N. Ali Amiri, MBA

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Edmonton, Alberta, T6W 3L1

Cell: 780-***-****

E-mail: adi7ii@r.postjobfree.com

adi7ii@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Candidate with high level of education and experience. Have supervised / managed 15 staff in payables, receivables, payroll, purchases, and inventory management. With over 15 years of full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, preparation of financial statements, financial analyses, capital budgeting, and working with both internal and external auditors. Excellent with numbers, very good grasp of GAAP, worked closely with Senior Management, and did presentations to Management. Worked closely with Management in setting internal accounting standards and controls. Worked independently in creating Procedures Manuals of large corporations.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

1.Excellent education and experience in business management

2.Significant experience in resolving outstanding financial issues with proper reconciliation, thereby resulting in cost savings and in recovery of receivables

3.Management experience through working closely with Senior Management

4.Extensive experience in the preparation of working papers and in working with both internal and external auditors

5.Extensive experience in dealing with capital asset management, debt management, in reviewing and streamlining business processes, and in budgeting

6.Experienced with small business software such as Sage 50, and with large ERP software such as ACCPAC and Great Plains. Very good knowledge on the concept of Relational Database Management Systems

EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING / FINANCE

Senior Consultant Reliance Industrial Products (Short-term contract Jan 4 – Feb 10, 2017) Temp Assignment

Update the outdated rate sheet for billing purposes

Company provides non-destructive testing services to pipeline companies

Senior Consultant Applus RTD (Short-term contract Nov 9 – 22, 2016) Temp Assignment

Update the outdated rate sheet for billing purposes

Company provides non-destructive testing services to pipeline companies

Senior Accountant Cash Store Financial (Contract from Nov 14 to Apr 15) Temp Assignment

Balance Sheet reconciliation, including month-end journal entries to wrap up CCAA

Management of the accuracy of payroll, benefits, monthly accruals, and expense reimbursement

Worked directly with VP Finance and Controller in resolving outstanding issues

Controller Freudenberg Oil & Gas (2011 – 2013)

Implemented significant cost savings to the Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

Initiated a comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting for Senior Management for global implementation that resulted in company having a more focused direction on growth

Full financial accounting and monthly management reporting to Head Office in Houston

Managed capital assets including inventory, debt management, and budgeting that resulted in early payment of debts

Yearly local auditing of receivables, payables, payroll, GST, and WCB filing, including liaising with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on any inquiries. Also reported to Statistics Canada on sales and inventory.

Management of HR functions such as tracking payroll, pay increase, benefits, and reconciliation of payroll expenses on the monthly and yearly basis

Worked with Senior Management on purchase of all capital equipment, and in managing financing and amortizing of assets

Project Accountant ThyssenKrupp Safway Inc. (Contract work 2008 – 2009)

Tracking of project cost on each order of scaffoldings and reported profit/loss to management.

Cleanup of data, consolidation, and then reporting to the President and CFO required a half a million lines of data dump from Suncor’s SAP server, and the reporting was done to highlight weekly information.

Organized data and cleaned up receivables that resulted in the collection of previously uncollectable receivables discrepancy period. This resulted in better cash flow to meet payables. Made weekly trips to Ft. McMurray to update Flint Transfield’s senior managers since ThyssenKrupp Safway was subcontracted to provide scaffolding services to Suncor Oilsands in Ft. McMurray.

Implemented efficient system on tracking costs on Shell Scotford and Shell Albian Sands projects, involving union labour hours, allowances, travel expenses, meal expenses, vehicle costs, safety equipment costs, materials, tools, and asset tracking. Many recommendations made on process improvements that were later implemented by Management.

Management of HR functions such as tracking payroll, pay increases, benefits, and reconciliation of payroll expenses on a monthly and yearly basis

Major Career Achievements (Projects longer than one year)

Pre-Employment Training Program Database (PET) – Proposed, designed, implemented, and then maintained the PET Database program using dBase III+ for the Government of Alberta in 1990-1995.

Cleanup of Receivables for a couple of employers resulting in more accurate statements for the customers and collection of millions of dollars

Management of capital asset purchases of cranes, financing of such purchases, and in tracking on use of such cranes

SKILLS

Excellent computer skills with special skills in MS-Office and advanced knowledge of MS-Excel. Very knowledgeable on the concepts of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). Knowledgeable in statistics and analytical software. Have some experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as JD Edwards, Great Plains, and ACCPAC ERP software. Also have very good knowledge of small business software such as Sage 50 Canada.

Very good knowledge of business process improvement and management. Excellent knowledge in financial reconciliation and preparation and analyses of financial statements. Experienced in presenting reports to Senior Management, and in financial analysis of publicly-traded companies, including investments.

EDUCATION & OTHER TRAINING

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, ON

Canadian Securities Course

Canadian Securities Institute

Certified General Accountant (Level IV)

Completed 14 out of the 21 courses

Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting (CAPPA)

Mount Royal University

Mediation Training

Alberta Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bachelor of Science (Major in Chemistry)

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

VOLUNTEER WORK

Guest Advisor, The Business Link (2010)

Treasurer, Hearthstone Condominium (2010-2011)

KEY WORDS / TECHNICAL SKILLS

Advanced Excel, Microsoft Access, Relational Database Management Systems Concepts, Management, and Design, Investment Analysis and Management, Analysis of Financial Statements, Business Valuation, Capital Asset Accounting, Analysis of Debts, GAAP, Business Process Improvement, Complex Reconciliation, Resolving complex unresolved accounting issues, MBA, CAPPA, Canadian Securities Course (CSC), CFA (Level I), Human Resource, Payroll Management, Great Plains, ACCPAC ERP, Simply Accounting, QuickBooks, Fleet Cost & Care, SAP, CCES, MS-Office, Financial Mathematics, Statistics, Crystal Reports, Profile, JD Edwards, MS-Visio, QAD, Insurance, Investments, RRSP, RESP, TFSA, Individual and Corporate Taxes, trained in Arbitration Process.

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