Reference : Native French Canadian Speaker

With reference to the above position, please find attached my résumé for your consideration. I am currently seeking an exciting career opportunity in Asia and this position is of great interest to me. I would like to join a company that I can positively contribute to through my skills and experience. I have much to contribute to your company. I have extensive experience in accounting, financial analysis, sales, customer service, and as a software trainer. I am bilingual in English and French, mature, dynamic, diligent, with strong analytical skills. I have recently returned to Canada from a career break, I lived in the Philippines for more than 2 years, I am married to a Filipina. I am already very familiar with living in the Philippines. I can return with a short notice upon agreement to a employment offer. I am looking forward to hear from you.

Yours sincerely,

Alfred Bissonnette

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email : acrg45@r.postjobfree.com

Skype : alfredbissonnette (by scheduled appointment) Alfred Bissonnette

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email : acrg45@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

• Bilingual (English and French).

• Key financial skills include accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, forecasting, preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements and invoicing.

• Experienced team supervisor.

• Tech-savvy and extremely familiar with hardware (both PC and Mac).

• Highly proficient in Excel, MS Office Suite

• Accounting Software : Simply Accounting (Sage), Acomba

• Hotel management software : Five Star

• Dynamic, detail-oriented, diligent, team player, strong analytical skills.

• Easy adapts to new environments, policies and systems.

• Very flexible and pro-active.

CORE SKILLS

Finance and Accounting

• Preparation of forecasts, budgets and results variance analysis for a large IT consulting firm.

• As a consultant, I worked closely with 1 small and 1 mid-sized business in the preparation of month-end closings, financial statements, and government reporting.

• Experience with inter-company accounts and reconciliation.

• Strong analytical skills, analyze financial statements for various companies in different fields. Computer and Software

• High level Excel spreadsheet creation, with VBA and macros. created a forecasting tool that imported the data from PeopleSoft and integrated it in a spreadsheet and permitted a greater accuracy of the forecasting process. This tool was later shared with all Canadian offices of DMR consulting.

• Highly proficient in Mac and Windows based computers.

• Owned and operated a small computer consultant business, building and selling PC computers and hardware, as well as selling, implementing and training of accounting software to small businesses. Human Resources Management

• Supervised a team of 4 billing agents in a fast paced IT consulting environment.

• As a consultant, overseen the process of hiring, termination and work contract for a small company. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2015 - ….. Dalvay by the Sea, Dalvay, PE

Night auditor ( seasonal position )

2012 – 2014 Career Break – Lived in Asia

1997 - 2011 Consultant

Accounting and financial analysis services

• Month-end closures, financial statement preparation, sales tax remittances.

• Had 2 business on a regular basis for all the duration of my consultancy years.

• Assistance in the hire and termination process of employees.

• Preparation of sole proprietor business Income Tax reports. 2003 – 2011 Mortgage Intelligence, Laval, Québec

Mortgage Specialist

• Sold residential mortgages.

1998 – 2001 DMR Consulting Inc. (a Fujitsu company), Montreal, Québec Financial Analyst

• Supervised the Invoicing Department (4 employees)

• Conducted forecast vs results variance analysis

• Produced monthly financial statements, monthly forecasts and annual budgets.

• Increased efficiency of forecasting accuracy by designing a more integrated Excel spreadsheet. 1995 – 1996 Brome Lake Office Services Inc., West-Brome, Québec Accountant Assistant

• Acted as English-language Accountant Assistant during an employee’s maternity leave.

• Monthly bookkeeping and reporting for the firm’s customers. 1993 – 1997 Self-Employed, Granby, Québec

Accounting and IT Consultant

• Implementation and training of accounting software.

• Computer sales and service.

1987 – 1992 Lafarge Canada, Granby, Québec

Senior Accountant

• Prepared monthly and annual forecasts and budgets.

• Conducted G/L account analysis.

• Prepared fixed asset schedules.

• Implemented a preventative maintenance program for mixer trucks. EDUCATION

2003 Real Estate Agent (prerequisite for Mortgage Specialist qualification) Cégep Sorel-Tracy, Québec

1993 IT Support Specialist Diploma

Cégep Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec

1987 Diploma in Business Administration (Major: Finance) Cégep Granby, Québec

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