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ROBERTSON FLOORS

CONTROLLER | 08/2021 - 12/2021

? Implemented month-end close process; new ownership initiative; changed financial reporting from annual to monthly basis by gaining understanding of management needs & ERP system capabilities; involved creating manual & complicated WIP calculation as accounting software was not able to generate necessary reporting; involved implementing a vacation policy as no vacation accrual existed; involved educating employees on new ownership reporting requirements (e.g. percentage-of-completion revenue recognition) and ultimately getting their buy-in and cooperation for implementing a soft & eventual hard month-end close; involved creating various checklists, working papers, etc to eventually report by 10th day of each month. ? Completed annual review engagement for September 30 year-end before December 15 (completing year-end in same year had never been done in history of company) ? Processed payroll & remitted payroll taxes ? Gained understanding of accounting software to have payroll module track vacation & calculate accrual ? Oversaw legal matters, insurance renewals, customer contracts, benefits administration ? Managed two direct reports; Accounts Payable/Receivable Specialist and Receptionist/Data Entry Clerk ? Designated cheque signator; reviewed all payments & backup ? Implemented a new telephone system ? Filed GST, PST, WCB remittances ? Various adhoc projects for both old and new ownership as required
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JASTRAM ENGINEERING

CONTROLLER | 02/2019 - 04/2020

? Part of Executive Management Team reporting to President/Owner of Company ? Integral part of annual Strategic Planning process & weekly Management Meetings ? Provided Financial/Accounting leadership within office ? Managed all Accounting Operations, Information Systems and Human Resources Administration, including Managing & Processing Payroll using Payworks software for both manufacturing & distribution entities ? Produced monthly & quarterly financial statements for both operating companies using Syspro providing Month over Month/Quarter over Quarter variance explanations ? Responsible for calculating internal & external quarterly commissions ? Responsible for tightening, standardizing and implementing accounting controls and policies & procedures ? Responsible for inventory management; worked with management at all locations (Vancouver, St. Catherine's, Dartmouth) to reconcile, review & organize physical counts ? Prior to my arrival, no physical inventory count performed in five years; organized, managed three inventory counts while at Jastram Engineering ? Responsible for continuous process improvement for all aspects of company ? Managed operation of all Syspro modules; Controller considered to be ERP Super-User and is there to assist/guide all employees with understanding of how to use ERP System ? Worked with Management Team to prepare budgets ? Direct reports included Accounts Receivable/HR Assistant, Accounts Payable & Receptionist ? Responsible for corporate insurance renewals ? Responsible for GST, PST, WCB, Statistics Canada remittances & filings ? Liaised with external accounting firm as related to year-end review engagement for both operating companies & consolidating entity ? One of four signing officers
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INPROHEAT INDUSTRIES

CONTROLLER | 10/2018 - 02/2019

? Part of Senior/Executive Management Team reporting to President/Owner of Company ? Provided Financial/Accounting leadership within the office ? Managed all Accounting Operations, Information Systems and Human Resources Administration, including Managing & Processing Payroll using Ceridian software ? Produced monthly & quarterly financial statements for operating & holding company in SAGE Accpac providing Month over Month/Quarter over Quarter variance explanations ? Responsible for tightening, standardizing and implementing accounting controls and policies & procedures ? Responsible for inventory management; works with management at all locations (Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg) to reconcile, review & organize physical counts ? Responsible for continuous process improvement for all aspects of company ? Overseas operation of all SAGE Accpac modules; Controller considered to be ERP Super-User and is there to assist/guide all employees with understanding of how to use ERP System ? Worked with Project Manager to oversee Revenue Recognition and Job Costing process within SAGE Accpac for applicable equipment contracts/projects ? Worked with Management Team to prepare budgets (in process of rolling out, new process for this Company) ? Primary signing officer ? Responsible for corporate insurance renewals ? Responsible for GST, PST, WCB, Statistics Canada remittances & filings ? Liaised with external auditors (Deloitte) relating to the year-end review engagement for both operating and holding company ? Reviewed customer contracts & bid proposals for potential projects
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Corporate HQ Finance Team

