion of month-end, preparing journal entries such as accruals, credit card reconciliation and other A/P transactions- Assisted the payroll department in the issuance of T4A-NR statements to over 500 non-resident subcontractors, as well as withholding payments to the CRA- Led the company’s weekly payment runs, ensuring all necessary approvals are obtained and invoices are paid according to the vendor’s payment terms- Identified process improvements which lead to department-wide increases in efficiency

Whitby, Ontario

- Provide administrative support to ensure effective and efficient office operations - Perform day-to-day processing of A/R transactions, assuring municipal finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner - Other tasks include: filing, opening/closing balance reports, data entry, payment processing, booking

Toronto, On

- Responsible for collecting market data and evaluating information from various market sources - Analyze qualitative and quantitative information to support and review new and existing marketing strategies. Most recent project: Improving map design and wayfinding in The PATH

Durham Region, Ontario

- Founded company and expanded to 45 seasonal accounts, with a 90% customer retention rate year over year- Managed communication channels, lead generation, B2B/B2C sales, CRM and development of marketing strategy - Executed strategic planning, directly impacting the growth of the company - increasing sales by 90% and 100% in our second and third years respectively- Developed managerial skills, used to effectively manage budget, marketing mix and measure success

Oshawa, Ontario

- Supported the generation of ~$3,000,000 a year in tuition revenue - Acted as a liaison for various faculties and provided administrative support to hundreds of prospective UOIT students, increasing interest in attending the university