Mr. Sajan Sadhwani, MBA, CPA CMA ad4llr@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 416-***-****

SKILLS & HIGHLIGHTS

• MBA CPA, CMA with 20 years of experience in variety of roles including: Financial Planning & Analysis, Interpretation, application of Accounting Standards, Finance, Accounting, Reporting, IT, UAT and QA.

• Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint & Visio, SAP and Business Objects. Familiar with Oracle and Hyperion.

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Access, PeopleSoft Financials, Microsoft Dynamics Nav, UAT & QA.

• Recognized for ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders, leadership staff development, coaching and mentoring abilities. Assisted with onboarding of new staff.

• Recognized for ability to communicate financial and technical matters to non-financial/non-technical staff, acting as a bridge to enable cross functional teaming and working with individuals at all levels. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Metrolinx Senior Financial Analyst July 2019 to Nov 2023

• Supported the implementation of new accounting standards, by conducting research, impact analysis, training session, calculating impacts, preparing new operating procedures, etc.

• Responsible for managing the Enterprise Risk Management System including updating Risks, supporting business units with risk activities, preparing risk reports and explanator memos where required.

• Conducted financial analysis in support of business operations, using Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) standards; provided subject matter expertise in analyzing and responding to inquiries.

• Developed accounting and financial reporting options and prepared briefing notes for discussion with Senior Management, Auditors and other stakeholders.

• Worked closely with internal and external auditors and other consultants, to maintain financial integrity of the business and increase understanding of financial applications, controls, and standards.

• Reviewed and analyzed contractual agreements and provides relevant accounting, business, audit and value for money advice on impact, implementation strategies and reporting.

• Found $25M of Reserves that could be released by reviewing the financial statements and the reserve terms. Munich RE Accountant, Reporting and Analysis Feb 2019 to July 2019

• Supervised and coordinated the Expense Reporting Process (review and entry of expenses) and prepared the quarterly expense analysis, variance analysis for leadership team.

• Responsible for preparing period close journal entries, reconciling intercompany account balances.

• Prepared Pension Plan working paper files and financial statements for external audit and the required filing with Head Office. Handled all queries from external auditors with respect to the Pension plan.

• Supported the implementation of new IFRS standards.

• Prepared financial statements, working papers (including notes and analysis) for quarterly reporting and required documentation for external auditor review.

• Monitored the liquidity needs of MLMC and ensures all intercompany balances are reported on and cleared on a timely basis.

• Responsible for managing, training and mentoring intern who assisted with the vendor payment file.

• Responsible for transitioning majority of vendors from cheque to direct bank payments thereby saving money and enabling faster identification of payment status (rejected or successfully processed with confirmation.)

• Improved processes related to the vendor payment file to reduce errors and missed payments. Ernst & Young Mercury Business Advisor (Financial Systems Analyst) Sept 2015 to Feb 2019

• Was made the Billing Co-Pal (Process Advocate Lead/Specialist) and put on the specialist team for Expense Reimbursement Testing.

• Assisted users with using the new ERP System, conducted training, UAT, QA, smoke tests, etc.

• Supported Project Mercury, a large-scale transformation of the firm’s processes and the transition from an in- house financial system to a web-based SAP ERP.

• Supported users at all levels of the firm with using the new programs.

• Responsible for UAT, QA and creating end user instructions, walkthroughs, training documents, etc.

• Conducted training sessions using various mediums, i.e., in person training, creation of interactive demos, etc.

• Was able to identify defects that had escaped previous testing rounds and propose solutions. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Plexus Business Analyst (Mat Leave Contract) July 2014 to Feb 2015

• Provided financial support to the Operations Purchasing department by scoring RFPs, updating databases and creating reports.

• Reviewed capital spend requests to ensure that they met guidelines and ensured that they flowed smoothly through the purchase process.

• Created, designed and ran a variety of ad-hoc reports amalgamating multiple, diverse data sets.

• Assisted with process enhancements.

• Assisted with sanitizing large data sets (SAP records) by pulling records, identifying and fixing issues.

• Identified $35K in savings by identifying weaknesses in supporting documentation.

• Recognized for excellent internal/external customer service. G4S Secure Solutions Senior Financial Analyst July 2013 to Nov 2013

• Supported the Technology Division with revenue recognition, reporting and budgeting.

• Ensured that revenue was correctly recognized by calculating percentage of completion, cost to complete and adjusting entries. Prepared journal entries, financial reports, ad-hoc repots and assisted with analysis packages.

• Prepared the Technology Division budget and obtained buy-in from key stakeholders.

• Documented and created existing and proposed process flows, test cases and conducted training sessions.

• Project managed the deployment of Promys (a small-scale web-based ERP.) TVO Senior Financial Analyst June 2012 to July 2013

• Collected and summarized financial and non-financial data, identifying variances, creating standard reports and ad-hoc reports.

• Prepared full cycle Multi-Year Plans, Budgets, Quarterly Forecasts and Monthly Reports including uploading them into Peoplesoft Financials.

• Responsible for designing and conducting financial scoring of RFP responses as part of the RFP Team.

• Ensured revenue was recognized as per accounting policy, tracked and recognized deferred revenue and accounted for restricted funds.

• Identified risks in contracts that saved the company over $250K by tightening contract language.

• Was tasked with identifying 500 hours of efficiency, identified and realized over 2200 hours.

• Created tools to track expenses, prepare forecasts and ensured that revenue was recognized correctly.

• Created templates for financial analysis, what-if scenario planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis. G4S Cash Solutions Financial Analyst Apr 2009 to Jan 2012

• Supported operational departments, prepared the Monthly Flash (Pre-Close) report and the Monthly Management Report package and backup.

• Conducted variance analysis and assisted with ad-hoc financial and non-financial reports.

• Actively negotiated Master Lease Agreements and Leasing Schedules, significantly reducing the firm's Implicit Lease Rate and saving the company money.

• End to End co-ordination of responding to RFPs and issuing RFPs as well.

• Assisted with implementation of KPI system and standardized definitions for KPIs and other systems.

• Designed and implemented a new budgeting template (Revenues, Costs & Capital) for a new LOB with distinct revenue & cost structure.

• Created a benefit case template that was used by Salespersons to assist with the sales process.

• Created new process workflows, documented existing workflows and worked with stakeholders on process improvement initiatives.

• Created templates for financial analysis, what-if scenario planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

• Recipient of the Extra Mile Award which was given for providing excellent cross functional support. ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Queen’s University - Accelerated Masters of Business Administration (AMBA/MBA) 2019 Society of Management Accountants of Ontario – Certified Management Accountants (CPA, CMA) 2009 University of Western Ontario - Bachelors of Administrative and Commercial Studies 2003

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