Experience

Black Tusk Advisory Services

• Canada
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Outsource your finance, accounting, human resources and back office requirements.Black Tusk Advisory is a professional services firm that works directly with entrepreneurs, owners and management teams to offer Chief Financial Officer, controller, day-to-day accounting and back office support services for private and public companies across a wide range of industries. Make informed decisions and grow your business with our experienced and knowledgeable team.Ideal for businesses that don’t have the financial resources for a full-time CFO or accounting team positions, we will become part of your executive and operational teams to provide financial oversight and implement plans, systems and processes to support and scale your business. We understand that every business is different and tailor our services to your needs.



BroadbandTV (BBTV)

• Controller

  • Jul 2016 - Mar 2020

  - Reporting to the VP of Finance, responsible for a team managing all operational and full-cycle accounting transactions for two business entities in Vancouver and the USA, with public reporting requirements to a European parent company, RTL Group- Managing the processing and reconciliation of high-volume transactions, including 77,000+ partner payments on a monthly basis- Processing and managing corporate financial statement reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, cash management, and payroll processing- Preparing for and managing internal and external audits- Preparing and analyzing OpEx reporting and cost controlling across multiple departments- Assisting in the quarterly and annual budgeting process, reported to RTL Group- Implementing major process and continual compliance improvements - Managing software implementation improvements, enhancements and upgrades- Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Excel and Rise Payroll Systems



Inventa

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Finance

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

  - Reported to the Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, responsible for a team managing all operational and full-cycle accounting and finance transactions for two business locations in Vancouver and Toronto- Massive internal auditing, process implementation, comprehensive database management - Strategic Consulting, including business planning & sales strategy development- Cashflow management, forecasting, budgeting- In-depth review of all OpEx resulting in cuts to operational costs by over $200K annually



BroadbandTV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Corporate Accountant/Controller

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2015

  - Reported to the VP of Finance, responsible for all operational and full-cycle accounting transactions for two business entities in Vancouver and the USA, with public reporting requirements to a European parent company, RTL Group- Managed the processing and reconciliation of high-volume transactions, including 15,000+ partner payments on a monthly basis- Processed and managed corporate financial statement reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, cash management, and payroll processing- Prepared and analyzed OpEx reporting and cost controlling across multiple departments- Assisted in the quarterly and annual budgeting process, reported to RTL Group- Proficient in SAP, Simply Accounting, Microsoft Excel and PaySavvy Payroll Systems- Implemented major process and compliance improvements as one of the first members of a new accounting/finance department, resulting in an almost-perfect internal audit review completed by RTL Group, as well as structured month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes within 5 business days- Managed two phases of an SAP implementation from Simply Accounting, including multiple workflow improvements as required by RTL Group



Elastic Path Software

• Canada

• Senior Accountant

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

  - Reported to the VP, Finance, with a staff of two direct reports, responsible for full-cycle accounting for three business entities (located in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom) and multiple departments: processed and managed all accounting entries, reconciliations, corporate financial statement reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, cash management, and payroll processing.- Assisted in annual budget preparation and regular monthly VSOE analysis.- Managed and maintained revenue, revenue recognition processes, managed excellent relationships with customer accounting teams (resulting in very timely collection of A/R)- Implemented a number of process and compliance improvements, resulting in regular and consistent month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes; purchasing and expense management and approvals; revenue and expense variance reporting; as well as month end and quarter end departmental reporting packages for management, board and external investor review.- Managed, processed and maintained compliance for payroll and payroll taxes and year-end T4s, W2s, P11Ds and P60s for 200 employees across three business entities in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.- Managed GST/HST, PST, WCB & VAT compliance, remittances and reconciliations.- Completed annual internal and external accounting firm audits (Ernst & Young) and ad-hoc tax authority audits (CRA, HMRC and IRS).- Assisted the Canadian tax filings to secure funding from Scientific Research & Experimental Design (SR&ED) tax credits and Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) - Proficient in Microsoft NAVision, Microsoft Excel JET Reporting, Quickbooks 2013/14, Simply Accounting 2013 and Ceridian Payroll Systems (both Canadian InSync and USA Freedom Versions), MS Office Suite



Elastic Path Software Inc.

• Canada

• Operations Manager/Plans & Controls Analyst

  • May 2007 - Dec 2009

  - Reported to the CEO, with a staff of three direct reports, responsible for Office Operations and full-cycle accounting for three business entities (located in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom).- As a team of two in the accounting department, managed all accounting-related transactions and processes, including payroll, government remittances, period-end closes and annual internal and external audits. Responsible for all period-end departmental, regional, project and KPI reporting and analysis, as well as cashflow and expense forecasting and variance analysis.- Responsible for the set-up of the UK branch office, including all related Companies House and HMRC accounts, including as PAYE and VAT.- Assisted in the set-up of the USA subsidiary, including FEIN and state payroll remittance registration for all active US states.- Managed and oversaw all Office Operations, including reception, travel booking and expense management, executive assistance, five office moves throughout Vancouver and the United Kingdom (which all included the management of extensive office renovations), and negotiated pricing and relationships with all office vendors.