Experience

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  Cervélo Cycles

  • Toronto, Ontario

  • Accounting Consultant / Knowledge Transfer Coordinator

    • Jul 2011 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario

     Develop and present training sessions for employees on accounting and business processes Collect information and prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and manuals Effectively act as a point person for external auditors during audits  Facilitate conversion of Accounting Syst...

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  AW Projects

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Educator / Consultant - Accounting and Business, Technology and Productivity

    • Feb 2015 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  DBP Systems

  • Ajax, ON

  • Controller

    • Feb 2015 - Oct 2019
    • Ajax, ON

    Reporting to the owner/President Supervise and review full-cycle accounting and payroll Liaise with government agencies on tax related matters Coach and train employees Advise management on tax-related and performance-related matters

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  Duncan W Goodwin, CGA

  • Jackson's Point, Ontario

  • Senior Staff Accountant

    • Sep 2007 - Jul 2011
    • Jackson's Point, Ontario

    Reporting to the owner Prepared year-end financial statements and tax returns for corporate clients Advised on tax planning Performed controllership functions for clients Trained clients in Accounting, QuickBooks and Excel Liaised with clients and government agencies Supervised and reviewed...

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  Yamana Gold Inc.

  • Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

    • 2005 - 2007

    Reporting to the Corporate Controller, directed and supervised Accountant as well as: Assisted with the preparation of consolidated financial statements and notes, as well as quarter-end and year-end working papers for audit purposes Was an in-house ‘expert’ in Great Plains and FRx: performed set-ups of new subsidiaries, modified GP standard reports, built and/or modified FRx reports for internal and external purposes, provided troubleshooting and training to colleagues and more Performed integration of accounting records of newly acquired subsidiaries with existing records using various GL mapping techniques Reconciled inter-company accounts (created an FRx report and a special accounts numbering matrix for this purpose)  Controlled full general ledger cycle, including preparation of a monthly reporting package.  Participated in Sarbanes Oxley related issues

  • Accountant

    • 2003 - 2005