Operations Director Food Service
Resume:
Valdis Grietins
Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 4P6
email ******.********@*****.***
Experience
Current
Enduring Retail Audit (previously Ed Mehlman & Associates)
Boutique audit firm specializing in vendor audits
Manager / Auditor
Responsible for ongoing audit performance, operations and expansion of services and offerings.
Previous
Veraz Solutions Inc
Provider of state-of-the-art audit and analytics services to transform data, find revenue.
Operations Director
Responsible for operations of engagements and delivering company vision internally and externally.
Responsible client engagements and ensuring best in class delivery and exploring growth opportunities
Responsible for developing and engaging seasoned team of professionals.
P&L responsibility for audit operations
Engaged in developing and expanding partnerships with outside partners to facilitate growth.
PRGX Canada Corp
Global leader in post audit recovery work specializing in retail clients. Canadian division currently services over 85% of major retailers in Canada.
Audit Director
Managed accounts in many industry segments (Retail (drug, grocery, specialty, department stores), government, finance and banking, manufacturing, food service, logistics, healthcare, services, education, resources and communication.
Responsible for all aspects of the audits
oClient data acquisition and mapping, audit planning and execution including staffing, training, budgeting, daily operations, invoicing, reporting and client relationships.
oResponsible for extending scope and maintaining strong performance with quality results (in both primary and secondary audits) as well as executing audit acceleration.
oManaged multiple simultaneous engagements with multiple teams (in-house, remote and offshore)
oManaged offshore team (assignments, training, QA, production and process improvement initiatives) for audit assignments.
oStrong ongoing involvement in sales and marketing initiatives including RFP preparation and presentations.
oDeveloped and managed separate Canadian national shared service group (responsible for performing specific audit functions for all Canadian accounts).
Streamlined process and increased efficiency.
Standardized approach
Developed strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Implemented and maintained effective KPI.
Senior Auditor/ Auditor
Managed numerous accounts (primarily focused on retail).
Lumber City
Privately held local home improvement retailer in the GTA with 4 stores with $40 million in annual sales
Assistant Controller
Consolidated and managed all accounts receivable and payable of local privately held home improvement retailer.
Retail Store Manager
Managed retail segment of business (including all aspects of daily store operations, customer service, staffing, purchasing, negotiations, merchandising and sales).
Education
York University – Bachelor’s Degree (Major in Economics)
Other
Treasurer of Toronto Latvian School Valodina
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