Deb Joardar Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tangible Capital Asset Financial Data Control & MaintenanceProject Accounting Activity in relation to Capital AssetsCapital Budgeting and re-forecasting for provincial planning

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Control asset On-Board/Off-Board in the fixed Assets system (JD Edwards), collaborate with data quality team.Providing documentation, analysis, reconciliation and investigate audit queries for external or Provincial auditors in relation with Fixed Assets and draft audit responses where required.Support the Senior Manager, Project Accounting in coordinating with Real Estate Division and Ministries for all internal and management reporting of Portfolio Valuation and segmentation.Understand & apply the Province’s policies and Public Sector accounting Standards (PSAS) on Asset Transfers to and from ministries. Provide guidance to Ministries as required.Support Senior Manager with ensuring information integrity between financial data and other data points such as leasing system (HarborFlex),Project Management system (Tririga), Mapping (Geoportal) and Real Estate Data Management (DARTS).Timely capitalization of substantially completed projects including capitalized interest.Ensure periodic amortization entries are recorded by Service provider, perform audit assurance tests.Record acquisitions and sales transactions, ministry asset transfer-in and transfer-out, communicate with client ministry and ensure accuracy of accounting transactions in GREP and ministry’s records. Ensure integrity between GL and Fixed assets sub-ledgerPrepare monthly, quarterly and year-end Fixed Assets schedules for financial statements and cash flow purposes.

Toronto, Canada Area

Cash management, Banking and TreasuryReview and manage all GREP bank accounts that are administered by service provider.Develop and forecast cash requirements for operations and recommend investments of excess cash.Manage service provider operating funding float.Analyze and review service provider funding requests to ensure legitimacy and accuracy of expenses in payroll, O&M, Small projects and Reimbursable expenses and recommend for approval by VPs. Liaise with Service Provider to resolve/escalate issues related to questionable funding items. Periodic meetings with VPs to discuss service provider funding issues. Ensure proper approvals on EFTs, Initiate all wire transfers online. Develop and maintain relationship with bank. Prepare bank reconciliation for IO managed accounts on a monthly basis. Assist with review and analysis of the annual operational budget, quarterly forecasting and compilation of annual Program Review, implementing inputs for the same from Service Providers and Real Estate divisions. Work with the Portfolio analytics and internally with GREP reporting team to provide analysis and synthesize information to client requirements for dash boards or other reports for ministries.Assist with the monthly, quarterly and year end accounting and financial reporting. Prepare reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts and operating statement accounts as scheduled for review and approval. Prepare journal entries for various transactions to be approved and posted. Assist with research for accounting issues, changes in accounting policies etc. to provide analysis and recommendation for financial reporting.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Reporting to Accounting Manager and Controller for Infrastructure Ontario portfolio.•Controlling OPEX Fiscal Spend program for all Infrastructure Ontario properties and providing analysis of spending trends for approx. 3500 properties to senior management.•Prepare detail of work plan and schedule, completes detailed analysis and research, identifying options, prepare various reports for management and recommends action.•Examine and analyze financial research in such areas as financial and expense performance, rate of return, and performing gap analysis in relation to Forecast and Budget.•Setup of Fixed Assets, Dispositions and Asset Splits,running of monthly depreciation and review of Fixed Assets Continuity Schedule, Revaluation of Assets.•Running and review of Project Accrual Report, Recording Journal Entries (reclasses/accruals etc).•Review of client AP/GL upload templates, control and analyse rejections, follow-up payment procedures, manage and release of vendor holdbacks and running AP reports from JDE for Infrastructure Ontario and management.•Assisting Infrastructure Ontario with day to day general inquires (i.e. running standard reports or ad hoc analysis).

Toronto

•Reporting to Financial Planning Supervisor and Finance Director.•Prepare reporting for and analyze monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance, reviewing actual performance versus budget and forecast, highlighting and explaining variances.•Drive the monthly forecasting process, ensuring participation and buy-in from business units and management.•Identify and explain underlying business trends, the financial implications of decisions made and provide input into strategic and operational plans.•Ensure timely completion of corporate-mandated analysis and internal reporting deadlines.•Interact with management to discuss results of analysis and recommendations, and to identify business risks, uncertainties and mitigating activities.•Active participation in the preparation of the Annual Budget.•Preparation of executive-level presentations.•Perform audits to maintain the highest level of quality and accuracy of financial data.

