Shane Sabga, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

-Developing and executing a risk-based internal control monitoring program over financial management operations by planning and executing internal control assessments-Performing corporate and business process risk assessments related to financial management-Developing the Agency's risk-based ongoing monitoring plan for internal controls over financial management-Developing and improving internal policy documentation including the internal control monitoring framework and a new fraud risk management policy-Planning and conducting internal control assessments of the various Agency including: inventory management, budgeting, costing, project management, transfer payment program and investment planning-Recommending and monitoring the implementation of internal control improvements to stakeholders to ensure that financial management risk exposure is mitigated in a timely manner-Collaborating with stakeholders to document financial management processes and relevant risks and controls-Applying project management and audit principles to ensure that internal control assessments are planned, executed and completed in a manner that supports management objectives-Analyzing and recommending resource requirements based on the internal control monitoring schedule-Developing corporate fraud risk assessment guidance and tools for branch executives to identify and respond to fraud risk in their areas of responsibility-Overseeing and reviewing the activities of junior staff during internal control assessments-Developing training plans for staff to assist in career and professional development-Providing guidance on internal control financial policy interpretation to various financial management functions within the Agency-Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant Treasury Board Policies, applicable Canadian Audit Standards and the requirements of public sector accounting standards-Developing VP and executive committee presentations for senior management related to ICFM

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

-Developed a data pipeline that supported efficient financial analysis and reporting of 22 billion dollars of COVID-19 funding in Power BI-Applied data cleaning techniques to ensure financial data input into financial model was accurate and complete-Developed and maintained multiple financial reporting models within PowerBI in order to monitor changes to year-end salary liabilities and bi-weekly changes in 22 billion dollars of budget and expenditures by program area-Reconciled spending authorities and budgets on a monthly basis to ensure accurate external reporting-Monitored and reported the COVID-19 budget consumption to the Chief Financial Officer on a monthly basis-Prepared financial analysis to support the Agency's external reporting obligations-Advised and recommended the use of financial coding to classify new funding initiatives to facilitate ongoing monitoring of expenditures-Prepared financial advisory memos and reports for internal stakeholders

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

-Prepared the financial variance analysis for the departmental results report, future-oriented statements of operation and departmental plan-Prepared multi-year variance analyses of Agency spending to assist management in internal reporting from an economic and departmental reporting framework perspective-Performed resource analysis on budget submissions to determine impact on departmental planning and reporting-Developed external departmental reporting briefing material for senior management

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

-Developed the annual risk-based audit plan-Planned and executed transfer payment audits on various types of non-profit organizations-Developed recommendations to improve client internal controls-Performed various audit procedures including recalculation of salaries and outstanding liabilities-Prepared advisory memos to clients on the accounting treatment of certain transactions-Managed client relationships from planning to close-out of audit engagements-Implemented new data management and reporting principles for audit findings by codifying audit findings

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

-Monitored internal program budgets and prepared quarterly forecast analyses-Prepared risk-analysis for expected future cash outflows related to transfer payments-Consulted with internal clients to inform forecasting assumptions-Conducted due diligence exercises on transfer payment files to validate that criteria was met for section 34 certification-Developed desk audit procedures to enhance the oversight activities conducted on external recipients

Chartered Professional Accountant, Accounting

Good Standing Member of CPA Ontario

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting