Rema Alnasrallah
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Anjou, Quebec H1M 1J6 acufik@r.postjobfree.com
Career Objective: Seeking Controller, Director of Finance or similar Management position
PROFILE
Bilingual and motivated professional accountant having assumed Controller positions with acquired
experience in multinational as well as medium sized companies, having assumed management roles
related to financial reporting, full accounting cycle, budget planning, supporting ERP & other financial
software implementations realized on time and within budget. Across departmental experience and deal
with all levels of Management.
Recognized for her work ethics, integrity, organization, professionalism, judgment and people skills.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
Budget Management Cash flow forecasting
Budget planning and Financial analysis Process Improvement
Financial and administrative controls IFRS and GAAP Financial reporting
Consolidation and multi-currency R&D Tax Credit
environment ERP / SAP-BAAN
Management of financial operations Full Accounting Cycle
Treasury Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IMPACT GESTION CONSEIL, Montreal (Quebec) 2016-2016
Information Technology Industry
Controller ( contratual)
Prepared cash flow, budgets and financial statements.
Prepared R&D tax credits.
Reviewed business plans.
CONSOLTEC, Montreal (Quebec) 2016-2016
Information Technology Industry
Controller ( contratual)
Worked closely with President to identify financial opportunities and risks.
Prepared Budget and Interim financial statement.
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE - world leader in transportation products 2003-2016
Financial Analyst, Material Unit Cost & Overhead (2013- 2016)
Established consolidated Indirect Goods and Services reports for Global Aircraft division,
reducing monthly reporting as well as budget lead time from 4 to 2 days.
Implemented forecasting tool to determine material unit cost based on sales, improving reliability
of information by 30%.
Worked in partnership with other units (Logistics and Supply Chain) to provide significant
increase in visibility of supplier discounts and in turn increase accuracy of reports.
Financial Analyst, Business Aircraft Management (2008-2013)
Established a Business Partnership with Sales, Contracts and Legal departments which facilitated
all matters relating to Business Aircraft sales and cash transactions.
Acted as a coach to Business Partners in order to explain accounting concepts which allowed
them to understand the financial aspect of all Customer contracts and reducing financial risks.
Analyzed and improved the negotiation process which resulted in improving the turn-around time
by more than 60%, allowing Management to make contractual decisions more efficiently.
Communicated the importance of Canadian sales and taxes to our Business Partners allowing a
yearly saving of over $900,000 in interest and penalties.
Evaluated and re-aligned the options re-sale process with Contract Managers and estimators
showing 50% more margins due to cutting of duplicate information.
Prepared and analysed Financial reporting (IFRS & GAAP), revenue recognition, weekly cash
forecast in line with latest contracts including close monitoring of Customer advances, annual
budget and quarterly forecasts.
Interim Senior Financial Analyst, Treasury Operations and Credit & Collection (2003-2008)
Managed cash application and collection activities of a team of four employees.
Prepared and analyzed Financial Statement reporting for Intercompany and Customer
Receivables, identifying and providing visibility on potential risks and disputes to Management
of Aerospace Group.
Evaluated and assisted in the implementation of a database which allowed our Customer Facing
teams identify Customer disputes and provided significant visibility to Management on the risks
and advancement of resolution of these disputes.
Established and prepared new standards for obtaining budget information which reduced the lead
time to collect and correct budget information and previsions by 20%.
Lead the SAP ERP as well as USD conversions of A/R (Interco, Credit and Receivables) sub-
ledgers, General ledger account mapping, data cleansing and validated accuracy for my division.
Analyzed and centralized a volume of more than 5,000 Customer accounts to eliminate duplicates
in the SAP system, showing a reduction of more than 60% in the number of accounts which in
turn improved Customer response lead time from three days to one.
ALIS TECHNOLOGIES Inc. 2003-2004
Information Technology Industry
Controller
Assisted VP in the evaluation of a third party due diligence in order to establish an accounting and
stock value and any risks associated in determining a selling price for our company.
Consolidated Foreign and Canadian entity Financial Statements and liaised with European and
Canadian external accountants and auditors for year-end audit files.
Analyzed and revised the process of preparation of government returns, R&D tax credits and
other specialized tax credits in order to submit claims faster and receive our credits in a timely
manner.
Evaluated accounting procedures, internal controls and KPIs and produced periodic reports for
Management on operational financial results.
NORTH AMERICAN MEDIA ENGINES LTD. 2000-2002
Information Technology Industry
Assistant Controller
Supervised a staff of four accountants, full accounting cycle and multi-currency environment.
Supervised Electronic transfer of payroll, consultant fees, preparation of T4, Releve1 and T2.
Prepared, consolidated and analysed Financial Statements (US & CDN entities) as well as
quarterly and yearly audit files for external auditors.
LEBER & SON CANADA Inc. 2000-2000
Construction Industry
Accountant /Business Analyst
Evaluated business requirements, recommended and implemented a new accounting system
(Avantage) to this family business which allowed a reduction in the preparation time of financial
statements from two weeks to three days while maintaining operations and respecting delays.
Prepared and analyzed four month-ends within one month as well as issued financial statements.
Managed the full accounting cycle, reconciliations, weekly payroll, DAS and tax remittances.
CAMBIOTECH Inc. 1998-2000
Software development / Consulting Industry
Assistant Controller / Accountant
Supervised a staff of four accounting technicians.
Implemented accounting software (ACCPAC) and analyzed Business requirements.
Analyzed AR billing and collections process and managed timesheet progress to improve its
efficiency and reduce errors by 25% as well as Assisted Project Managers in the reconciliation of
their project budgets.
Liaised with insurance company (EDC) and the Bank to ensure proper insurance coverage on
US/International A/R.
Prepared and presented monthly Financial Statements to Management, prepared foreign currency
revaluation and year-end audit files for external auditors for CDN & US divisions.
EDUCATION
2004 CGA orientation (3 out of 4 examinations completed), CGA Association, Montr al, QC
1997 B.Comm. Accounting, Concordia University, Montr al, QC
1994 Diploma of Collegial Studies, Health Sciences, Vanier College, Montr al, QC
SKILLS
Computer Skills: MS Office Suite
ERP & Accounting Software: SAP, BAAN, Oracle, Great Plains, BW, Sales Force
Accpac, QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, Acomba