Steve Chong, Cpa, Ca Email & Phone Number

Brampton, ON, CA

• Savaria Public company (Manufacturer Accessibilty needs) Controller/Consultant for Business unit (Sales $200M), Finance Team: 9,
• Financial Reporting: OneStream, ERP: MK,
• Led all accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reporting and FP&A activities
• Developed ad hoc analyses to understand the core drivers of performance within the business
• Lead the external audit process & ICFR with external consultants

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

• Consulting Key Accomplishments
• Increase bank LOC, to support business growth, from $7M to $10M
• Detailed budget and led year-end closes, balance sheet reconciliations (correcting & teaching)
• Cash flow forecasts and projections
• Implemented mobiilization payments re: client selling to construction industry
• Changed manual vendor payment methods to Electronic & Direct debit

Brampton, ON, CA

• Successfully completed the 9/30/21 year-end, the balance sheet required $0.75M reconciliation (I was only CPA) to ensure continual bank financing
• Reorganized the F&A team into 2 groups to focus on Sales/AR/cash and Disbursements/AP/COGS, setting clear milestones and deliverables
• Evaluated customer credit limits and put procedures into place to mitigate against non payment
• Advised the owners on various initiatives, leasing a larger facility, Sales margin analysis
• Started a new ERP implementation project, working with internal stakeholders
• Added rigour to month-end close process, introduced checklists with timelines

• Sales grew from $125M (2 locations) to $250M (5 locations), Export Sales to US $150M
• Manufacturer of stainless steel/carbon tubular products (End Users: GM, Ford, Raytheon, York Furnace)
• Locations in Canada/Mexico/Alabama/Stoney Creek/London, serviced Automotive, HVAC
• Reported to the President, ATG
• Hands-on Finance head, managing a team of 12 (de facto Controller for Markham plant)
• Accountability over Month-end and FP&A (Quarterly Re-forecast)(In 8 consecutive years, Actual Profit exceeded Budget/Forecast Profit)

• Led IFRS accounting conversion
• Internal Controls development and implementation
• Authored F/S and MD&A
• Proficient with Great Plains, Excel
• Risk management including insurance renewals
• Public company (TSX & NYSE Amex)

Gold River, CA, US

• Co-led Latin American Finance department start-up (5 locations)
• Developed detailed analysis of slow moving inventory for Operations action
• Managed company cash flow and made appropriate recommendations to Senior management
• Mentored managers in A/R, A/P and Payroll
• Public company (TSX)
• FX hedging

Alpharetta, GA, US

• Spear-headed Revenue Recovery program resulting in several million dollars of previously unbilled revenue
• Lead Finance person for largest Healthcare customer (Baxter Corp) during very challenging start-up phase
• Presented monthly division financial results to President, VP Finance, VP Operations, other division heads (including variance analysis to Budget & Forecast)
• Tenure included high growth phase due to acquisitions
• Managed and consolidated several new divisions financial data for Financial reporting purposes to US parent company
• Led Oracle ERP implementation project

• Performed Due Diligence (DD) quantitative analyses, including a tax cost basis calculation. Provided all tax and treasury related DD information to UPS Canada Corporate Office
• Managed cash position of consolidated entity on a daily basis and excess cash investment, including the choice and term of investment instruments
• Preparation of all external audit taxation working papers including income tax provisions, deferred taxes and financial statement notes

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Ba, Accounting

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