Albert Wessels, CPA I have more than 12 years of professional experience, with expertise in financia l accounting, audit, corporate

& individual taxation, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, due diligence, management reporting, forecasting & budgeting, cost control, tre asury services, risk management, project management, contract evaluation, and pr eparation of other financial deliverables. I hold the USA Professional Accountin g designation (CPA) and have an Honours Bachelor Degree in Accounting from Brock University (Canada). WORK EXPERIENCE JV: Embassy of Denmark Knysna, South Africa 01/2010 to 12/2010 Financial Controller and Project Manager Oversight and Control over Development of Soccer Fields in Historically Disadvan taged Areas *Responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly, & annual Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements & Budgets. *Control project costs & capital expenditures, and institute internal control pr ocedures over approval & payments. *Presented project milestones to key stakeholders (Danish Ambassador's & Municip al Counsel Offices). MD Sass Investors Services, Inc. New York, NY 01/2007 to 12/2009 Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller $14-billion Investment Management Firm *Managed accounting portfolio of eighteen management co's, one Service Provider, & Parent co. *Supervised corporate finance team of eight full time and four part time staff ( A/R, A/P, Cash, IT, Treasury). *Lead implementation of robust integrated ERP Systems (Solomon and Advent Geneva ). *Developed, implemented & maintained internal controls, policies, financial acco unting guidelines & procedures. *Oversee the integration of accounting systems, policies & processes for compani es joining the group. *Reviewed & approved journal entries, accounting records / documentation for com pliance with corporate policy. *Prepared Consolidated Financial Statements (US & IFRS), Management Reports, Bud gets & Forecasts. *Oversee external audits and taxes for all companies. *Managed internal audit function and corporate wide financial risk. *Assisted in management, due diligence & structure of Private Equity joint ventu res; responsible for infrastructure development & financial reporting over Priva te Equity operations. *Treasurer for Consolidate Group & Charitable Foundation. *Controlled Consolidated Group's banking and cash flows; managed returns & risks on surplus funds. *Developed & implemented Departmental Cost Allocation - & Cost Reduction Strateg ies. *Instituted approval procedures based on sound financial control and cash flow m anagement skills. *Utilized Solomon accounting system, Advent Geneva, QuickBooks, Excel, Access, P owerPoint, and Ultra tax. Milestone Consulting

New York, NY 02/2006 to 12/2006 Management Consultant - Project Manager Global Securities and Investment Banking Firm - Deutsche Bank *Lead a corporate wide, time & risk sensitive project that comprised: oDecommissioning of outsourced Business Unit & resourcing Asset Portfolio *Managed Trade Break Reconciliation process *Planned & directed Trial Balance Substantiation & Roll-forward procedures *Planned & supervised Infrastructure & Migration strategy *Directed implementation of integrated ERP system & Reporting Framework oRedesign Front-to-Back office Process Flow & Control Procedures *Implemented encircling Process & System Flowchart, & developed Month End Closin g Procedures. Multi-billion Lending, Leasing and Advisory Services Company - CIT *Assisted Global Finance division to mitigate internal control breakdowns. *Prepared client for Annual Audit & Sarbanes Oxley compliance. oDeveloped effective reconciliation process. oPresent project conclusions to Senior management. *Managed accounting & operational transformation project for Small Business Lend ing division. oIdentified at-risk business units & balance sheet accounts. oDeveloped testing procedures & manage process for rebuilding sub-ledgers. oProposed control, process & system enhancements to SBL Management based on find ings. UBS Investment Bank Stamford, CT 02/2004 to 02/2006 Financial Controller Global Securities and Investment Banking Firm *Developed strong working knowledge of Financial Securities Markets and Regulati ons in Finance *Prepared & reviewed Profit & Loss Statements for Equity Derivatives; Prop Tradi ng; & Fixed Income businesses; performed valuations & revenue analysis for secur ities (equities, forwards, futures, options, swaps & FX). *Implemented integrated ERP Systems (SAP & ACE); documented accounting process w orkflow. *Developed management reports using SAP, Business Warehouse, ACE & Nepal. *Managed month- & year-end close process, prepared, reviewed, & / or approved jo urnal entries & accruals. *Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual Divisional & Consolidated Financial Stat ements (US GAAP & IFRS). *Reviewed Internal Controls for effectiveness, working paper binders for complet eness & accuracy of documentation to serve annual audit & Corporate Internal Con trol Policies (Sarbanes Oxley compliance). *Prepared Financial Budgets & Forecasts. *Managed Derivatives, Prop Trading & Fixed Income staff; conducted employee trai ning & performance reviews. *Utilized SAP accounting system, Business Warehouse, Business Objects, NEPAL, AC E reporting tool, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, various trade & settlement systems. Deloitte & Touche LLP Buffalo, NY 02/2002 to 01/2004 Audit Supervisor/CPA Global Professional Services Organization at one of the Big Four auditors *Prepared Financial Statements & footnote disclosures (including Consolidated Fi nancial Statements) for Global Public companies in accordance with US GAAP & IFR

S, & for Governmental entities in accordance with GASB. *Developed strong understanding of financial analysis & interpretation of result s. *Trained engagement staff on industry specific business & accounting principals. *Identified significant accounting & audit issues, research complex issues, & pr oposed solutions to management. *Utilized AS2 auditing system, ACL, Excel, Access. BDO Dunwoody LLP Hamilton, ON 01/1999 to 01/2002 Senior Auditor National Canadian Accounting and Consulting Firm *Prepared Financial Statements & footnote disclosures (incl. Consolidated Financ ial Statements) for Global Public companies in accordance with Canadian GAAP; & personal & corporate income tax returns. *Completed Canadian Core Knowledge courses & technical exam on Canadian GAAP & G AAS. EDUCATION 01/2000 to Present CICA & AICPA USA Professional Development seminars 02/2004 to 01/2006 UBS USA UBS Education Department 2002 AICPA USA Certified Public Accountant 01/1998 to 12/2001 Brock University Canada Bachelor of Accounting (Honours)