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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

*Performed full cycle accounting (budgeting, journal entries, produced financial statements and reports.) *Accounts Receivable: processed bank transactions, prepared bank deposits, entered bank related transactions into the ledger, reconciled bank accounts.*Invoicing: researched applicable tax laws per jurisdiction to ensure correct tax rate. Gathered data and calculated invoice amounts according to contract terms.*Accounts payable: received invoices, reviewed documentation for accuracy and appropriate approvals, set up new vendors, signed cheques, acted as backup to the Accounts Payable clerk as vacation coverage.*Calculated employee incentive payouts based on Key Performance Indicators.*Reviewed the financial results for accuracy and reasonableness. Performed analysis and wrote commentary on the financial results. Answered questions about the financial results with the business leaders. Provided recommendations to the business leaders on decisions based on the data.*Worked with the leaders of Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Finance Administration and Retail Sales throughout my time at this company. Collaborated with the finance team to come up with solutions.*Asked questions and extrapolated information from the business leaders which would be relevant to budgeting and to the financial results. *Used Microsoft Excel to analyze data. Created pivot table reports and used V-lookups in Microsoft Excel.*Ensured financial processes were in compliance with auditor guidelines and accounting principles.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

*Provided consultation, interpretation and explanation of financial policies and procedures to over 950 retail locations located in Canada and USA.*Answered accounting related inquiries from all levels within the company from location administrators to senior executives. These questions were regarding financial reporting, financial policies, variance analysis, budgets and accounting processes. *Conducted research, investigation, analysis, problem-solving and trouble-shooting in order to answer accounting related inquiries for the retail locations. *Wrote training documentation for the retail locations and team members on how to use the various accounting software packages developed in-house.*Conducted one-on-one online training for the administrators at the 950 retail locations on the use of their accounting software.

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

*Researched the internet for changes to CRTC regulatory board policies in order to validate compliance with invoice pricing and contract terms. *Composed correspondence to suppliers outlining reasons for disputing inconsistent charges on the invoices and initiating/negotiating a resolution.*Worked with software designers in creating reports, performing testing of software enhancements and providing user feedback.*Prepared and posted monthly standard allocation journal entries.*Compiled statistical data for the Marketing department on product costing.*Performed general accounting responsibilities such as accounts payable, cash flow management, invoicing, bank reconciliations, using accounting principles to create journal entries and accruals, analyzing GL accounts, GST and PST remittances.*Used ERP Software ( PeopleSoft ) to enter journal entries, run reports and conduct general ledger analysis.*Assessed needs and coordinated resources from other departments to improve and automate the payment processing systems and reports. *Coordinated all divisions in compiling information for the fiscal year end audit. Worked with external auditors to answer questions and provide information.