Controller at Unique Scaffold (2018-04 – Present)
After starting as a receptionist doing collections and payables, I was promoted to Controller within short order for this multi-million dollar company
- Full cycle accounting for three companies connected to Unique
- Calculate and issue paystubs for 3 different payrolls (T4s, ROEs)
- Ensuring accuracy of AP coding, issue payments for payables and resolve issues with vendors
- GST reporting and coding expense reports/credit cards
- GL account, bank account and credit card reconciliations (5 bank accounts)
- Lease accounting and accruals
- Intercompany billing
- Benefits management and WCB management across 6 provinces
- Cash management and budgeting
Office Manager/Financial Analyst (Maternity Leave) at Elite Integrity Services (2017-03 – 2018-03)
- Accounting for three companies connected to Elite
- Calculate and issue paystubs for 4 different payrolls (T4 and RRSP submissions)
- Preparation of job invoices and collections
- Coding AP invoices, issuing payments and resolving issues
- GST reporting and coding expense reports/credit cards
- GL account, bank and credit card reconciliations
- IFTA reporting and intercompany billing
Senior Accountant at MEDENG Technologies Canada Inc. (2016-10 – 2017-01)
- Full cycle accounting for four companies connected to MEDENG Technologies
- Financial reporting to Board of Directors for US and Canadian operations
- Preparation of job invoices and world wide collections
- Payroll, GST reporting and coding invoices/expense reports/credit cards
Financial Analyst/Office Manager at Clariant (Canada) Inc. (2012-07 – 2016-03)
- Sales reporting to the field
- Inventory management (ordering of chemicals, coordination of the blending process, transfers between locations, counts, vendor management, etc)
- AR collections – meeting KPIs
- Coding invoices/ expense reports for Alberta operations including AFE management
Financial Analyst at BJ Services Canada/Baker Hughes (2011-10 – 2012-07)
Transferred to Finance Department where duties included:
- Variance analysis for assigned GLs
- Fixed assets management
- Inventory and fixed asset counts
- Main point person for any questions Baker had in relation to BJ Services financial records
Accounting Supervisor, Remanufacturing Centre at BJ Services Canada/Baker Hughes (2011-03 – 2011-10)
After the merger, moved to the Remanufacturing Centre where duties included:
- Manage costing on project via AFEs
- Took on the duties of setting up work orders for fleet maintenance, time card entry, HSE inspection reporting, analyzing costs for AFE spending and lastly creating purchase orders for the division
- Problem solved for the division and its vendors relating to AP workflow
- Reported on fleet maintenance jobs ensuring records were accurately kept and on budget
- Trained a receptionist to handle the time card entry
Accounting Supervisor, Chemical Services Division at BJ Services Canada/Baker Hughes (2007-10 – 2011-03)
- Oversaw two direct reports
- Full cycle accounting and reporting to Canadian Operations Manager
- Preparation of budgets & forecasts
- Variance analysis, reconciliations (balance sheet, inventory & intercompany)
- AR collections
- Preparation & presentation of the Canadian management reporting package
- Assumed inventory management duties (ordering, transfers, counts, vendor management, etc)
- Instrumental in achieving cost reductions through efficient inventory and shipment management
- Reviewed and adjusted bad debt and obsolete inventory provisions
- Trained account managers to use the sales order process in SAP which resulted in time savings and higher accuracy
Senior Accountant at Paintearth Energy Services (2006-11 – 2007-10)
- Sole accountant for a start up company and grew the accounting department to three
- Responsible for the accounting and set up of internal controls
- Financials for the Canadian and US Products Operations
- Supervision of the accounts payable and accounts receivable, asset and fleet management
- Foreign exchange entries
- Consolidations
Intermediate Accountant at Integrated Production Services (IPS) (2005-05 – 2006-10)
- Preparation of the financial statements for the Canadian and US Products Operation
- Variance analysis and reconciliations of intercompany groups
- Worked closely with auditors in preparation for the sale of division to Paintearth Energy Services
Business Unit Accountant at SHL Systemhouse/EDS (1990-09 – 2005-05)
Part of team of 12 delivering the Provincial Learning Network to the BC Ministry of Education. Sole finance person for multi-year, multi-million dollar project
- Complete accounting cycle for projects including forecasting, variance analysis, and reconciliations
- Converted revenue recognition methods from percentage of completion to billed as earned
- Prior to the Provincial Learning Network project, part of the finance team for branch
