Jayesing Heetoo, CPA, CGA, FCCA, MBA

Brampton, Ontario L6Y 0X2 ac0hxl@r.postjobfree.com 416-***-****

Profile

Chartered Professional Accountant and exceptional bilingual financial executive with over 15 years of progressive experience directing domestic and international corporate accounting in multi-billion dollar organizations as a strategic business partner. Skilled decision maker, complex problem solver and team builder. Fluent in French and English languages with strong communications skills and the ability to interface with all levels of staff, managers and stakeholders. Seeking a leadership role in developing and strengthening an entrepreneurial company’s financial operations, policies and core principles in order to accelerate growth and expansion.

Financial and Management Competencies

Effective Financial & Strategic Planning

Treasury / Full-Cycle Cash Management

Highly Accurate Budgeting & Forecasting

Merger & Acquisition Management

Systems Design & Implementation

Manufacturing Operational Accounting

Consolidations & Reporting (IFRS / GAAP)

Results-driven Project Management

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Regulatory Compliance

Domestic & Corporate Tax Filing. SRED Claims

Career Experience

A Raymond Tinnerman hamilton, Inc., Hamilton, ON

Major producer and supplier of engineered products and related assemblies to major tier 1 auto manufacturers.

Senior Controller, 2011 – Present

Direct high-performance finance team of four encompassing controllership, consolidation, treasury, short term strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, business systems, government and external audits, pension audit and IT needs. Tax functions include monthly tax provisioning, tax filing, HST, transfer pricing documentation and SRE&D claims. Review SAP system issues. Oversee plant’s global costing and pricing system.

Key Contributions:

Delivered an increase in EBIT number by 83% in 2012 through productivity savings and cost-cutting initiatives.

Implemented cost/productivity savings concept around 2% of sales while continuously reviewed tool room cost and R & D department cost.

Accurately performed a robust budgeting and forecasting process which achieved results of +/- 5%.

Introduced Lean system in Finance and served as steering committee member for plant’s lean stewardship.

Handled a clean CRA audit for 2010 and 2011 with no major open points or deficiencies.

Developed Excel dashboard reporting related to financial performance, daily sales and production reporting.

Aon Reed Stenhouse, Inc., Toronto, ON

Canada’s leading nation-wide insurance brokerage and risk management firm with a revenue base of $500M.

Controller, 2008 – 2011

Managed the corporate finance team of 8 direct reports. Leader of change for the Corporate Finance across 6 legal entities that included general accounting, consolidation, treasury, financial planning and analysis, reporting Sox compliance, and internal / external audits.

Key Contributions:

Spearheaded a Network Alignment Revenue Project for Canada in aligning revenue from policies out of the London Brokerage Office., increasing revenue value in Canada by $30M.

Changed and centralized processes for bank reconciliation and fiduciary payable. Fiduciary payments budget exceeding $2B.

Led the implementation of an Amex P-Card system for the country grouping all Aon entities and having a standard procurement process, resulting in cost savings of $2M for Aon Canada.

Continental Tire Canada, Inc. (CTCI), Mississauga, ON

One of the world’s top five automotive suppliers and a leader in Canada’s tire business with a $250M revenue base.

Controller, 2006 – 2008

Fully responsible of all Finance, HR and Administration functions in Canada and managing six direct reports. Ensured all accounting systems and reports were fully compliant with federal laws, GAAP and IFRS.

Key Contributions:

Increased product margin by 11% by developing pricing tools and models for the top ten tier customers. Developed key financial and operational KPI’s to monitor performance.

With proven cost saving initiatives, implemented new benefits package and revamped most of the HR policies and procedures which reduced costs by 10% in 2009.

Doubled sales in 2008 by developing quarterly sales meetings and establishing annual sales targets for all regional managers.

Hispano-Suiza Canada, Inc., Peterborough, ON

A subsidiary of Safran Group of Companies in France and a leader in aerospace business with a revenue of $155M.

Financial Controller (Contract), 2005

Key Contribution:

Increased ROI by 20% on all projects through preparing financial models and analysis on all engineering projects proposal and capital investment. Maintained project profitability through consistent review.

Achieved a price increase of 12% through contract reviews and lucrative negotiations with clients.

Slashed payroll costs by 9% together with HR by employing in-depth analysis and by charging payroll costs of personnel to the appropriate projects.

Additional Experience (Prior to 2005)

Director, Finance & Administration Mauritius Leasing Co., Mauritius

Financial Controller City Textiles Ltd, Mauritius

Senior Accountant Beach Casinos Ltd, Mauritius

Auditor Coopers and Lybrand, Mauritius

Education and Credentials

Master of Business Administration Degree, Financial and Human Resources Management

University of Mauritius – Réduit, Mauritius

Economic Studies, University of Cambridge, UK

Certifications

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Member in good standing, Toronto, ON

Certified General Accountant (CGA), Member in good standing, Toronto, ON

FCCA, Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK

Professional Training and Language

CICA Tax Course – Parts 1 & 2, Toronto, ON

Fully bilingual in both English and French

Software and Systems Proficiency

Microsoft Office Suite ACCPAC CMS Oracle Financials Oracle SQL plus Epicor SAP (R3) BPC People Soft 8.8 Great Plains CODA Hyperion TaxPrep Micros ADP Ceridian Payroll System

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