Accounting Assistant

Rasheeda Essaji

** ***** ******, ********, ** L*Z 0B4

Telephone: 905-***-**** (Home); 647-***-**** (Cell)

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

Professional Profile

A versatile and results-driven accounting and financial management professional, possessing over 10 years’ experience in delivering accounting solutions within Canada and the United Kingdom. Sincerely enjoys being part of and managing a successful team as well as collectively developing solutions-based accountancy efficiencies and optimisations. Pursuit of CPA designation demonstrates passion for continuous learning and eagerness to familiarise herself with the latest software and industry developments. Innovation and persistence combine with exceptional time- and task-management abilities to produce a proven record of delivering significant value-added solutions to the company.

Career Summary

2008 - Present

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TEAM LEAD

Ariva Incorporated (Division of Domtar), Mississauga, ON

Positive leadership, training, and support responsibility for junior members of the accounts payable team( 3 direct reports)

Reconciling vendor accounts and successfully managing vendor relationships

Assisting with AR as well as the Controller's time-critical monthly reconciliations, journals, and aging reports and quarterly rolling budgets and flex forecasts.

Preparing monthly journal entries and processing debit and credit notes to deliver customer rebates

Key Achievements

Optimising the speed and accuracy of processing vendor invoices so that we were eligible for cash discount and hence savings of over $300,000

Reviewing and eliminating outdated customer accounts on financial statements, producing continuous savings as well as over $4,000 in immediate return

2007 - 2008

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

Liberte Natural Foods, Brampton, ON

Responsibility for AR functions, including liaising with other divisions to generate invoices as well as processing invoices and credit notes for customer accounts

Verifying vendor statements and managing supplier through the internal accounting system (SDC)

Assisting with reconciling financial transactions and drafting financial statements

Key Achievement

Rapidly adding responsibility through demonstrated leadership, management, and accounting abilities

2002 - 2005

VAT ANALYST

Otis Limited, Leicester, UK

Analysing Value Added Tax (VAT) expense claim forms to resolve the status of claims

Effective performance of administrative and personnel functions, including accurate data entry, filing, and payroll management for all employees

Key Achievement

Discovering and investigating unclaimed VAT on expensing by technicians, resulting in over 200,000 (approximately $360,000) in savings for the company

Career Summary (Continued)

2001

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT

Jessop's Limited, Leicester, UK

Maximising the operation of and maintaining the company's internal information management system

Processing supplier queries and purchase invoices

Key Achievement

Streamlining the system for processing vendor invoices by diagnosing and eliminating errors in the company's database, dramatically reducing the time needed to process claims

1998 - 2000

BOOKKEEPER AND ADMINISTRATOR

All Seasons Motors, Leicester, UK

Supervising junior accounting staff to ensure integrity of accounting functions

Using Sage, reconciling weekly financial transactions and drafting financial statements

Key Achievement

Optimised accounting functions for the company by introducing and successfully transitioning from manual accounting to computerised accounting software, producing substantial efficiencies in the accounting process

Education and Certifications

CPA

Core 1

(Expected Completion Date 2018)

Knowledge of IFRS, ASPE in relation to preparing financial statements, and industry controls, governance, and ethical strictures

Diploma

ACCOUNTING

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

A-grades include Accounting, Advanced Accounting, and Managerial Accounting

Key Technical Skills

Microsoft Windows

QuickBooks

Microsoft Office Suite

ImageNow

SAP

Sage

Personal Details

Languages

English (Fluent), Gujarati (Fluent), Spanish (Basic)

Driving Licence

Full/Clean

Interests

Reading, Cinema, Hiking, Swimming

References are Available on Request

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