Accounting Manager

• May 2022 - Present

Senior Accounting Manager

• Apr 2022 - May 2022

• Manage the Oakland accounting team, which is responsible for corporate-level accounting, such as debt, group health, consolidation; I review the majority of the journal entries and account reconciliations; • Review approximately 50% of the quarterly financial statement footnotes using US GAAP standards; • Key contact with the auditors and provided workpapers for the various audits in a timely manner; • Prepared debt, payables, leases, notes receivable and long-term assets sections of the balance sheet and cash flow forecast for the operating plan; • Ad-hoc projects in the finance department: system conversion from Oracle to Workday, reconciling intercompany and foreign exchange variances, backfill for tax manager for 3 months, state tax apportionment calculation, clean-up on sales tax accounts, implemented regular feedback system for team members, transferred another department’s entries into my own team; and• Volunteered for additional responsibilities including the social committee for the company.

Accounting Supervisor & Accounting Manager

• Dec 2017 - Mar 2022

Senior Accounting Manager

• Jan 2014 - Jun 2017

H&R REIT is the largest diversified REIT in Canada with over CAD$6B capitalization, managing over 300 properties all across North America and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange; I prepared the consolidation working papers and combined financial statements for the REIT; my IFRS knowledge has been recently updated due to constant use including many complex accounting issues; I utilized a team of 5 accountants to delegate various tasks; - Prepared head office working papers including calculations for debentures, swaps, foreign exchange impact on comprehensive income; - Prepared the quarterly analysis document for the trustees' review before the audit committee meeting; - Reviewed property files on a quarterly basis; summarized results were then reviewed by the CFO; - Primary contact with the auditors and tax team to provide working papers in a timely manner; - Liaison with IT for the finance department to implement new reports in the accounting system, conversion of mortgage data into the Yardi database and maintenance of user interfaces; collaborated with team members to create and refine several complex Excel workbooks; - Lead for various ad-hoc projects in the finance department: forecasting cash flows and other financial measures, clean-up on sales tax accounts, building account reconciliations; and - Volunteered for additional responsibilities including the social committee for the building; planned several successful lunch and learns and three large-scale social events;

Manager

• Oct 2010 - Jan 2014

• Performed a wide-range of taxation and assurance engagements for mid-size clients of revenues up to $300M • Managed and supervised teams of up to seven staff on one of the largest clients at the firm which included the completion of 17 operating cost statement audits, 5 IFRS financial statement audits and 30 IFRS review engagements for a real estate client • Completed numerous complex first year audit and review files, including a client which required and where we met the delivery of 13 partnership tax returns and 17 audited IFRS/ASPE financial statements for a real estate client within 2 months of year end, and was consistently commended on knowledge of real estate accounting and tax issues, commitment to meeting deadlines, teamwork and problem-solving skills on these engagements • Extensive tax experience –known as the senior most knowledgeable in tax in the assurance group and became the go-to person in the assurance pool for managers and staff to turn to • Volunteered for additional responsibilities including: o Coordinated the UFE exam program for the GTA offices in 2013; achieved 81% pass rate for the SOA exam in June 2013; was commended by partners and the HR group for taking the initiative to run the program o Facilitated multiple courses for the assurance group on review and compilation engagements

General Worker

• Feb 2004 - Jul 2010

· Manage accounting records for a small business operation · Complete various administrative duties · Provided tax advice and prepared tax returns · Manage accounting records for a small business operation · Complete various administrative duties · Provided tax advice and prepared tax returns

Personal Tax Preparer

• Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

Prepared various Canadian personal income tax returns; mostly for self-employed clients Prepared various Canadian personal income tax returns; mostly for self-employed clients

Junior Material Planner

• Apr 2006 - Aug 2006

· Assisted the Material Planners in maintaining status reports on orders · Performed SAP functions to release invoices · Managed the archives for the Materials Management team · Undertook the project to update the documented processes for this job · Wrote a report on how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affects the workplace · Assisted the Material Planners in maintaining status reports on orders · Performed SAP functions to release invoices · Managed the archives for the Materials Management team · Undertook the project to update the documented processes for this job · Wrote a report on how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affects the workplace