FARZANA SULTANA
Phone # 403-***-****
E-mail: ****.*******@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Worked at Terracon Geotechnique Ltd. as an Accounting Clerk for 10
weeks assignment.
. 1.5 yrs experience as Bookkeeper, 1.5 yrs experience as Management
Trainee- Accounts Payable.
. 1+ yr experience as Customer Service Representative.
. Completed Post-baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting in University of
British Columbia.
. Proficient in Computer Applications: Microsoft Excel, Word, Project,
Power Point, Access, Outlook, QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, SAP,
Aacpac ERP system.
. Good analytical skill and very accurate with numbers.
. Completed courses: Cost Accounting, Engineering Economics & Finance,
Supply Chain Management, Corporate Governance, Managerial Accounting
and Financial Accounting etc.
EDUCATION
Post-baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting
Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia (UBC)
MBA in Finance
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
B.Sc in Industrial & Production Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
EXPERIENCE
Accounting Clerk (10 weeks assignment)
February 2013 - April 2013
Terracon Geotechnique Ltd.
. Compile data from timesheet for uploading into Accpac system.
. Maintain Sun Life records for benefits and pension contributions.
. Reconcile Financial data
. Prepare T4, T4A tax slips.
. Help to process 4 separate payroll runs at month end for different
groups of employees.
. Deal with invoices and Accounts Receivable.
. Maintain record in Sage HRMS.
Bookkeeper & Office Clerk
Septemberr 2011 - December 2012
MarketPlace IGA, Vancouver.
. Managed accounts payable.
. Balanced general ledger by preparing trial balance and reconciling
entries.
. Maintained historical records by filing documents.
. Prepared financial reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing
account information.
. Checked/managed invoices, product ordering and payrolls.
Teaching Assistant September 2010
- September 2011
Mathematics Department, Simon Fraser University
. Maintained TA hours for Business Math, Statistics etc.
. Prepared and proctored examinations.
. Provided assistance to faculty members/ staff with laboratory or field
research.
Customer Service Representative
November 2009 - August 2010
MarketPlace IGA, Vancouver.
. Performed cash handling & balanced drawer.
. Achieved all customer service and sales targets.
. Used selling skills proficiently to ensure customers are sold the
right products.
. Provided assistance to customers to better understand product
features, benefits.
Management Trainee February 2007
- April 2008
Kodak Division, MGH Group, Bangladesh
. Coordinated with vendors to ensure inventories are ordered, delivered
and appropriately priced.
. Prepared, processed purchase orders, invoices and customer bills.
. Contributed to business success by ensuring stock availability at
optimum costs to meet customer service target.
. Maintained accounts receivable customer files & did collection calls.
. Carried out billing, collection and reporting activities according to
specific deadlines.
Industrial/ Co-op Projects
. Completed final year thesis at British American Tobacco on
"Improvement of total production applying the Total Quality Management
(TQM) tools".
. Performed 1 year internship in British American Tobacco (BAT) in
manufacturing plant on the project "Enhancement of Master Production
Scheduling (MPS) and planning tools for alignment with SAP upload
format".
. Attended training program on Project Management, Risk Assessment.
Publications
. Sultana F, Razive NI, Azeem A. Implementation of Statistical Process
Control (SPC) for Manufacturing Performance Improvement. Journal of
Mechanical Engineering 2009; 40(1):15-21.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
. Treasurer of Bangladesh Students' Association (BSA), UBC (2012-2013).
. Volunteered at UBC Tax Assistance Clinic for Students (UBC TACS).
. Volunteered at Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
. Campus Member of Certified Management Accountants (CMA).
. Organizing Secretary, Association of Industrial & Production Engineers
(AIPE), BUET.
. Theater acting (Ex-member of "Drisshopot" Theater and BUET Drama
Society).