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Senior Group Finance Leader, managing a team of 10+ professionals. Novvia Group (owned by private fund Kelso) is a leader in packaging industry with a footprint throughout North America and is on a road map of becoming a global billion-dollar organization in a couple of years.Achievements: Shortened group month-end closing to 5 days (from 8) Case studied and joint decision-making on 50000 sqf warehouse lease renewal vs. relocation• Overseeing regional controllers, developing next generation of accounting leaders/• Harmonized standard accounting monthly procedures and accruals including: chargeback, bonuses, benefits, commissions, intercompany, etc.• Serving as ERP / BI / AI super user: .Solutioning unique business scenarios. .Training and utilizing AI to standardize and centralize accounting transactions. .Representing accounting as Novvia Epicor issues arise. .Project Managing ERP process changes and be first level triage on system issues.• Managing group accounting policies.• Implementing new improvements to ERP and non-ERP accounting processes.• Supervising new acquisitions onboarding.• Conducting and facilitating ERP training to local accountants.• Supporting group budgeting and forecasting.

Head of Finance, accounting and ERP, managing a team of 4. Novvia Canada is part of Novvia Group (owned by private fund Kelso), a leader in packaging industry with a footprint throughout North America and is on a road map of becoming a global billion dollar organization in a couple of years.Achievements: Lead the successful implementation of ERP Earned over 300k in vendor discounts, bank interests; saved 150k in credit card fees Spearheaded various group initiatives and projects Joined group finance leadership team• Directed all finance and accounting activities: daily AR/AP, month end, performance review & presentation, statuary/tax filing, annual audit collaboration.• Built world class analytic and BI tools for local and group leaders, solutioning challenges from unique business scenarios. • Built and shared best practices locally and across group; developing and mentoring talents.• Directed cashflow, met Canadian operation needs and contributing to group loan & interest paydown.• Strategized with other business leaders on pricing, customer communications.• Controlled cost and spending; strategized on commission structure to balance business growth and cost saving.• Supported group expansion and acquisitions

• Overseeing all day to day accounting functions, establishing and directing a system of controls over all accounting areas" Managing balance sheet and monitoring cash positions and multiple bank accounts, enhancing cash flows by maximizing AP terms and reducing AR terms." Developing costing models and cost reports, strategizing on sales pricing." Developing, issuing daily/weekly/monthly updates of financial and operating metrics to executives, providing guidance on financial trend, acting on bottleneck that affect profitability." Preparing bank borrowing base report and ensuring compliance to loan covenants." Directing financial analyses used for capital investments, contract negotiations, sourcing purchases, etc." Providing partner-level support in business initiatives, such as cost reductions and operation consolidations." Maintaining company books and records, ensuring compliance with head office and government reporting requirements and legislation." Reviewing, evaluating and modernizing IT structures, systems and softwares, establishing and managing fundamental database and business intelligence structure." Reviewing and renewing umbrella insurance plan, making claims when needed." Administrating company benefit program, processing executives' payrolls.

• Managed day to day financial activities: approving AR/AP transactions, inter-com billing, project costing and billing; managing product standard cost system; managing fixed assets and CAPEX budget.• Conducted various KPI analysis that are essential to management’s decisions and strategies. (Examples include margin analysis, PPV, inventory obsolescence, manufacturing absorption, labour and burden rate and material variances, capitalization of variances.)• Forecasted and budgeted annual sales, production, costs & absorption for coming year.• Closed books at month end: Conducted accruals and various entries; analyzing and reconciling balance sheet accounts. Calculated sales commissions, analyzing sales by various categories. Prepared and consolidated financial statements, including footnotes; submitting results to Corporate. Accruing income taxes. Prepared bank borrowing base report and ensuring compliance to loan covenants.• Collaborated with Public Accountant to prepare Canadian corporate tax return.• Liaised with external auditor for financial audit.• ERP system (Symix/Syteline) upgrade: Conducted user training on Syteline. Re-engineering work processes. Strategized IT resources and designing Crystal reports to automate/streamline reporting process Evaluated new system functionalities and associated capabilities, recommended capabilities adoption/technical changes to increase employee productivities Implemented and maintaining an ongoing Internal Control Process post conversion.• Set up and managing China subsidiary: Set up accounting policies and procedures. Localized ERP to meet government requirements Searched and engaged auditor firm

• Designed and managed cost model to simulate product costs (standard costing), conducted annual cost roll and inventory revaluation.• Conducted month end costing accruals or entries; prepared cost related schedules for financial packages.• Analyzed inventory turn over days at different levels (business segment, product group, item), identified operation areas for improvements.• Computed and analyzed distribution costs, royalties, price variance. Estimated new product costs for marketing team before product launches.• Analyzed cost accounts, perpetual inventory records, ensured accuracy and reasonability.• Reconciled and analyzed product in transit and shortages, purchase price variance, suggested improvements in warehouse and procurement controls.• Investigated or tested JDE system issues in various financial accounting areas, suggested resolution; reviewed system integrity reports.• Conducted Sarbanes-Oxley key control tests.• Supervised payroll.• Reviewed cash flow reports, and reconciling bank accounts.• Collaborated with external auditor for filing corporate tax return.

• Controlled month-end closing process, solicited, reviewed and evaluated reasonability of all major items, instructed journal entries and accruals to junior accountant.• Controlled and managed the integrity of GL accounts.• Consolidated all major financial statements, reported to parent company and senior management.• Consolidated annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, prepared uploading data & schedules.• Reconciled intercompany accounts, managed billing and payment.• Investigated, evaluated, resolved and consulted with Directors on accounting issues.• Responded to internal or external auditors’ requests of bill 198 compliance samples.• Prepared tax returns and remittance to government. Provided tax reports and tax accruals to client.