James Smith

Senior Accountant at Ferus Inc
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, CA

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Experience

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • Senior Accountant
      • Mar 2013 - Present

      - Producing quarterly and annual financial statements under IFRS. - Producing month end accounts, reviewing and creating monthly and quarterly journals, analysing and reporting monthly results. - Liaising and managing the auditors. - Managing fixed assets and projects. - Adhoc analysis, producing metrics and presentations for senior management meetings and decisions. - Producing quarterly and annual financial statements under IFRS. - Producing month end accounts, reviewing and creating monthly and quarterly journals, analysing and reporting monthly results. - Liaising and managing the auditors. - Managing fixed assets and projects. - Adhoc analysis, producing metrics and presentations for senior management meetings and decisions.

    • Canada
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Accountant
      • Aug 2011 - Mar 2013

      - Heavily involved in system design and implementation of new SAP system. - Managemed the cashflow, reporting and forecasting - Developed of the monthly reporting system. - Heavily involved in system design and implementation of new SAP system. - Managemed the cashflow, reporting and forecasting - Developed of the monthly reporting system.

    • Senior Corporate/Operations Accountant
      • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

      - Responsible for producing the full cycle management accounts of a private company up to first draft of monthly income statements and balance sheet. - Liaised with Project managers in determining accurate estimating and cost allocation as to produce more reliable cost information for the individual larger projects which ranged from 1 to 20 million dollars. - Caught up 5 ‘month ends’ in first two months. - Was asked to stay with company to close out CCAA and asset sales. - Responsible for producing the full cycle management accounts of a private company up to first draft of monthly income statements and balance sheet. - Liaised with Project managers in determining accurate estimating and cost allocation as to produce more reliable cost information for the individual larger projects which ranged from 1 to 20 million dollars. - Caught up 5 ‘month ends’ in first two months. - Was asked to stay with company to close out CCAA and asset sales.

    • Financial Controller
      • May 2007 - May 2010

      - Responsible for the full cycle financial management, monthly and yearly financial statement production and the financial controls of an $18 million Ltd company - Managed a team of 4-5 accounts staff. - Developed, managed and implemented changeover to a new accounts system. Business turned from a $225k loss making business to a $1.7million profit making business due to efficiencies implemented by new management team I was a part of. - Responsible for the full cycle financial management, monthly and yearly financial statement production and the financial controls of an $18 million Ltd company - Managed a team of 4-5 accounts staff. - Developed, managed and implemented changeover to a new accounts system. Business turned from a $225k loss making business to a $1.7million profit making business due to efficiencies implemented by new management team I was a part of.

    • Management Accountant/Finance Manager
      • Feb 2001 - Apr 2006

      - General Management accountancy processes, reported to the FD to produce monthly management packs for a $68 million turnover company. - Sole responsibility for the financial management of an $18 million contract with senior management and senior client liaison. - Developed the budget modelling and subsequent administration using excel macros. - General Management accountancy processes, reported to the FD to produce monthly management packs for a $68 million turnover company. - Sole responsibility for the financial management of an $18 million contract with senior management and senior client liaison. - Developed the budget modelling and subsequent administration using excel macros.

    • United Kingdom
    • Semi Senior Auditor
      • Sep 1999 - Feb 2001

      - Produced statutory accounts from transaction level to full audited accounts. - Audits of a variety of clients ranging from sole traders up to $1,050 million turnover. - Found errors in large client that saved over $7.5 million. - Produced statutory accounts from transaction level to full audited accounts. - Audits of a variety of clients ranging from sole traders up to $1,050 million turnover. - Found errors in large client that saved over $7.5 million.

Education

  • Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
    CGA
    2010 - 2010
  • ACCA
    2001 - 2005
  • University of Bristol
    Chemistry BSc
    1996 - 1999

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