Experience

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  UBS Securities Canada Inc

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Senior Accountant

    • Oct 2004 - May 2013
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Reported to Controller; mandate included daily P&L reporting, bank reconciliations, month-end revenue reporting, regulatory reporting (MFR) and annual Form 1 to IIROC.• Revised existing spreadsheet system and produced a well-documented support binder to generate the monthly financial report (...

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  OMERS

  • Senior Fund Accountant

    • 2003 - 2004

    Worked with the Private Investments group. Prepared and followed-up wire transfers for funding of investments worldwide. Recorded daily cash transaction into Portia (subledger system). Produced month-end journal entries for cash, accruals and mark-to-market entries into Oracle general ledger. R...

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  KPMG LLP

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Financial Analyst

    • 2002 - 2002
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    • Contracted on a large reconciliation project using Excel, Access and Crystal Reports to analyze major cash variances for a large automotive financial client. Involved in planning the project approach and performed in-depth computer work analyzing more than 10,000 lease payments per month span...

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  OMara Infosystems

  • Mississauga

  • Accountant / Computer Specialist

    • 1998 - 2002
    • Mississauga

    Performed Accounting Manager or Financial Analyst functions for a variety of clients including: manager of vacation properties in Florida and shopping mall maintenance provider in Kitchener. • Produced business plans for startup companies and set up accounting records on either QuickBooks, Simpl...

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  MicroAge Computer Centre

  • Windsor, Ontario

  • General Manager / Controller

    • Oct 1990 - Sep 1998
    • Windsor, Ontario

    Reporting to the President; managed accounting department of three staff and shipper/receiver, driver and receptionist. Produced monthly reporting for the owners, bank, finance company and franchiser.• Directed financial and administrative aspects of a computer retail company with sales achievin...

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  Ross Roy Communications

  • Windsor, Ontario

  • Accounting Manager then Office Information Systems Manager

    • 1986 - 1990
    • Windsor, Ontario

    Reported to the President for this full service advertising and printing company with revenues in excess of $10M per year with a staff of more than 70. Managed staff of 20 divided into the M.I.S. Group, Incentives/Rebates Group and newly created Telemarketing Group. Directed office automation and...

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  Ernst & Whinney (now KPMG)

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Staff Accountant / Computer Consultant

    • 1981 - 1986
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Audit engagements of large clients in manufacturing, entertainment, trucking and financial services.