Toronto

•Successful transition of Canadian accounting operations to US head quarter including period-end closing. •Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance and Controller of Canadian operations.•Month-end procedures including all closing journals for all the Canadian branches and all business units which include mailing, fax & scanning business and new ventures like office furniture and shredding.•Period closing including quarter and annual closing in SAP.•Monthly reconciliation and financial analysis for all GLs included in P/L and Balance Sheet.•Reporting financial results in Hyperion to Global head-quarter by coordinating activities with the finance group.•Delivering pertinent financial information to the senior management helping them to take key decisions.•Transitioning of the Canadian financial operations to US counterpart.

Toronto, Canada Area

•Transition of accounting and financial management from US to Canadian office into SAP and Hyperion including cash application, period-end procedures, financial analysis, reporting and audit.•Canada-wide responsibilities of all container terminals and trucking operations in relation to accounting & financial control, internal audit and asset management.Responsibilities:•Coordinating with a team of 4 finance personnel and collectors and reported to General Manager Finance and CFO.•Preparing Financial Reports and Analysis (Monthly Actuals, Full Year Estimates) in accordance with IFRS and GAAP on a monthly basis using SAP and Hyperion and present the same at Board Meetings.•Controlling A/P and A/R functions including aging analysis and responsible for remediation and resolution of accounting disputes including refunds and write-off Invoice and reconcile all intercompany services.•Fixed Assets capitalization, disposals, acquisition, classification and calculate monthly depreciation.•Creating budgets, forecasts and cash flow models using inputs from all profit centers.•Providing Treasury management and maintaining banking relationship.•Preparing returns and remitting HST, QST and other Consumption tax compliance including liasoning with CRA.•Maintaining General Ledger, preparing monthly accruals, analyzing and clearing all General Ledger reconciliations.•Preparing Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet and coordinating Annual External Audit including planning and scheduling audit of the annual financial statements, respond to audit queries obtain management comments.•Controlling cash application, bank reconciliation procedures.

Toronto, Canada Area

•Reviewed overdue A/R, facilitated collection, identified discrepancies and irrecoverable accounts. Streamlining of A/R resulted in reduction of outstanding to $4Million and invoice to cash cycle to 45 days.•Facilitated evaluation and selection of Plexxis accounting and business management software. Worked closely with the software vendor on company’s accounting and business process integration with the software and ensuring that it is end user friendly reducing the learning curve for the account team.Responsibilities:•Managed a team of 2 accountants and reported to the President and General Manager.•Managed –A/R for over 50 accounts and responsible for Invoicing, Change Orders Reconciliation, A/R collections.•Performed A/P functions and responsible for remediation and resolution of accounting disputes, if any.•Ensured Subcontractors’ compliance and liaised with Project Managers and Estimators.•Coordinated weekly payroll of 150 personnel in an unionized environment.•Created project cost analysis, project profitability analysis, outstanding project changes control for projects over $ 1 Million.•Created budgets, forecasts and cash flow models.•Liaised with banks, prepared bank reconciliation statements and investment reports.•Prepared returns and remitted GST, Payroll tax & EHT and responsible for WSIB audit and Bonding stipulations.•Compiled Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet and reported to the External Accountant.•Functioned as the technical contact for introduction of Plexxis software, co-ordinating with the vendor and assisting in process integration as well as training Accounts team to ensure quick adoption.•Entrusted with financial control over conglomerate of companies including all holding and subsidiary companies.

Toronto

•Facilitated splitting of the company’s accounts, co-ordinated balance transfers and initiated separate accounting for the Toronto division.•Administered and supported QuickBooks Premier in Multi-user environment. •Performed all Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll functions.•Created financial models based on past trend and future sales forecast.•Prepared Cash-Flow, Start-up Budget and operational Budget reports, month-end accruals and Bank Reconciliation. •Liaised with banks, insurers and solicitors.•Compiled returns for PST, GST and Source deductions (payroll tax).•Formulated Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet and reported to the Board of Directors and External Accountant.

Toronto, Canada Area

•Managed billing and accounts receivable system in multi-currency environment.•Enforced proper administration of credit policies and procedures.•Monitored aging of trade receivables and ensuring prompt collection of outstanding accounts.•Prepared and reconciled sales revenues reports. •Controlled receipts from customers, cash applications and deposits to banks.•Assisted the accounting manager with financial analysis and accounting duties.

•Managed an accounting division of an organization with 150 employees and 9 direct reports spread across eight branches in India, reporting to the President and Board of Directors of the group.•Responsible for all facets of accounting and financial management including multi-branch accounts audit, ISO and ISM compliance.•Analyzed Financial & Accounting Reports and recommended and implement changes, promoting efficiency in the system.•Reviewed and approved budget for branches and divisions, formulation / implementation of month-end procedures.•Finalized Accounts and responsible for all Internal & External Audit compliance.

Mba

M.Com-Accountancy, Accountancy

B.Com, Accountancy