Corporate reorganizations, financial reporting, overseeing the corporate accounting team, overseeing financial audit and internal audit, other financial projects

Corporate reorganizations, financial reporting, overseeing financial audit and internal audit, other financial projects

• Managed the day-to-day activities within a small family business environment in developing properties under the comprehensive commercial development, light industrial, and residential zoning • Corresponded and collaborated with accountants, lawyers, architects, engineers, subcontractors and City of Surrey inspectors• Streamlined office systems and processes • Construction budgeting and forecasting • Sought out prospective tenants and negotiated and prepared leases• Developed marketing and promotional materials

• Prepared financial statements and related note disclosures for clients in a wide range of private and not-for-profit industries including: real estate investment, strata management, mortgage lending and fund management, manufacturing and processing, hotel and hospitality management, senior care homes, education, arts, healthcare and disability care, and community living• Performed consolidations, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow statements• Planned and performed complex and routine audit, review, compilation and specialty compliance engagements for clients, which also included: o Evaluating the internal control environment at clients’ organizations and preparing management letter points with improvements and recommendations on the clients’ controls, accounting policies and processeso Transitioning client financial statements from Canadian GAAP to ASPE/ASNPO and implementing changes in audit plan and financial reportingo Independently designing new audit plans and procedures and file documentation• Prepared corporate and personal tax returns, charity and NPO information returns, income tax election filings and tax planning analyses of earnings distribution via bonus allocations, dividends, and share redemptions• Supervised, managed and trained up to three junior and senior staff members at a time, and provided performance evaluations• Prepared engagement budgets and monitored work progress of the team against budget and submitted timely management reports on project status