
Financial Storyteller
Vancouver, Canada Area

Financial Storyteller
Vancouver, Canada Area
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I am a financial storyteller. I help organisations tell their story through numbers.
I am known for my integrity, willingness to support the organisation, attention to detail and very effective skills in the area of fostering human capital and building relationships. This enables me to uncover the narrative of any business situation and combined with my talent for analysis, deliver efficient and reliable financial insight.
Further information and contact details can be found on http://www.financialstoryteller.com
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2007 — Present (10 months)
CC achieved 12th June 2008 at Toastsetters Corporate Club at Kodak in Burnaby, BC.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group is a unit of Eastman Kodak Company, the world’s foremost imaging innovator. The Graphic Communications Group provides commercial printers, packaging printers, publishers, data printers, and enterprises with one of the broadest portfolios of technologies, products, and services in the graphic communications and document capture industries.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Accounting industry)
June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)
Engaged in a series of short-term projects in multiple sectors focussed on Finance and Accounting. These have included the Aquilini Investment Group, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver, Creativity in Business, Forbes Medi-tech and Bryght Northern Research.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
October 2005 — June 2006 (9 months)
STRATEGY: transforming team (15) to be as well respected internally as the company creative teams are externally.
COMMERCIAL VALUE: managed financial due diligence for the successful divestiture of business division. Post sale process and relationship management.
MANAGEMENT: leadership of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and accounting teams transitioning from underperforming overhead to an acknowledged value added business resource.
ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS: policy and procedure development including travel and expenses, employee reimbursement and corporate cards. Executed communication included documentation, presentations and informal guidance. Initiated new budgeting and reporting cycles.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)
December 2003 — August 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Active Networker through Linked in, Fast Company - Company of Friends, Professional bodies and others. Now focused on building my network in Canada and Vancouver especially.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NTLI; Telecommunications industry)
October 2004 — March 2005 (6 months)
RELATIONSHIPS: support and financial insight to Home Product Division directors, programming teams and senior management promoting internal /external customer focus.
DELIVERY: execution of consistent and timely reporting of all Revenue and Costs for the Home Division; compliance with accounting policies, provider agreements and Sarbanes Oxley; management of subscriber return requirements.
DEVELOPMENT: convergence of billing platforms, streamlined processes and management information.
MANAGEMENT: leadership of Home Gross Margin team, motivation, support and development within a period of significant organisational change.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)
June 2003 — April 2004 (11 months)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
December 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 3 months)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
October 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 2 months)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
September 1998 — September 2000 (2 years 1 month)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
April 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 5 months)
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New Ventures BC Competition - Mentor
CMA (Certified Management Accountants of Canada)
BC Correspondent for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Fast Company, Company of Friends,
Toastmasters, Toastsetters - Kodak
Club Fat Ass, Previous Steering Committee member
North Shore Black Bears Society - volunteer