Gus McDonald, CPA-CA

Director of Finance @ West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.

About

A CPA with broad finance experience including internal financial reporting, external financial reporting, and treasury. Able to collaborate with executives to recommend and implement important changes to the company s finance process and metrics. Proven experience with communicating across multiple organizational levels. Highly motivated individual with the ability to meet project deliverables and timelines.

Country

Canada

City

Burnaby

Industry

Government Relations

Skill

Project Management, SAP Implementation, Budget Management, Collaborative Leadership, SAP ERP, Hyperion, Planning Budgeting & Forecasting, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Government, Project Finance, Treasury, Treasury Management, Cash Management, FX Hedging, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, IFRS, Mining, Financial Modeling

Experience

Director of Finance

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Vancouver

Finance Manager

Fraser Health Authority

2022-11 - 2024-4 · 1 yr 6 mos

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Support the long-term care department with financial analysis on service provider contracts. Work with clinical teams and service providers to review financial needs and prepare business cases for changing situations.

Group Treasurer

Equinox Gold Corp.

2018-4 - 2022-9 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Led the treasury team for all gold sales with over one billion dollars in sales in 2021. Tracked cash forecasts for all operating entities. Ran treasury function for the operations and corporate offices. Director responsibilities for overseas subsidiaries.

VP, Corporate Controller

Nevada Copper Corp (TSX:NCU)

2012-4 - 2018-4 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Vancouver, Canada Area

Led the finance team for all financial reporting tasks. Prepared the financial statements and management discussion and analysis for reporting on Sedar. Managed the implementation of SAP All-in-one &the conversion to IFRS. Reviewed and prepared the annual budget and forecasts.

Manager of Financial Reporting

KGHM International

2011-4 - 2012-4 · 1 yr 1 mo

Prepared the financial statements for reporting on Sedar including the review of the audit book for the auditors and site reporting. Managed special projects including work on the conversion to IFRS, bond offering documents, and research on various accounting position papers for complex accounting issues. Worked extensively on the conversion to Hyperion from validating data through writing reports to replicate current financial reporting requirements.

Manager of Financial Reporting

Uranium One Inc.

2008 - 2011 · 3 yrs

Developed and improved cash forecasting for the company covering revenue and expenses of over $100 million per annum. Prepared corporate budget model covering $35 million in expenses per annum. Championed a project to replace Excel-based consolidation system with Hyperion consolidation software. Worked extensively on the conversion to Hyperion from validating data through writing reports to replicate current financial reporting requirements. Managed special projects as required including work on the conversion to IFRS and research on various accounting position papers for complex accounting issues.

Manager

PwC

2001 - 2008 · 7 yrs

Worked on private and public sector engagements reporting under both Canadian and US GAAP. Responsible for audit teams of between 4 and 15 people. Performed a four-month secondment to San Jose in order to increase exposure to US GAAP and SOX. Pursued an opportunity for a secondment to Cambridge, England auditing under UK GAAP for public sector entities.