Bike

Outdoor

Financial Controller

Accounting & Finance

Worked with the CEO and Board of Directors to get the company out of debt and to grow. Responsible for all monies coming in and going out of the company. Sole person in Accounting, therefore I did all of the bookkeeping, budgeting and forecasting, payroll, check deposits, tax preparation, tax filings, reconciliations, and auditing. I supervised all aspects of the office. Manager of eight employees (ranging from clerks, marketing analysts, cleaning staff, restaurant employees, and maintenance workers). Trained all new employees. Represented the company at conferences. Coordinated the addition of another building to the property. Created new revenue streams and attractions to the site. Responsible for creating and maintaining hiking and biking trails, as well as supervising the bike rental department of the company (I started both the hiking and biking divisions in order to bring more people to the company). Introduced a new point of sales system that saved money and reduced wait time for customers.

Started a new division in the company (agriculture and mining), assisted in preparing budgets and forecasts, completed Agristability reports for clients, performed payroll for clients, monitored and resolved bank issues including fee anomalies and cheque differences, implemented a new training program for new employees, prepared tax returns, routinely conducted account/bank reconciliations, implemented and maintained internal financial controls and procedures, reviewed and processed expense reports, prepared journal entries, prepared and conducted audit processes, and administered accounts receivable and accounts payable.

Junior Accountant

I performed two roles during the summer and winter breaks while I was attending school. With Loss Control I: supervised projects, trained the award winning mine rescue team, trained new employees about fire safety, driving safety, and the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE), kept record of hazardous materials on site, held safety meetings with various departments, performed safety audits, and diagnosed possible risks on the mine site.
While I was interning in the Accounting department I: prepared cash flow projections and monitored variances, completed gold shipments, developed internal audit programs, deposited checks, prepared account reconciliations, converted accounting practises from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to International Financial Reporting Standards, and analyzed budget variances.

Loss Control Intern

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Mykal Petersen: Financial Controller in New Liskeard, ON

Mykal Petersen

Laurentian University