Sonja Rasmussen

Senior Financial Analyst

Profile

Expceptionally analytical and forward thinking, a problem solver looking to make a meaningful contribution on a high achieving finance team. Highly motivated, achievement oriented and thrive with deadlines.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting. Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

Analytical

Profound creative and analytical problem-solving skills

Process Improvement

Proven ability to lead and manage projects accross departments and disciplines. Bringing people together to solve multiple problems that impact a larger audience.

Technical

  • SQL
  • Power Pivot
  • Excel
  • Variance Analysis
  • Consolidations
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript

Experience

Enmax Energy

Team Lead, Financial Anlayst

2009-2011

Fulfilled a leadership role on the team, mentoring junior staff members on policies and procedures and offering guidance on business practices. Prepare financial reports and variance for review by senior management. Collaborate with other business groups to establish procedures for capturing natural gas revenue and cost allocations. Led development of annual operating plans for renewable energy and natural gas assets through to 2025; liaised with multiple departments to ensure business needs were met. Eliminated recording errors impacting financial statements; corrected timing of entries in compliance with IFRS and matching principle. Streamlined corporate models for natural gas assets; implemented use of checks and balances to reduce errors.

Trans Alta

Senior Financial Analylst

2007-2009

Responsible for the management and external financial reporting for power, natural gas, and environmental product deals. I worked closely with our comodity traders and management teams to research complex commodity deals, and assist with implementation into our reporting systems

Citi Group Hedge Fund Services

Senior Hedge Fund Accountant

2005-2007

Responsible for calculating monthly Net Asset Values for various Hedge Fund structures with gross margins up to $300M. Responsible for the full cycle accounting for funds that invest in complex derivatives such as fixed income, convertible bonds, CDS, CDO, MBS, Repos, Reverse Repos, Forex contracts, futures, commodities, and OTC options. Prepared Financial Statements for interim and year end audits using US GAAP and IFRS. Work directly with Investment Managers during daily and monthly fund valuations. Provided unrealized mark to market reporting and cost roll forward reports as part of a month end package

Education

Coding Bootcamp University of Washington, Seattle WA

Full Stack Web Development



Bachelor of Commerce Honours Business Administration University of Windsor, Windsor ON

Finance & Accounting

Sonja Rasmussen — sonja.rasmussen@gmail.com — (415) - 404-8547