Yue Yuan

A deliciated accountant with over 15 years of accounting experience.

Employment History

Shaw/Rogers Communications Inc.                                                                                                                                     2012 – Present

Senior Manager, Capital and Inventory                                                  Oct 2022 – Present

Supervisor, Project Accounting                                                       Mar 2021 – Sep 2022

Team Lead, Project Accounting                                                        Jan 2019 – Feb 2021

Senior Accountant                                                                   Jul 2014 – Dec 2018

Intermediate Accountant                                                             Jul 2012 – Aug 2014

• Served as a business advisor and partner to other business units, offering guidance and support.
• Provide informed responses to senior leaders' questions. 
• Created and managed the full circle of the project accounting process.
• Worked with the team to shorten the Month-end closing time from 5 days to 2 days.
• Managed month end process; Reviewed reconciliations and analysis.
• Collaborated with Supply Chain team, and A/R & AR teams identify area of improvement.
• Reviewed/prepared reports for tax filings and ad-hoc tax audit requests.
• Reviewed item list with the sales tax team to ensure self-assessed PST calculated on eligible items.
• Led meetings with various business units to review Capex results and variance analysis.
• Worked with internal and external reporting team to ensure reports/notes meet IFRS standards.
• Prepared and reviewed Fixed Asset continuity schedule; Prepared PPE note; Performed quarterly depreciation analysis.
• Owner of 4 key SOX process controls; Responded to and supported auditor requests during quarter-ends and year-ends.
• Worked with ERP support team to create automation programs; reduced one full time equivalent workload through the streamline process; directed the team to an analytical type of work environment instead of date processing.

Accounting Manager                    West Canadian Digital Imaging                  Sep 2009 - July 2011

• Developed an operational budget to help business owners make informed and effective decisions.
• Shortened the monthly end closing circle by 5 days.
• Member of the monthly financial performance review team; Communicated with executives.
• Balance sheet accounts reconciliations; Month end accruals and variance analysis.
• Prepared monthly reports and consolidated financial statements; Prepared/reviewed GST and PST fillings.
• Performed working paper preparation; Coordinated with auditors.
• Created and modified accounting reports, such as departmental KPI reports.
• Special projects such as implementation of additional software modules.
• Oversaw/Ran the full circle of a small property company, which generated rental incomes.

Alberta Mining Corp LTD.                                                                   2007-2009

Controller                                                                         Oct 2008 - Mar 2009

Senior Accountant                                                                  Oct 2007 – Mar 2008

• Reviewed the financial results and budgets with the executives monthly.
• Prepared consolidated financial statements; Prepare ratio analysis and actual versus budget analysis.
• Oversaw A/P, A/R and Payroll, Administered employee benefit plan.
• Developed monthly consolidated budgets and cash flow forecasts, and prepared weekly cash position reports to help the help business owner to make strategic decisions.
• Maintained corporation minute books, prepared year-end filling documents and resolutions.
• Prepared financial statements for over 20 companies, such as: commercial real estate, ranch, hotel resort, construction, trusts and partnerships; Prepared/reviewed GST and PST fillings.
• Prepared year-end working papers; Coordinated with auditors.
• Maintained capital assets including continuity schedule; Analyzed additions and disposals.
• Prepared analysis for business combination and posted entries.

Liquidation World Inc.                                                                      2006-2007

Senior Accountant                                                                   Jan 2007 - Sep 2007

Junior Accountant                                                                   Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

• Reconciled and maintained balance sheet accounts, such as bank reconciliations.
• Reviewed expense accounts, Prepared variance analysis reports.
• Prepared and posted monthly end journal entries, Prepared working papers for auditors.
• Maintained accounts receivable; Made collection calls.
• Ran full accounting circle from invoicing to preparing auditing binders for a subsidiary.
• Assisted in preparation of financial statements.
• Filed GST and PST returns; Analyzed Property Tax and Business Tax expense accounts. 
• Prepared Statistic Canada reports.

Education    

CPA, CGA                                                        Chartered Professional Accountants, 2012 Qualified Public Accountant                                          Ministry of Finance, China, 1998

Bachelor of Economics               Xi‘an University of Finance and Economics, 1990-1994