Experience

• Nutrien

  HR Transformation Director (Term Position)

  Led or participated in PotashCorp/Agrium merger integration projects

• Nutrien

  Manager, Internal Audit

  Strengthened the Internal Audit function by developing audit plans for Potash and Sales functions, implementing audit productivity software, and expanding the use of data analysis software
  
  Supervised, planned and performed internal audits of the company’s business units in Canada, the United States, and Trinidad
  
  Identified risk exposures and developed recommendations for process and control improvements; communicated audit findings and recommendations to business units through discussion and written reports

• Nutrien

  Accounting Contractor - Consolidations Team (Term Position)

  Tanya worked at Nutrien as a Accounting Contractor - Consolidations Team (Term Position)

• Nutrien

  Manager, Derivatives Accounting; Natural Gas Accounting

  Developed, implemented, and maintained enhanced procedures to comply with accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP) applicable to natural gas price and interest rate risk management programs; this included regular communications with Procurement personnel, preparing hedge documentation, valuing a portfolio of derivatives, resolving accounting issues, and maintaining policies and procedures documents
  
  Collaborated with Environment, Operations, and Legal personnel to achieve complete and accurate calculation and reporting of decommissioning and environmental remediation liabilities (>USD 700 MM); this included leading quarterly meetings, reviewing site closure plans and budgets, resolving accounting issues, and ensuring controls over the calculation process were operating effectively
  
  Supervised processes for reconciliation, payment, and collection of contractual cash flows under all North American financial and physical natural gas contracts (>USD 300 MM/YR)
  
  Advised senior management and site personnel on accounting treatment for, and financial statement impact of, financial instruments, derivatives, and decommissioning liabilities

• Nutrien

  Director, Accounting Services

  Managed accounting personnel responsible for projects and fixed assets, decommissioning and environmental remediation liabilities, financial instruments, derivatives and hedging, employee benefit plans, natural gas accounting and payments, and accounts payable and receivable
  
  Led communications with accounting teams at operating sites about financial system issues, process and control changes, continuous improvement initiatives, and merger integration projects
  
  Supervised six direct reports and participated in the annual budgeting process

• Nutrien

  Manager, Accounting

  Partnered with Corporate Reporting to establish and maintain reliable processes for identifying, valuing, and reporting financial instruments and derivative instruments
  
  Developed, implemented, and maintained enhanced procedures to achieve compliance with hedge accounting standards in Canada and the United States applicable to the company’s natural gas risk management program
  
  Supervised accounting personnel responsible for fixed assets, projects, decommissioning liabilities, environmental remediation, and treasury transactions

• Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan

  Lecturer

  Taught undergraduate students introductory and intermediate financial and management accounting skills