• Prepared timely and accurate monthly financial statements & reports for upper management• Performed cost accounting for 10+ manufacturing plants• Prepared and reviewed monthly journal entries & accruals• Maintained fixed asset system& reviewed additions, disposals, and CIP projects• Compiled & filed sales & use tax, GST& Provincial Taxes, property taxes, and state tax credit applications• Oversaw numerous periodic inventory counts at manufacturing facilities & warehouses• Worked with operations management to compile annual budgets• Worked extensively in GEAC Mainframe system• Reconciled balance sheet accounts monthly• Assisted CFO with annual audit: prepared audit and tax schedules, assisted auditors during field work, etc.• Reviewed A/P checks before release, including managing due date deadlines• Integrated five acquisitions of charcoal & firebuiding companies into our system • Performed numerous ad hoc projects for CFO & upper management• Reported directly to CFO• Worked on implementation team that converted mainframe operating system to MS Dynamics 365 system & converted average costing system to standard costing• Worked with consultants on purchase accounting and creation of new reporting for new ownership after the sale of the company in 2016• Supervised two staff accountants• Changed the cost calculation on two products to accurately measure the production cost• Streamlined year-end reports to the auditors to keep audit fees low