Experience

Western University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Queens University

• Bangladesh
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Officer - Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Responsible and accountable for providing effective financial management, timely and accurate financial reporting (quarterly and annually), and for ensuring adherence to the Ontario Brain Institute’s (OBI) guidelines. • Provides support and advice to the respective financial support personnel at each of the 13 hospital sites enrolling patients within Ontario. Additionally provide support and advice to 15 core services groups supporting the project. • Support each of the 13 enrolling sites and 15 core service sites to prepare timely and accurate financial (quarterly), milestone (semi-annually) and annual reports that accurately account for a total annual budget of $6.0M (OBI budget of $4.0M + matching contributions of $2.0M) for each of the next four years • Conduct expense monitoring for each of the 13 enrolled sites and 15 core service sites • In collaboration with the Project Manager, prepare the annual financial and milestone achievement reports for our private donors • Collaborate with the Project Management Team (Project Manager, Program Coordinator, and each of the four Clinical Research Managers) as well as the Senior Clinical Research Coordinators from each of the 13 enrolling sites and 15 core sets, to ensure that all eligible expenses are reported • Appropriately document all encumbrances, accruals, and variances • In collaboration with the Project Manager, re-allocate budgets from under-performing enrolment sites to those that have the capacity to over enrol. • Present the reporting requirements of ONDRI and OBI to clinicians and enrolling sites financial contacts • Monitors timelines and deliverables, and takes appropriate action to resolve potential delays • Ensure policies and procedures are documented, updated and follow best practices Show less



Western University

• London, Canada Area

• Financial Officer - Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative

  • Sep 2014 - May 2018

  • Responsible and accountable for providing effective financial management, timely and accurate financial reporting (quarterly and annually), and for ensuring adherence to the Ontario Brain Institute’s (OBI) guidelines. • Provides support and advice to the respective financial support personnel at each of the 13 hospital sites enrolling patients within Ontario. Additionally provide support and advice to 15 core services groups supporting the project. • Support each of the 13 enrolling sites and 15 core service sites to prepare timely and accurate financial (quarterly), milestone (semi-annually) and annual reports that accurately account for a total annual budget of $6.0M (OBI budget of $4.0M + matching contributions of $2.0M) for each of the next four years • Conduct expense monitoring for each of the 13 enrolled sites and 15 core service sites • In collaboration with the Project Manager, prepare the annual financial and milestone achievement reports for our private donors • Collaborate with the Project Management Team (Project Manager, Program Coordinator, and each of the four Clinical Research Managers) as well as the Senior Clinical Research Coordinators from each of the 13 enrolling sites and 15 core sets, to ensure that all eligible expenses are reported • Appropriately document all encumbrances, accruals, and variances • In collaboration with the Project Manager, re-allocate budgets from under-performing enrolment sites to those that have the capacity to over enrol. • Present the reporting requirements of ONDRI and OBI to clinicians and enrolling sites financial contacts • Monitors timelines and deliverables, and takes appropriate action to resolve potential delays • Ensure policies and procedures are documented, updated and follow best practices Show less



Coilplus Canada Inc

• Senior Accountant

  • Nov 2005 - Sep 2014

  • Receive, verify and process Supplier Invoices by matching received inventory items or drop shipments to corresponding invoices; reconcile vendor accounts on an ongoing basis • Maintain the GR/IR account, matching and clearing all offsetting entries, and investigating aged items, and report on same • Assist with ensuring compliance with SOX and J-SOX (Japanese SOX). Preparation of documentation for the SOX audit. • Verify pricing on outgoing invoices • Preparation of monthly sales report • Preparation and processing of monthly journal entries, including bad debt provision and aged inventory provision • Monthly calculation and journal of unrealised exchange gains and losses (US$ to CAD$) • Monthly physical inventory count • Maintain and Report on Aged Inventory tracking and analysis and other complex reports • Team member on EDI (electronic data interface) to automate transfer of data between suppliers & customers • Team member on SAP implementation Show less



Precision Packaging Inc.

• Barbados

• Controller

  • Aug 1997 - May 2004

  • Prepared and reviewed, with the Managing Director, the monthly financial statements and investigated any issues that arose including responsibility for monthly account reconciliations • Prepared audit working papers and coordinated with external auditors • Prepared quarterly financial statements for the Board of Directors • Prepared annual budgets and ad-hoc reports as required • Managed computerized inventory • Maintained fixed asset register • Monitored cash flow and bank accounts including weekly reconciliations • Calculated payroll deductions for mandatory and voluntary remittances • Prepared and remitted statutory payroll deductions and GST to Government • Supervised payroll, Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables functions • Prepared quarterly and annual reports for the government statistical surveys Show less



Canada Post / Postes Canada

• Canada
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • 1989 - 1996

  ● Prepared Contribution Margin Analysis on new contracts prior to signing ● Prepared cost analysis for quote purposes on large volume contracts ● Monitored and analyzed operational cost ● Carried out variance analysis of actuals against forecasts and plans; provided explanation of variance for both Departmental and Corporate needs ● Established action plans to correct variances ● Provided support in production of the departmental financial report ● Provided support in budgets preparation ● Prepare ad hoc reports when required • Responsible for preparation of the departmental financial forecast on a monthly basis to satisfy both departmental and corporate requirements • Carried out variance analysis of actuals against forecasts and plans; provided explanation of variance for both departmental and corporate needs • Established action plans to correct variances • Provided support in budgets preparation • Prepared ad hoc reports when required • User Access Manager (UAM) for the LAN in our area (peer support) • Responsible for report preparation, financial reporting, labour reporting, process usage reporting, rate analysis reports and salary analysis report • Conducted variance analysis based on results of the above-mentioned reports • Reconciled internal reports to corporate reports • Provided planning and budget support service to the Department • Produced ad hoc reports when necessary Show less