Customer Service Accounting

Blessing Adekunle

Email: ***************@*****.***

Phone: 587-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Seeking intermediate Accounting position where my analytical and technical skills can be utilized to

improve the company profitability

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Over five years progressive working experience in full cycle accounting, finance and

inventory management with investment organization

• Utilized Simply Accounting software to post approximately 250 transactions to both

Account Receivable and Payable journals

Used MS Excel spreadsheet to prepare Expense Reports and determine GST

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calculation with resulting charges on client purchases

• Accurately prepared monthly reconciliations of all company and banking transactions

including Visa, MasterCard and cheques to produce report for management

• Provided friendly and prompt customer service and maintained good relationships with

about 20 clients per day, via phone email and in person

• Ability to multi task in a fast paced environment and communicate clearly and concisely

in verbal and written skills

Good working knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook required,

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organized and detail oriented, must have good oral/written communication

skills, work effectively with minimal supervision

WORK EXPERIENCE

Junior Account Clerk

Chrysalis Accounting Solution January 2013 to date

• Use Simply Accounting software to journalize entries to both Account Receivables and

Payables for small public accounting firm

• Prepared Bookkeeping for client ensuring that all transactions are treated correctly

comply with Accounting principles (GAAP)

• Used MS Excel spreadsheet to prepare Expenses Report classifying all expense into

appropriate categories. Inventory control and reconciliations

Maintained accurate and timely processing of all accounts receivable and

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payable transactions and Corporate reporting on GST, HST, QST, PST

Matching invoices with packing slips/backup, coding, processing of payable

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invoices, maintaining vendor/client’s information, reconciling invoices with

subcontracts, reconciling invoices & statements against Statements,

maintaining files for invoices related backup and running monthly AP reports

Accountant 2009 - 2011

Foursquare International Secondary School, Abuja, Nigeria

• Developed and formalized school invoice and requisitions policy to control purchases,

resulting in 30% savings for school

• Prepared monthly income statements used by management for budgetary purposes;

wrote cash payment receipts for students averaging 80 payments per month

• Conducted overseeing of internal audit process and supported external audit process

Performed clerical duties such as compiling and recording data, filing, sorting

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mail and operating office equipment Inventory management Staff timesheet and

expenses;

Internal weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting Full cycle payroll

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Accounts payable for project and operational vendors;

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Accounts receivable for software, maintenance, training and project clients;

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Investment Office Accountant 2001 - 2008

NITEL Thrift & Credit Society, Abuja, Nigeria

• Analyzed financial statements on monthly basis providing timely reports to senior

management for decision purposes

• Investigated and resolved all discrepancies reported and maintained effective

relationships with clients to promote services

• Processed in excess of 150 client loan applications per month and ensured that all loans

were recovered when due including interest paid

• Monitored investment of shareholder funds of over $40 million CAD on average per

month; reconciled cash book with bank statements containing over 300 transactions

monthly

• Maintained General Ledger cash account with daily updates of cash register; kept track

of 5000 clients’ savings and loan repayments

EDUCATION

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria 2000 – 2001

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management

Equivalent of Canadian Graduate Certificate according to IQAS

The Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi 1995 - 1997

Higher National Diploma

Equivalent of Three year Diploma in Canada according to IQAS

The Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi 1992 – 1994

National Diploma

CANADIAN TRAINING

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association Oct. 2012 - Mar. 2013

Bridging the Gap for Foreign Trained Accountants Program

• Training in QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, and Excel

• Canadian Accounting practices including tax, auditing, law and financial systems,

and workplace culture

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Foursquare Gospel Church Nyanya, Nigeria 1999 - 2009

Finance Committee Member

• Maintained cash, performed bank transactions

• Prepared financial statements to use for reporting; submitted to National Headquarters

yearly

• Raised payment vouchers and made payments to clients as directed by Treasury

Nigeria Christian Corper’s Fellowship (NCCF)

Financial Secretary/Treasury 1998

• Disbursed cash and handled all bank transactions; kept all financial records

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