December 14th, 2011
Internationally this candidate possesses a Masters Degree in Business and is currently enrolled in the CMA Accelerated Program. Her most recent role was as an in-house Bookkeeper for a Canadian arts based organization where she independently managed the entire full cycle accounting process which included posting journal entries, AP, AR, reconciliations, payroll, and government remittances. She produced financial reports and assisted in the budgeting process as well as completing all year end tasks and audit preparation. Her analytical thought process and past experience in public practice enabled her to uncover a significant reporting error resulting in a $20K tax refund for her former employer Software usage includes QuickBooks, ACCPAC, Excel and in-house ERP systems. This candidate scored in the top percentile of her assessments and is available to start work immediately.
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December 14th, 2011
Highly professional Chartered Accountant with 5 years audit and public practice experience. This candidate has performed forensic and financial audits. Public practice experience was with a medium sized firm, where he had a consultative approach. He not only performed audits and NTR’s but consulted on budgeting, cash flow management and full financial statement preparation. Other experience includes his current role where he analyzes financial statements and makes recommendations. He is looking for a role that will draw on his technical skills to further develop his business acumen.
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December 14th, 2011
Payroll & Benefits Professional with extensive background in the medical industry. This candidate has processed a payroll of approximately 180 staff as well as the fees for servicing for over 500 medical professionals. She also performed all of the HR functions including preparing job postings, interviewing candidates and conducting reference checks. The benefits component consisted of working directly with benefits providers for setting up and processing employee benefits as well as verifying, processing and forwarding benefit claims for the physicians. Previous roles were as Office Manager where she processed Accounts Payable and Receivable, produced reports and prepared the cheque runs. This personable candidate loves building rapport with both internal and external stakeholders and takes pride in knowing what is needed before being asked for it. Software usage includes: Ceridian, Payworks, Excel and Outlook. This candidate is available to start work immediately.
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December 14th, 2011
CA, MBA- strong technical senior level project professional with public company experience who also has a successful track record in financial reporting, controller and CFO level roles.
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December 14th, 2011
Superstar candidate available for both contract and permanent opportunities!!! CMA and MBA with extensive senior-level experience in financial planning and analysis, process improvement and ERP implementation and integration, focusing on the technology and software industries.
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December 14th, 2011
In a roller coaster economy, human resource managers are assigning a higher value to a candidate’s emotional intelligence (EI) instead of relying on the traditional IQ.
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December 14th, 2011
It appears that in today’s media we have to dig deep to find good news in the business world, on the economy, and, specifically, the employment market. On the surface, we are hit with a barrage of negative messages from media outlets on the stagnation in the job market. But if we dig a little deeper, we find that there is still incredible demand for well-educated, highly skilled professionals with a proven track record. The business world is about as tough as gets right now so it is important to have the right professionals in place to protect as well as secure new business.
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October 17th, 2011
John Watts, CA, MBA is a Senior Recruitment Specialist with Mercer Bradley’s Vancouver office. John has over 15 years experience in diverse finance and accounting roles in industry, public practice and management consulting. Immediately prior to joining Mercer Bradley, John worked for four years as a Director of Finance and VP Finance.
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October 17th, 2011
Kimberley Hollett, CGA is a Senior Recruitment Specialist with Mercer Bradley. Kimberley has more than 10 years of senior level management experience as a Controller and she has worked with companies in the Hospitality, Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Hi-Tech and Construction industries.
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October 14th, 2011
Have you awoken from the global economic slumber we have been experiencing the past few years? Are you ready, willing, and able to add to your accounting staff in order to take advantage of the opportunities that will be coming your way?
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