Kevin Sarsiat
Edmonton
Summary
Forward looking finance leader with extensive background in directing and managing complex Financial operations, consistently driving success through strategic planning and execution. Adept at implementing innovative solutions that enhance productivity and operational effectiveness. Known for work-ethic, consistency, flexibility, reliability and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Finance/Corporate Controller/Controller
All Weather Windows Ltd.
07.2015 - Current
- Member of the senior leadership team which develops the strategic plan for the company
- Responsible for executing the strategic imperatives within the finance team
- Responsible for financial reporting and budget process for the entire company with 10 branches, 3 entities, accross Western Canada and Washington State. Annual revenues in excess of $230 Million.
- Have managed up to 20 employees on the finance team
- Responsible for talent development which included successfully mentoring 4 CPA students in obtaining their designation
- Financial consultant and strategic partner to executive team and regional managers
- Responsible for the annual audit process including inventory counts, working papers, management analysis and communication with the auditors
- Selected Accomplishment: Reduced consolidated month end reporting timeline from 15 business days to 6 business days with significantly improved accuracy and quality of reporting
- Received accolades from auditors on the quality of documentation as well as accolades from the executive team on quality and consistency in reporting
- Developed contribution margin and gross margin reporting on a product, branch, sales channel and customer level which enabled the executive sales team to better understand profitability by customer and resulted in considerable changes to sales strategy in changing from volume based to margin-based selling
- Part of team in development of strict credit and collections policy which changed sales behaviors and reduced consolidated company DSO from 58.0 to 34.3
- Reduced Allowance for Doubtful Accounts from $2.6 M to $0.3 M
- Evolved the finance department from paper based to paperless system including many improvements in efficiency and reduction in redundancy
- Developed process documents for all key accounting processes including cross-training of employees reducing risk to the organization
- Improved employee engagement to a score of 4.4/5 in the finance team and 4.7/5 among direct reports on the most recent engagement survey
- Responsible for foreign exchange hedging strategy which has consistently produced favourable results and resulted in considerable savings and risk mitigation
Controller/Assistant Controller
ClearStream Energy Services LP
10.2012 - 07.2015
- All financial responsibilities for a region consisting of 8 branches, 4 entities, 2 provinces and annual revenues in excess of $70 Million
- Managing staff of between 10-20 people with wide range of skills and abilities from junior admin level to assistant controller level
- Responsible for managing and improving finance and admin policies and procedures throughout the region as well as standardization of all working papers across multiple companies
- Responsible for analyzing and negotiating key service contracts
- Responsible for managing the annual budget process and analyzing revenues and costs against budgeted activities
- Responsible for training and development of staff accountants
- Prepared detailed internal cashflow projections
- Reconciling of complex intercompany transactions and various accounts
- Selected Accomplishment: Responsible for all finance/admin duties for a 400 man, $3M shutdown over two weeks
- The work was invoiced on time and on budget, an unprecedented accomplishment
- Successfully implemented processes and procedures in Wabasca branch, which resulted in reliable financial information and turned the branch into a top performer by reducing costs and increasing margins
- Reduced external audit fees by 50% by significantly improving reconciliations, the quality and reliability of working papers and back up information provided
Senior Staff Accountant
Dean Mason & Company Inc.
05.2008 - 10.2012
- Audit manager for audit teams of up to 4 people including for profit businesses, not for profit organizations and government entities
- Prepared and reviewed compilation and review engagements
- Prepared corporate and personal tax returns
- Prepared detailed external cashflow projections
- Performed extensive reconciliation work and bookkeeping
- Analyzed financial information and provided recommendations and consulting to business owners
Education
CPA, CA - Accounting
CA School of Business
Prince George, BC12-2011
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Major
University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC04-2008
Skills
- Leader
- Accountability
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Cross-functional leadership
- Business acumen
- Problem solving
- Analytical skills
- Work ethic
- Attention to detail
- Reliability under pressure
- Workload management
- Prioritization
- Communication
- Advance Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
- Infor Syteline
- Great Plains
- Sage
- Quickbooks
- Membership in CPA Alberta and FEI Canada
Affiliations
- Participating member of CPA Alberta
- FEI Canada
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Director Finance/Corporate Controller/Controller
All Weather Windows Ltd.
07.2015 - Current
Controller/Assistant Controller
ClearStream Energy Services LP
10.2012 - 07.2015
Senior Staff Accountant
Dean Mason & Company Inc.
05.2008 - 10.2012
CPA, CA - Accounting
CA School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Major
University of Northern British Columbia
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