Caroline Chong, CPA, CA
Director, Finance & Administration at Children Believe- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Leadership Edge Program
Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC)Jun, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Certification
University of Innovative DistributionMar, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Oracle Time & Labour
OracleJul, 2016- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Children Believe
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Finance & Administration
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Mar 2021 - Present
Oversee Finance, Grants Finance, Payroll & Facilities Management in Canada and 6 International Offices in Asia, Africa and Central America. Oversee Finance, Grants Finance, Payroll & Facilities Management in Canada and 6 International Offices in Asia, Africa and Central America.
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Noble Corporation
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Controller
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Oct 2017 - Feb 2021
Oversee the Finance department including Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Payroll, AP, Cash Application and Internal Audit that comprise of 22 Finance professionals • Responsible for monthly reporting processes including reviewing journal entries, analyticals, reconciliations, forecasts and board reports and ensure compliance with IFRS • Review cash forecast, CAD & USD cash requirements, loans, and KPIs weekly • Develop processes to strengthen control environment across all departments Accomplishments: • Strive for Excellence; Developed and implemented over 100 (of 150) of the firm’s standard policies to ensure the business follows best practices while minimizing risk. Developed process documents and training tools for all Finance team members to ensure proper support, cross-training and minimize business disruption. • Launched internal audit department through data gathering, risk and controls assessments, building audit programs and hiring and training an astute internal audit team. Developed user access controls and trained the IT team on safeguarding user access risks. • Significant cost savings through contract renegotiations, automation and reengineering processes. Show less
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BGIS
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Canada
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Facilities Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Labour & Expense Accounting
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Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
• Led Expense Accounting team that includes 20 individuals in Payroll & Benefits, Employee Expenses, Corporate credit card, and Timecard departments • Review reviewing journal entries, analyticals, reconciliations, forecasts and preparing board reports and ensure compliance with IFRS • Reviewed, analyzed and forecasted employee burden rates against budget and prepared monthly presentations for CFO & Senior Director of HR • Migrated accounting records of first US acquired company over to current accounting system Accomplishments: • Leading Change; Developed and implemented automated employee expense system that achieved 60% in improved productivity and 80% implementation rate within 6 months. • Business strategist; Project Manager who led team including IT, HR, & Oracle to develop automated timecard system for union and non-union members. Scoped out requirements, set up test scenarios, performed UAT and developed user manuals. Centralized payroll accounting, expense and timecard functions within a year. • Change management; Trained over 1000 employees on automated expenses and timecard systems including successfully winning over several resistant teammates through active listening and communication skills. Show less
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Mackenzie Investments
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Canada
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Investment Management
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Financial Reporting
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2011 - Jan 2016
• Oversee the Accounting Department for funds (Accounting, Reporting, Expense & Tax) that includes 15 direct reports • Oversee the preparation of 150 financial statements and management reports semi-annually to ensure quality and compliance with IFRS and securities regulations • Prepare and present financial reports to Board of Directors & Audit Committees • Review prospectuses to ensure compliance with securities legislation & IFRS • Review valuation of derivative instruments to ensure compliance with IFRS & securities regulations Accomplishments: • Leading Change: Involved in investment accounting system implementation including developing requirements and testing. • Led transition to IFRS through research, preparing position papers, isolating key issues and collaborating with external auditors. • Invigorated staff performance by implementing a departmental employee recognition program resulting in a 30% increase in employee satisfaction in just six months. • Reengineered a highly manual process for filing National Instrument 45-102 reports to the regulators that originally took 3 weeks to prepare to less than a day. Show less
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KPMG Canada
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Canada
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Audit, Financial Institutions and Real Estate
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2004 - 2011
Managed audits with teams for financial institutions and NFPOs (BMO, BNS, MunichRe, CUCO, HCFI, CLHIA) • Achieved efficiencies resulting in audits completed well within budget and before deadlines • Extensive knowledge of IFRS, ASNPO & APSE accounting Notable Achievements: • Received several client requests for continuity on audit engagements, praise for professionalism and exceeding their expectation. • Experienced Leader; led numerous national training courses on audit fundamentals and developed many mutual fund audit resources that were employed throughout KPMG Canada. • Innovator; Initiated and spearheaded paperless work flow for regulatory filings. Show less
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Education
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1999 - 2004
University of Waterloo
Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting
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