Human Resources Manager

• Mar 2022 - Present

Human Resources Manager

• Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

- Development of Human Resources Manual for 3 companies (Valley Select Foods Inc, Sahota Farms Ltd, and Triple S Greenhouses Ltd.) - Development of all new set of Human Resources templates. - Payroll preparation for 3 companies (hourly& salary wages), up to 300 hundred workers on spike of the season, By-weekly and Semi-Monthly using HRIS Synerion System. - Organize and maintain employee personnel records and internal database. - Preparation of pay cheques for all the regular and seasonal employees of the 3 companies, including foreign workers. - CRA monthly remittance. - Preparation of T4 and ROE for all the employees. - Work Safe BC quarterly reports, and claims. - Preparation & following up of LMIA's application for foreign workers, under SAWP and AgStream programs. - Coordinate with Mexican, Guatemalan and Chilean consulates. - Translation and explanation from English into Spanish of all the documents for the better understanding of foreign workers, including COVID-19, housing rules, company policy, etc. - Following up to all the foreign workers needs during the season (8 months), including translation of work directions into Spanish. - Help the foreign workers with their medical insurance. Show less

A. controller (Maternity leave contract); currently Corp. Senior Accountant

• Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

- Preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements for 3 subsidiaries and a joint venture company (Canada, USA, France). - Analyze financial statements for variances. - Formulation of internal controls and policies to improve processes. - Preparation of journal entries, and reconcile accounts for monthly and annual closing. - Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts. - Participate in the preparation for the annual audit and liaise with external auditors. - Preparation of bank reconciliation for corporate office and subsidiaries. - Preparation fix asset continuity & depreciation schedule. - Preparation and submission of corporate HST/GST & send the VAT information to France subsidiary. - Conduct special accounting projects with France Government. - Support most aspects of accounting management. - Supervise the corporate accountant work and AP & AR departments. Show less

Controller

• Nov 2016 - Nov 2017

- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures (SOP’s). Finance-HR - Responsible for the preparation of the monthly financial statements. - Financial statements analysis. - Provide weekly sale report to management. - Weekly and monthly Cash Flow report. - Weekly cost analysis for production area for the West and East operations (Surrey & Toronto). - Chart preparation for each report. - Responsible for the AP/AR and Treasury departments. - In charge of all the Human Resources Department.(Hiring Foreign & Canadian employees) - Oversee the payroll for 140 employees. - Manage the employee insurance and benefits plans. - Responsible for weekly, monthly and annual inventory. - Coordinate and prepare any special report for management, procurement, sale, production and finance departments. - Measure the performance of company operations (KPI’s). - Dashboard with the most important summary information, including graphics. Show less

Controller

• Mar 2015 - Nov 2016

- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures. - Oversee the operations of the accounting and Human Resources department (B.C. & Alberta), including payroll, hiring foreign and Canadians employees) - Issue timely and accurate financial statements and analyses of them. - Measure the performance of company operations. - Calculate variance from budget vs actual and report significant issue to management. - Provide cost reports to management. - Coordinate foreign workers program with outsourced consultant. - Management of treasurer department Show less

Assistant Controller

• Feb 2012 - Mar 2015

- Coordinate work with the accountant and General Managers from Mexico. - Responsible for the VAT refund from Mexico. - Responsible for Cash Calls, develop and implement new templates and procedures. - Monitoring the budget vs. actual variance analysis. - Liaising with internal accounting auditors. - Develop and implement internal controls. - Assisting CFO with Financial Reporting. - Assisting CFO with specials reports. - Responsible for Account Payable and Account Receivable. - Responsible for Bank Reconciliation. Show less

Senior Accountant

• Jan 2010 - Feb 2012

- Coordinate work with the external accountants and General Managers from Peru and Mexico. - Responsible for Cash Calls, develop and implement new templates and procedures for both countries. - Monitoring the budget vs. actual variance analysis for the three companies. - Liaising with internal accounting auditors. - Develop and implement internal controls in coordination with the CFO. - Assisting CFO with Financial Reporting. - Assisting CFO with specials reports. - Responsible for Account Payable and Account Receivable. - Responsible for Bank Reconciliation for the three companies. Show less

Intermediate Accountant

• Aug 2005 - Jan 2010

- Coordinate work and resolve accounting issues with Latin American subsidiaries. - Attend the auditors for accounting and Sox. - Assisting the controller on Sox reports. - Responsible for Financial Consolidation of four subsidiaries. - Assisting Manager of Financial Reporting. - Responsible for Cash Calls. - Assisting Senior Accountant with Amortizations, intercompany, MD&A, etc. - Monitoring the budget vs. actual variance analysis of each project. - Coordinate work and resolve accounting issues with Latin American subsidiaries. - Attend the auditors for accounting and Sox. - Assisting the controller on Sox reports. - Responsible for Financial Consolidation of four subsidiaries. - Assisting Manager of Financial Reporting. - Responsible for Cash Calls. - Assisting Senior Accountant with Amortizations, intercompany, MD&A, etc. - Monitoring the budget vs. actual variance analysis of each project.