Division Controller, CanWel Fibre

• Jun 2021 - Present

Content Developer and Instructor, Business of Sawmilling Course

• Nov 2019 - Present

Collaborate with industry and BCIT, as industry subject matter expert (SME), on mapping and assembling content for new course (The Economics of Lumber Manufacturing), part of new Associate Certificate in Business of Sawmilling program sponsored by forest industry. Collaborate with industry and BCIT, as industry subject matter expert (SME), on mapping and assembling content for new course (The Economics of Lumber Manufacturing), part of new Associate Certificate in Business of Sawmilling program sponsored by forest industry.

Acting Operations Accountant Supervisor

• Mar 2020 - May 2021

Backfill for current position, while on a project. Backfill for current position, while on a project.

Finance Lead, Pulp ERP Project

• 2018 - 2019

• Introduced normalized market pricing into ERP system, yielding real-time value analysis of on-ground inventory. • Integrated transborder pulp shipment documentation with lumber process, eliminating duplication. • Created Microsoft Excel translation model, transforming historical sales data for new ERP system, enabling quick and easy sales trend analysis.• Tested new pulp sales system through all scenarios, ensuring functionality and minimizing downtime after go-live.• Reduced post go-live billing error corrections and influenced collaborative environment for problem-solving by training Pulp Finance group in new accounting structure and data validation processes and coaching sales teams in new billing process.

Assistant Controller, International and Finance

• 2008 - 2019

Senior member of sales finance team of 5 accountants for global shipments of $1B annually. Managed accounting and budgeting, S&A for local and offshore offices, and KPI reporting for senior executives. Reported to Corporate Controller.• Collaborated with overseas pulp sales directors to set up new office in Korea in 2015, including accounting processes, tax rules, and legal agreements; Canfor Pulp doubled annual volume of pulp sold within 2 years.• Identified and realized $200K in tax savings by amalgamating 3 Japanese sales subsidiaries into 1.• Set up hedging policy and agreement with financial intermediary for pulp futures contract, including building business case for Board of Directors. • Led pulp sales team in standardizing sales process, including changing shipping terms to International Shipping Terms (Incoterms), adhering with risk management best practices.• Set clear and standardized accounting policies (based on IFRS) for international shipments and revenue recognition.• Prepared uniform international sales contract templates, allowing for quicker turnaround on sales contract reviews; from 1 week to 1 day.• Created advanced Microsoft Excel models for sales variance analyses and cash flow forecasts, shortening preparation from 2 days to several hours while increasing consistency of information for better decision-making.• Mentored Pulp Finance staff, reducing turnover and increasing internal promotions.

Regional Operations Accountant

• 2005 - 2007

Oversaw log sorting, aviation, and regional overhead for 4 divisions, including payrolls and payables, with annual costs of $30M.• Served as finance lead for cross-functional team, tasked with migrating legacy sales and inventory system to new Log Inventory Management System (LIMS); completed new purchasing, sales, and cost accrual processes. • Automated net sales margin analyses, building Microsoft Excel cost allocation templates (using new data warehouse). Oversaw log sorting, aviation, and regional overhead for 4 divisions, including payrolls and payables, with annual costs of $30M.• Served as finance lead for cross-functional team, tasked with migrating legacy sales and inventory system to new Log Inventory Management System (LIMS); completed new purchasing, sales, and cost accrual processes. • Automated net sales margin analyses, building Microsoft Excel cost allocation templates (using new data warehouse).

Sales Accountant

• 2000 - 2004

Oversaw team of 3 salesclerks, and financial accounting, budgeting, and sales analysis for company’s annual sales of $350M.• Headed sales and IT development team (2000) to upgrade legacy sales system.o Achieved goal of relocating salesclerks to Nanaimo, while keeping traders in Vancouver.o Strengthened internal controls, provided better information for analytics, and reduced office staff from 3 to 2 after streamlining / standardizing sales process.• Initiated new sales database (Microsoft Access) from legacy sales and inventory system, enhancing profitability analysis model by tracking sales to source.• Built sales variance analyses tools in Microsoft Excel, using native data extraction functions, informing Sales VP about effects of price, exchange, and species / grade mix on sales (information not previously available).