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• Managing Accounting team with transactional accounting to audit.• Liaison between the Corporate Office and the New York Division with regards to financial aspects.• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.• Set Controls and Budget to mitigate risk and increase return on investments.• Support Inventory & Product Cost accounting.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

• Prepared work process to translate financial information to Integrate & Consolidate Trial Balance data in AS400 and the new CCH system for USA and overseas entities.• Reviewed detailed analysis of Fixed asset and depreciation expenditure.• Supporting Accounting team with Month-end & Year-end entries to facilitate period and year-end closing for accurate roll-forwards. This significantly improved financial publication timeline.• Prepared Balance Sheet account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and to protect Shareholder’s interest.• Managed Investment portfolio with JP Morgan Chase, Schwab, RBC & Mega bank (Taiwan).• Managed Company 401k Plan & Profit Share Plan fund.• Managed Foreign Exchange translation and Consolidation of Financials for 12 business segments.• Participated in implementation of Power-Link system.• Engaged external audits to ensure successful audit outcomes.

Hartland, Nb, Ca

• Performed daily Cash Forecast to minimize borrowing.• Analysis on Owner Operator Fuel expense & Shared Terminal expense to support Divisional partners.• Developed Financial model to manage USD Hedge for 5 years in advance to minimize FX risk.• Prepared Revenue churn analysis for 3rd party Customers with less than 15% gross profit to support Sales initiatives.• Partnered with Director of Finance to ensure that Financials are produced by the 5th day of month-end and data is uploaded to corporate database by the 6th day of month-end.• Prepared analysis for Implementing Mile/Gallon target to a $35k monthly Cost savings.• Teamed up with accounting staff to prepare month-end entries.

Hartland, Nb, Ca

• Worked as a Finance Team Lead and managed 3 direct reports.• Prepared Revenue forecast, budget variance and financial reports.• Achieved $16K monthly cost savings by introducing ‘MPG target’ to operating fleet owners.• Assist in annual budget in collaboration with Director of Finance.• Managed GL database including Setup and Mapping in AS400 system.• Supervised month-end close and reported results to the Director of Finance by day 3.

Hartland, Nb, Ca

• Held lead role as Project manager for the implementation of CARGOWISE-1 system to increase effective workflow and Month-end settlement between Trans-Border partners.• Developed forecasting tools and dashboards to analyze revenue and cost variance.• Developed and assisted managing partners on month-end analysis and Chrystal reports to better understand results.• Managed ‘Pricing & Costing module’ to enhance accuracy and minimize risks.• Analyzed and reported on financials and operating data trends.• Supervised Accounting process for Month-end Accruals and Journal Entries.• Prepared monthly settlement with Overseas and Trans-Border partners.

Hartland, Nb, Ca

• Performed accounting functions to ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information.• Partnered with Branch managers and provided analytics on action items for better results.• Developed and managed an electronic process of transactional data transfer to enhance product tracking and processing payable.• Prepared month-end journal entries, including accruals.• Reconciled Balance sheet accounts including Bank, FX & Fixed assets.• Managed collection of Operating data from divisional offices to ensure IFRS compliance.• Assisted with corporate and external audits.

Hartland, Nb, Ca

• Prepared export documentation for Customs clearance at the Border.• Accomplished productivity by managing on-time freight pick-up and logistics for better service. This also reduced significant trip cost to Trans-border Gateways. • Managed direct report to facilitate external customer need in the area of tracking & tracing.

* Processed A/P invoices, focusing on data entry and timely payment.* Reconciled Contractor's account and Ageing.

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Cma 3Rd Level, Accounting & Finance