Customer Service Accounting

CHINTHA SARAM, CGA

** ********** ***

Brampton, ON L6R 2E8

Telephone: 905-***-****; Cell: 647-***-****

E-mail: ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To secure a management role in the field of accounting or finance to

utilize previous knowledge and skills, as well as gain new experiences

EDUCATION

Certified General Accountant (CGA)

2009

CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS OF ONTARIO, TORONTO, ON

Bachelor of Business Administration (Hon) Special

1994

UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYAWARDENAPURA, SRI LANKA

Ontario Equivalency: Bachelor of Business Administration as Accredited

by World Education Services, Inc

SKILLS

> Determined, persistent and goal oriented

> Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task

> Confident and professional communication skills

> Enjoys and works well both independently and in a team environment

> Detail oriented, and functions well under pressure

> Polite, courteous, and delivers excellent customer service

> Good judgment and ability to prioritize

> Solid analytical and problem solving skills

> Proficient in a variety of software programs including: SAP,

QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, Accpac, Microsoft Excel (V-lookup,

Pivot Table) Word, Outlook

> Experience in full cycle accounting, Budgeting, forecasting, Finance

and Tax related functions

> Knowledge and experience with process improvements

> Knowledge and experience with employee hiring, performance review, job

delegation and management

EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA INC Mar 2012 - Present

Samsung is the market leader in consumer electronic products, home

appliances, mobile phones and services for over 70 years.

Senior Accountant

> Lead the month -end and year-end closure, ensure accuracy of all

postings and compliance with IFRS and Canadian GAAP accounting

guidelines

> Review and analyze Monthly Financial Statements ensuring all

accounting entries have been properly posted and that there are no

material fluctuations (month over month), If unreasonable (material)

fluctuations exist, research and explain the variance or make

necessary adjustments

> Prepare/review Balance Sheet accounts including inter company, bank,

payroll accounts, various tax accounts and analyze and explain

variances, ensure accuracy of all postings

> Preparation of audit package and Liaise with KPMG auditors to have

quarterly reviews and annual audit completed in a timely manner

> Prepare and submit various reports including cash flow forecasts to

head Quarters and North American Head Quarters

> Involved in hiring decisions, mentor, motivate and train new hires

> Recognized by the management for analytical skills and takes

initiatives to solve problems in completion of completion of a special

labor cost project assigned to subsidiary by head quarter

> Review accounting policies and align accounting practices followed by

the department with such policies

> Responsible for all taxes and completion of various government surveys

and preparation of ad-hoc reports

> Liaise with all business divisions in order to solve complex

accounting issues

CARGOJET INC. Feb 2007 - Nov 2011

Canada's leading provider of time sensitive overnight air cargo services.

Cargojet transports over 840,000 Lbs of air cargo each business night

utilizing a fleet of twenty-two all-cargo aircrafts.

Senior Accountant

> Responsible for accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly

and annual financial reports and analysis to Executive Management

> Responsible for General Ledger maintenance, reviewing accounts for

accuracy, prepare and post correcting and adjusting entries

> Reconciliation of intercompany balances and preparation of Balance

sheet schedules monthly, quarterly and annually

> Analysis of costs and revenue accounts and compile variance reports on

a quarterly basis to maintain high level of transparency in financial

reports and current markets

> Responsible for general ledger review and complete timely and accurate

monthly accruals in compliance with GAAP

> Responsible for analysis of customer revenue weekly, monthly and

annual versus budget, in depth analysis of variances & reporting as

the key indicator of contractual customer performance

> Lead the exercise of streamlining workloads and process improvements

which resulted in early month-end closure

> Interface with auditors; maintain the organization's relationships

with external auditors, internal auditors, and other professional

advisory bodies regarding accounting and external reporting

> Maintain the organization's internal control framework and ensure

consistent application of related policies and procedures

> Assisted in preparation of annual revenue budget and quarterly

forecasting

> Responsible for verification and code AP invoices, checking AR

invoices to ensure completeness of revenue

> Assisted the review and preparation of the organization's annual

Management Discussion & Analysis section and coordinate all financial

inputs to the Annual Report

> Involved in system testing in the process of implementation of SAP

system

> Train and supervise staff including Accounts payable, Accounts

receivable, System operations, GL coding

> Oversee the monthly and annual financial close process

> Liaise with corporate planning, and all business divisions to provide

direction and/or assistance with respect to complex accounting and

reporting issues

CUMMINS-ALLISON ULC. Aug

2006 - Jan 2007

Subsidiary of Cummins-Allison Corporation, a U.S.-based company the company

provides industry-proven coin handling and currency handling equipment, and

money handling systems to businesses throughout Canada.

Accountant (Contract position)

> Responsible for the preparation of financial statements compile the

variance analysis report

> Responsible for accuracy of invoicing, data entry, posting monthly

batches, posting all journal entries, adjusting and correcting entries

month-end, year-end closure and preparation of monthly financial data

package

> Responsible for maintain the organization's relationships with

external auditors, regarding accounting and external reporting of

Financial Statements

> Responsible for Accounts payable: verification of all accounts payable

invoices, overseeing parts and finished goods with accurate pricing,

settle discrepancies with vendors, update the system and check runs

> Responsible for Accounts receivable personnel, verification of all

accounts for accuracy of coding, adjusting, correcting entries, settle

discrepancies with customers; call collections

> Responsible for monthly government remittances

N.S. MANN CA Nov 2003 - July 2006

A public accounting firm serving a variety of clients mainly based out in

Brampton.

Staff Accountant

> Responsible for preparation of annual financial statements for over 50

clients

> Responsible for preparation of budgets and forecasts for clients,

providing and supervising bookkeeping services, general ledger

maintenance, reconciliation of various accounts

> Responsible for Filing of GST, PST, payroll tax, and WSIB returns,

Supervision of payroll services provided to over 50 clients,

supervision, preparation and filing of T4 returns for over 250 clients

> Supervision and training staff on all areas of accounting, payroll

taxes and client management

CARIBBEAN DISTILLERS CORPORATION, LTD. Oct 2001 - Jun 2003

Group of companies manufacture and distribute world famous, high quality

Patron Tequila and Pyrat rum. The company facilities are located in Las

Vegas, Mexico, California and Germany.

Corporate Controller

> As Head of the finance division, responsible for accounting functions,

preparation of monthly/quarterly and annual financial statements, MIS

reports and maintaining proper accounting/internal control systems in

the organization

> Cash flow budgeting for the group and cash flow management, handled

the treasury functions of the whole organization.

> Successfully created the Annual budget package in Excel format

> Activity based costing of products and maintained data files,

inventory reconciliations

> Break even analysis, pricing decisions, calculation of profit

maximizing production mixes and variance analysis

> Preparation of year end audit package and Liaise with auditors

concerning the annual audit

> Handling other general correspondence with outside parties as a

company representative

First Anguilla Trust Company Ltd (Anguilla B.W.I) - Accountant

May 1998 - Sep 2001

Super Fine International Garments Private Ltd (Sri Lanka)- Financial

Controller Feb 1997 - Nov 1997

Ansell Lanka Private Ltd. (Sri Lanka)- Assistant Accountant May

1994 - Jan 1997

INTERESTS

Travel, read and volunteer teaching at the local community centre

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