PLANT CONTROLLER | 05/2016 - 05/2018

? Worked with Corporate HQ Finance Team to reduce month-end close from 6-8 to 2 business days to conform with HQ close process; implemented for May 2016 month-end ? Asked to join North America SAP Implementation Team to convert from Syspro to SAP ERP system with a Go-Live date of October 2, 2017 ? Attended several blue-printing sessions to ensure both parties gained understanding of current Syspro functionality vs. SAP functionality; discussed similarities, differences & documented ? Main Accounting/Finance point of contact between Vancouver HQ and Ohio HQ ? In preparation for Go-Live, responsible for clean-up & payment of all Intercompany balances, clean-up of account reconciliations, reduction of Accounts Payable Trade to zero, reduction of Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI) to zero, created fixed asset schedules for eventual upload into SAP ? Implemented cycle counting of inventory 6 months in advance of and in preparation for Go-Live in Syspro and then again in January 2018 in SAP post-implementation ? "Officially" became Plant Controller of Mission & Dorval Manufacturing Plants October 2, 2017 with conversion to SAP for new ownership (Owens Corning) ? Responsible for all accounting transactions for Mission & Dorval Manufacturing Plants but now with more of an operational Plant-Level focus ? Daily review & processing of job costing within ERP environment ? Reviewed all pertinent Plant-Level SAP transactions ensuring accurate & timely reporting; unprocessed AP invoices, system generated production errors, moving average price, open production orders, open shipments, receiving issues, GRNI, open purchase orders, CIP spend vs. forecast/commitments ? Reviewed month over month YTD expense trends communicating results and making recommendations to Plant Leadership and Corporate Accounting at HQ ? Reviewed & explained actual spend vs. forecast; adjusting monthly forecast based on continued conversations with Plant Leadership ? Participated/Helped Coordinate two full physical inventory counts in SAP since Go-Live (Dec 2017 and Feb 2018) using hand-held scanners ? Continuously work with leadership at both Mission & Dorval Plants to help them gain an understanding of accounting principles & internal controls with ultimate goal of becoming fully SOX compliant by end of Q2 ? Process improvement focused ? Member of National Leadership Team (NLT); involved in strategic & financial planning, expense analysis, cost-cutting initiatives ? One of four cheque signing authorities
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Corporate HQ Finance Team

CONTROLLER | 09/2013 - 04/2016

? Promoted to Controller in September 2013 by CFO, as Finance Team grew, role unofficially evolved into the Canadian Divisional Controller role overseeing two plants (Mission & Dorval) ? Asked to join Due Diligence Audit #2 in Summer of 2015 in preparation for Owens Corning purchase of Interwrap Inc. which was finalized April 21, 2016 ? Responsible for all accounting aspects of Canadian entity, two plants (Mission & Dorval) ? Review monthly entries, account reconciliations and working papers to ensure completeness and accuracy of Financial Statements ? Prepare month over month and YTD variance explanations for Canadian entity and also on a consolidated level for various sections of the MD&A
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Private Equity transaction

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER | 06/2012 - 09/2013

audit lasted until Aug/Sept 2013. During course of audit, worked with PWC-Atlanta, CFO and various other Senior Executives. ? Performed Syspro month-end close process for Canadian, US and Barbados entities ? Prepared working papers and supporting documents for year end audit; CFO and I were main point of contact for year end audit ? Resumed with other projects after completion of Due Diligence Audit ? Supervised Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
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International & North American

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER | 12/2011 - 06/2012

? Prepared monthly International & North American consolidation using Excel ? Streamlined consolidation process and was able to distribute FS earlier each month; from 30+ days to approximately 15 days ? Implemented account reconciliation process & JE filing system for Canadian & US based companies as none previously existed ? Reconciled key balance sheet accounts going back years; payroll clearing, payroll taxes, payroll expense reconciliations ? Implemented accrual accounting for AP transactions, bonus, commissions for Canadian & US based companies ? Implemented proper use of Syspro Cash Book module as reconciliation was done in Excel, outside of ERP ? Responsible for GL Integration within Syspro module ? Supervised Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable ? Ad-hoc projects
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SINCLAIR DENTAL LTD

