Hire a Remote Controller/ Financial analyst from Canada

About me

✦ I am a Financial Analyst with 10 years progressive experience in financial analysis, planning, control and reporting
✦ Experienced at researching, creating, implementing and supporting new financial and accounting policies, systems and procedures including budgets, consolidated financial statements and management accounting systems
✦ I have successfully built collaborative relationships with company partners on key financial areas, performed reconciliations and financial analysis, due diligence procedures

Professional area

Finance & Accounting

Skills

Accounting Bank Reconciliation Budgeting Business Analysis Data Analysis Financial Accounting Financial Planning & Analysis Forecasting Reporting

Education

2000-2002 Master's degree @ Higher School of Economics: Higher School of EconomicsHigher School of Economics
Master’s degree, Business Administration and Management, GeneralMaster’s degree, Business Administration and Management, General
Moscow, Russia
Consistently ranked as one of Russia’s top universities, the Higher School of Economics (HSE) is a leader in Russian education and one of the preeminent economics and social sciences universities in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Having rapidly grown into a well-renowned research university over two decades, HSE sets itself apart with its international presence and cooperation.
1996-2000 Bachelor's degree @ Higher School of Economics

Experience

March 2022 - August 2023 Controller @ Geospace Technologies Canada Inc: • Full cycle accounting (JD Edwards, Sage)
• Monthly Internal financial and management reporting to the local management and Houston head office management (ReportsNow, Excel Spreadsheet server)
• Monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts (Blackline)
• Quarterly extensive reporting, forecasting, deviation analysis
• Work in close collaboration with KPMG audit teams
• Annual financial and income tax reporting
• Intercompany eliminations of revenue, rental assets and AR/AP for head office monthly consolidation
July 2020 - March 2022 Manager, Accounting operations @ Olympia Financial Group: • Performing monthly financial, performance and sales data analysis for senior management using Power BI dashboard
• Managing month end consolidation and accounting for 5 Canadian entities using Sage 3000 and Sage intelligence and preparing reporting package for top management.
• Preparing ad hoc reports, analysis and notes for various CFO’s and VP’s requests on any current and future projects and processes, using various software tools including but not limited to SQL and Power BI
• Preparing quarterly and annual financial statements, including notes disclosure and the MD&A, coordinating with external auditors, and presenting the results to the CFO
October 2018 - July 2020 Financial Analyst @ DMG events (Canada): ▪ Performing renewal of budgets and forecasts on a monthly basic, performing variance analysis (SQL, Excel PowerPivot)
▪ Performing month end procedures for financial closure and reporting to the head office (including GST, AR/AP and various general ledger reconciliations)
Collaborating with marketing and sales teams giving analytical support for their activities and forecasts (Salesforce)