Bandish Gohil 647-***-****
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PROFILE
Profile Summary
Extensive experience performing bookkeeping and accounting f or various industries such as manufacturing, auto dealer, advertising, and trading companies.
Proficient in using QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, Sage Pastel Evolution, Tally, MS office.
Skilled in managing and reconciling of accounts payable, receivable, maintaining general ledger accounts, and sorting all accounting discrepancies
Experience preparing monthly bank reconciliations, posting journal entries including year-end entries, GST/HST preparation and filing returns, foreign exchange workings, payroll and remittances and financial reports.
Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make well thought out decisions.
Highly adaptable individual with the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize while paying attention to detail and maintaining confidentiality at all the times.
Ability to work under pressure individually as well as a part of a team.
Organisational and interpersonal skills with proficiency in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Kiswahili.
Professional Experience
Bookkeeper Dec 2013 - Mar 2015
Rakesh Mevada Professional Corporation, Toronto
Accounting firm offering Bookkeeping and Taxation Services
Maintained bookkeeping for various clients on Sage 50 Accounting, Quick Books and Excel
Responsible for preparing GST returns for clients on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
Processed data for Annual T1 returns on software for about 80 clients
Performed reconciliations of AR/AP accounts for clients on a weekly and monthly basis
Submitted AR/AP reports for clients on a weekly basis
Bookkeeper Dec 2005 - Feb 2013
F&S Scientific Ltd
Laboratory Chemicals and Equipments distributor representing multi-national companies like Thermo Fisher, Oxoid & Eppendorf, Velp
Implemented the accounts departments policies and processes; trained on new Sage Evolution ERP system and implemented the transition from Tally accounting system while training staff on the system
Restored the payroll system; prepared and submitted statutory returns such as payroll source deductions
Processed and Reconciled accounts payable accounts and made payments
Processed sales invoices and posted all receivables accounts entries; made collection calls to prompt account settlements
Extracted quarterly trial balances and financial statements for directors
Prepared year end closing journal entries and prepared annual audit expense and foreign exchange schedules for external auditors
Extracted performance reports for sales account managers and directors
Bookkeeper Apr 2000 - Sep 2005
Polymer Extrusion Ltd
Manufacturer of Rubber and Plastic products
Posted daily and monthly transactions to general ledger and extracted trial balances
Maintained cash books and reconciled with bank statements
Reconciled and processed accounts payable and attended to all discrepancies
Prepared invoices and posted all receivables accounts
Calculated monthly payroll and prepared payments
Extracted trial balances and financial statements for directors
EDUCATION
Certificate in QuickBooks and Simply Accounting
Toronto Business College
Diploma in Business Finance
East African Commercial College
References Available Upon Request