Proactive Finance Co-op student, eager to expand my knowledge of the finance sector, a passion further ignited by my valuable work experiences
Detail oriented worker with proven experience in financial analysis and fiscal data integrity
Skilled in leveraging financial software such as SAP, Cognos Enterprise, ICM, OneStream, Excel, and PowerPoint to optimize reporting and operational efficiencies
Effective communication skills along with high level of professionalism, demonstrated among 3 consecutive Co-op terms
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Compliance Intern
Raymond James Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario
05.2024 - 08.2024
Drove improvement in global privacy reporting by preparing monthly presentations and increasing the efficiency by 40% with automated workflows using Excel and PowerPoint.
Successfully organized and documented a comprehensive Data Inventory with over 5,000 pieces of Personal Information in accordance with new compliance regulations.
Developed a comprehensive training course for a company of over 30,000 employees at Raymond James.
Financial Analyst
Province of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
01.2023 - 08.2024
Saved the government $1,000,000 in budget spending through analyzing information from Databases within SAP, Cognos and ICM to verify accuracy of rates, payment frequencies, and payment categories
Received Excellent commendation for my co-op performance, which was recognized with an offer to
continue as a part-time clerk, a role that acknowledged my productivity and reliability
Contributed to analysis of accounting reports to determine accuracy in budgets and forecasts
Prepared year end budget and forecasting documents, worked alongside high-ranking members of the Finance team.
Helped the DCS Finance team prepare hundreds of payments for a new province-wide childcare program
through processing and sorting documents using Excel, SharePoint, and Word
Finance Transformation Co-op
Emera Inc.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
09.2023 - 04.2024
Worked alongside a Project Team focused on transitioning onto a new financial reporting and data
consolidation software to improve project efficiency by over 20%
Earned an 'Excellent' performance rating from my co-op supervisor, leading to a part-time position offer
due to my significant contributions to project efficiency and team productivity.
Increased Data Validation efficiency by over 50% to ensure accuracy for financial reporting systems
through Oracle EBS, HFM, OneStream, and excel add-ins
Directed meetings with international affiliates to enhance financial software proficiency, optimizing
project execution and team performance.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
04-2025
Affiliations
Dalhousie Men's Lacrosse Team (entering Senior season)
Non-Profit Camp Volunteer, Staff Member and Lifeguard