Kent McDonald

Financial Controller @Great Blue Resorts

St. Catharines, ON, CA

Responsibility for all accounting and financial operations; financial reporting and internal controls; budgeting and forecasting; banking and cash management; costing; financial analysis and decision making support; taxation; insurance; contract administration and IT. Reporting to the CFO. Great Blue Resorts operates eight seasonal cottage resort properties located within Ontario’s most desirable cottage destinations including Muskoka, Prince Edward County, The Kawarthas and Perth. Canadian owned and operated since its establishment in 2008, Great Blue Resorts has grown rapidly to become a leader in the Cottage Resort Industry, filling a gap in the market by offering family friendly, maintenance free and affordable resort cottage living for both owners and resort guests. With a vison to be recognized as the best resort operator within the industry, Great Blue Resorts prides itself on providing its over 1600 cottage owners and thousands of resort guests with a care-free vacation in clean, safe, and well-maintained resorts with all-inclusive amenities including pools, multisports courts, playgrounds, beaches, water sports, and entertainment. Great Blue Resorts offers financing programs for cottage buyers and operates an opt-in cottage rental program for cottage owners to keep the cottage resort lifestyle within reach for many families.

Wilfrid Laurier University

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), accounting

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario

Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Accounting