Business Partner Financial Controller

Gerry Flynn – B. Comm, CMA

# ***, **** ******* ****, **********, Ontario L7L-7H4

********@*****.*** 365-***-****

Summary

A skilled financial professional who thrives at working with X-Functional teams. I have progressive experience as a business partner working together with Engineering and Operations teams on business programs ranging financially from $1 Million to $50 Million and ranging in scope from robots on the International Space Station to robots in the Medical Operating Theatre.

HIGHLIGHTS

Expert Financial Manager in Project % of Completion Revenue Recognition dynamics. Authority in ASC 606 standard.

Went live with Oracle Software April 2024: Took ownership of End User Training, Testing & Documentation with Implementation Partner.

Multisite F/S preparation using SAP.

EXPERIENCE

CAD Railway Industries LTD.

160 Adelaide St. Toronto, On M8V-4B5

PROJECT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER March 2021 - PRESENT

Led activities related to Financial and Project Accounting.

Worked with Project Managers in developing monthly project draws.

Went Live with Oracle S/W implementation (April 2024) together with Implementation Partner.

Managed / developed & documented financial reporting and internal control rules.

Collaborated with the leadership team to develop / nurture longer term goals.

Developed action plans to improve contract margin & cash profile.

Prepared project evaluations to ensure accurate reporting of the financial situation.

Provided clear communication to Sr. Managers concerning contractual accruals & contingencies.

Created and tracked and documented KPI’s to help measure success and where required implement “get well plans” with timelines.

TEMPEL STEEL CANADA Burlington, Ontario

Controller November 2014 – February 2021

Repatriated Tempel Steel Canada’s full accounting cycle from Corporate H/O in Chicago (2015)

Effectively managed the financial statement preparation, A/P, A/R, & Payroll for Tempel Steel Canada as well as 2 additional international divisions using SAP.

Worked closely with Operations to measure & manage Key Performance Metrics :

OTIF, Scrap Levels and Cost, Lab. Hrs / LBS Shipped, Lab. Cost/LBS Shipped and Inventory Turns.

Led the management of the Annual Business Plan.

MDA SPACE, Brampton, Ontario (2 Roles)

Senior Project Accountant – Space Program (Role 2) March 2010 – OCTOBER 2014

Updated Program monthly schedules with program engineering revised ETC and EAC information. Consolidated and reviewed with Director of program engineering prior to releasing to Finance.

Serve as the prime interface between with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in the pursuit of new business, act finding, contract negotiation and issue resolution.

Identify capture synergies across multiple concurrent programs via sales funnel review.

Facilitate work package project kick-offs and reviews.

Manage, coach and lead 2 Cost & Schedule and Hubble Space Telescope Analysts.

Negotiated higher average program profit margins by moving to Firm Fixed Price contract arrangements with NASA versus previous Cost Plus or CPIF programs.

FP&A Manager (Role 1) February 2002 – March 2010

Lead, Motivate and coach a team of 3 Financial Analysts in support of business segments and in the completion of the annual budget, and month end planning & forecasting packages.

Analyze monthly inputs from Cost & Schedule program analysts and synthesize into gross margin analysis for month end reporting purposes versus plan.

Responsible for coordinating the annual budget across value streams and submitting to MDA Corporate.

COGENT POWER INC. (Recently Acquired by JFE Shoji Power Cda)

Senior Manager, Finance June 1996 – January 2002

Recognized leadership in the management and delivery of the annual business plan.

Revenue analysis by Value Stream, Margin by Product Line, O/H & G&A by Value Stream.

Coached and mentored the Gen. Accountant and A/P & A/R analysts through Lean Business practices allowing for a 3 day monthly External financial Statement close (From prior 6 days).

Prominent member in the I/T “Gaps & Opportunities” meeting, aligning Cogent’s Value Streams business strategies and growth plans.

EDUCATION

CMA (Certified Management Accountants of Ontario) 1998

Bachelor of Commerce : Finance (Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec). 1988

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