Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, Django, current firm's internally developed functional language, git
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbsavage/
Email: nick@nicksavage.ca
I am a CPA (former auditor!) who is now a developer, working as a consultant for two firms. I'm looking for part time work. One of the projects I'm involved with now is winding down and I will have about 10 hours a week open starting soon.
I'm interested in how businesses work and how they scale, through modeling processes and the flow of information. A lot of companies run into problems with these type of things, where the 'bureaucratic problem' takes over where there are too many people who can say no and stop something from happening. On the other side, there are firms where there is no structure that just creates chaos. I try to thread the line between the two and help build processes that preserve innovation without falling into the morass.
Right now my main role is working at a large finance company in change management. I'm helping transform business processes with code, and sitting between the accounting department and developers to try and move things in a sensible direction, as well as implementing systems. I'm part management manager part business analyst.
I'm looking to get involved somewhere where my skills might be of use. I am adept now at python, and I've built some internal tools, such as a library for automating financial reporting, some basic CRUD web interfaces for managing data, I built a REST API to serve up some finance data for the rest of the firm, etc.
Here's the sort of things I might be able to help out with:
- I can speak both the business language and the tech language. I can help manage and lead projects while understanding the tech side of things
- Consult on accounting based products. Think of me as a project manager who really understands the domain
- Advise on improving your operations, information flow, processes, internal controls, etc.
- Typical accounting work, like month end closes, financial statements, bookkeeping, analysis, etc. (The advantage here for me would be that I'd like to automate as much as possible, where the typical accountant might not have the skills for that)
- Help put business processes and logic into code
- Make business problems go away (compliance, tax, paperwork type stuff, etc)
- Liason with external accountants, tax people, etc