Eric Epassa

Background

About Eric Epassa

Strategic, transformational and operational, problem solver and result oriented, bilingual Finance professional. known for my adaptability, influence and leadership in global finance transformation for Fortune 500 public listed companies (TSX, NYSE, LSE). Possess 10+years in various industries such as Consulting / Audit Big 4 Firm, FMCG/CPG, Manufacturing, Oil/Gas and Mining. Experienced at early stages, pre/post-acquisition, scaling up, growth stage, International expansions for Canadian corporations or affiliates, my areas of specialization are: • Finance Leadership involving Auditing, full cycle Accounting, Budgeting, Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Reengineering and improving business process, Mentoring/Empowering/coaching managers or Staff • Presentations to Board of directors, Audit committee, External community, joint venture partners • IPO, Compliance for Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) • SOX, Internal control, Inherent and Business Risk Compliance, Mitigation and Improvement • Streamliner of policy and process during pre and post integration. • Partnering with various business teams with forward thinking recommendations for growth • Relating story behind the numbers with MD & A to communicate with Market and Investors • Reporting Financial results YTD, QTD, MTD based on IFRS, USGAAP, Non IFRS( IFRICs, Local GAAPs) • ERP and New Software integration as system savvy Business Process Owner • Fostering strong stakeholder and team relationships empowering with or without authority • Critical thinking applied on daily operations, cross-functions and competing deliverables • Prioritizing and succesfully completing time sensitives projects and cost savings initiatives