Leanne Scott-McGuire

Senior Financial Manager at SNC Lavalin (Acquired Spectrol Energy Services)

Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

About

Experience

  • Senior Financial Manager at SNC Lavalin
    Mar 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 4 mos

  • Vice President Finance and Administration/Manager Corporate Services at Triton Data
    Mar 2011 - Feb 2013 · 2 yrs

    Managed all aspects of Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, Legal, Facilities and Process within the company. Financial review, analysis, reporting and presentation of monthly financial statements and results. Preparation and submission of annual financial statements to external accountants Cash forecasting, budgeting and projections on balance sheets and income statements. Key member of the Triton Data’s management team helping effectively run the business in all aspects. Responsible for Human Resources policies and procedures, as well as hiring, terminations, salary reviews, maintenance of group benefits and payroll processing. Liaison to external lawyers on formation and review of financial contracts and legal documents, such as non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts, and licensing agreements. Managed all facilities requests for current building and managed the process of finding and completing all leasehold improvements for new office building Accountable for process design, and control overall company processes. Training on financial topics and practices Developing organizational and strategic action plans for short-term and long term goals. Evaluated and implementing a new financial accounting software program.

  • Financial Manager at Stantec Consulting Ltd
    Mar 2008 - May 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Financial review, analysis, reporting and presentation of monthly financial statements and results. A value added business partner working with the company's managing leaders to effectively run the business at the regional, profit center and practice area level. Worked closely with operations to maintain financial stewardship of GAAP, SOX internal controls and policies and procedures. Managed the finance department while improving teamwork and implementing effective best practices. Provided solutions and recommendations to financial issues as well as worked proactively with the managing leaders to prevent negative financial impacts and improve profitability. Weekly review of WIP reviews, AR aging reports, Net Revenue reports, gross margins, profitability and earned value assessments. Forecasting of forwarding looking trends and impacts on financial results and researching opportunities for cost savings on controllable expenses. Training on financial topics and practices. Developing action plans, budgets and measuring and maintaining of KPI targets. Led the team through the acquisition of Neill and Gunter by Stantec and trained staff in new policies and procedures to make for a smooth transition.

  • Project Accountant at Neill and Gunter Limited/Stantec Consulting Ltd
    Aug 2006 - Feb 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Analyzing, interpreting and reporting financial project results. Invoicing of major project costs. Assisting project managers with the preparation of project management reports. Training project managers in the use of project management tools. Monitoring project costs against budgets, analyzing and reporting variances. Participating in the development of information systems for monitoring project activity. Completed the data migration from the Neill and Gunter financial system to the Stantec Oracle system upon acquisition of Neill and Gunter by Stantec. Implemented and trained staff on the new procedures in the new Oracle system.

  • Petro-Canada (7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Operations/Logistics Cost Analyst
      May 2002 - Dec 2005 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Performed contract management/compliance for the Technical Services, Operations and Logistics departments. This includes reviewing capital vs. OPEX costing, general ledger maintenance, tax implications, and project work order analysis. Developed and implemented internal controls for this position. Performed year-end and month-end cost analysis and financial reporting. This includes the generation of accruals, journal entries and financial reports to various users. Performed budgeting and financial stewardship for Technical Services, Operations and Logistics departments. Aided in audit support including SOX audits and testing. Performed various accounting functions for other projects such as the Flemish Pass and Far East developments. Aided and trained project engineers in the use of financial information.

    • Controllers Analyst
      Jan 2000 - May 2002 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      G&A monthly analysis and variance reporting to aid in stewardship reporting. Preparation of Terra Nova billable invoices and Petro-Canada accounts receivable maintenance. Responsible for reconciling alliance invoices and payments, general ledger accounts and project AFE's during month-end processes. Prepared bank reconciliation and journal entries for foreign currency fluctuations. Reporting monthly transactions as a billing function, including Canada Newfoundland Benefits reporting. Supplied information for cash flow forecasting. Performed accounts payable analysis and commodity tax compliance.

    • Accounts Payable Analyst
      Apr 1998 - Dec 1999 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Performed accounts payable analysis, input and inquires. Aided in preparation of audits. Supplied information for weekly cash forecasting procedures. Responsible for reconciling alliance invoices and payments. Ensured tax compliance for withholding tax, GST, QST and taxable benefits.