Experience

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  Cambrian College

  • Sudbury, Ontario

  • Professor, School of Business

    • Aug 2018 - Present
    • Sudbury, Ontario
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  Teva Canada

  • Israel
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, Operations Finance Canada

    • Jan 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Senior Manager, Operations Finance

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

    • Performance Management and Development of 6 direct reports which includes 3 Plant Controllers, Costing Manager, Operations Finance Manager and Senior Financial Analyst• Provide financial leadership and business partnership to the Operations business unit to manage outputs, expenses and headcount at four production facilities to achieve business targets while driving improvements in margin and cash flow• Provide financial accounting and control for inventory, manufacturing costs and cost of goods for the Domestic, U.S. and Export business units, in compliance with GAAP, Company policy and Sarbanes Oxley• Foster an accountability culture, providing oversight, direction and counsel to operations management on financial business matters• Responsible for the development and presentation of the annual Operations budget and eight periodic forecasts

  • Operations Controller, Solid Dose Operations

    • Nov 2008 - Dec 2010

    • Lead the Solid Dose Operations group in expense control by holding monthly business reviews. Analyzing Actual vs LBE/Plan results. Identify areas of concern and opportunities as appropriate with management.• Lead the Quarterly Forecasts and Workplan processes for Solid Dose Operations• Understand and drive improvements for Solid’s KPIs. Calculate, analyze and report on Key Performance Indicators used to monitor performance of the plants. Identify new measures and / or recommend actions to improve cost or cycle time• Analyze projects submitted through Lotus Notes CER database to ensure compliance with the company’s Capex policy and consistent with our business strategy and objectives. Financial analysis of projects includes calculation of cash flow, net present value, and internal rate of return and payback period.

  • Operations Controller, Penicillin Operations

    • Apr 2007 - Oct 2008

    • Same responsibilities as Solid Dose except for Penicillin Operations

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  Kraft Foods

  • United States
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Operations Controller, Naperville

    • Oct 2003 - Apr 2007

    • Management of both the Finance and Material Handling Departments consisting of 5 salaried direct reports and 12 hourly union employees including all facets of their performance and development• Provide short and long term strategic financial direction for the site and across the various business functions and sectors• Provide Financial and Business analysis in support of the Plant Manager as part of the Plant Leadership Team• Manage Financial Operating Statement preparation and analysis, including variance analysis of actual versus plan results and develop appropriate recommendations and corrective actions for continuous improvement• Manage the completion of month end reporting within corporate deadlines, analyze monthly plant financial results and lead the monthly business reviews with key stakeholders• Plan and develop the annual Operating Budgets based on plant productivity initiatives and quality objectives• Ensure the integrity of plant standard product costs by generating and reviewing monthly cost reports with improvement recommendations to Operations Management• Perform monthly KPI reporting and analysis for internal management as well as Sector & Division management groups• Provide direction and coordinate all Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives and management of financial policies & controls to ensure the integrity of the financial results and compliance with U.S. GAAP• Manage accounting services which include directing Payroll activities for three unions, Accounts Payable/Receivables and Inventory accounting• Manage Fixed Assets and Capital Reporting, supporting plant management on financial justification for capital expenditures

  • Operations Controller, Niagara Falls

    • May 2002 - Oct 2003

    • Manage the Finance Department consisting of 2 direct reports• Develop and Implement all Sarbanes-Oxley financial controls• Additional responsibilities are the same as above role in Naperville, Illinois

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  Vincor International

  • Niagara Falls, Ontario

  • Assistant Treasurer

    • Aug 1999 - Dec 2002
    • Niagara Falls, Ontario

    • Responsible for the consolidation of the monthly, quarterly, and annual Financial Statements as reported to the Company’s Shareholders’ including the calculation of Earnings per Share• Preparation of the annual consolidated budgets and quarterly latest estimates• Reporting and analyzing varianc...

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  Childers Products Company Limited

  • Mississauga, Ontario

  • Controller, Canadian Operations

    • Mar 1997 - Jul 1999
    • Mississauga, Ontario

    • Financial Statement preparation and analysis, including variances of actual versus plan results and Balance Sheet reconciliations• Preparation and Supervision of Product Costing to ensure the integrity of the standard costs• Physical Inventory analysis and reconciliation to the general ledger b...