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER | 10/2010 - 08/2011

? Management of AR Team consisting of 8 individuals: performance appraisals; salary & bonus recommendations; train/assist staff with Excel (VLookup, data grouping, sharing files) and Outlook (meeting scheduler, inserting tables into e-mail, colour coding e-mail, creating personal folders); monthly team meetings to table thoughts, ideas, conflicts and concerns; one-on-one meetings as needed to discuss either work or personal issues ? Oversee Accounts Receivable transactions for accuracy, quarterly review of bad debt reserves, work with Sales Managers to establish customer credit limits, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) review with aim to minimize ? Full cycle accounting for various investment holdings
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SIERRA INC

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER | 03/2008 - 02/2010

? Managed the accounting process for nine entities located throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and India: • liaised with accounting firms engaged locally on both accounting and tax filing requirements • liaised with local staff on treatment of various accounting and tax issues • monitored operating cash balances and arranged for wire transfers • reviewed P&Ls, balance sheets and account reconciliations monthly as prepared by staff in both local currency and USD • reviewed and prepared quarterly working papers for auditors in both local currency and USD • performed financial & variance analysis' ? Managed consolidated audit of International Group of Companies: • reviewed and prepared working papers for audit field work in both local currency and USD • reviewed and prepared statutory financial statements of Europe Operations and International Group; P&L, BS, SCFP, SRE and Notes • reviewed statutory financial statements of China Operations as prepared by local staff • liaised with auditors from commencement to completion with ultimate goal of finalizing financial statements for signing at BOD meeting & tax filing purposes ? Managed semi-annual BOD meeting for International Group: • prepared, reviewed and gathered material for BOD package; created timeline, informed staff of requirements in advance, footed & tied-in material, prepared CFO comments, scheduled meetings with CFO and Corporate Controller for review prior to distribution • organized softcopy files in such a way to be able to send via e-mail along with instruction so that Barbados staff can assemble and prepare binders for local BOD members ? Supervised three staff: 90-day goal setting process, annual PRDPs, salary and bonus reviews, hiring, planning, coaching and mentoring, trained China and India new hires on PeopleSoft GL module.
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SIERRA INC

Senior financial accountant | 06/2000 - 03/2008

? Responsible for accounting process for nine entities located throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and India: • liaised with accounting firms engaged locally on both accounting and tax filing requirements • liaised with local staff on treatment of various accounting and tax issues • monitored operating cash balances and arranged for wire transfers • prepared P&Ls, balance sheets and account reconciliations monthly as prepared by staff in both local currency and USD • prepared monthly account reconciliations in both local currency and USD • prepared quarterly working papers for auditors in both local currency and USD ? Managed consolidated audit of International Group (as discussed above) ? Managed semi-annual BOD meeting for International Group (as discussed above) ? Assisted with de-registration/wind-up of three Asia Branches due to opening of Shanghai R&D Center ? Assisted with setting-up books for many overseas entities ? Assisted Tax Team annually with SRED tax credit by "scrubbing" timesheet data to maximize direct labour cost component of claim ? Processed Project Costing Reports (Timesheets) bi-weekly for over 1,000 employees ? Trained new staff on PeopleSoft GL module
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ALDERWOODS GROUP

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT | 10/1999 - 06/2000

general duties; responsible for accounting process for thirteen funeral homes located throughout Mississippi and Louisiana. Variance analysis, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, journal entries, accruals and adjusting entries. Financial statement preparation, review, analysis, variance explanation & presentation.
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NEPTUNE FOOD SERVICES

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT | 06/1989 - 10/1999

(Junior, Intermediate to Senior Financial Accounting, 6 years) Accounts receivable (Hired to cover maternity leave, brought on FT, 4 years)
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1501 Lincoln Blvd.#1014 Venice, CA. 90291