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Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Lead high-volume data projects to implement a new revenue recognition process, adjusting 8000+ job cost and revenue..
• Process and document 500-700 vendor invoices monthly, clearing a two-month backlog in AP since joining the company.
• Design and process monthly Work in Progress (WIP) calculation workflow, recognizing/ accruing monthly job cost and revenue by completion dates; preparing year-to-date job margin report and review with management.
• Play a key role in major operational and accounting changes - redesigning CRM workflow for sales and operations; transitioning from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online.
• Implement vendor account reconciliation procedures which were absent, identifying and rectifying duplicate entries.
• Source and supervised UpWork freelancers for data entry and invoice renaming tasks.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Efficiently perform full cycle bookkeeping for multiple clients, meeting monthly reporting deadlines within 80% of budgeted hours.
• Proactively improve bookkeeping efficiency, creating an expense lookup list that results in significant time savings for a client with 500-1000 monthly transactions.
• Accurately post journal entries, reconciled accounts, and identified and corrected errors from previous bookkeepers.
• Handle trial balance, general ledgers, and financial statement preparation.
• Manage payroll remittances and GST/HST return.
• Maintain effective communication with clients for payment approvals and expense documentation.

Remote

• Maintained bookkeeping functions and trained the new administrative assistant into a bookkeeper.

Hong Kong SAR

• Managed the accurate and timely posting of journal entries and preparation of general ledger and monthly financial statements using Excel, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and internal controls.
• Integrated data from Cin7 inventory management system and Shopify portal into journal entries, streamlining financial reporting processes and reducing errors.
• Calculated and prepared cheques for various expenses, including payroll, purchase orders, rentals, freight charges, and promotion fees, leveraging strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Managed office petty cash, effectively monitoring expenditures and replenishing office supplies as needed to support daily operations.
• Conducted regular stock-taking of stores and warehouses, ensuring accurate inventory levels and performing necessary adjustments to minimize losses and improve efficiency.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Assisted CPA to prepare various tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations and deadlines.
• Organized, reviewed and reconciled clients’ bank statements, T-slips from CRA, self-recorded financial records, investment statements from both external and Wealthbridge investments, as well as donation/ medical.
• Performed high volume of entries and prepared financial statements for corporates, trusts and foundations on CaseWare, as well as working papers to support various accounts.
• Utilized the financial data organized to fill in T1, T2, T3, T3010 and T5013 by TaxPrep for high-net-worth individual clients and their corporations, trusts, foundations and partnerships respectively on TaxPrep.

Hong Kong SAR

• Calculated tuition fees accurately and generated invoices and receipts using computerized management systems.
• Collected tuition, trial lessons and test fees and completed required bills collection process.Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal skills by daily communication with native-English speaking teachers, students and.
• Managed and scheduled lessons for teachers and students while handling high volume of schedule change requests.
• Developed and prepared engaging and effective teaching materials for English, Chinese, and mathematics classes.

Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting Major, Accounting

Currently student in Bachelor of General Studies program (BGS) with designation in Applied Studies. This is for faster graduation (2025).

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Translation, (Dropped Out)

Activities and Societies: Sports Secretary, University Hall

Professional Certificate, Intuit Academy Bookkeeping

Course Completed: Bookkeeping Basics Assets in Accounting Liabilities and Equity in Accounting Financial Statement Analysis