Financial and Project Manager with extensive skills and qualifications that include:

·              Results oriented, hands-on business strategist with strong transferable skills

·              Expertise in financial, project management and business strategy

·              Honours Bachelor of Commerce with a Certified Management Accountant designation

·              Extensive background in the banking industry

·              Recognized for strong project management ability and attention to detail

·              Commended for successfully leading team

 

 

 

2005 World Transplant Games                  London, ON                                  2004

Project Manager

·              Contract position creating and documenting project plan and timeline.  Result was project plan detailing timeline, key milestones, dates and responsibilities

·              Directed sessions with Games Director and Local Organizing Committee heads to identify and document key milestones and tasks necessary to deliver the games during July 2005

 

TD Canada Trust                                   London, ON                                  2000 – 2004

Project Manager, Branch Services Group – Credit Administration Services

·              As division project manager, designed, planned and implemented a national help line supporting the retail branch environment – investment of $1 million.  Effect was to consolidate all branch support into one national 1-800 number.

·              Project manager for initiative consolidating work post merger resulting in closure of one of the support sites – investment of $8 million.  Increased efficiencies realized.

·              Involved in projects of various sizes including investments greater than $1 million

·              Member of the project team responsible for the integration of Canada Trust and TD Bank ‘back office’ environments – products and processes

 

Canada Trust MasterCard                        London, ON                                 1999 – 2000

Project Manager, MasterCard and Unsecured Lending Division

·              Project Manager, part of a team responsible for the conversion of the Canada Trust MasterCard portfolio (1.3 million accounts) to a third party platform external vendor

·              Responsible for Accounting and Chargebacks conversion of the portfolio.  Project was shelved a result of the announcement of the merger between Canada Trust and TD Bank

·              Ongoing work focused on continuous improvement initiatives

 

Canada Trust                                        London, ON                                 1988 – 1999

Manager, Accounting and Chargebacks, MasterCard & Unsecured Lending Division 1997 - 1999

·              Managed staff within 2 functional units:   Accounting staff of 16 and Chargebacks staff of 22.  Chargeback department rated number one nationally by MasterCard International

·              Balanced MasterCard activity daily, maintained integrity of MasterCard general ledger, control and maintenance of the product settlement and balancing system.  Daily activity approached $50 million

·              Regular and adhoc internal and external reporting included monthly financial statements, monthly CBA and quarterly MasterCard International reporting.

 

 

Sr. Business Analyst, MasterCard and Unsecured Lending Division                 1995 – 1997

·              Accountable for management reporting including monthly divisional profitability statement and quarterly functional unit costs (benchmarking)

·              In charge of annual budget including interest income, fee revenue and expense projections.  Achieved milestone of $1 billion in receivables.

·              Prepared profitability analyses, marketing analyses and other projects to enhance management decision making

 

Information Services (EDP) Auditor, Audit Division                                   1988 – 1995

·              Designed and conducted higher risk audits and reviewed new systems development projects within the Information Services Division

 

Firestone Automotive                             Woodstock, ON                            1984 – 1988

Vice-President, Automotive Preservation Centres Ltd.

·              Managed day-to-day operations of family run business

·              Developed/maintained accounting systems, purchasing, control and inventory valuation

 

 

 

·              Certified Management Accountant (CMA) – Society of Management Accountants of Ontario

·              Canadian Securities Course – Canadian Securities Institute

·              CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)

·              Bachelor of Commerce, Honours Business Administration – University of Windsor

·              Bachelor of Arts, Economics – University of Western Ontario

 

 

 

·              PMI Member                                           

·              Project Management Courses

·              HTML courses

 

·              Finance Co-Chair – World Transplant Games (July 2005) http://www.2005wtg.london.ca/

·              Group Committee Secretary – 31^st London Scouts

·              Website and Photography – Electronic imaging and web page development

London Airshow & Balloon Festival: http://www.londonairshow.com/oldsite/las2001/gallery.htm

Personal Web Page: http://ca.geocities.com/mikebown@rogers.com/Genealogy/frames.html

·              Interest in computers led to interest in associated technical aspects of computing

 

 

 

·              Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

·              Microsoft Project

·              Lotus 123, Lotus Notes, WordPro

·              VISIO flowcharting software

·              HTML coding

·              Adobe PhotoShop (version 7.0

 

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