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Staff Resources
DAN WILSON, BBA, CA
MANAGER, MUNICIPAL FINANCE
EDUCATION
2000 Honours Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Wilfrid Laurier University.
2004 Chartered Accountant (CA) Designation, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2006 Joined Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. as a Senior Consultant progressing to his current
responsibilities as Manager, Municipal Finance. Participating in a variety of PSAB 3150
compliance, asset management, development charge, municipal finance, water and wastewater
rate, and development approvals process user fee studies.
2006 Director of Finance & Treasurer with the Township of Woolwich, Finance Department.
Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Finance Department. Areas of responsibility
included property taxation, receivables/payables, payroll, purchasing, budgeting, and financial
reporting/analysis, and financial policy setting. A member of the Township’s Senior
Management Team.
2004–05 Financial Manager/Deputy Treasurer with the Township of Centre Wellington, Finance
Department. Responsible for Township budgeting, general ledger activity, year-end procedures,
as well as financial analysis, reporting, and policy. Other various duties included the preparation
of the annual financial statements and Financial Information Returns (FIR). A member of the
Township’s Senior Management Team.
2003-04 Budget Analyst with the Township of Centre Wellington, Finance Department. Responsibilities
included preparing annual operating and capital budgets, performing multiple year forecasts,
year-end audit preparation, and financial reporting and policy setting. A member of the
Township’s Senior Management Team.
1999-03 Senior Staff Accountant with BDO Dunwoody, Chartered Accountants. Responsible for auditing
various public entities (municipalities, school boards, hospitals, co-op housing entities), as well
as medium and small sized private corporations (hydro utilities, manufacturing and service
corporations). Other responsibilities included preparation of financial statements and corporate
tax returns, control and risk testing, and cash flow and budgeting analysis.
Dan Wilson is a Manager, Municipal Finance with Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. and is involved in
studies related to Local Government Finance, Financial Operations and Policy, and Long Term Infrastructure
Planning.
Currently, he is involved in various water and wastewater studies to provide municipalities with full cost recovery
water and wastewater financial plans, as required under Bill 175, Sustainable Water and Sewage Systems Act.
Mr. Wilson is involved in numerous development applications approvals process user fee studies to provide
municipalities with full cost recovery for Planning Act, Building Code Act, and Municipal Act mandated services.
In addition, he is involved in projects relating to municipal financial planning and reporting, including tangible
capital assets, as mandated by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB).
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