Kathryn MacKinnon

Experience

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  Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  - Produced month-end management reports and financial statements for joint venturers- Supervised and coordinated month-end process- Assisted with the preparation and coordination of the bi-annual budget submission - Operated Help Desk and provided ongoing user support- Performed parallel run between legacy system and Oracle Financials- Trained site personnel in the use of the general ledger module for cost inquiries and for development of reports using the Oracle report writer- Assisted site personnel in accessing the financial information for both internal and external management and financial reporting- Assisted with the development of month-end management reports for joint venturers

  • Management Accountant

    Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  • Oracle Implementation Team Member

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1994
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  Sobeys

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  - Trained people in the use of SAP Report Painter- Worked on various projects to gain efficiencies from the newly implemented SAP system - Trained groups of five to ten people to use the General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Profit Centre Accounting modules- Created financial statements using the SAP Report Painter- Transferred historical accounting data to SAP- Performed Post Go-Live support for end users

  • Business Process Coordinator

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  • SAP Implementation Team Member

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
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  Sobeys

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2012

  - Integral member of the project team from initial design through to final testing, training and Post Go-live support- Conducted workshops to present high level overviews of GL, AP, AR, FA, PA to new super users and project team members- Participated in functional design workshops to gather system requirements- Participated in process design workshops to document new business processes to be followed post SAP implementation- Modelled Finance business processes using ARIS Business Designer- Assisted with multiple rounds of system testing, including String, Integration and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)- Performed coaching for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)- Used uPerform and RWD InfoPak to create training documentation, including Work Instructions, for GL, AR, AP, FA, PCA and PA - Developed exercise scenarios and set up data in SAP to be used in training courses- Assisted with peer review of ARIS Business Designer, ARIS Publisher and SAP (GL, AR, AP, FA, PCA, PA ) training documentation- Created financial statements using the SAP Report Painter- Delivered one on one training sessions on the use of SAP Report Painter- Created financial reports using Business Warehouse (BW) queries- Performed Post Go-Live support for end users of the AR, GL, PCA and PA modules Show less

  • SAP Implementation Project Team Member / Trainer

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2012

  • Special Projects

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  • Foodland Accountant

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
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  TrainingFolks

  Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  Training Consultant

  Facilitated systems training for a Fortune 100 company in collaboration with TrainingFolks.- Delivered technical training to end users in major cities across Canada- Created a positive and effective learning experience for all class participants- Delivered with ease in an instructor-led classroom environment- Delivered content with impact- Supported adult learning principles to ensure positive employee experience- Worked in a changing environment and handled last minute changes- Received constructive feedback professionally and adapted quickly to suggested changes- Self-managed time and schedule in off site locations Show less

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  Via Consultants

  May 2014 - Sept 2014

  SAP FICO Consultant

  - Lead and support Finance SAP Project team members during Integration testing- Modified configuration based on SAP system test results- Executed test scripts for SAP customizations- Partnered with SAP Developers to execute system testing- Action and report on all RICEF items for Finance- Developed Finance training documentation- Engaged in workshops to define Finance Business Processes post-SAP

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  Via Consultants

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  SAP FICO Consultant

  - Created and executed test scripts leveraging Hewlett Packard’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) testing software

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  Kathryn MacKinnon

  Oct 2015 - May 2023

  Owner
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  Concordia University

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  Executive Secretary to the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
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  Concordia University

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  Administrative Assistant to the Scientific Director, PERFORM Centre
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  Concordia University

  Oct 2020 - Mar 2024

  • Interim Assistant to Chair and Graduate Program Assistant Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Interim Assistant to the Associate Dean, Planning and Academic Facilities

    Dec 2022 - May 2023

  • Interim Faculty Affairs Officer, Dean's Office, Faculty of Arts and Science

    Apr 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Interim Assistant to Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Sept 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Interim Department Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2021
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  Concordia University

  Aug 2024 - now

  • Interim Graduate Program Assistant Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Interim Assistant to Chair and Graduate Program Assistant Department of Physics

    Aug 2024 - Jan 2025