Financial Analyst Assistant

Education & Training

NFPA **** – Fire Fighter Level I April 2021

NFPA 1002 – Fire Fighter Level II April 2021

NFPA 1006 – Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications April 2021

NFPA 1072 – Hazardous Materials Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response April 2021 NFPA 1031 – Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector May 2021 NFPA 1035 – Standard on Fire and Life Safety Educator May 2021

Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training (Platoon Leader) April 2021

Humber College, Faculty of Health & Wellness

Bachelor of Commerce Major in Finance 2008 - 2011

Concordia's John Molson School of Business

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia (Finance & Empirical Studies)

Certifications and Licenses

Canadian Red Cross Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) Dec 2019

Canadian Red Cross Certification in Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C Dec 2019

Canadian Red Cross Certification in Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level C Dec 2019

Canadian Red Cross Certification in Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) - BLS Dec 2020

Ontario Drivers Permit with no restrictions class G, D, M with “Z” air brake endorsement

National Boating Safety School – Pleasure Craft Operator Card

Technical Skills & Accomplishments

Academic Awards & Accomplishments

Currently at the top of my Pre-Service Firefighter class at Humber college in both academic and physical achievement.

Took an active leadership role as platoon leader for Bravo platoon and provided guidance through my experience to help progress as many students as possible through graduation.

Graduated university within the institute for co-operative education, which blends both classroom theory with real life professional work experience.

Member of the International Golden Key Honors Society – (awarded to students with academic excellence, top 15 percentile).

Participated in the university’s international student exchange program in Melbourne Australia – (which was the university’s most highly competitive and in-demand education exchange destinations).

Member of the student academic association undergraduate National Case Competition (UNCC) – which is a student association specializing in case competitions with international schools on real life business issues, presented to real life company executives.

Programming Languages & Application

Microsoft Office (word, advanced level excel, access, intermediate power point skills, visual basic), simple accounting, enterprise resource planning (SAP), customer relationship management (Siebel & Paradox 360), go billing (accounting software), budget planning excel add-in (BPC), power business intelligence (BI), corporate data warehouse (CDW).

Work Experience

Patient Transfer & Care Sept 2020 – Present

Voyago Ontario Patient Transport

Responsible for the safe transport of patients via stretcher/wheelchair/stair-chair to and from healthcare facilities, nursing homes or private residences.

Ensuring patients receive a seamlessly safe ride either through direct accompaniment care or while operating the transport vehicle.

Provide critical care intervention when required.

Assistant to the Environmental Service Manager April – June 2020

Revera Living (Long Term Care)

Provided critical support at Rivera’s Long Term Care Facility (MacKenzie Place) during the height of its COVID-19 outbreak.

Daily cleaning and disinfecting of the common areas and resident rooms with disinfectant machine.

Provided support for general kitchen duties, such as cooking and stocking of inventory.

General maintenance, cleaning, and laundry duties to maintain staffing coverage throughout various roles within the home during a period of 20% staffing reduction.

Provide comfort and moral support to the various residents at the home.

Assistant Finance Manager – Next Generation Product (NGP) 2017 – 2019

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Supported the set-up, implementation, and execution of new NGP business model, including new sales, distribution, and supply chain channels.

Work with various key functions, including regional and global teams and Shared Service Centers, to help define, implement, and monitor new processes within the BAU environment of NGP.

Provide ad-hoc analysis to support business decisions, including Business Cases, resource allocation and profitability analyses.

Manage and coordinate review of NGP P&L submission as part of the local planning process (Sales & Operational Planning).

Develop and review forecast and budget submissions and assumptions ensuring interaction and alignment with local, regional, and global stakeholders.

Perform month-end closing processes, track performance against budgets, review run-rates, analyze variances and perform sensitivity analyses.

Provide insightful financial analyses to assess impact of decisions and drive results.

Commercial Finance Analyst 2015 – 2017

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Aid in the resource allocation and quarterly budget review process for marketing investment, production overhead & supply chain finance.

Direct liaison for all other finance supply chain matters not limited to budget management, i.e. invoice processing, supplier payment and reconciliation, monthly forecast accuracy.

Coordinating efforts with several end-markets and performing product costing analysis for the purchase of finished goods during new product launches.

Responsible for month-end close processes such as booking accruals, fixing expense misclassifications, and tracking forecast accuracy for marketing investment, production overhead, supply chain finance.

Preparation and analysis of quarterly regulatory reporting for the government of Canada on BOM (bill of material) consumption for our finished goods and packaging materials.

Set up and maintenance of back office processes for cost center & WBS (workflow break-down structures) to ensure expense compliance.

Finance Supply Chain Management (FSCM) Super User 2014 – 2015

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Accounts receivable representative for implementing a global instance of SAP in Canada.

Providing insight on the business requirements for shaping the Credit & Collections tools for Canada.

Responsible for testing, training, providing support & leading change management during the go-live period.

Credit & Collections Supervisor 2014

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Maintaining Accounts Receivable & Collection metrics (DSO, CEI, ADD etc.).

Liaison between many departments for various matters impacting Accounts Receivables & Collections (Marketing, Legal, Deployment, Logistics, etc.).

Planning and implementing various projects to streamline policies and procedures.

Reporting, Electronic Settlement & Data Integrity (RESDI) Supervisor 2013 - 2014

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Coordinating payments between Marketing and Treasury.

Liaison between trade marketing and government officials to ensure compliance for TCMP (Tobacco Compliance Measure Protocol).

Reporting metrics and KPIs for the Credit Department.

Credit Coordinator 2012 – 2013

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Oversee the order to cash process with a special emphasis on minimizing bad debt through effective collection strategies.

Use benchmarks and KPIs to drive continuous improvement within the credit and collections realm of responsibility (DSO, ADD, Bad Debt).

Credit Analyst 2012 – 2012

Imperial Tobacco Canada

Provide financial order management support to the Sales and Marketing personnel to control credit exposure.

Monitoring the aged trial balance and take the necessary actions to ensure open items are current.

Assist in month end reconciliation of accounts by preparing Journal Entries.

Receiving inquiries from internal or external customers/stakeholders with regards to a wide variety of subject matter related to the Credit Department.

Financial Analyst (Internship) 2009 - 2010

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Treasury Department, Accounts Payable & Credit & Collections: Responsible for Intercompany account reconciliations, supplier payments via manual wires & purchase of receivables financing.

Updating daily cash flow and helping to maintain monthly targets.

Direct support for outsourced accounts payable unit.

Accounting Clerk (Internship) 2008

Sciage de Beton

Auditing supplier payments & employees’ expense transactions.

Generating invoices, customer service, collecting overdue payments.

Waiter / Food Runner / Bartender 2005 - 2016

Cavalli Restaurant & Grill

General restaurant duties for each of the listed roles

Maintaining a high level or professionalism and customer service in one of Montreal’s highest end restaurant

Military Experience

2IC (Second in Command) Platoon Leader for the Canadian Military Army Reserve Force 2003 - 2008

Military Service, 712 Communications Squadron, Westmount (Quebec)

Leading a group of six diverse individuals through physically and mentally demanding training regimen.

Specialist on cryptographic communications equipment.

Volunteer Experience

Montreal’s Welcome Hall Mission / Mission Bon Accueil 2019

Lip Sync Battle for Pancreatic Cancer 2019

Vipassana Meditation Retreat Support Staff 2018

English Montreal School Board (EMSB) 2016

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