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Professional Resume
Mr. GARY B. LEONARD MBA MTh CPC B.PSY CA N
TORONTO east region
613 395 5251
 
http://BUSINESShelpinc.com
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PROFILE AND PORTFOLIO:Gary B. Leonard, MBA MTh B.Psych CPC, CA,CICA InDepthTax
Providing Organizational Administration and operations finance accounting and ministry expertise, management and leadership:
“pursuing excellence…making it happen”
Mission:
To provide the highest level of professionalism and integrity in all areas of Administration finance accounting and ministry by maintaining, offering and applying the best knowledge and skills in all critical areas and key competencies. |
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Education |
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION:
CPC CERTIFIED PASTORAL COUNSELLOR
Ordained EOCPC
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (CICA
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ontario)
MASTERS/THEOLOGY/BUSINESS: Tyndale
University and Seminary/McGill
MThS degree
Certificate in Couple & Family Therapy studies Guelph Univ
CICA In-Depth Tax and Advanced Corporate Reorganization, 1994
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Certified Litigation Accountant,
Business Analyst and Valuator
Wilfred Laurier University,
Bachelor of Psychology
Bachelor Business Administration |
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Experience |
BACKGROUND:
NPO ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS FINANCE ACCOUNTING 2005–Present
ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTOR VP
NPO and private co's
Significant Administration, Operations, Finance accomplishments and achievements provided to organizations, including NPO Charities and public companies and oganizational/head office set up- financial accounting, cost and management accounting, IT and systems, budgeting, planning, payroll HR and tax, with expertise from a broad range of experience in finance and administration.
• ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS and FINANCE: finance, administration, HR responsibilities and CICA GAAP disclosure and presentation requirements.
• Organizational Administration, operations accounting, finance including hands on set up of the accounting and administration head office in Mississauga Toronto and financing/funding projects.
• Administration, accounting operations management and auditing requirements.
• Financial and management cost accounting and reporting system design improvement and implementation.
• Accounting IT system design improvement and implementation.
• Budgets and forecasts.
• Special projects relating to finance and administration, taxation and legal issues.
• Special projects, reorganization and international accounting head office and systems setup, conversion and migration.
• Internal audit internal controls and year end statutory audit.
• Litigation and legal issues, taxes: corporate and commodity.
• Special regulatory accounting and government filings and ongoing quarterly/annual f/s and disclosure requirements.
• Special fund accounting design and reporting
• Board of Director relations
WORLD VISION 1995-2005
ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING FINANCE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
World Vision Canada is a significant NPO in Canada operating within an international organization which offers social services, medical supplies and hospital equipment and aid.
Significant achievement in bringing new administration and organizational systems, procedures, processes and structure to the organization through a six times revenue growth and change in six years and implementation of new finance and administrative policies and procedure requirements.
• ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING FINANCE operations responsibility to ensure the overall accounting, financial administration to the customer services marketing organization, provide strategic management information and systems, and provide strong accounting management.
• The main areas of activity include organizational administration, planning, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, financial information systems, finance functions and all financial accounting operations including purchasing and contract management and payroll.
• Finance and Accounting Department leadership, Financial/Management Cost Accounting, Customer service needs, IT Department management and leadership, Payroll operations, HR/Personnel issues, Company Benefits, Insurance, Budgeting and forecasting/annual and strategic plans, Banking relationships, Auditing: internal controls and external audit, Contract management (including PACM), P&L design and reporting for sales lines, new products for the marketing department, Corporate Legal issues, Cash flow management and cash position reporting ,Accounts Payables and Cash Disbursements management, Finance and borrowing/financing, foreign exchange and hedging, Company commitments and leases, Approval of Capital Expenditure[including IS Department]
• Special projects including areas such as competitive analysis, project management design, financial accounting systems redesign, organizational leadership seminars and staff orientation, risk management issues and responses, international global treasury foreign exchange task force, activity based costing (ABC) financial accounting system design, on-line budgeting, financial projection and forecasting system design.
• Provide human resource planning and development for the organizational financial management.
• Provide senior cross functional leadership over all organizational financial policies and procedures including administrative policies, annual operating plan budgets and guidelines, cash management, foreign exchange futures and option contracts, financial and management information systems and reporting for operating and strategic decision making.
ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 1991-1995
Peel Resource Recovery Inc, Controller/Director (CFO) -MID SIZED, HANDS ON
Public Chartered Accountant, PKFHill BDO -CONTRACT, DIVERSIFIED ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION positions and contract financial management provided in a broad range of areas including controller/CFO responsibilities, business acquisitions and financing, business valuation, specialized financial analysis, litigation accounting and corporate tax reorganization and restructuring.
• Accounting Finance and Administration (CFO) contract positions in service and manufacturing sectors (PRRI resource/energy).
• Financial, administration and accounting operations management, financial accounting and management reporting, internal controls and audit.
• Corporate finance and restructuring relating to financing and in depth tax, business valuation, corporation purchase and sale merger acquisition agreements and negotiations.
• Consulting, expert reports, expert opinion and expert evidence presented in court in significant litigation court cases.
• Advice and negotiations relating to corporate refinancing with major banks and lending organizations.
