John Pardo Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Canada Area

> Prepare financial statements and invoices to US agencies (US Army, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, US Navy, etc) according to the sponsors’ set deadlines while ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and restrictions.> Set up the financial structure to ensure the sound administration of large-scale projects.> Utilize various types of reporting templates.> Reconcile expenditures against the general ledger and resolve discrepancies.> Promptly notify the Principal Investigators to bring expenditures in line with budgets of the research agreements.> Monitor a diverse range of outstanding receivables based on various payments schedules and follow up with sponsors regarding outstanding payments to ensure timely receipts of payments. > Approve financial transactions for fund availability and proper coding within established limits.> Review expenditures charged to researcher funds for eligibility and compliance.> Track and report both in-kind and cash contributions for large-scale projects to ensure the university is in compliance with the initial signed agreements with the sponsors.> Establish and foster effective working relationships by identifying needs and providing support in the delivery of services. Analyze problems, determine course of action, and provide possible solutions to the supervisor in order to resolve more complex issues.> Communicate with external sponsors, departments, researchers, FST Managers and OSR regarding current and any outstanding issues.> Represent unit in meetings as they relate to grants in order to provide in depth details surrounding project expenditures.

Montreal, Canada Area

> Verified, analyzed, reconciled and updated accounts. Investigated and followed-up on discrepancies or other accounting matters. > Monitored and reconciled various accounts, statements, and reports. Identified and analyzed discrepancies and errors. Made corrections, processed adjustments and followed up on problems. > Audited outstanding items.> Ensured the correct premiums and overtime hours payments or deductions to more than 300 unionized workers in trades, clerical and technical roles as well as 135 management employees.> Verified the correct entry of the employee’s absences by their respective managers in the system and managed the time accumulated of the employees.> Verified the completeness and accuracy of documentation, timecards, timesheets and emails.> Performed various administrative and clerical tasks according to the needs of the unit. > Prepared correspondence related to the duties of the position. Liaised with appropriate resource persons.

Montreal, Canada Area

> Ensured the correct premiums and overtime hours payments or deductions to more than 300 unionized workers in trades, clerical and technical roles as well as 135 management employees.> Verified the correct entry of the employee’s absences by their respective managers in the system and managed the time accumulated of the employees.> Verified, analyzed, reconciled and updated accounts. Investigated and followed-up on discrepancies or other accounting matters. > Monitored and reconciled various accounts, statements, and reports. Identified and analyzed discrepancies and errors. Made corrections, processed adjustments and followed up on problems. > Audited outstanding items.> Verified the completeness and accuracy of documentation, timecards, timesheets and emails.> Performed various administrative and clerical tasks according to the needs of the unit. > Prepared correspondence related to the duties of the position. Liaised with appropriate resource persons. > Participated in the implementation of the new HR system PurelyHR.> Learned how to use Banner, Crystal Reports, FAMIS and POPS.

Montreal, Canada Area

> Addressed customer service inquiries in a timely and accurate fashion.> Gave accurate and appropriate information to answer questions, troubleshoot issues, and resolve complaints.> Demonstrated mastery of customer service procedures for MasterCard products within specified time frames. > Facilitated information flow between all the different MasterCard departments and other departments. Took ownership on all calls and queries answered.> Properly directed inbound calls in phone queues to improve call flow. > Accurately recorded details of calls and issues on logging software and maintain up-to-date records at all times. > Researched required information for clients using available resources in an efficient way.

Bogota, Montreal

> Participated in the preparation and revision of the monthly and annual financial statements of the companies in which SAFE ASISTENCIA made investments (in the insurance, waste incineration and construction sectors).> Received and processed various accounting documents such as invoices and purchase orders.> Participated in the development of the budget for real estate projects.> Managed the budget of two projects of purchase, renovation and sale of real estate in Bogota.> Served as a liaison between the CEO and the real estate company HRD Ltda., in Bogota, which managed the real estate investments of SAFE ASISTENCIA in four cities in Colombia. > Monthly monitoring of investments. > Made a monthly budget for rental income and costs related to the management of the company’s real estate investments. > Organized and participate in business trips to Mexico City, Montreal and Toronto to assist the CEO in meeting real estate and mortgage brokers.> Assessed a possible investment project in Mexico> Drafted reports and presentations for the CEO, clients and shareholders.> Developed a major project to reach an agreement between the Colombian Air Force, the Canadian Embassy in Colombia and language schools in Canada. The objective of this agreement was to send Colombian air force personnel to Canada to learn English

Paris

> Analyzed financial results and wrote reports and recommendations.> Supported the CEO by preparing and drafting, with speed and accuracy, reports on the different sectors of the European and Latin American economies used in presentations. > Prepared several market and profitability reports. > Create profiles of economic groups, companies, company executives and shareholders in order to identify investment opportunities. > Participated in two ongoing M&A projects between two Brazilian companies that wanted to buy two Colombian companies.> Identified target companies in Latin America with the aim of offering investment opportunities to European companies.> Assisted the team in the execution of administrative tasks: update the website, write the statistics report, etc.

Completed 1St Semester Of The Master In International Business, International Business

Ba Finance And International Relations, Corporate Finance

Activities and Societies: Exchange Student Support team memberTeacher’s assistant of “Financial Administration”, “Financial Analysis”.

Exchange Year, Finance Et Stratégie

Activities and Societies: AIESEC - Team memberEnrolled primarily in masters’ level courses in Finance and Strategy.