Creates a positive and motivating atmosphere.
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Christine Kecser serves as an Accounting Professor in the School of Business at Conestoga College within the Business & Economics domain, a position she has held since 2018. She earned a Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc) from the Goodman School of Business at Brock University between 2009 and 2013. With over 30 years of hands-on experience in finance and bookkeeping, Kecser has built a diverse career across nonprofit and private sectors. Currently, she is the Director of the NPO Division and Financial Controller at Enkel Backoffice Solutions Inc., roles she has occupied since 2021. Her previous appointments include Leadership and Finance Coach and Consultant through independent contracts from 2010 to 2021, Executive Director at Cambridge Shelter Corporation from 2013 to 2017, Accountant and Manager of Tenant Services at the same organization from 2011 to 2014, Accounting Technician and Auditor at Graham Mathew Chartered Professional Accountants from 2003 to 2008, and Financial Controller and Office Manager at Multicircuits from 1992 to 1998.
Actively involved in Ontario's nonprofit accounting and audit sector, Christine Kecser has served as a board treasurer for a local nonprofit and demonstrated her commitment through multiple public presentations and webinars hosted by CharityVillage. These include Accounting Governance: Unlocking the Power of the Nonprofit Treasurer and Finance Committee in 2024, Preparing for Year End Audits Including 2023 Updates, Financial Statement Boot Camp: How to Read, Understand, and Use Financial Statements to Better Run Your Nonprofit in 2023, Expense Management in Challenging Economic Times in 2023, and Budgeting and Forecasting for Nonprofits & Charities in 2022. Her work emphasizes practical financial management, helping nonprofits improve their finance operations and governance. At Conestoga College, she contributes to business education by preparing course materials such as for FIN2020 Managerial Finance, integrating her professional insights into teaching accounting and finance principles.
