Andrew Kirpaul

Cell:- ANDREW KIRPAUL, CPA, CA E-Mail:- O B J E C T I V E To obtain a position that will allow me to utilize my knowledge of Business, Finance, Accounting, and IT to achieve mutual growth and success. W O R K E X P E R I E N C E Senior Financial Analyst KDC One Inc., Montreal, Quebec • Feb 2020 – Current Duties: Lead the consolidation of monthly management results, annual budgets, as well as, quarterly forecasts • Monitor key performance indicators, budgeting and planning, management reporting, and financial analytics, and act as a strategic partner in business decisions • Reviewing, analyzing and providing commentary on weekly, period-end and quarter-end financial results • Participate in cross-functional initiatives and ad-hoc projects to provide financial analysis for decision making purposes • Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual revised forecasts (Sales, Margins, Main P&L expenses) • Perform Budget / Forecast variance analysis, investigations and documentation • Manager – Finance BCE Inc., Montreal, Quebec • Jun 2013 – Feb 2020 Duties: Reporting & Analysis of Residential, Mobility and Small Business Costs ($1 Billion) • Analysis and Explanation of Variances to Forecast, Budget, Prior Month & Prior Year • Preparation of Detailed Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecast • Produce Presentation Materials and Business Documentation for Executives • Identify/Validate/Communicate Key Business Drivers/Risks/Opportunities • Training on Application Systems and Business Processes for New Team Members & Students • Provide Financial support for Internal VP's and Directors, as well as Subsidiaries and External Partners • Accomplishments: • Successfully implemented scorecards that provided in-depth analytics for 8 VPs and 46 External Partners • Created & Implemented a Reporting Model for the Team, which allowed it to become more efficient and effective when dealing with external partners • Implemented month end estimate model; improved reporting timeline by 2 days • Developed and implemented segment reporting scorecards for operations team; improved accuracy of reporting of financials, metrics and headcount by 50% • May 2010 – June 2013 Financial Analyst BCE Inc., Montreal, Quebec • Duties: Analysis and Explanation of Monthly Variances to Forecast and Budget Identify/Validate/Communicate Key Business Drivers/Risks/Opportunities Aid in Development of Special Projects (Modeling and Process Improvement Tools) • Provide Finance Support to Operations and Other Departments • Prepare month-end entries (Accrual, Chargeback, Prepaid) • Accomplishments: • Implemented business case tool; improved costing and forecasting of projects by 70% • Developed forecasting tool; improved comparisons between the financials, metrics and headcount by 50% • • • E D U C A T I O N May 2012 – July 2013 Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy (CPA, CA) McGill University, Montreal, Quebec • Successfully Completed 2013 Uniform Evaluation (UFE) September 2008 – December 2011 Bachelor of Commerce: Major Accountancy (Co-op) Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec • Graduated with Distinction P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T January-March 2020 Data Scientist Bootcamp • Statistics & Regression Analysis, Data Visualization, Python, Machine Learning July 2019 Advanced Microsoft Excel S K I L L S Computer Applications • Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook • QuickBooks Enterprise • SAP • Hyperion • BI/BPC • Quick Tax • Tableau Technical • Modeling • Project management/implementation • Planning/Budgeting/Forecasting Languages • English | Spoken Written • French | Spoken Written Leadership • Motivated • Team oriented • Comfortable under pressure • Ability to take initiative V O L U N T E E R W O R K Volunteer Bookkeeper & Consultant • January 2016 – Present Help Small Businesses & Non-Profit Organizations  Financial Statements, Reconciliations, Consulting, Forms & Returns R E F E R E N C E S References Available Upon Request