Senior Accountant

• Apr 2022 - Present

US Controller

• Sep 2020 - Apr 2022

Manage financial accounting for US operations. Duties include financial report preparation, directing physical inventory counts, budget planning for US division, perform cost allocations to determine product costs. Responsible for decision making on new product costs and pricing, analysis of expenditures against budget, process and account for payroll for staff of 35. Manage financial accounting for US operations. Duties include financial report preparation, directing physical inventory counts, budget planning for US division, perform cost allocations to determine product costs. Responsible for decision making on new product costs and pricing, analysis of expenditures against budget, process and account for payroll for staff of 35.

Cost Accountant

• Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

Budget specialist for labor and benefits. Create and manage annual budget for labor for the plant. Perform various functions for reporting and analysis of labor trends and variances from budget and estimates. Budget specialist for labor and benefits. Create and manage annual budget for labor for the plant. Perform various functions for reporting and analysis of labor trends and variances from budget and estimates.

Owner

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2020

Providing accounting and payroll services for Barrick Gold Corporation. Completed project to finalize payroll reconciliations which have not balanced in 2 years. Provide guidance to payroll and accounting groups as needed to balance workloads. Led successful project to bring payroll processing back in-house from ADP (Jan 2018). Managed year-end processing for 2017 for Canadian employees. Oversee payroll processing for 300 employees in 3 provinces in Canada. Audit pay reports from 3rd party processing company to ensure accuracy of payroll. Process manual payments as needed when 3rd party is unable to handle the request. Create payroll journals to track department costing and cash payments for payroll. Reconcile balance sheet accounts for payroll liabilities. Oversee year-end process and communicate adjustments to 3rd party processing company to ensure correct tax forms are generated for employees.

Canadian Payroll Contractor

• Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

Contracted to continue payroll processing with Barrick Gold Corporation while they relocated their US office to Henderson, NV. Perform exact duties of previous position as Canadian Payroll Supervisor with Barrick Gold Corporation. Lead project to transition payroll processing to ADP for Canadian employees. Contracted to continue payroll processing with Barrick Gold Corporation while they relocated their US office to Henderson, NV. Perform exact duties of previous position as Canadian Payroll Supervisor with Barrick Gold Corporation. Lead project to transition payroll processing to ADP for Canadian employees.

Canadian Payroll Supervisor

• May 2014 - Feb 2016

Processing payroll for Canadian employees, calculating RRSP and ESPP contribution amounts and funding to the institutions holding the accounts, calculating tax liabilities and making payments to the Canada Revenue Agency. Imputing income from taxable benefits like relocation, auto leases, and housing premiums. Preparation of T4, T4A, and NR4 forms for employees and board members and filing with Canada Revenue Agency

Accountant

• Apr 2011 - May 2014

Intercompany accounting, reconciliation and preparation of external and intercompany debt schedules, Variance analysis budget to actuals, bank reconciliations, journal entries including cash activity, prepaid expense amortizations, bonus and pension accruals, RSU and PRSU accruals and payouts, and available for sale securities mark to market entries. Kept updated schedules for Corporate Investment in Juniors and booked impairments as needed.

Bookkeeper

• Dec 2000 - Mar 2001

Perform bookeeping duties for clients including sorting receipts, entering expenses and generating financial statements in Quickbooks. Responsible for bank reconciliations and year-end accruals and journal entries. Process W-2 and 1099s for clients. Prepare tax returns to be approved by company President. Perform bookeeping duties for clients including sorting receipts, entering expenses and generating financial statements in Quickbooks. Responsible for bank reconciliations and year-end accruals and journal entries. Process W-2 and 1099s for clients. Prepare tax returns to be approved by company President.