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Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

•Liaise with vendors and stakeholders on payroll, flexible benefits, and pension administration related matters, track and problem-solve escalated issues, and optimize effectiveness of processes and systems•Participate on a team, or lead projects, to achieve optimized payroll, benefits, and pension integration while working closely with other areas of HR to improve integration of processes and increase system effectiveness•Maintain plan provisions for benefits, support annual enrolment process, and implement changes to programs and practices including drafting communications to stakeholders regarding changes•Maintain plan provisions for pension, coordinate compliance calendar, and implement changes to programs and practices including drafting communications to stakeholders regarding changes•Approve bi-weekly payroll by performing trend analysis and review of manual payroll exceptions •Assist Pay Analyst with accurate preparation of all payroll year-end reporting and tax filings, including T4 summaries, pension statement data, and benefits contributions and deductions, ensuring adherence to all internal financial control standards, applicable regulatory requirements and internal/external audit requirements •Administer employee access to payroll data and build business requirements within payroll system

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

•Managed accounting and physical inventory associated with subcontractor services and engage in lead project roles related to new business opportunities linked to the services provided•Performed product costing tasks, including verification of site product and fixed asset inventory values and root cause analysis•Participated in monthly expense/capital project financial reviews •Assisted in time sensitive monthly close of financial statements involving journal vouchers, cost splitting activities, and account analysis/reconciliation using a complex SAP accounting system•Monitored and generated budget variances reports using cost centre expense detail and analysis•Observed accounts payable processing including follow up with past due invoices and price/quantity variances

Richmondhill, Ontario, Canada

•Managed accounts receivable and payables relating to customer considerations and communicate related information to customers•Assumed responsibility to provide follow up to customer deductions with no support•Prepared Business Customer Matrix, Customer Profitability, and Key Performance Indicator reports and communicate to management •Assisted sales personnel with management of expenses, on loan inventories, and budget preparation•Generated monthly close of financial statements involving journal vouchers, account analysis/reconciliation using a complex SAP accounting system •Upload SAP general ledger to financial statement format

Brockville, Ontario, Canada

•Assisted in the timely completion of audit and review engagement working papers and financial statements of public and private corporations•Reviewed accounting systems and identified weaknesses•Prepared corporate and individual tax returns and supporting schedules•Communicated financial information to clientele•Provided accounting assistance in the workplace of clientele•Reviewed work performed by junior staff accountants and provided guidance in their completion of assigned tasks