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