Oben Peter Oben Ashu

I am a well refined Financial Professional, with an extensive knowledge on Investment banking, wealth management, Financial Analysis, and General Accounting practices, with more than Five years of working experience within the business corporate world, Construction industry, Investment and Wealth Management, transportation, educational services and NFPO (Charities). I find delight in serving and contributing my professional expertise to foster growth and create success. I am equally enthusiastic about learning and taking on new challenges.

Climate Works Heating, Cooling and Plumbing, Ottawa, ON (February 2023 – )

Corporate Financial Controller

• Provided financial planning and analyses using financial models such as Cash flow forecast, budgeting, and variances and ratios analysis on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.
• Maintains and properly manages cash management processes and decisions. 
• Review and implements contracts, worked closely with the various project managers and estimators to provide progress billings reports. 
• Preparing and consolidating financial statements.
• Process weekly payroll using ADP workforce and QuickBooks.
• Oversees the full cycle accounts receivable/payable.
• Oversees and coordinates all internal aspects relating to system migrations and implementation. 
• Hired and fully trains members of the finance team and managed a team of three.
• Conducts monthly and year end closings.
• Remit monthly HST, QST, WSIB, EHT and Weekly payroll source deductions. 
• Maintain chart of accounts and a well-organized accounting filing system.
• Establishes and maintains internal controls in compliance with SOX.
• Managing all aspects of the general ledger.
• Oversees and maintains the daily financial processes.
• Oversees and executes HR functions not limited to onboarding and termination of employees. 
• Manages employees Group Benefits and RRSPs.
• Liaise and Manages requirements from Unions Associations (Local 71, 47 and 787) 
• Reports to the CFO.

BridgeGreen Capital Inc, Ottawa, ON (July 2021 –January 2023) 

Treasury and Investment Reporting Accountant                                                                        Fulltime

                Financial Analyst

• Prepare monthly liquidity reports for shareholders.
• Prepare annual net worth statements for shareholders.
• Prepare long-term forecasts for cash flow, net worth, and estate liquidity for shareholders.
• Administer investment funding process, including completing application forms, and coordinating funding with investors.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentation for quarterly Investment Committee meetings.
• Secretary for Investment committee meetings.
• Assist with various special projects for shareholders as required.
• Report directly to the Senior Vice President of Finance and Tax 

Treasury

• Manage banking for investment and holding companies, including preparation of cash transfers, ongoing monitoring, follow-up, etc.
• Use online banking platform to set up wire payments and internal transfers.
• Prepare weekly cash reports for investment and holding companies.
• Reporting to the Director of Financial Reporting and Tax Compliance.

Abrams Auto Transport, Thornhill, ON (February 2021 – June 2021)         

Jr. Accountant                                                                                                                                     Contract                                      

• Assist with the Maintenance of books of account (including but not limited to preparing checks, coding, and posting invoices, preparing deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, petty cash). 
• Prepare and issue checks / payment of invoices. 
• Assist with the preparation of monthly / quarterly financial reports for Management. 
• Liaise with staff and support them in book-keeping needs related to their program areas. 
• Assist with payroll functions.
• Performed monthly filings for HST/GST, PD4 and Quarterly filings of WSIB.
• Assist with the preparation of year-end working papers and spreadsheets and assist with preparation for any audits or independent reviews with direction from the Controller.
• Complete monthly reconciliation for all credit card and balance sheet accounts. 
• Maintain an accurate and complete trail of supporting documentation for all financial and bookkeeping activities. 
• Maintain up-to-date, complete, and systematic filing system to support book-keeping and financial records. 
• Furnish internal reports, revise, and update reports to be more useful and efficient, and furnish external reports as directed by the Controller.

Hanson Canada Corporation, North York, ON (November 2018 – February 2021)                

Assistant Accountant                                                                                                                   Fulltime                                               

• Performs full cycle Accounts Payables 
• Performs full cycle Accounts Receivables 
• Performs account reconciliations. 
• Performs Accrual and Prepaid Expenses
• Reconciling and entry of credit card expenses. 
• Process students refunds and commission and LOA payments. 
• Assist in the Payroll process.
• Administrative Assistant to the finance controller 
• Carryout other General Accounting and Administrative duties,                                                    
• Investigate and book unapplied balances in QuickBooks.
• Reconcile QuickBooks balances and identify refunds owing to students.
• Identify any unbilled revenue in QuickBooks (cash received; invoices not sent)
• Work with the admission team to clear balances on-held pending receipts of missing information. 

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Quantic School of Business and Technology, Washington, USA, 2023 to 2024

Advanced Professional Accounting Post Graduate Certificate

• York University, Toronto, ON, 2019.

Advanced Accounting and Finance Ontario Graduate Certificate (CPA ACAF) 

• Seneca College of Arts and Applied Technology, Toronto, ON, 2018-2019 
• Member of Student leaders of Accounting and Financial Services 

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (WES Canada Accredited)

• University of Buea, Cameroon 2013-2016.