Balpreet (Paul) Lotay, Cpa, Cga Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Deveron Corp., an agriculture technology company, provides drone data services to the farming sector in North America. Deveron is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and is listed on the TSX-V under the Ticker: FARM.Key Responsibilities • Manage Month-end close process including completion of bank recs & balance sheet account reconciliations for each company• Prepare monthly financial packages for each division• Complete monthly consolidation process for Canadian & US Entities• Maintain ledgers, record bank activity, AR collections, payments, book adjustments and any other related activity• Prepare a high-volume of sales invoices for the two Canadian divisions• Process payroll runs & related daily/year-end administration for Canada• Manage the responsibilities of the AP Clerk & General Accountant• File HST returns, WSIB, WCB, CEBA, CEWS etc. for Canada• Ensure that customer, supplier and employee queries are responded to and actioned appropriately• Provide support as needed for external and tax audits as they arise.• Perform ad hoc analysis where required or as requested• Manage vehicle fleet lease, arrange vehicle financing, and oversee related insurance administration• Identify financial process improvement opportunities• Coordinate activities with US accountant and various departments across the company• IFRS 16 ExperienceKey Accomplishments:• Taken a lead role in implementation of Planful, a new supporting software for financial budgeting, reporting and data management• Part of administration team to implement new group benefits plan for 2022 for all employees

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Responsible for financial reporting of several key business units to clients and operations managers. • Reporting processes such as Weekly forecasts, Monthly P&L’s, Latest Estimates (L.E.), Budget, statistical/operational reporting and ad hoc analysis. Ensures timely and quality reporting, providing effective and precise information to the site and client management. • Support Operations with Cost Analysis, administration and execution of contractual agreement, Web PO controls, Capex requests, Budget process, L.E. process, etc. • Closing and analysis of Customer’s monthly P&Ls. • Monthly Customer Contract Reconciliations. • Provide assistance with internal and external audit process.• Share initiatives and improvements of business processes with other Business Units and promotes ideas through the entire group to ensure systems and operational processes meet the ongoing departmental needs. • Relationship management – ensuring productive and cordial relationships with customers, operations and other departments including IT, HR and Payroll. • Managing two direct reports. Key Accomplishments:• Taken a lead role in implementation of new supporting software for financial budgeting, reporting and data management (Vena).Software

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• Working directly with the CFO to manage growth.• Training and development on new accounting processes for reporting, cash management, payroll, and A/P.

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Mississauga, Ontario, Ca

Healthcare services company with over 1000 administrative employees.• Preparation and review of monthly/quarterly consolidated financial reporting package for management including financial statements, KPIs, ratios, and financial trends.• Day to day accounting for various corporate entities including reconciliations and analysis.• Acting as supporting contact for AP, AR, and Payroll department inquires• Assisting in preparation of tax working papers for management review.• Assisting in development of reporting requirements as requested by Corporate Managers• Participating in ongoing internal and/or external continuing education activities.• Supporting external auditors during interim or year-end audits. • Financial Analysis activities such as cost review for departments, tracking of equipment rental costs by branch, quarterly analysis of variable bank fees, fixed asset budget to actual review, IT spending review, NPV analyses, and daily cash analysis.• Software

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Private accounting services company with under $1M in revenue with under 10 employees.• Full cycle Accounting (Bookkeeping, AR/AP, financial statement preparation, reconciliations, tax preparation) services for various small- to mid-sized clients• Preparation of T1 Tax returns including Sole Proprietors• Preparation of T2 Tax returns for CCPCs • Federal and Ontario incorporation services• HST and Payroll registration• HST remittances and basic Payroll services• WSIB remittances• Client relations including front-end service for all clients• T-Slip preparation and filing• Tax consultation for Individuals, Sole Proprietors, and CCPCs• Handling T1 and T2 inquires by Canada Revenue Agency• Liaison with Marketing department in promotion of company services• Compliance and filing with Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) assessments• Instructor of T1 Personal Tax CourseKey Accomplishments:• Increased responsibilities from bookkeeper to include personal tax clients within the first 6 months.• Increased responsibilities to include all corporate clients after 1.5 years.Software skills: ProFile, QuickBooks, CanTax, Caseware, & Sage 50

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

• Sales Associate in entertainment electronics and media• Tasks included customer service, cashier services, and inventory management• Meeting sales margins mandated by senior staff• Dispute resolution from customer inquiries

Athens, Ga, Us

• Working with a FCCA(UK) / RPA in processing tax returns • Tasks included client data processing (bookkeeping) and organization for preparation of tax returns

Brampton, Ontario, Ca

• Seasonal Sales Associate in video game and gaming electronics• Tasks included customer service, cashier services, and inventory management

• Communicating with and assisting the Treasurer with financial bookkeeping• Used Excel spreadsheets to create computerized copies of weekly deposit statements for filing

Brampton, Ontario, Ca

• Member of the Cash Operations team which is tasked with managing money from the entire park• Tasks included currency counting, cashing-in/out, and managing various petty cash boxes

Hedehusene, Denmark, Dk

• Inventory Control Services (ICS) - Part of a small team responsible for tracking, replenishment, and shipment of clients' clothing inventory• Receiving products from various companies to be catalogued and reshipped

Education record

Bcom, Accounting Specialist/Economics Major