Senior Financial Analyst
Government of Canada
Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months
• Designed, implemented and monitored audit programs targeting accounts with large variances
• Created and maintained financial statements using SAP custom reports
• Controlled budgeting, financial reporting, inventory cost, cash management, business plan development, financial analysis, and capital expenditures
• Created budget reports, internal cost center reports, and cash flow analyses for management
• Coordinated actions of auditors at multiple sites and resolved problems occurring during audits
• Coordinated audits with an outside CPA firm
• Adept in financial analysis, marketing, sales, communications, accounting, auditing, banking operations, procedures, administration, problem solving, taxation, financial planning, and time-management
• Provided compensation services within the Federal Public Service, such as: pay administration, pension counselling and insurance counselling for 200 employees.
• Helped and managed a multi-disciplinary project team responsible for developing a reporting methodology used for providing status updates to senior officials on the progress of the Compensation projects and deliverables.
• Reviewed and implemented acts, regulations, policies, directives and manuals relating to employment issues. Guided employees, managers and seniors officials with practices and procedures related to the provision of compensation services.
• Researched, reviewed and implemented acts, regulations, policies, directives and manuals relating to employment issues for Treasury Board of Canada.
• Evaluated and reported to senior management special issues related to account risk, industry risk, and country risk
• Analyzed the risks and credit worthiness of accounts with moderate to high exposure
• Formulated and discussed with clients personal credit opinions on accounts involving significant dollar amounts
• Managed a portfolio of 500 customers consisting of borrowing and non-borrowing relationships with market of up to $120 M in annual revenues, credit needs of $ 70 M in loans and lines, $100 M in real estate and $200 M in deposits
• Serviced the credit and non-credit financial needs of existing clients, maintaining a positive relationship to enhance future business
• Compiled reports, such as cash receipts, customer-bill charges, and sales for accounting and management purposes, or supervised clerical workers preparing reports
• Researched changes in accounting standards and tax issues and worked in close collaboration with decision-makers from banking, tax office, and statutory bodies on behalf of clients
• Prepared bank reconciliations, cash flow statements, taxation returns, and salary sheets; conducted end-of-year stock take, and handled daily banking
• Steadily increased responsibility, particularly with regard to financial matters, often given various analytical projects that were not associated with primary responsibilities to accomplish