Pooja Sharma, CPA

Pooja Sharma, CPA has a diverse work experience in finance and accounting roles. Pooja currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Gamelancer Media, a position they started in January 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Director of Finance at Ukko Agro Inc. from May 2022 to January 2023.

Pooja's most extensive role was as a Finance Manager at Muir Tapes & Adhesives, where they reported directly to the CEO and managed accounting, forecasting, compliance, internal audit, treasury, and finance functions for a business unit with around $20 million in revenue. Pooja also led and mentored a team of four direct reports. Pooja held this position from October 2017 to April 2022. Before becoming a Finance Manager, they worked as a Staff Accountant at the same company from January 2015 to October 2017, where they were responsible for full cycle accounting, including accounts receivables and payables. During this time, they successfully implemented various process improvements, such as a new system for collections that reduced bad debts to 0% and increased collection efforts to 95% under 60 days.

Pooja also worked as a Financial Controller at Muir Automotive Components, where they played a crucial role in developing and implementing all finance functions for a technology-based start-up with annual sales of over $1 million. Pooja was responsible for finance and HR operations, including driving a 200% increase in gross margin through process automation and expense reduction. Pooja held this position from May 2017 to April 2022.

Overall, Pooja Sharma, CPA has demonstrated a strong skill set in financial management, process improvement, and team leadership across multiple industries.

Pooja Sharma, CPA, obtained their Bachelor's Degree in Honours Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University. Pooja completed their undergraduate studies from 2010 to 2014. Pooja later pursued their Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation from CPA Canada, although the specific dates of their enrollment and completion are not provided.