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Christine Poole

Christine Poole

6A Muir Drive,St Albert, AB

Summary

Over the past 25 years of working as a financial professional, I have demonstrated my ability to ensure that clients and businesses were equipped with the support and tools needed to meet their business plans and goals. I understand the importance of promoting my organization's objectives, and striving to meet its operating goals. In small business management, I have shown that I am meticulous in setting up and maintaining accurate financial and operational records, managing employees, and effectively communicating with a variety of stakeholders on multiple simultaneous projects.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Inventory & Finance Manager

Sturgeon Valley Fertilizers Ltd.
01.2022 - Current

Packaging Account Management

  • Quote, coordinate and invoice orders
  • Generate monthly statements
  • Resolve customer complaints
  • Manage inventory (receiving/counts/reconciling)
  • Oversee monthly reconciliation of stored dealer products

Financial Administration

  • Manage account receivables for SVF
  • Process customer credit applications
  • Process Farm Credit disbursements for farming customers

Office Administration

  • Onboard & orientate seasonal staff
  • Assist with shipping and receiving duties
  • Complete all farm customer crop input invoicing
  • Maintain supply of all office consumables

Financial Administrator/Controller

RBD Construction Ltd.
02.2015 - 07.2021

Oversee the daily financial operations of prime mechanical contracting company with revenues in excess of $7,000,000.

  • Prepare monthly financial statements and bank reconciliations
  • Calculate quarterly work in progress reports
  • Collect account receivables
  • Process accounts payable payments, insuring validity of invoices
  • Consult with Project Managers to prepare monthly progress invoices
  • Oversee biweekly payroll
  • Process GST & source deduction CRA remittances
  • Provide monthly reporting to management

Commercial Banking Relationship Manager

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.2006 - 02.2015

Managed and built a portfolio of business customers with lending needs from $250,000 - $5,000,000.

  • Processed and approved applications for commercial loans, mortgages and operating lines of credit within lending limits
  • Monitored operating lines of credit for margined commercial accounts
  • Completed annual account reviews and loan renewals
  • Initiated collections and legal proceedings for delinquent accounts
  • Networked within Servus branches, local community and centres of influence

Financial Advisor

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.2000 - 01.2005
  • Managed and grew a portfolio comprised mainly of high net worth individuals and small businesses
  • Counselled with members to identify and meet their financial goals and needs
  • Recommended and approved personal & retail business loans, operating lines of credit, personal/construction mortgages and RSP loans.
  • Prepared loan applications & lending documentation
  • Audited new customer accounts for compliance

Supervisor

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Supervised five Financial Service Representatives, with involvement in hiring, training, coaching, performance management, evaluations and scheduling
  • Reconciled GL accounts, ordered/verified cash parcels,tested alarms & ensured branch security
  • Balanced treasuring and ATM transactions, entered general ledger transactions

Financial Service Representative

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.1997 - 01.1998
  • Provided customer service and cross-sold products/services while processing member deposits, withdrawals, utility bills, wires and foreign exchange transactions
  • Balanced Treasury & ATM transactions, and entered General Ledger transactions

Education

Bachelor of Science -

University of North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
12.1996

Skills

  • Financial Reporting
  • Accounts Receivable/Payable Management
  • Financial Statements Expertise
  • Customer Relations
  • Financial Calculation and Analysis
  • Auditing
  • Monthly Reconciliations
  • Account Reviews
  • Credit Risk Evaluation

Interests

Gardening

Outdoor fitness activities

Volunteering with local dog rescue organization

References

Monica French

Team Leader (Retired)

Servus Credit Union 

Cell: 780.720.8684

Timeline

Inventory & Finance Manager

Sturgeon Valley Fertilizers Ltd.
01.2022 - Current

Financial Administrator/Controller

RBD Construction Ltd.
02.2015 - 07.2021

Commercial Banking Relationship Manager

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.2006 - 02.2015

Financial Advisor

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.2000 - 01.2005

Supervisor

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.1998 - 01.2000

Financial Service Representative

Servus Credit Union Ltd.
01.1997 - 01.1998

Bachelor of Science -

University of North Carolina
Christine Poole