Amanda Furlong Email & Phone Number

Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

We care about your books!QBO Elite Pro AdvisorQBO Set-upAccounting ServicesSoftware Integration Management Automation SupportReceivables / Payables ManagementBank and credit card reconciliationsPayroll, WSIB / EHT monthly and annual filingIntercompany (including corporate tax filing)Property tax payments and installmentsPreparation of GST/HSTCRA reviews

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Project manager responsible for ERP build. Introduction of a paperless work flow while ensuring the integrity of operations. Manage month-end bank reconciliations with daily deposits from online, POS and cheque/cash deposits for both Canadian and US divisions. Manage reconciliation of G/L sub-ledgers monthly, ensuring balanced accounts for compilation of year-end financial reports.Established online credit card processing, and manage daily/monthly reconciliation.Manage AR and AP. Reconciled out of balanced overdue account receivables and collected more than $100,000. Liaised with customers on overdue receivables to current 86%. Manage uploading and reconciling of AR invoices on various customer portals in order to maintain receivables.Manage RX purchases for vendor purchase orders and ensure reconciliation upon receipt.Preparation of sales forecasts and five year average comparisons for territory, division and product line, including monthly inventory valuation/forecasting.

Responsible for amalgamating the accounting department for 7 companies. Responsible for creating cohesive and collaborative processes for all accounting systems while ensuring brand adherence. Experience with Best Western, IHG and Wyndham brand quality, training, processes and systems. Responsible for continued review of reporting practices while ensuring all team members are cross-trained and ensuring continual advancement in completing tasks with efficiency. Implementation and continued monitoring of HR and people management solutions including automated payroll process providing accurate payroll applications. Completion of timely government filings for all properties. Responsible for year-end reconciliation and reporting for all government remittances. Ensuring department management are trained for accurate time management/scheduling system; provide on-going assistance for clock auditing, budget adherence to schedule creation and employee profile management.Preparation of department costing, examination of flow and financial statement activity, including full month-end preparations lending to compilation of year-end working papers. Continued assessment and evaluation of performance in several key operational areas, highlighting any areas of opportunity or concern, while combining equal parts of attention to detail with overall strategy. Creation of the monitoring and adherence to department budgets, profitable margins, provide insight and work collaboratively with diverse teams throughout all Heart of Niagara companies. Responsible for review and analysis of 8 POS solutions and accurate reporting. Continual review of processes related to A/R collections, A/P, Payroll, G/L and inter-company accounts. Responsible for internal audits on various departments, ensuring that a proper audit trails exist for all accounting transactions.

Financial Manager responsible for cost analysis, general ledger reconciliation, cash reconciliation and operations analysis; cost accounting; future sales and revenue predictions; reconciling of all on-site cash mediums. Several years experience office management, team building and customer relations. Responsible for leading a team consistently to achieve 10%-50% increased from previous year's sales goals; help in building sales initiatives and packages to lend to improved sales results. Continued help and guidance resulting in improved telephone and on-line sales techniques. Established continued sales initiative projects to entice and maintain profitable sales margins.Several years experience at auditing, providing statistical sales, profit margin analysis and daily cash reconciliation and forecasting reports. Created and adapted new processes to accommodate potential future billing entries. Researched ticketing systems; contacted, initiated and finalized deal with world-renowned ticketing system. Managerial leader in setting up the new ticketing system with event build and coordinator for all training schedules for employees. Set up all off-site billing partners on the new system; created and coordinated training manuals on the system to ensure partnering solutions were set up and working efficiently with a time-sensitive turn over from the old system. Maintained and built relationships with hoteliers and businesses in the Niagara Region based on sales and customer care initiatives.Liaising and partnering with Companies world wide; building and establishing ongoing business relationships that lend to continued business viability and strength.

Accounting contractor with senior management experience with reconciling out of balance ledgers, corporate tax filings, payroll, AR & AP management and auditing. Experience in various industries including Hospitality, Tourism, Entertainment, Distribution, Packaged Goods, and Property/Rental Management. Proficient with Excel, MS Office, Sage, Simply Accounting, QuickBooks (Desktop & Online) and AccPac systems.

Contact Management database Manager, including updates and in-house trainer for Management and employees; responsible for lease and retail customer retention, providing telephone professionalism and attention to customer complaints with follow-up; marketing initiatives regarding lease & retail retention schedules & preparation of advertising campaigns using Dealer Direct software placing Dealership #1 in Customer Retention for territory.

Etobicoke, On

Reported to Controller, responsible for reconciliation of retirement funds, reconciling accounts to general ledger, assisted in audit, liaising with Government agents providing information and reconciliation reports on closed accounts. Primary expense reconciliation officer, responsible for validation with subsidiary expense reviews and approvals.

Toronto, Ont

Provided support to articling students and partners in Family, Wills & Estates, Litigation, Real Estate and Entertainment. Worked while in school on part time basis.

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcomm), Accounting & Management Majors

Activities and Societies: Economic Debate Club, Arts & Marketing, Honour StudentBachelor of Commerce, Honours

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Law Assistant, Business Diploma With Honours

Worked several years with Goodman and Carr as Litigation and Family clerking support; experience in Wills and Estates, Litigation, Real.