Resumé
of
Shauna
A. McLennan
1027 12B St S
Lethbridge, AB
T1K
1R9
Phone:
(780) 827-0609 / Fax: call for number / email: sam@rokdok.com
EDUCATION &
QUALIFICATIONS:
2003 Currently
3rd/4th level in Certified Management Accounting program
2003 University Certificate in Accounting
- Athabasca
University
2003 Simply Accounting Partner / Consultant (since
2001)
1995 Paradox for Windows
- Microcomputer training / Grande
Prairie Regional
College
1993 Advanced Lotus
123 for Power Users - Microcomputer training / Dun & Bradstreet
1985 Systems Management Certificate,
Hewlett Packard Computer Systems
1980 High School Matriculation
Certificate, Grande Cache,
Alberta
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2001
- present
Consultant - Accounting & IT - rokdok
- Contracted to provide all accounting and
administrative functions (Grande Cache Coal Corporation)
- Contracted to design and implement new
accounting system (Ro-Dar Contracting)
- Contracted to assist with year
end preparations (various clients)
- Contracted to provide accounting
/ pc system support (various clients)
January
1981 - March 2000: Smoky River Coal
Limited
(company went into receivership Mar 2000)
1994 - 2000
Accounting Coordinator
- Direct supervision of junior accounting
staff.
- Defined, implemented and monitored
activities to meet objectives.
- Site coordinator for the design,
implementation and training phase for Y2K conversion to Great Plains
Dynamics financial / materials software.
- Completed monthly financial consolidations
for subsidiary companies.
- Worked with operating managers to
produce their departmental budgets / forecasts.
- Acted as liaison between operations
and accounting.
- Developed database application for
accounts receivable.
- Produced monthly variance reports.
- Assisted in software evaluations
for new payroll systems, visited installations at other companies.
- Coordinated requirements with external
financial / tax auditors.
- Directed / managed the input from
other controllers' areas into the general ledger (payroll, inventory,
etc).
- Performed duties of controller in
his absence.
- Maintained a good rapport and work
in concert with senior management, peers and subordinates.
1988
- 1994
Senior Accountant
- Responsible for reconciliation
of General Ledger accounts.
- Created standard journal entries,
coordinate all other entries.
- Produced all weekly / monthly cost
analysis.
- Provided graphical reporting of
$US vs $CDN trends.
- Produced yearly / 5yr budgets for Underground and Processing departments.
- Responsible for bank reconciliations
and deposits.
- Performed accounts receivable processing
as required.
- Assisted other accounting departments.
- Promoted to Accounting Coordinator.
1985
- 1988
System Manager - HP3000
- Responsible for day to day operations
of HP3000.
- Accountable for all hardware operations
(trouble shooting, repairs, preventative maintenance scheduling).
- Performed junior programmer functions.
- Designed and created a tape management
system and a system to enable unattended backups.
1982
- 1985
Payroll Clerk
- Processed all hourly employees' time (from
timecards to generation of pay) in conjunction with the United Steelworkers
Union master agreement.
- Responsible for all payroll functions
in the absence of Payroll Supervisor.
1981
- 1982
Accounting
Clerk
- Worked in accounts payable.
- Worked in data processing (keypunch,
trained warehouse personnel to operate computer terminals).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Working on completing CMA designation via
distance education.
- Former director for community senior hockey.
- Former statistician/secretary for Ladies
bowling executive.
- Former member Ladies golf executive.
- Former member Curling Club executive.
- Very competent with personal computers
(software packages include Lotus Suite, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect,
Paradox, Netscape, etc), asked by community learning group to conduct
introductory computer courses.
- Previously certified in St.
John's First Aid and CPR, participated in provincial
first aid competitions.
REFERENCES:
References
will be provided on request.
