Drew Lorimer Email & Phone Number

Responsible for every aspect of business operation for our children's bookstore. Handled all bookkeeping including journal entries for daily sales, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, reconciliations of the bank account and inventory totals, and compiling and remitting all GST/HST totals to the CRA on a quarterly basis. Handled all financial aspects of the business including cash flow forecasting, tracking and paying all accounts payable items, and collecting any outstanding accounts receivable items. Managed all aspects of store inventory including ordering, receiving, sales, returns, shortage and damage claims. Handled all aspects of customer service from assisting with purchases, taking special orders, sourcing difficult to find books, handling questions, organizing special events including our weekly free storytime, and respond to and resolve any customer complaints if they were to arise. Created and executed marketing plans for the business which included special events, store promotions, and special programs.

Integral part of the special reconciliation project from Jan 2009 to March 2009, which delivered thousands of resolutions for old, aged outstanding items (I was one of the highest producers in items resolved which allowed for meeting early deadlines in all stages). Completed daily reconciliation of European bank accounts (numerous currencies), ensuring that all debits and credits on the statement match system transactions. Investigated and took action on discrepancies including bank errors, fraudulent items, and system entry errors. Communicated with other head office departments, banks, and international Custom House branches regarding errors or discrepancies and advised them on the actions that needed to be taken. Completed monthly reconciliation of European bank accounts and prepared month-end reports for supervisors. Audited service fees charged by banks, taking action where required.

Victoria Bc

Verified the validity and completeness of applications for Persons with Disabilities designation.Rendered decisions based on the information contained in the application and followed up with health professionals for whether or not the applicant met the legislated criteria for PWD designation. Conferred with peers, supervisors, and health professionals to clarify information or decision making for administrative fairness. Wrote clear, concise, and fact-based explanations for each criterion of the decision. Set review periods for approvals and reason codes for denials. Entered the decision information into the government CAT and MIS systems.

Victoria, Bc

Responsible for tracking and reconciling all transactions going through the various bank accounts and taking the necessary action with discrepancies. Communicated with numerous customer service representatives in the field, responding to their inquiries and providing them with requested information. Applied payments, issued invoices and credit memos, supplied statements, and reconciled accounts for both the Canadian and U.S. Customers. Prepared and distributed a variety of reports such as aged receivables reports, bank reconciliation reports, and G/L reconciliation reports.

North Vancouver, Bc

Handled all accounts receivable processes from credit checking, invoicing, and statements to collections and payment applications. Processed all cash through the theme park from admissions, retail, and food & beverage including bank deposits and reconciliation of outages. Distributed, tracked, reconciled, and coded all petty cash for the company. Handled numerous sales and revenue reports on a daily basis. Responsible for daily G/L entries into Solomon accounting system and balancing G/Ls at month end. Communicated all cash outages for each department with the appropriate staff and management. Collected all overdue 2005 invoices by year-end, a vast improvement over previous years for the company.

Delta, Bc

Collected and applied payments made from customers ranging from large multi-million dollar companies to small independent businesses. Reconciled A/R accounts and G/Ls (including deductions for returned product, co-op advertising, and stock price protection). Collected and reconciled a majority of outstanding items on accounts with more than $100K in uncollected invoices from 2 years prior. Supplied statements, proof-of-deliveries, credit, and invoice copies to customers, investigate discrepancies in payments, and made collection calls for past-due accounts. Deposited and applied cheques with thousands of remittance items. Prepared a variety of month-end reports detailing collections from the previous month and the current status of accounts.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Psychology

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