Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Royal Conservatory of Music – medal for Voice – grade 4
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Lilian Richards

Vancouver,BC

Summary

Accomplished Controller enthusiastically seeking Business Partner opportunity within dynamic financial enterprise. Highly effective in providing financial support, controls, decision support, and operational know-how to achieve business performance targets.

CPA CMA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Controller

Labatt
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Audited and corrected discrepancies in inventory numbers.
  • Lead CRA audit for Turning Point Brewery
  • Managed inventory control for high-volume warehouses with accurate, timely stock replenishment.
  • File monthly Excise taxes for Beers and Spirits
  • oversaw 1 direct report
  • accruals for monthly and seasonal variations

Head of Finance ( Contract Position)

Micromine LTD
10.2021 - 02.2022


  • Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
  • Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy.
  • filing sales tax
  • payroll for the region

Accounting Manager

Maximizer CRM
05.2020 - 09.2021
  • Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
  • Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
  • Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
  • Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.
  • Oversaw cash flow, controlled costs, and financial matters
  • Managed payroll processing and changes for 66 employees
  • Organized financial information and modeled data for trend forecasting
  • Participated inthe conversion of accounting systems (Sage Intact)

Sr. SALES PERFORMANCE ANALYST

Sage
04.2016 - 02.2022
  • Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
  • Produced detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions.
  • Gathered, documented, and modeled data to assess business trends.
  • Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.

· Modeled and tracked project initiative for 3 NA product lines:


o SAN-$1M annual revenue for Accountant line-focus on target audience -upsell small business opportunities to additional services like payroll or tax services, increasing incremental revenue by 20%

o Timeslips product line- $25 M annual revenue for billing contracts- accelerated from old M&S contracts to new Premium subscription: increasing incremental revenue by 35%.

o Construction and real estate product line increasing incremental revenue by 25%. - compliance with IFRS15 revenue standards and drove alignment and consistency on accounting policy interpretation to ensure appropriate revenue recognition


Education

CPA- Designation -

Chartered Professinal Accountant

Certified Management Accountant
2000

BBA - Accounting And Marketing

Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
06.1995

Skills

  • Account Reconciliation
  • Budget Development
  • Project Management
  • Finance
  • Oversee Financial Reporting
  • Financial Planning
  • Budget Preparation
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable Auditing
  • Account and Ledger Reconciliations
  • Month-End and Year-End Closings
  • Cash Flow Management

Languages

French
Elementary

Royal Conservatory of Music – medal for Voice – grade 4

NA

Timeline

Controller

Labatt
05.2022 - 08.2023

Head of Finance ( Contract Position)

Micromine LTD
10.2021 - 02.2022

Accounting Manager

Maximizer CRM
05.2020 - 09.2021

Sr. SALES PERFORMANCE ANALYST

Sage
04.2016 - 02.2022

CPA- Designation -

Chartered Professinal Accountant

Certified Management Accountant

BBA - Accounting And Marketing

Simon Fraser University
Lilian Richards