Reporting to Business Owner/General Manager• Handle all of the day-to-day accounting for the business including customer billing, payables, receivables, and monthly adjusting and accrual journal entries.• Daily/weekly/monthly reporting to the business owners of cash flow, financial statements, job costing reports, gross profit reports and any other reports as requested.• Process weekly payroll for all staff in a unionized environment plus monthly reporting and remittances. Prepare records of employment online for employees as necessary.• Process quarterly reporting and remittances for HST and WSIB.• Year end preparation of employee T4’s and other related reporting processes.• Work with external accountants at year end to provide all necessary schedules and processing of year end accruals and adjusting entries to facilitate preparation of annual financial statements.• Modify processes and develop new reports on the business system to meet information requirements of the ownership/management team.• Co-lead/trainer for new ERP system implementation project for Jonas Construction Software.• Control annual records retention process.

Reported to the Divisional Controller with dotted line reporting to the General Manager for the Service Business • Implemented Positive Pay and Payee Match programs resulting in savings from collective fraud attempts of over $100K over a 9 month period• Centralized and streamlined the processing of credit notes resulting in a 75%+ improvement to overall accuracy, turnaround time and consistency• Initiated changes to Accounting procedures including development of new financial reports reduced month end from 5 days to 3 days• Implemented change to the A/R collection efforts based on 80/20 analysis resulting in an overall 10 day average reduction to company Days Sales Outstanding • Integration of an Accounting department for newly acquired business into existing Accounting department resulting in a staff rationalization of 30%• Implemented multi-tiered pricing model for Service Parts using various mark-up factors on standard cost which contributed to target growth achievement of 5% over prior year• Co-lead on cross-functional team to manage project for storyboarding all processes within Operations area resulting in productivity and efficiency improvements in all areas. Success of this project also laid the foundation for the purchase of the new ERP system• Co-lead/trainer for new ERP system implementation project encompassing multiple sites which was completed on time and on budget• Provided 100% coverage for Divisional Controller on all financial entries/analyses/reporting during extended leave (12+ months)• Developed and implemented new system for proper accounting and tracking of Service Maintenance Contracts improving revenue recognition and reporting on profitability of both parts and labour components for each specific contract• Initiated time-saving changes to the $250K annual internal “no-charge” service program by modifying billing and reporting process thereby eliminating redundant month end journal entries and associated analyses

Reported to the Divisional Controller – this role was in addition to the Accounting Manager/Service Unit Controller• Initiated weekly customer service meetings to improve communications among team members• Improved service to customers through expediting overdue orders from daily open order reports • Arranged for customer service specialists to travel regularly with territory managers which developed a better understanding of customer needs• Developed and conducted a survey among key customers to gain valuable feedback on service levels provided • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through the development of reporting and tracking systems for phone and order entry/error statistics• Responsible for department budget and variance analysis of departmental expenses on a monthly basis• Managed adherence to company policies and procedures and all deadlines were met on a consistent basis• Maintained strict control over billing process to ensure conformity and kept errors to a minimum• Managed staff consisting of Customer Service Supervisor, Pricing Specialist and four bilingual Account Specialists

Reported to the Divisional Controller • Preparation of monthly standard and non-standard journal entries• Monthly G/L account reconciliations including cash, A/R, A/P, and inventory• Develop and maintain all inventory standard costs• Maintain petty cash fund• Use of netting system for inter-company payables• Performed monthly purchase price variance analysis• File maintenance on system including inventory, G/L, A/R, and A/P• Prepare inter-unit billings and reconcile corresponding G/L accounts monthly