Faiza Syed, Cpa, Cga Email & Phone Number

Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON, CA

• Recipient of the 2020 Amynta Warranty Award for outstanding achievement
• Successfully liaised with client and internal stakeholders to interpret and develop enhanced accounting reports
• Identified inaccuracy in existing GL process and implemented correct process
• Created validation templates to reduce effort required for monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations

• Created and documented processes for claims validation and payout
• Streamlined claims processing via WEX/check/EFT to meet client SLA targets
• Trained new staff on enhanced processes for claims payment and month-end reconciliation

Toronto, Canada Area

• Successfully implemented SAP Concur Travel & Expense management module for Toronto, US, and UK office; integrated it with QuickBooks and launched the tool company-wide. Developed training deck and demonstrated the.
• Partnered with Concur migration specialist to implement Global Expense Pay to facilitate multi-currency expense reimbursement to staff in US and UK offices.
• Reduced staff expense and credit card reconciliation time by 20% through workflow process efficiencies resulting from Concur extracts.
• Winner of the 2017 Hotspex Excellence Award for having company-impact through quality of work.
• Work closely with Financial Controller to extensively analyze revenue and cost-of-sales variances on a line-by-line basis and provide reasoning behind each.
• Facilitate management decision-making by supporting cost-management initiatives and providing customized reports in Concur and Excel.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Stouffville

• Successfully implemented QuickBooks at three partnership locations to ensure accuracy, consistency and comparability between each partner’s reporting practices.
• Started off as a bookkeeper and quickly progressed to a Junior Accountant position with increased responsibility of analyzing and interpreting financial statement information.
• Worked closely with Centre Director to analyze program profitability, and provided suggestions for cost-effectiveness.
• Established and maintained collaborative relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Worked professionally with minimal supervision whilst maintaining confidentiality.
• Responsible for full-cycle bookkeeping, including AR/AP functions, posting cheque deposits, and reconciling bank and credit card transactions.

Unionville

• Coached students of various age groups to build an active mind, in order to eliminate identified skill gaps in English and Math, and develop independence and organization.
• Encouraged goal-setting and developed task checklists, student distraction charts, and time limits to maintain student motivation and focus.
• Frequently appreciated by education coordinators for ensuring program expectations were met and that students were progressing.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided accounting support to a growing international marketing solutions organization in a fast-paced working environment.
• Made extensive use of Excel and Business Vision in order to process batch orders and analyze production and sales spreadsheets.
• Fully responsible for Accounts Payable including accurate coding and posting of invoices, updating inventory, closing purchase orders and preparing cheuqes.
• Monitored inventory levels and bills of materials to ensure consumer orders were correctly invoiced.
• Utilized Moneris to process credit card payments; created deposits and took them to the bank.
• Provided excellent customer service to both clients and suppliers worldwide over the phone and through email correspondence.

Markham, ON

• Migrated accounting system from Simply Accounting to QuickBooks.
• Helped reduce sales staff expenditure by 5% by suggesting implementation of procurement budgets and individual credit cards to track spend.
• Ensured bookkeeping practices of the organization adhered to accounting standards for small businesses.
• Created and analyzed purchase and sales reports regarding total purchases, sales, returns and exchanges on a monthly basis.
• Analyzed expenditure statements submitted by each sales person for categories such as traveling, meals, and office supplies.
• Involved in cash flow forecasting and management.

Cga Program Of Professional Studies

• Successfully completed all levels of the CGA professional studies program with an honours in personal and corporate taxation.

Hons. Ba, Accounting, Economics, Statistics

Activities and Societies: Atkinson Professional Accounting Association