Sales Accounting

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Jeff Miao, CGA

PROFILE

Self-motivated and result-driven finance professional with versatile

experience and excellent communication skills; possesses superior abilities

to thrive in a fast paced changing environment and meet strict deadlines;

offers a reputation for meticulous attention to detail and performance

excellence across multiple engagements.

Core competencies include:

. Full cycle accounting

. Analysis, reporting, budgeting

. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

. QuickBooks, Great Plains, Ceridian, ADP

. Payroll & benefits administration

. Roles related to auditing and taxes

WORK EXPERIENCE

Chief Accountant

A Professional staffing Agency 2012

- present

. Perform full cycle of AR, AP, accounts reconciliation, and financial

statements

. Prepare month-end and ad hoc reports with recommendation to

management

. Conduct full aspects of payroll procedures and benefits

administration for permanent and hourly staff; processed timesheets,

ROEs, and T4s

. Manage tight cash flow and complex reconciliation of factoring

accounts

. Design and implement more efficient financial analysis and reporting

templates; enhance policies and procedures to achieve optimal

efficiency

. Perform complicated and detailed commission calculation for sales and

recruiting staff

. Calculate and file government remittance including HST, WSIB, and EHT

. Liaise with external parties including accounting firm, collection

agency, legal firm, and Service Canada; investigate and answer any

questions

Accomplishments:

- Converted manual billing process into QuickBooks to improve

efficiency and accuracy

- Cleared balance sheet accounts back to previous years; recovered

$20k HST credit

- Streamlined work procedures to improve efficiency and meet tight

deadlines

Accounting Manager

Info-Trix Technology Consulting Inc

2007 - 2011

. Managed all accounting and office administration functions

. Produced and monitored annual budget and quarterly sales forecast

. Prepared monthly financial statements and budget vs actual analysis

. Conducted accounts reconciliation and maintain prepaid, accrual, and

amortization schedules

. Processed bi-weekly payroll in QuickBooks

. Calculated and filed government remittance of HST and WSIB

. Liaised with accounting firm for year-end process

Accomplishments:

- Set up QuickBooks system to replace manual accounting

- Initiated annual budget control and designed budgeting templates

- Gradually implemented policies and procedures to enhance financial

management

Senior Accountant

Digital Mapping Technology Inc 2005

- 2007

. Conducted month-end closing including journal entries, accounts

reconciliation, and trial balance analysis; maintained prepaid,

accrual and amortization schedules

. Analyzed and recorded monthly revenue recognition and deferral

. Produced monthly reporting packages including budget vs. actual

analysis and KPI dashboard for senior management

. Maintained sales pipeline and produced monthly forecast; performed

extensive sales analysis

. Participated in the annual budgeting and quarterly roll-over

procedures

. Assisted Controller in cash management; produced bi-weekly cash flow

forecast

. Prepared all working papers for year-end auditing conducted by

Deloitte & Touch

. Participated in accounting system conversion from QuickBooks to Great

Plains

Accomplishments:

- Gradually taken over more duties from the Controller due to

excel performance

- Supported sales functions by providing meaningful sales

forecasting and analysis

- Cooperated with external consultant to achieve smooth and timely

systems conversion

Accountant & Office Administrator

Disvasa Canada Inc 2003 -

2005

. Performed full cycle of accounting functions including AR, AP,

journal entries, accounts reconciliation, month-end closing, and

financial statements preparation

. Generated annual budget and performed monthly actual vs. budget

comparison

. Produced monthly reports and year-end consolidation packages to US

parent company

. Monitored merchandise movement within SAP system for order

fulfillment and in-time delivery; managed local inventory including

consignments, defects, and returns

. Calculated and filed monthly GST, PST; processed bi-weekly payroll

and deductions in ADP

. Administered daily duties of a small office

Accomplishments:

- Shortened month-end reporting time from 5 days to 3 days

- Reduced merchandise lost during shipment by close liaison with

delivery agencies

EDUCATION

. Bachelor's degree in accounting

. CGA Ontario

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