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Matthew Clement

Summary

Results-driven Financial Planning & Analysis Professional with 6 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and systems management. Proven ability to collaborate with various functional groups, ensuring adherence to expenditure controls and regulatory compliance. Skilled in developing and maintaining budget systems, analyzing trends, and providing strategic insights across multiple cost centres. Strong communicator and leader adept at coordinating activities to maximize efficiency.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional Financial Controller

Reliance Home Comfort
04.2022 - Current
  • Oversee financial performance of business operations for the 8 branches of our Eastern Canada region with earnings of $250+ million per year, providing detailed analysis and strategic support to senior and executive leadership
  • Develop, implement, and maintain budgets and forecasts for operational profit and cost centres across 27 branches within Canada
  • Manage month and year-end closing process, ensuring accurate financial reports and analysis are produced and communicated to key stakeholders
  • Administrator for the company's financial budgeting software (Prophix), responsible for designing budget processes, improving efficiency and accuracy through automation
  • Responsible for presenting monthly regional financial results to the Executive Management Team

Senior Financial Analyst

Reliance Home Comfort
09.2020 - 04.2022
  • Analyzing financial performance of Central Canada Region, identifying trends and determining causes of unexpected variances
  • Monitor operational effectiveness within Central Canada, as well as analyzing new capital expenditures initiatives
  • Subject matter expert supporting Finance team in process automation, reporting development (Power BI), and system upgrades and implementations (SAP Finance)

Financial Analyst

Reliance Home Comfort
02.2019 - 08.2020
  • Prepare financial reporting and analysis for Senior Management and operational stakeholders
  • Facilitate month and year-end closing process including journal entries, account reconciliation, and variance analysis
  • Developed new reporting, providing internal stakeholders preliminary views into their financial performance, identifying emerging trends of key performance metrics

Analyst - Reporting and Analytics

Reliance Home Comfort
12.2016 - 01.2019
  • Analyzed large data sets to monitor failure rates across large portfolio of assets for demand forecasting
  • Developed modelling to asses risks and recommend long-term capacity strategies to support cost mitigation
  • Worked with internal stakeholders developing reporting for KPI tracking maximizing productivity

Education

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance Specialization

Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, ON
2016

Skills

  • Financial Analysis & Reporting
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Accounting Principles
  • Data Analysis
  • Month-End and Year-End Closings
  • Financial Systems Management
  • Policy Development & Strategic Optimization
  • Coordination and Supervision
  • Written & Verbal Communication
  • Advanced Excel Proficiency
  • SAP Finance

Certification

CPA Designation - In Progress

Timeline

Regional Financial Controller

Reliance Home Comfort
04.2022 - Current

Senior Financial Analyst

Reliance Home Comfort
09.2020 - 04.2022

Financial Analyst

Reliance Home Comfort
02.2019 - 08.2020

Analyst - Reporting and Analytics

Reliance Home Comfort
12.2016 - 01.2019

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance Specialization

Wilfrid Laurier University

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