Professional summary
CPA finance professional with extensive public- and private-sector experience in financial and management reporting, full-cycle accounting, operating and capital budgeting, forecasting, internal controls and operational decision support. Skilled at translating complex financial information into practical guidance for managers, leaders and boards.
Professional experience
February 2021 – Present;Temporary assignment: October 2018 – December 2019
Financial Governance Coordinator
The City of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta
- Design and perform internal-control testing for the Finance Control Environment Report, assess design and operating effectiveness, document findings and track improvements.
- Review financial reserves and advise policy owners through analysis, risk-control mapping, benchmarking, stakeholder review and policy development.
- Coordinate finance risk registers, business-continuity planning and tabletop exercises, and advise management on control and process improvements.
- Conduct enterprise financial-governance and performance analysis and present recommendations to expert panels and Finance leadership.
- Developed and delivered three two-hour fraud-awareness sessions for Finance employees.
January 2020 – February 2021;December 2016 – September 2018
Senior Financial Accountant
The City of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta
- Provided operating and capital support for approximately 70 DeptIDs across Recreation business lines.
- Performed monthly and year-end accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, budget transfers and supporting working papers.
- Prepared management reports, variance analysis and financial explanations for operational management and Corporate Financial Reporting.
- Independently covered operating and capital Finance Coordinator responsibilities and coordinated month-end activities.
- Developed a Power Pivot capital-project dashboard consolidating overlapping reports into a concise management view.
Mar 2015 – Dec 2016
Senior Operations Accountant
ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. · Calgary, Alberta
- Managed financial operations for four to five large government and private-sector contracts.
- Owned the month-end close, reporting, budgeting and forecasting for assigned contracts and business units.
- Presented results, profitability, cost pressures and forecast changes to project managers, directors, the Controller and General Managers.
- Advised operational management on contract interpretation, revenue recognition, billings, labour and material costs and profitability.
Nov 2014 – Mar 2015
Accounting Manager
Unified Valve Group Ltd. · Calgary, Alberta
- Supervised six accountants supporting service operations and the sale of equipment and parts.
- Reviewed general-ledger activity, reconciliations, financial-statement support and audit working papers.
Jan 2014 – Nov 2014
Analyst, Financial Reporting
Sanjel Canada Ltd. · Calgary, Alberta
- Prepared capital expenditure reporting and accounting for fixed assets, work-in-progress and capital carry-forwards.
- Developed enhanced CAPEX reporting using Microsoft Dynamics AX and Solver BI360.
Apr 2008 – Jan 2014
Financial Accountant
GRAHAM Group Ltd. & Gracorp Capital Advisors Ltd. · Calgary, Alberta
- Managed reporting for approximately ten companies, funds, partnerships, joint ventures, P3 arrangements and real-estate projects.
- Prepared stand-alone and consolidated financial statements, forecasts, cash calls and investor and Board reporting.
- Presented financial and operational results to the Board with the CFO.
1995 – 2008
Earlier professional experience
Avion Construction · Allied Seismic · Alfa-Bank
- Progressively responsible accounting, project-accounting, operations and finance positions in Calgary and Moscow.
Volunteer financial leadership
Jun 2026 – Present
Director of Finance / Treasurer
Friends of the Colonel Belcher Society
- Provide financial oversight and support banking, reconciliation, governance and financial-management activities.
Sep 2017 – Present
Treasurer, Board Member & Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
Calgary Military Family Resource Centre
- Provide Board-level oversight of reporting, budgeting, controls, financial policies and audit matters.
- Present results and explain financial issues to directors with varying levels of financial knowledge.
- Coordinate with the external auditor and oversee management responses to observations and recommendations.
Education and credentials
Chartered Professional Accountant — CPACPA Alberta
Oil and Gas Production Accounting Certificate ProgramSAIT Polytechnic · Calgary, Alberta
Bachelor of Science, GeophysicsMoscow State University · Moscow, Russia
Selected professional development
COSO 2013; internal control and regulatory financial reporting; Microsoft Excel; budgeting and forecasting; artificial intelligence for financial analysis; fraud prevention and investigation.