As head of accounting and finance, I was responsible for all accounting, financial and tax matters for the organization and associated companies. Also, I assisted in some legal and human resources matters.Leadership and Management• Worked with other department and business unit leads to arrive at financial based company-wide solutions.• Managed the accounting and finance department to deliver timely, accurate and efficient full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable.• Encouraged a team environment that is welcome to new ideas, focused on the company vision and collaborative with all areas of the company.• Implemented new business and financial processes and policies for new business units and start-ups.• Communicated openly with executives about all financial and corporate matters.Financial Reporting• Prepared monthly and annual financial statements for multiple companies.• Managed and performed month-end and year-end closing activities, including, but not limited to, bank reconciliations, preparing complex foreign exchange and accrual journal entries, account analysis, inter-company transactions, etc.• Communicated with the accounting firms for the annual audit, and other annual filings.• Managed GL and orderly paper-reduced filing system.Tax Management• Coordinated annual corporate tax returns to be prepared and filed by accounting firm.• Prepared and filed monthly sales tax filings.• Managed the payment of monthly corporate tax instalments.• Communicated with tax bodies about various tax matters.• Prepared filing and payment of other taxes. Legal and Human Resources• Liaised with legal for various corporate matters.• Made changes to payroll in Ceridian, such as new hires, terminations, records of employment (ROE), bank information, name changes, etc.• Managed corporate benefit package, including set-ups, changes, terminations, etc.• Processed confirmations of employment for employees.• Served as back up for payroll runs.

As head of accounting and finance, I was responsible for all accounting, financial and tax matters for the organization and associated companies. Also, I assisted in some legal and human resources matters.Leadership and Management• Worked with other department and business unit leads to arrive at financial based company-wide solutions.• Managed the accounting and finance department to deliver timely, accurate and efficient full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable.• Encouraged a team environment that is welcome to new ideas, focused on the company vision and collaborative with all areas of the company.• Implemented new business and financial processes and policies for new business units and start-ups.• Communicated openly with executives about all financial and corporate matters.Financial Reporting• Prepared monthly and annual financial statements for multiple companies.• Managed and performed month-end and year-end closing activities, including, but not limited to, bank reconciliations, preparing complex foreign exchange and accrual journal entries, account analysis, inter-company transactions, etc.• Communicated with the accounting firms for the annual audit, and other annual filings.• Managed GL and orderly paper-reduced filing system.Tax Management• Coordinated annual corporate tax returns to be prepared and filed by accounting firm.• Prepared and filed monthly sales tax filings.• Managed the payment of monthly corporate tax instalments.• Communicated with tax bodies about various tax matters.• Prepared filing and payment of other taxes. Legal and Human Resources• Liaised with legal for various corporate matters.• Made changes to payroll in Ceridian, such as new hires, terminations, records of employment (ROE), bank information, name changes, etc.• Managed corporate benefit package, including set-ups, changes, terminations, etc.• Processed confirmations of employment for employees.• Served as back up for payroll runs.

• Responsible for processing and reconciling accounts payable and accounts receivable. • Reconciled monthly broker statements and general ledger accounts.• Filed, coded, totaled, entered and verified transactions in the accounting software.• Analyzed trial balance monthly for new accounts.• Managed vendors by verifying contact information, and updating and creating new vendors as required.• Worked with IT in order to reach the company’s goal of developing a paperless solution for accounts payables.• Utilized Microsoft Excel to develop solutions to match information in the general ledger accounting software in order to improve efficiency.• Responded to customer inquiries, maintained good customer relations, and worked effectively with underwriters to ensure collection of receivables.

• Assisted in the development and presentation of the Corporation’s capital assets in the capital asset sub ledger.• Implemented a company-wide asset tracking system to improve the management of fixed assets within the organization.• Collaborated with other departments, primarily the engineering division, to arrive at a permanent solution for the company to adopt IFRS.• Performed analysis on methods for asset tracking, asset tagging product comparisons, and an internal software module for management of the organization.• Developed training and reference materials to support changes made in the reporting process.• Reviewed and modified files for various areas in the Finance Division when needed.

• Selected from a group of almost 100 applicants to analyze costing components with the Costing and Pricing team in the Infrastructure Technology Services Unit.• Assisted consultants and management accountants in analyzing the costing of the infrastructure technology services in order to develop the pricing during the second phase of the project.• Utilized the Activity-Based Costing model to develop costs.

• Developed, implemented and supported operational policies and procedures that facilitated the overall attainment of departmental and organizational goals.• Managed a team of 18 agents, which included, but not limited to coaching, motivating and mentoring agents as necessary.• Performed interviews for new bilingual customer service representatives, ensuring they met the language requirements and would be a good fit for meeting and exceeding company and client expectations.

• Communicated predominantly in French, and secondarily in English, in this full-time role.• Answered questions and problem solved over the phone, in order to arrive at optimal results for the client customers.• Promoted quickly from Bilingual CSR, as selected by leadership, based on exceeding expectations in current role.• Offered friendly customer service, which in turn promoted the client brand, and reached solutions more efficiently and effectively for customers.• Represented and worked on behalf of the Expedia account.

• Delivered key messages to potential customers regarding product features and benefits.• Collected data during National event on behalf of client.• Implemented experiential marketing activations in multiple areas within the GTA.• Brands included: Five Alive, Axe and Slim Fast

• Represented and promoted brands through positive and powerful interactions with show and store customers.• Implemented experiential marketing activations in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa.• Achieved ultimate impact individually and as part of a team.• Brands included: Schick and Majesta