Tamara Sergeyeva
Mississauga, ON, L5B 4M7
Home Telephone: 905-***-****
Cellular Phone: 647-***-****
E-mail: aboee3@r.postjobfree.com
Highlights of Qualifications
- Over 13 years of progressive accounting and over 5 years of managerial experience
- CGA Certification in progress (Level 3)
- Extensive practical experience with numerous computer applications, including QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, ACCPAC, Adage, CaseWare, CaseView and MS Excel
- Excellent communication and ability to work with various levels of staff and management to quickly develop key contacts
- Proven ability to increase work capacity and effort to meet deadlines
- Proven experience to manage multiple projects and competing tasks
- Demonstrated initiative, organized and extremely detail-oriented in all areas of work
- Proven ability to work efficiently as a part of team as well as independently
Work Experience
Hain Celestial Canada
Toronto, Canada
Natural and organic food company
2012-Current
Accountant
- Prepared month-end and quarter–end closing procedures, including accruals, prepaids, detailed analysis and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and items such as cost of sales, audit requests, financial management reports and schedules
- Maintained fixed assets sub ledger
- Prepared foreign exchange reconciliation, analysis and reports
- Prepared monthly income tax provision
Export Trader
2004- 2012
Mississauga, Canada
International Auto Broker
Accounting Manager
- Managed a team of 3 bookkeepers which performed a complete cycle of accounting procedures to support a medium-sized automotive trading business
- Performed month-end and year-end close procedures, prepared year-end audit working papers, including assets, liabilities, revenue and expenditures lead-sheets, currency revaluation, accounts analysis, supporting schedules and relevant back-up documents
- Filed and submitted Government Tax Returns (GST, PST, Source Deductions, WSIB, Excise Taxes) and prepared Statistical reports
- Interacted with government and company auditors and assisted during the audits
- Controlled and assured accuracy of company’s bank accounts, including foreign bank accounts, on-line payment systems such as : RBC Express, Scotia Connect, Wells Fargo Bank CEO Portal, PayPal, Google Checkout, WorldPay and Western Union
- Prepared and processed by-weekly payroll for 18 employees
- Negotiated lease agreements and insurance policies, car’s lease agreements
- Administrated company group insurance benefit plan
- Participated actively in initial start-up of company, including opening bank accounts, setting up on-line banking and tax-paying systems, license acquisitions, creation and ownership of company’s accounting system
- Managed relationships with key clients
- Implemented and tested accounting module of the new operating system
Hans J. Graf and Steve Manias Chartered Accounting Office
1999-2004
Mississauga, Canada
Bookkeeper and Accountant
- Completed personal and corporate Financial Statements and tax returns for the company’s clients
- Performed bookkeeping for small businesses in many different industries
- Prepared of audit files, including lead sheets, analysis, testing and collection of relevant back up documents
- Performed administrative tasks and processed the payroll for company employees
Education
Bachelor of Science in Finance (1982)
University of Latvia