Howard Zhang

As you could see from the attached resume, I have received formal education with hands-on training and experience in accounting, finance, CPG and automotive manufacturing, e-commerce and accounting cleanup and new system onboarding, government grant and health care industry, Advanced Excel, Power BI, ERP SAP FI/CO (R3 and Business One), Oracle JD Edwards, Sage 300, Hyperion and Essbase, Quickbooks Online and Xero, IT, law and business. With the CPA (USA) designation, accounting knowledge (IFRS, Canadian ASPE &

• US GAAP) and experience from Canada and USA, I believe I am the ideal candidate for your organization. By working with Fortune 500 companies, publicly listed corporations and other small to large scale companies and businesses, I have gained valuable experience in accounting, taxation, government policies, various kinds of business models including e-commerce, through dealing with local and international situations for individuals, partnerships, private and public corporations. Also, my Accounting knowledge and experience has been enhanced with my expertise in JDE, SAP FI/CO, and Epicor iScala, AS400 ERP, MS Windows &

• Office, Advanced Excel, VBA and different kinds of accounting software (ACCPAC-Sage, Microsoft Dynamics Navision &

• GP (Great Plain), QuickBooks desktop &

• Online, Xero, PointClickCare, CanTax, CaseWare/CaseView, etc.) Throughout my work experience I have been commended by my employers for my outstanding attention to detail, hard working spirit as well as being a confident, polite and loyal employee and colleague with high standard professional ethics. I am committed to upgrading my professional accounting expertise and would like to develop long term career with your organization. CPA designation with accounting, tax, payroll, manufacturing, business and management experience Bachelor of Accounting

• LLB in International Business Law

• IFRS certificate IFRS, Canadian ASPE, US GAAP experience & proven ability in accounting, audit, internal control Significant experience with SAP, JD Edwards ERP, Quickbooks Online and Xero Advanced computer skills (MS Suite-Outlook, Advanced Excel, Access, Word, etc.) Proficient in Advanced Excel, Power BI, NetSuite, Navision, QBO, ACCPAC, Sage 300, CaseWare/CaseView, Profile, CanTax, ProSystem fx. Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills, think outside the box about whole business Ability to work effectively in a team environment and individually

Controller - Sensory Technologies Inc (eShift brand) - London, Toronto

(2021 - 2026)

Health care software services provider in Canada, USA, UK, France

• Develop and implement accounting systems (Quickbooks & Xero) and internal control procedures
• Maintain financial records to ensure timely preparation of financial statements
• Prepare combined financial statements and supporting materials on monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Manage company’s cash flow and banking relationships, cold calls and finalized $3M annual line of credit
• Ensure effective accounting / financial controls and procedures are in place
• Ensure all government required reporting is completed in an efficient and accurate manner
• Prepare analytical and financial information required by the Board and senior management
• Coordinate outside audit and liaise with company’s accountants / auditors to ensure timely reporting of financial statements and tax returns (incl. SRED’s)
• Prepare ADP USA & ADP Canada payroll, new hires, ROEs and year end T4/W2
• Prepare the Company’s annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts
• Transfer pricing and intercompany charges and management consultation in ad-hoc projects
• Handle USA financial operations including state annual report, all states US sales tax registration and Nexus compliance; and state and county tax filing, 1099 NEC returns filing
• Full cycle accounting for USA/UK subsidiaries, oversee Canadian & French companies accounting, whole group of companies’ year-end closing, working papers and Canadian and US corporate tax returns, file HST returns in Canada; Sales tax and Franchise tax in the USA

Controller - Apans Long-Term Care Homes Group - London, Windsor, Hamilton, Paris

(2019 - 2020)

Group of Long-Term Care Homes Services in multiple cities in Ontario, Canada

• Managed all cycle accounting; Reviewed and set up new procedures, accounting and costing models, created new reporting templates to fit the changing needs of the management and business
• Provided leadership, direction and management for the accounting and payroll team
• Did financial forecasting and budgeting, various types of reconciliation and financial analyses
• Managed daily transactional processes and backed up payroll using Quadrant Workforce software
• Prepared monthly financial reports to management & led monthly financial reporting meetings
• Performed PointClickCare ERP system configuration to facilitate accounting reports
• Did remittances for payroll, HST, WSIB, EHT; RRSP for union, hourly and salaried staff
• Performed year end closing and working papers for year-end audit by external accounting firms
• Prepared reports for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) in line with Ontario Healthcare Reporting Standards (OHRS) & Management Information Systems (MIS) etc.

