Experience

Johnsen Archer LLP, CPA's

• Canada
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



BDO Canada

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Oct 2022



BDO UK LLP

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Manager

  • May 2019 - Nov 2020

  ▪ Developing and monitoring audit project staffing plans, budgets, scheduling and forecasts, as well as investigating and following up on technical accounting issues▪ Regular communication with senior financial management and members of the Audit Committee, including Directors/Trustees to understand the developments and issues within the sector in which they are operating

• Assistant Audit Manager

  • May 2017 - Apr 2019

• Audit Senior

  • Nov 2014 - May 2017



BDO Canada

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2014

  • Performed financial statements audits and prepared statutory accounts in accordance with IFRS, US GAAP and Canadian GAAP • Managed, trained, and evaluated teams of up to 5 professional staff • Identified internal control weaknesses and recommended process improvements to client’s senior management resulting in increased productivity in future audits and client satisfaction • Effectively worked within budgets and tight deadlines resulting in an increase of recovery on billings by 5% year on year • Clients include government organisations with revenue over £200m and private real estate companies with £60m in revenue Show less



Robert Half

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Temp

  • Nov 2009 - Sep 2010

  Temporary Contract at QLT Inc-Accounts Payable Assistant • Processed and posted vendor invoices, employee expenses and wire transfers • Assisted in month end close by entering and maintaining accruals and journal entries • Additional duties included weekly filing of paid invoices, organizing offsite storage of previous fiscal year records and assisting the Finance Department as needed Temporary Contract at QLT Inc-Accounts Payable Assistant • Processed and posted vendor invoices, employee expenses and wire transfers • Assisted in month end close by entering and maintaining accruals and journal entries • Additional duties included weekly filing of paid invoices, organizing offsite storage of previous fiscal year records and assisting the Finance Department as needed



Levelton Consultants Ltd.

• Richmond, Canada Area

• Intermediate Accounting Clerk

  • Apr 2009 - Oct 2009

  • Independently processed accounts payable and reviewed employee expenses while maintaining accuracy and timeliness • Ensured proper coding to engineering projects while closely managing external billing to third party clients and overhead costs to appropriate departments • Negotiated and managed the corporate-wide cell phone agreement resulting in a reduction of expenditures while also upgrading mobile technology • Independently processed accounts payable and reviewed employee expenses while maintaining accuracy and timeliness • Ensured proper coding to engineering projects while closely managing external billing to third party clients and overhead costs to appropriate departments • Negotiated and managed the corporate-wide cell phone agreement resulting in a reduction of expenditures while also upgrading mobile technology



Aritzia

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator and Supervisor

  • Dec 2006 - Apr 2009

  • Managed the full cycle accounts payable for merchandise vendors and performed monthly reconciliations • Liaised with vendors to ensure the timely processing of payments to maximize early payment discounts and minimize late payment fees • Trained and oversaw a team of 5 employees in all areas of company procedures, vendor account relations and system management • Managed the full cycle accounts payable for merchandise vendors and performed monthly reconciliations • Liaised with vendors to ensure the timely processing of payments to maximize early payment discounts and minimize late payment fees • Trained and oversaw a team of 5 employees in all areas of company procedures, vendor account relations and system management