Career Profile

A senior accounting manager with extensive experience in all aspects of management and financial accounting. Demonstrated expertise in organizational change, strategic planning, system implementation and improvement. A track record of using well developed leadership, strategic planning and problem solving, with ability to understand all operational areas of the business to achieve results that impact the bottom line.

Work Experience

Confidential Jan 2010 –Aug 2010

Work with clients to develop a complete consolidations solution that provides superior performance and functionality.

• Subject matter expert Financial Consolidations in Clarity 7 Consolidations (olap).
• Lead working sessions with clients to document clients Consolidations requirements and create BRD (business requirements document).
• Implement Clarity Consol 7 to Client specifications, including multicurrency, automated minority interest calculations and automated intercompany eliminations.
• Worked with client to design general ledger data extracts from source ERP systems.
• Create reports and templates with Clarity 7.

Confidential 1997 - 2009

Spearhead the development and implementation of numerous initiatives including, SOX, SAP and in house preparation of all tax compliance.

• Finance team lead on SAP project for discovery, blueprint and role mapping. This included signoff of all business requirement documents and specifications for all functional areas.
• Managed Internal Control and Compliance for the Canadian Businesses (Sarbanes Oxley), including documentation of all business processes and design of quarterly testing.
• Established a trusting working relationship with government auditors, resulting in a successful, Federal Income Tax Audit and PST Audit.
• Worked with the finance team to develop new and improved processes, that resulted increased productivity, allowing the finance team to focus more on analysis of business results.

Manager of Financial Systems, 2001 – 2007 Confidential

Worked closely with finance, other business areas and external consultants to develop new business systems or improve existing systems across departments.

• Member of SAP conversion team for Brita manufacturing plant. This included designing and testing of integration programs between SAP and BPCS (A/P, General Ledger and Inventory activity).
• Key member of successful integration of Clorox Canada with First Brands Canada. This process included consolidating all accounting and corporate functions of the two companies and standardizing of all business processes within the company.
• Managed and Implemented Hyperion Essbase systems including consolidated financial, forecasting and sales. The financial component allowed the company to meet world class close requirements of the US parent.
• Designed and implemented accounting processes and reports for Canadian GAAP, US GAAP and management profit.
• Managed a variety of tasks that were involved in the integration of Brita Canada’s business processes and systems with Clorox Canada.
• Spearheaded the conversion of costing and production reporting from legacy system to complete BPCS manufacturing modules for the Glad manufacturing plant.
• Trained and provided ongoing coaching to two manufacturing plant controllers.

Senior Financial Analyst, 1999 - 2001 Confidential

Reporting directly to the director of finance supervised two financial analysts and prepared detailed, annual quarterly and midyear budgets and forecasts; reconciled forecast to actual results; and prepared all supporting schedules.

Accounting Supervisor, 1997 – 1999 Confidential

Reported directly to the Director of Finance and was responsible for all aspects of daily accounting, month and yearend close and managing external auditors. Supervised staff accountants and accounts payable department and liaised between other functions.

• Performed consolidated multi currency financial reporting in Canadian GAAP, US GAAP and Management profit to parent company.
• Implemented BPCS v6.0(ERP) multi currency general ledger, subsystems integration and subsequent BPCS upgrade to V8.02.

Confidential 1996 - 1997
Accounting Manager

Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual multi currency consolidated financial statements including working papers for annual audit and quarterly review; balanced the intercompany accounts and prepared adjusting entries to be posted into subsidiary books. Performed internal audits at subsidiary locations to ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting procedures.

Confidential 1994 - 1995
Accounting Manager

Led a team of 3 staff and was ultimately responsible for preparation of monthly financial statements, bi-weekly payroll and all government remittances; accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections; preparation of job costing summaries and evaluations; importing and exporting; and all administrative activities in the office.

Education

SOFTWARE COURSES

• SAP Overview Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Cognos Powerplay and Impromptu
• Hyperion Essbase Fundamentals
• Hyperion Essbase System Administration and Calc scripts.
• Clarity Report Writer and Template builder
• Clarity FSR (Financial Statements Report Writer)
• Clarity Consolidations 7

CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS OF ONTARIO
Certified Member, 1996
Bachelor of Business Administration