Controller - Comet Biorefining Inc; Comet Biorefining (Sarnia Inc); Comet Biorefining Corp (USA) - London, ON, Canada; Sarnia, ON, Canada; Chicago, Illinois, USA

(2017 - 2019)

Global Food Ingredients Manufacturing Company, London ON, Canada

• Managed all cycle accounting, costing, government grant and revenue recognition
• Project budgeting and costing incl. engineering, operation, labour and variances analysis
• Prepared monthly financial statements and reporting package; year-end closing
• Assisted M&A process; Ad-hoc reporting to venture capital companies in Europe, government agencies
• Prepared audit working paper and worked with BIG 4 accounting firms; SR&ED claim preparation
• Saved $300k working capital cash flow by amending corporate tax return originally filed by BIG 4 firm
• Managed provincial/state & federal reporting and tax filings for Canadian and USA subsidiaries
• Successfully got HST treatment corrected by CRA during HST audit in 2018; Processed government agency’s filing such as HST, EHT, WSIB in Canada and franchise tax in USA
• Implemented payroll systems (ADP Canada & USA), new hires and ROEs, employee benefits, ESOP
• Set up and processed payroll for Canadian/USA employees, government remittance; year-end T4/W2
• Applied/renewed different kinds of insurance for the property, management and business operation

Controller - Central Stampings Ltd (Narmco Group); Collins Electric Service Ltd, (Narmco Group) - Windsor ON, Canada

(2014 - 2016)

Global Automotive Manufacturing Group operating in Canada, USA and Mexico

• Managed all-round accounting functions for $100MM plus company and other small companies
• Ensured complete and accurate financial reporting of general accounting processes, costing and labor performance, payroll, inventory costing and accrual analysis
• Assist Infor M3 ERP (AS400) system implementation and fixed $1MM system error entries
• Maintained G/L accounts accuracy and monthly account reconciliations
• Prepared weekly, monthly and yearly financial statements and notes explanations
• Costing modeling setup to analyze, identify issues and work with plant to improve efficiency
• Supervise AP, AR and accounting staff and work on special projects as required
• Coordinated annual audit, prepared working paper, Inventory count & impairment adjustment, etc.
• Union and Non-union employee payroll, T4 and ROE processing, manage company pension plan

Controller - Ball Packaging Products Canada Inc. (CPG) - Whitby, ON, Canada

(2013 - 2014)

NYSE: BLL, Beverage & food packaging (GMP) manufacturer, Fortune 500 company

• Month/quarter/year end closing, publish financial statements using JD Edwards & Hyperion
• Backup payroll for 150 union employees using different systems: Infinium, AS400, Workbrain
• Financial analysis on forecast and budget variances and management reporting
• Credits handling for customers and suppliers claims and reconciliations
• Supervised full cycle accounting, and book adjusting and accrual entries using JD Edwards
• Inventory control and cycle count; Fixed assets reconciliation and project capitalization
• All categories of production cost & expenses monitoring, analysis, control and reporting

Accounting Manager - Mercury Paper Inc. - Virginia, USA

(2012 - 2012)

Global Consumer Printing Products Manufacturer

• Assisted controller with month-end closing of multi-entity companies and P&L items analysis
• SAP key player using SAP ERP system (R3 and Business One) during system conversion
• Costing, inventory cycle counts
• Prepared and approved sales tax, franchise tax and updated various tax filings to different states, coordinate federal tax filing for different entities
• Supervised AP & AR; calculated commission for brokers in all USA
• Assisted reporting on budget vs. actual analyses, explanation of key trends and drivers, etc.
• Coordinated external audit; Prepared external audit working papers

Controller - Other controller positions in the CPG, Hight Tech, Automotive industry (incl. Fortune 500) and public accounting

(2001 - 2011)

• Filed government reports and tax returns such as WSIB, GST/HST return (saved $730,000 in June 2010 in one single return by correcting previous mistakes by others)

Bachelor - Accounting

LLB - International Business Law