Reporting to the Director Internal Audit, performed operational, consulting and assurance engagements for a large and complex BC Public Sector organization▪ Planned and conducted risk based audits to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes▪ Provided project and assurance leadership and direction to staff, while planning and conducting complex assurance and risk advisory engagementsProjects included best practice, capability… Show more Reporting to the Director Internal Audit, performed operational, consulting and assurance engagements for a large and complex BC Public Sector organization▪ Planned and conducted risk based audits to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes▪ Provided project and assurance leadership and direction to staff, while planning and conducting complex assurance and risk advisory engagementsProjects included best practice, capability maturity and assurance engagements of:• Procurement• Actuarial• Performance Management (organizational KPIs)• Corporate Security and Emergency Management• Website Governance Show less

Reporting to the Director Internal Audit, provided assurance and consulting services for a large and complex international public company with multiple divisions KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:▪ Annual Risk Assessment & Audit Plan▪ Risk Based Internal Audits - Planning, Execution and Reporting▪ New COSO 2013 Integrated Framework Assessment & Implementation▪ IT General Controls Audits▪ Sarbanes Oxley (Sox) 404 Assurance Management▪ Audit Committee Reporting▪ Fraud… Show more Reporting to the Director Internal Audit, provided assurance and consulting services for a large and complex international public company with multiple divisions KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:▪ Annual Risk Assessment & Audit Plan▪ Risk Based Internal Audits - Planning, Execution and Reporting▪ New COSO 2013 Integrated Framework Assessment & Implementation▪ IT General Controls Audits▪ Sarbanes Oxley (Sox) 404 Assurance Management▪ Audit Committee Reporting▪ Fraud Investigations▪ Operational Audits▪ Control Environment – “Tone at the Top” Interviews and Employee Surveys to assess entity level controls Show less

Managed 12 finance staff across 3 departments with an emphasis on integration, business process improvement through automation and increased efficiency▪ Responsible for the full financial and cost accounting cycle from transaction processing to reporting▪ Implemented a 3rd party environmental certification program which assisted in the launch of a new product line▪ Developed electronic data interchange (EDI) for freight payables and billing in SAP which improved accuracy and… Show more Managed 12 finance staff across 3 departments with an emphasis on integration, business process improvement through automation and increased efficiency▪ Responsible for the full financial and cost accounting cycle from transaction processing to reporting▪ Implemented a 3rd party environmental certification program which assisted in the launch of a new product line▪ Developed electronic data interchange (EDI) for freight payables and billing in SAP which improved accuracy and efficiency by reducing the amount of manual keying of information into the system▪ Improved the flexibility and speed of reporting by building an Excel database (based on pivot tables) to data mine an Oracle based reporting system Show less

Reporting to the Director, Sales & Marketing Finance, provided product line analytical and planning support to the Sales VP's with a focus on maximizing contribution margin.▪ Working with the Sales VP's and sales team, realized over $80 million in margin improvement initiatives by identifying and quantifying opportunities to substitute low margin customers with higher value ones▪ Designed a quarterly competitor benchmarking analysis for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation… Show more Reporting to the Director, Sales & Marketing Finance, provided product line analytical and planning support to the Sales VP's with a focus on maximizing contribution margin.▪ Working with the Sales VP's and sales team, realized over $80 million in margin improvement initiatives by identifying and quantifying opportunities to substitute low margin customers with higher value ones▪ Designed a quarterly competitor benchmarking analysis for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) used to close the EBITDA gap with key competitors▪Developed market presentations for the Specialties Paper Sales Team, and presented and led discussions related to the analysis▪Coordinated the annual sales plans for various business segments and aligned product line team plans with the overall corporate strategy by establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) using the balanced scorecard tool▪ Performed profitability analysis and 12 month rolling forecasts▪ Presented the product line and corporate financial results to the sales team at the monthly business review meeting▪ Supervised 4 staff members as part of the billing function Show less

▪ Reporting to the Controller, consolidated the financial statements for 5 divisions and 3 legal entities, and reported the results to senior management monthly.▪ Implemented a Hyperion reporting system used to consolidate, onto one single platform, multiple divisions and legal entities with several IT systems