The first and most crucial step to ensuring CRA compliance in the most tax efficient manner is to select a qualified Accounting and Tax firm that actually takes time to understand your business and meet deadlines.At ZMS CPA, we take pride in contributing a pivotal role in our client's growth and success. We are a Chartered Professional Accounting firm registered with CPA Ontario with 10+ years of experience in helping small to medium sized companies succeed. Our office is located in Mississauga, Ontario and but most of our clients are virtual based and from various parts of Canada. We serve hundreds of satisfied clients.Our values are as follows:- Quick response and being there for clients when they need us- Take time to fully understand the needs of our clients- Strive to make the process easy and stress-free- Maximize tax savings – A dollar saved is a dollar earnedComprehensive Business Services:- Bookkeeping – Monthly, quarterly or annual- Tax Preparation – Sole Proprietorships and Corporations- HST Filing - Monthly, quarterly or annual- Financial Statements - Compilation Notice to Reader (CSRS4200), CPA signed- WSIB reporting- Payroll Services – Bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly- Business Incorporation and Registration- Financial Forecast Modelling- Cash Flow Forecasts- Controller/CFO ServicesPersonal Tax Services:- T1 - Personal Tax Returns- Self Employed Business- Uber, Skip the dishes, Lyft etc- T4/T5 – Salary and dividend incomes- Rental Income- Investment IncomeWe use and have certifications in various software’s such as QuickBooks, Xero, Wave etc.

▪ Financial Statements: Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, responsible for all reporting requirements to internal and external stakeholders; assess and appropriately record non-routine financial transactions such as Capital Leases on the basis of Accounting Standards of Private Enterprises (ASPE); reduced monthly close time by 50% by designing spreadsheet macros to automate repetitive tasks▪ Treasury Management: Prepare complex short-term and long-term cash forecasts and successfully managed company’s working capital requirements under extremely restrictive circumstances, multiple times▪ Payroll Operations: Oversee payroll for over 90 employees and manage all payroll related tasks including annual payroll close, T4 forms, WSIB reporting, EHT reporting and return, ROEs, T2200 forms, and employee inquires▪ Internal Controls: Build and enforce company-wide financial policies and procedures to mitigate financial risk and improve overall financial operations of the company▪ ERP Implementation: Manage company ERP migration from Microsoft Dynamics™ to Eagle by Epicor™, infused company’s accounting policies into the new system, setup GL account mapping for all ERP modules including POS, Purchasing and Receiving and Inventory; main point of contact for ERP related inquires

▪ Financial Analysis: Analyze vendor contracts, inventory turnovers, special buyouts, and industry trends to identify and act on opportunities to maximize gross margin dollars and inventory turns; Investigate and explain significant sales and gross margin variances; Improved the company’s bottom line by 5-10% through vendor negotiations, cost cutting, and maximizing revenue & gross margin▪ General Accounting: Reconcile subledgers to GL accounts including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, Prepaids, Fixed Assets, Inventory, and Customer Deposit accounts; identified various accounting system needs and implemented policies and procedures to improve efficiency▪ Inventory Planning and Forecast: Design and build sophisticated models in Microsoft Excel™ to forecast inventory requirements for 4 retail stores by liaising with store directors, purchasing managers, and running historical reports; Automated weekly stock replenishment requirements that significantly reduced missed sales and controlled inventory levels by implementing two tier approval system

▪ Capital Asset Accounting: Track all work in progress accounts and ensure timely capitalization in compliance with PSAB; reconcile capital asset sub-ledgers to the general ledger by utilizing sound Microsoft Excel techniques; record capital asset acquisitions and disposals in the accounting system; accurately update annual amortization schedules▪ Yearend Close: Ensure all month end journal entries related to open projects including labour and amortization are allocated correctly into appropriate capital sub-ledgers; assist with yearend by preparing audit schedules for all capital asset accounts▪ Financial Reporting Analysis: Review invoices and identify expenses that qualify for capitalization; Prepare journal entries to ensure capital asset sub-ledgers are recorded correctly; benchmark the Town's Tangible Capital Asset policy and Investment Policy

▪ Account Management: Analyzed large amounts of data extracted through running queries in AS400; Identified inventory adjustments and updated AP sub-ledgers to reduce inventory shrinkage on a periodic basis; kept track of and accrued all potential paybacks to vendors on a monthly basis▪ Invoice Processing: Accurately processed high volume invoices in a fast-paced environment and translated foreign currency on international business transactions; Reconciled AP sub-ledgers with vendor statements to ensure that all invoices are correctly entered into the system▪ Process Automation: Successfully implemented an electronic invoice matching process by utilizing complex Microsoft Excel functions that included a combination of Vlookups, Pivot tables, and Macros cutting down invoicing processing time significantly▪ Knowledge Transfer and Outsourcing: Liaised with AP team onshore, gathered and documented knowledge on full cycle Accounts Payable which included complex reconciliation process and control assessment ; travelled overseas and provided training to nine individuals on the entire process in a classroom setting as well as one-on-one level; Successfully met the client's expectations on the knowledge transfer and achieved Business As Usual on the offshore site

▪ Invoice Matching: Batched invoices, matched purchase orders to relevant invoices, and accurately coded invoice, tax and shipping amounts to correct ledger accounts in PeopleSoft in quantities of 150-160 per day▪ Vendor Payments: Managed and reconciled EFT accounts of the company's entire vendor database and ensured that timely payments are made, handled and resolved vendor issues related to Purchase Orders and was a go to person for all vendor setup inquiries such as bank and term changes▪ Vendor Setups: Analyzed categories for new vendors and discussed vendor eligibility with senior procurement management, ensured proper documentation is provided by vendors, and processed hold payments on vendors when necessary to safeguard company's assets▪ Process Automation: Collaborated with the Financial Systems

Major Responsibilities/Achievements Include:- Promoted the group at Ryerson University by being involved in active campus campaigns- Assisted in organizing multiple Real Estate events such as the TTC debate that attracted more than 200 attendees- Implemented effective techniques to further develop the student group such as expanding the target audience into different campus faculties- Involved in team building exercises such as taking part in and fundraising for the JDRF bike for cure event