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Tanis Mathiesen

Tanis Mathiesen

Calgary,Canada

Summary

Dynamic Senior Manager at KPMG LLP with a proven track record in financial audit and team leadership. Expert in IFRS and ASPE standards, driving successful transitions and enhancing client service excellence. Recognized for optimizing engagement budgets and improving employee workload distribution, ensuring timely audit execution and high-quality deliverables.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

KPMG LLP
Calgary
10.2014 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.
  • Member of the Enterprise Audit Quality Council 2019-2020
  • Enterprise Community initiative representative 2015-2025
  • Audit Execution Committee 2017-2018
  • Business Resourcing Oct 2023-May 2024 – Perform analysis on engagement budgets, utilization, and employee skills to make decisions on client allocations for the KPMG Calgary Enterprise and Accounting management groups to achieve business goals of timely engagement execution and reasonable employee workload distribution
  • Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.

Manager

KPMG LLP
Calgary
10.2012 - 09.2014
  • Company Overview: Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.
  • Liaison between client, partner, and audit team
  • Attendance at board meetings and presentation of audit planning and findings reports
  • Assistance with financial statement presentation and accounting issues
  • Handling multiple audit teams, clients, and other managerial obligations simultaneously
  • Efficiency, organization, multitasking, and prioritizing to coordinate team efforts and ensure all audits are completed in a timely manner
  • Hard work and dedication to meet all deadlines, present deliverables, and complete all audit requirements
  • Client service and relations
  • Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.

Senior Accountant

KPMG LLP
Calgary
10.2010 - 09.2012
  • Company Overview: Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.
  • Responsible for completing complex sections and coaching staff
  • Work with the client in office to complete procedures
  • Communication with the manager of the audit
  • Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.

Staff Accountant

KPMG LLP
Calgary
09.2008 - 09.2010
  • Company Overview: Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.
  • Assessed accuracy, completeness and integrity of corporate financial records with audit procedures
  • Enterprise Audit, IFRS, ASPE, and NPO accounting standards, including transitions between accounting standards. KPMG US GAAP accreditation 2024 program. Experience with junior oil and gas, oil and gas services, airlines, software and tech, law firms, international operations, franchises, hair salons, investment companies, and not for profit organizations.

Education

Certificate of Specialization - Finance and Accounting

Harvard Business School Online
05.2025

CFO Excellence Program -

CPA Alberta
03.2025

Financial Accounting for Petroleum Production Accountants -

MacPhail School of Energy at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Polytechnic
Calgary, AB
07.2013

Chartered Professional Accountant/Chartered Accountant -

CA School of Business
Calgary, AB
06.2011

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

Haskayne School of Business at The University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
05.2008

Skills

  • Financial audit
  • Team management
  • Leadership
  • Financial reporting
  • Client service excellence
  • Human Resources

Associations And Volunteering

  • KPMG, Social Impact Co-Lead for the Calgary Office, 2023, 2024, Data collection and report for Calgary office volunteer hours and firm goal alignment to KPMG National, Chair impact committee meetings, Responsible for Quarterly KPMG Impact Newsletter, Assistance in organizing, sponsorships, and promotion of community initiatives
  • KPMG, Campus Recruiting Team, 2021, 2024, Resume review and conducting interviews for applicants, Involvement in employment offer decision making, Promote KPMG at recruiting events, KPMG Panelist and Presenter at CPA Careers Events – 2022, 2023, and 2024
  • Junior Achievement of Alberta, KPMG Volunteer Coordinator, 2019, 2024, Recruited and coordinated 20-30 volunteers, Liaison between Junior Achievement and KPMG, Ensuring each volunteer received proper direction, training, and coaching for the volunteer day
  • Junior Achievement of Alberta, Volunteer Teacher, 2014, 2024, Responsible for teaching classes of junior high students about financial literacy
  • Autism Aspergers Friendship Society (AAFS), Board of Directors and Head of the Finance Committee, 02/01/11, 07/01/13, Initiated Finance Committee formation and implemented financial reporting policies, Implemented process for professional financial statements and quarterly financials with budget variance analysis, 2013 KPMG Regional Community Leader Award for work with AAFS for 'exceptional volunteer efforts and demonstration of leadership in the community'

Timeline

Senior Manager

KPMG LLP
10.2014 - 12.2024

Manager

KPMG LLP
10.2012 - 09.2014

Senior Accountant

KPMG LLP
10.2010 - 09.2012

Staff Accountant

KPMG LLP
09.2008 - 09.2010

Certificate of Specialization - Finance and Accounting

Harvard Business School Online

CFO Excellence Program -

CPA Alberta

Financial Accounting for Petroleum Production Accountants -

MacPhail School of Energy at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Polytechnic

Chartered Professional Accountant/Chartered Accountant -

CA School of Business

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

Haskayne School of Business at The University of Calgary
Tanis Mathiesen