JULIET MCINTOSH

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Brampton, Ontario

L6X 4B5

905-***-**** or 416-***-****

Email: acovlq@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

I would like to work in a position that offers the opportunity to utilize my professional education

and experience.

EDUCATION:

Present I am currently a finalist in the Certified

General Accounting Program

I am currently enrolled in the Certified

Financial Planning Program

2011 Certified Health Specialist (CHS)

2010 Life License Qualification Program

2007 – 2011 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Bachelors Degree in Accounting and

Information Technology

2004 – 2006 Seneca College

Post – Graduate Certificate in Accounting and

Scarborough, Canada

Information Technology

1996 – 1999 Seneca College

Scarborough, Canada A three-year diploma in Accounting and Finance

(Honors)

A one-year course in Computerized

Bookkeeping (Honors)

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Collected over $2.5 Million dollars on accounts that were deemed doubtful accounts.

Worked with a team that successfully installed an Enterprise System.

Key IT trainer in the department.

Implemented policies and procedures manual for the department for various functional

areas.

I won two awards and money as recognition for my top sales performances.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

LIGNUM FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial Advisor

2011 – Present Brampton, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Providing financial advice to clients, selling insurance and investment products and

providing accounting services

SUNLIFE FINANCIAL Financial Advisor

2010 - 2011 Brampton, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Providing financial advice to clients, selling insurance and investment products

CONNOLLY CONSULTING Senior Auditor

2009 – 2010 Oakville, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Auditing various companies to identify and recover allowances and deals related to overpayments

or under-deductions by using auditing and accounting skills to review accounting records and

business/corporate documents.

CONSULTANT FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES BELOW FROM 2005 – 2009:

CONAGRA FOODS Senior Financial Analyst

2008 Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Prepared monthly/quarterly SG&A and P&L expense analysis (i.e. misc income/expense)

and completing assigned balance sheet reconciliations.

Prepared the monthly summary Balance Sheet and Detailed Balance Sheet variance

analysis

Prepared monthly departmental SG&A analysis for management review

Prepared the annual SG&A plan and required system uploading

Super User of BPCS6 system with duties including: daily posting, resolving event errors,

setting up new Aliases and Models and month end closing of the system

Completed Statistics Canada Surveys, prepared income tax and withholding tax

remittances

Selected SOX testing, supporting the internal and external audit process requirements

and GST/QST/PST audits

BAUSCH & LOMB Sales Analyst

2007 – 2008 Vaughan, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Managed Co-op budget by processing claims

Initiated and managed all purchase orders from requisition to completion

Assigned territory representatives to new accounts in People Soft and processed

corrections of People Soft issues in the CRM Module (i.e. territory alignments, orphan

accounts etc.)

Ordered, managed and distributed products and promotional materials

Maintained ECC Net and Access database

Extracted and analyzed sales information from Cognos, Retail Link and AC Neilsen

Reconciled claims to ensure accuracy and booked accruals

Reviewed existing policies and procedures and made recommendation for changes to

improve efficiency.

ATRIA DEVELOPMENT General Accountant

2007 Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Full- cycle accounts payables and receivables for 11 inter- companies – which included

the handling of vendor and tenant issues.

Processed payroll and all government remittances.

Handled all the banking for the 11 inter- companies.

Prepared schedules for fixed assets and depreciation entries.

Reconciled balance sheet accounts and completed the year-end binders.

Maintained the financial statements for several holding companies.

Assisted the controller in developing procedures for company operations.

Reviewed financial policies to ensure compliance

Cleaned-up backlog thus bringing the accounting for 11 inter-companies to current status

Maintained tenant rooster and handled all tenant billing issues for various apartment

buildings.

Completed special projects and financial analysis as required by management.

LABATT BREWERIES Accounting Analyst

2006 – 2007 Mississauga, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Reviewed reconciliations and made recommendations for changes and also reconciled some

complex balance sheet accounts.

SOBEYS, ONTARIO Retail Accountant

2005 – 2006 Mississauga, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Prepared journal entries and ensured timely and accurate completion of store financial

statements for 15 Corporate Stores and 11 Franchises.

Prepared working papers, completed expense and gross margin analysis ensuring integrity of

accounts in the general ledger.

Conducted book-to-physical inventory reconciliations, bank reconciliations and other account

reconciliations as required.

Prepared necessary reporting schedules (e.g. percentage rent letters), PST/GST remittances on

behalf of franchisees.

Assisted in the preparation of budgets, month-end and year-end closing.

Reviewed store reports and prepared cash and sales reports.

Prepared working papers on a quarterly basis and for year end-audits.

Prepared monthly financial statements and forwarded the reports to the Regional Directors,

Senior Management, Franchisees and Manager of each Store.

Liaised with, and provided support to stores on all accounting matters.

HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN Financial Analyst

1998 – 2005 Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities:

Assisted with the preparation of schedules for fixed assets and depreciation entries

Delegated monthly bank reconciliation and reviewed reports

Prepared monthly account analysis (analyzing and verifying the general ledger balance

sheet accounts and preparing notes to the financial statements) for thirteen inter-office

companies and an apartment building (121 units).

Reconciled discrepancies in subsidiary ledgers and make proper adjustments

Supported and assisted the Director of Financial Operation in the analytical process for

month-end and year-end and prepared financial statements on a monthly basis.

Assisted with the development of staffing and operating plans and phasing

recommendations as it relates to the development of the annual operating plan

Co-coordinated inventory counts for all the concessions.

Audited all Commercial Services outlets for adherence to internal control and cash

handling procedures

Completed special projects and financial analysis as required, to facilitate improvements

in operating and financial results

Assisted with the streamlining of processes related to financial management, variance

analysis, budgeting and forecasting

Trainer and key resource person for a new financial system

Supervised a staff of 15 people ensuring that billings were done in accordance with the

Ministry of Health policies

Analyzed and reported monthly sales, accounts receivable, payroll expenses, net income

and other pertinent financial information

Prepared and analyzed financial information and submitted financial packages to the head

offices of the following franchises: Tim Horton’s, Yogen Fruz and Shopper’s Drug Mart.

Special projects

Skills:

Proficiency in PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, Accpac, Simply Accounting, Quickbooks, Yardi,

Microsoft Office Suite XP, Kidtrac (database management system), ADP (Payroll System),

Quasimodo System (General Ledger System), Gold System (General Ledger system) and AS400

Knowledge of the Internet, Email, Ecommerce, Database Management, Caseware and Project

Management,

Reliable, punctual, result-oriented, enthusiastic and a team player

REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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