Selvan Shan Email & Phone Number

Ajax, ON, CA

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, planning, and analysis related activities, including but not limited to: preparation of forecast and budget templates, monthly departmental reports, and analysis of budget to actual.
• Prepare month end journal entries for the regulated & unregulated operations
• Reconcile balance sheet account balances and prepare reconciliations on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• Prepare & maintain monthly financial reports for the group of OPUC companies, as well as by project/investment/business line.
• Support continuous improvement and productivity initiatives within the overall financial function
• Ensure compliance to legislative, regulatory, accounting and Health & Safety policies, procedures and standards

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

• Managed staff performance, including an (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), shipping, and procurement including numerous implementation of process improvements.
• Prepared, analyzed, reconciled and reported on financial information
• Insure KPI are monitored and provided financial expertise, analysis & health of the company
• Analyzed variances including budget vs actual
• Prepared monthly GL entries recurring, adjustments, etc.
• Insure payments are paid and appropriate early discounts are taken.

Woodbridge, Ontario

• Accountable for monthly financial reporting and year-end closing, including the balance sheet, income statement, trial balance, and reports (budget versus actual, flux, and trends).
• Managed staff performance (AP, AR, accountant, and purchasing employees). Hired, trained, and supervised accounting staff.
• Adhered to GAAP, IFRS, and SOX when maintaining financial records.
• Managed accounting function, including maintenance of the GL, AP, AR, and project accounting.
• Assisted in preparing the annual budget document, by providing trends, abnormalities, and historical data.
• Compiled and approved departmental expenditure budgets, revenue estimates, and narratives into the annual budget document.

Ontario, Canada

• Handled a broad scope of internal processes encompassing the daily management of reconciliation, general ledger and month-end closing with a main focus on AR functions.
• Processed and performed three-way matching for vendor invoices while applying proper general ledger coding, and ensuring vendors paid in a timely manner.
• Performed monthly bank reconciliation of accounts.
• Posted daily cash receipts and researched discrepancies on payments with customer using telephone or e-mail.
• Primarily accountable for the collection of all receivables and cash applications. Reduced aged accounts by 30 days through a tighter communication policy.
• Prepared bank deposits through the deposit book, and entered vendor payments in the system.

• Reduced outstanding AR of over 120 days by 20% by making collection calls, documenting details, and collaborating with the AP department and other contacts to find equitable solutions.
• Reconciled AR by matching cheques with appropriate invoices to balance accounts.
• Processed month-end adjustments and offsets, through adjusted coded expenses, prepaid entries, and depreciations entries.
• Created write-offs, refunds, and adjustments to the AR sub-ledger. Ensured they were property recorded.
• Applied AR payments, prepared and sent monthly statements, and corrected billing errors and approved credit.
• Responded to customer inquiries, maintained supportive customer relations, and solved issues in a timely manner.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Performed entry-level duties, including posting AR, creating and processing AP, making deposits, and correcting bill discrepancies.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting

Advanced Accounting Degree, Accounting

Cpa, Accounting And Business/Management