1. KATHI BRITTEN
408 – 240 Francis Way (250) 882-1934
New Westminster, BC Canada V3L 0E5 kathi.britten4@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
2005 – 2015 Aramark Sports & Entertainment Victoria, BC
Office, Accounting & Operations Manager
 Work closely with General Manager to meet operating and financial goals, including budgeting,
expense control, product pricing, product costing and profit reporting.
 Maintain accurate GL and load financials into corporate portal for reporting bi-weekly, monthly,
quarterly and year end from I/S & B/S to compare actuals against budget.
 Create monthly and year end accruals for expense and payroll to ensure accurate financial
reporting.
 Steam line A/P processes by creating new policy and procedures.
 Create PO’s from Winarcs program to ensure billing information is correct and accurate.
 Process A/P invoices which included vendor, expense reports, commission submissions and
related paperwork confirming accuracy, proper approvals and coding to ensue payments and
accounts are current and made in a timely manner. Reconcile vendor account statements.
 Balance of working fund, credit card payments, cash and A/R deposits.
 Perform HR role such as work with staff to ensue policies and procedures are understood and
followed, train staff on duties and giving excellent customer service, diffuse conflicts and
discipline when necessary.
 Perform all payroll functions which included, but not limited to, manual timesheet entry into
spreadsheets and balancing, entering hours into Ceridian/Payflex program, balancing and
transmission of bi-weekly payroll for salary and hourly employees, create journal entries to
expense into GL, calculate weekly and/or hourly overtime, stat pay, create invoices for
government garnishments, ensure integrity of employee information, run and balance yearly T4
reports, create ROE’s when requested or employee is terminated.
 Work with government agencies on inquires in regards to EI, family maintenance and
garnishment requirements.
1992 – 2004 Terasen Gas (VI) Inc. formally Centra Gas BC Inc. Victoria, BC
Specialist, Financial Reporter (2000 – 2004)
 Prepared, distributed and maintained monthly operation & maintenance (O&M) financial results
and all related general ledger (GL) accruals, adjusting entries and reconciliation’s for accurate
reporting of the company’s financial situation.
 Analyzed financial information to ensure consistent and accurate reporting.
 Generated specialized reports as requested to assist departments to meet their specific
requirements or deadlines.
 Coordinated, consolidated and assembled budget and target GL information and loaded into
financial reporting system which aided the company to view information in multiple views.
 Researched and supported variance information on monthly O&M reporting which ensured
integrity of information. Perform full cycle accounting functions.
 Reconciled and submitted government documents and payments (GST, PST, property taxes)
certifying remittances are done prior to deadlines.
 Maintain a general ledger of more than 10,000 accounts ensuring accuracy.
 Tracked costs, reconciled accounts and billed all charges that were the result of any gas line
hits, line or meter alterations or other miscellaneous jobs that were the result of third party

2. damages.
Accounts Payable Clerk (1995 – 2000)
 Work with management to create time and cost saving A/P procedures, processes and
schedules to streamline the department.
 Created a cheque signing schedule for approved signers and maintained a companywide
approval signature and level report to ensure the appropriate level of approval has been
obtained for invoice payments.
 Processed accounts payable invoices (vendor, contractor and sub-contractor invoices,
employee expense reports, procurement card accounts, and pre-paid expenses) and related
paperwork confirming accuracy, proper approvals and coding to ensure payments are made in
a timely manner.
 Data entered and balanced vendor invoices into multiple accounting programs.
 Reconciled vendor statements to ensure accounts are kept up to date.
 Performed weekly cheque runs and/or electronic fund transfers to keep vendor accounts
current.
 Corresponded verbally, electronically and in writing with internal and external vendors on a
daily basis to focus on customers’ needs and solving their problems which led to the
development of a long term and respectful working relationship.
 Maintained and updated supplier accounts and new account information in a timely manner
which resulted in correct information being available when required.
Customer Billing (1992 – 1995)
 Maintained customer accounting department database which can be viewed by all
departments.
 Processed a high volume mailed customer payments and made daily bank deposits which
resulted in customer’s accounts being credited as soon as payment is received.
 Ensured the integrity of the relationship of the bank deposits to the customers’ accounts, the
bank reconciliation done on a daily basis.
 Dealt with customer inquiries or complaints with tact and diplomacy to create a good
relationship with my customers and to resolve their concerns quickly.
 Ensured accuracy and integrity of billings by verifying a large volume of meter reads within a
tight timeline.
 Performed collection duties and ensured delinquent accounts are reviewed on a regular basis
and opened communication with customer to assist them with bringing their account status to
current.
EDUCATION AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2005 – Present Certified TIPS Trainer Victoria, BC
2002 – 2005 Professional Accounting Program, (Level 3) Camosun College Victoria, BC
2004 How To Be An Effective Manager or Supervisor, Skillpath Victoria, BC
2004 Women’s Conference, Skillpath Victoria, BC
2003 Excelling as a First Time Manager or Supervisor, Skillpath Victoria, BC
2003 Conflict Resolution & Communication Strategies, Skillpath Victoria, BC
2002 Self-Esteem & Peak Performance for Women, Skillpath Victoria, BC
2001 Harassment, Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention in Victoria, BC
the Workplace, ResourceWorks
1991 Community Support Worker II Certificate, Camosun College Victoria, BC
SIR Certificate 020705L0916