cost control, payroll, accounts payable, month-end reporting, accruals

Fei Fei Zhao, B.Comm

Edmonton, AB, Canada 780-***-**** actmue@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Professional Accountant with 2+ years’ experience in the construction, energy and waste management industries, including project cost monitoring, payroll and labor cost control, payables and billings, reconciliations, month-end reporting and income tax. Successfully completed Certified Management Accounting Strategic Leadership (professional education) CPA/CMA program, with expected designation as a CPA/CMA in 2017 on completion of experience requirements.

Key Experience and Skills include:

Month-End Reporting: Managed month-end reporting for multi-million dollar projects. (Tervita)

Reconciliation: Applied basic accounting principles used in various account reconciliation. (Aecon)

Cost Control: Produced cost reports and identified control risks to management. (Babcock)

Project Close Outs: Processed project close out reconciliation for various projects. (Tervita)

General Ledger: Investigated journal entries for variances in reporting month-end financials.

Invoicing: Calculated and processed invoicing on a daily basis to send to the client.

Payroll: Processed weekly payroll for over 400 employees with tight deadlines. (Ledcor)

Accounts Payable (AP): Administered three way match system to pay over 60 vendors. (Ledcor)

Information Technology and Systems: Proficient in SAP, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards. Skilled in MS Office, particularly Excel (vlookups, functions, pivot-tables).

EXPERIENCE

Site Project Accountant (Contract) May - July 2015

Recruited as a contractor for Aecon Industries, Industrial Division - Hardisty, Alberta, Canada

Provided site project accounting support for a pipeline replacement project.

Used financial management skills to continuously review and manage labor equipment material (LEM) invoicing, payroll audits, and cost reporting.

Used SAP to produce 60-80 LEM invoices per month to the client.

Recommended tracking procedures to project control to successfully track and monitor project costs, and was able to monitor project costing more efficiently.

Conducted audit of third party vendor spending for cost tracking on a weekly basis.

Strengthened payroll performance by improving communication channel to payroll clerk.

Project Cost Analyst (Contract) August - December 2014

Recruited as a contractor for Babcock and Wilcox, Energy Division - Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

Provided cost control and account reconciliation support for an oil sand plant maintenance project.

Identified third party invoice discrepancies and saved the company over $3,000.

Improved efficiencies and internal control through matching and reconciliation of various reports.

Mentored co-workers on key accounting concepts and coached excel skills on how to use pivot-tables.

Actively interacting with project team to continuously improving efficiencies of cost tracking, and updated progress to management.

Delivered process improvement solutions which recovered of >$80,000 missed from invoicing; through applying basic matching skill to reconcile billings with cost tracking.

Project Cost Coordinator September 2013 - February 2014

Tervita Corp, Environmental Division - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsible for invoicing, audit assistance, and month-end of various construction projects.

Prepared accounting month-end reports for month end account closing reviews. This included revenue recognition, cost accruals, cost deferrals, PO accruals, and revenue accruals.

Investigate the company general ledger using PeopleSoft for discrepancies in month end reporting.

Assembled project documents for backups and managed flow of information. Participate in new project review to ensure information supporting the project is correct.

Enhanced communication between operations and finance team by delivering weekly financial progress to 3 project managers.

Strengthened multitasking and organization skills by providing accounting support to 4 Project Managers; which included managing signed change-orders, tracking billing status, customer invoicing, and issuing hold-back documents.

Project Accountant July 2012 - August 2013

Ledcor Group, Site Service Division - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsible for payroll, invoicing, and accounts payable.

Administered human resource support to 250-400 employees on remote project site. This included processing payroll, administering termination documents, and new hire setups and paper document controls.

Audited company weekly payroll reports, and processed 50-60 LEM invoicing per month.

Strengthened the company management reporting by setting up personal reminders on Microsoft Outlook on a weekly basis.

Delivered process improvement on AP administration, and was able to reduce accounts outstanding by 60%.

Simplified new training process for new project accountant and he was able to independently manage payroll after 2 weeks.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

CMA Strategic Leadership Program 2015

Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta Professional Program

Completed CMA Professional Education Program in 2015. Designation as CPA/CMA expected in 2017 on completion of Practical Experience Requirements.

Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Major 2012

Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Income Tax Clinic Technician January – May 2012

Amity House Tax Clinic

Prepared income tax returns for low income families. Educated the community on tax regulations and planning.

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