• Contract projects with major international Chartered Accountant firms.
DOMTAR INC. -SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1987-1991
ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, Controller/Director Toronto/Montreal
Pulp and Paper Packaging Group
Domtar Inc. is a major publicly held consumer paper products marketing and manufacturing company with operating in Canada and the USA with over 20,000 employees. Products include fine papers, corrugated packaging, specialty chemicals, Sifto Salt, housing and building products including wallboard, arborite and insulation.
• CFO FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION is responsible for the finance and accounting operations of the Domtar Pulp and Paper Group with five manufacturing locations and annual sales revenue of over $500 million. Responsibility over complete accounting and financial organization including financial and cost accounting, financial analysis and budgeting, credit and MIS departments.
• Develop, formulate and co-ordinate strategic five year plans; annual budgets; monthly and quarterly forecasting and business performance reviews; strategic competitive analysis; costing systems; MIS systems; credit; capital budget and expenditure approvals ($20 million annually); financial analysis (cash flow DCF); business acquisitions; administration policy; accounting and management internal controls; accounting policy; taxes; management information systems; administrative effectiveness and efficiency; organizational design; departmental strategic direction; leadership vision and development of professional personnel; effective staff management, goal setting and performance appraisals.
• Corporate policy and procedures; financial management and operational audit reviews (professional staff of 20); Corporate and Group acquisitions; management information and costing systems; special projects and reports to Board of Directors; MIS policy and procedures.
ELECTRONICS BUSINESSES AND OWNER
PRICE WATERHOUSE/BDO, Chartered Accountant
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Skills/Interests/Awards |
•Numerous articles published in professional legal and accounting publications on tax, acquisition/mergers, business valuations
•Seminars presented on business management and leadership management and leadership
•Prior member of Board of Trade Tax Committee, Rotary and Board of Directors in various volunteer sector organizations
•Speaking engagements and teaching on business management; Dale Carnegie speaking certification
Profile and Portfolio
Companies, Projects and Special Assignments:
Breath and depth of experience has been demonstrated with expertise in a broad range of professional and business situations including all areas of finance, accounting, administration and CFO responsibilities, in-depth tax and litigation work, internal controls and audit, computer system design and implementation, general business management, organizational leadership, team building, project management and senior financial CFO/Controller, Director/VP Finance positions. Proven to be proactive in creative problem solving and a positive agent in organizational change management and visionary leadership.
Examples:
Electronics Company: Business Acquisitions Financial Support; provided finance, accounting and tax consulting and implementation relating to transition during the pre and post stages of the acquisition of a subsidiary.
Energy and Recycling: Corporate Refinancing; determined and negotiated a SWAP lending finance agreement and buyout.
Gas and Oil: Business Acquisitions; provided Valuation and Pricing consulting relating to Shell Oil Company sell off of multiple assets to a distributor.
International Organization Currency Transactions: Foreign Exchange Management; provided consulting and leadership on implementing an international foreign exchange treasury management system.
Pulp and Paper: Internal Controls; established and implemented Operational Audit in a large public resource company.
Real Estate: Forensic Accounting; provided forensic accounting and expert opinion for multi million dollar breach of trust litigation case.
Non Profit Organization: Fund Accounting; designed, developed and implemented fund accounting system relating to new CICA handbook GAAP requirements.
Pulp and Paper: Capital Asset Appropriations; managed major strategic capital asset analysis and approvals for feasibility, return and payback evaluation.
Financial Services Division: Service Level Agrrements; developed client Service Level Agreements for defining services criteria and objectives.
Marketing Division: Product Mix Costing System; developed product mix costing system for analyzing market mix profitability and variances.
Services Business: Activity Based Costing; designed, developed and implemented Costing (ABC) system for business reporting, analysis and budgeting.
Marketing Division: Rolling Forecasting System; designed, developed and implemented Rolling Forecast and Projection System for managing business planning and measurement.
Service Organization: Productivity and Efficiency; designed and implemented efficiency process procedures in a number of work flow process.
Non Profit Organization: Corporate Policy and Procedures; developed Corporate Bylaws and Corporate Board Policies for corporate governance and control.
Paper Manufacturing: Strategic Planning Model; developed Strategic Planning Model for business planning and scenarios.
Corporate Planning Division: Project Management; developed Project Management program and procedures for managing major business projects and change management.
Human Resource Planning and Development: HR Resource Planning; developed human resource plan for organizational finance and accounting function in order to meet organization change and development.
Financial Accounting Information Systems Function: Information Systems Development; developed and implemented plan for financial accounting plan and systems.
Education: Tax Planning; developed and implemented a tax planning and rollover plan for a private education organization.
Packaging: Litigation Support; developed the legal damages claim defence for a multi million dollar breach of contract litigation case.
Pulp and Paper: Competitive Analysis; developed detailed engineering and operating cost analysis for competitive pulp and paper mill costs.
Corporate Planning Department: Balanced Scorecard; developed and designed key business Balanced Scorecard measurements on critical organizational KPI’s.
Service Organization: Budget Cost Reductions; implemented budget reductions of 10% on major cost reduction initialtive.
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