Sales Accounting
Resume:
RELAIDA S. DEVIERTE, CPA, CGA
Markham, ON L6B 1H6 *********@*****.***
CAREER PROFILE
Extensive experience in Financial Analysis
Strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to work independently as well as a part of a team in a fast paced environment, and capable of handling multiple assignments efficiently under pressure while meeting tight deadline
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pattison Sign Group Inc., Toronto, ON May 2013 – Present
Pattison Sign Group is one of the largest sign and visual communication companies and is an industry leader in North America. It has four state of the art manufacturing facilities and have multiple strategic suppliers to meet the diverse needs of any exterior or interior branding program. With multiple offices and manufacturing facilities, Pattison Sign group is a turnkey, full-service signage provider specializing in branding solutions with 100% North American coverage and a wholly owned company of the The Jim Pattison Group, a 100% privately owned corporation.
Assistant Controller
November 2013 - Present
Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close
Prepare monthly Financial Statements commentary explaining the variances between the actual results, budget and forecast
Review monthly Financial Reporting Package which includes the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related schedules of 5 companies
Ensure that the Departmental variance analysis are sent to Department Directors and Managers and answer any questions that they may have.
Review the monthly binder ensuring that all Balance Sheet and selected Profit and Loss reconciliations are prepared accurately and balances tie in to the Financial Statements
Review and approve Journal Entries
Prepare and review reports for the Quarterly Package which includes the Quarterly Financial Statements, KPIs (AR Turnover, AP Turnover, Inventory Turnover, etc)
Prepare budgets and rolling forecast
Respond to inquiries from the Director of Financial Reporting and other department managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests, etc.
Ensure a clean and timely year-end audit
Prepare Year-End tax and audit reporting packages
Ensure that HST Returns and US Sales Tax filings are up-to-date
Supervise staff of 4 to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met
Provide training to new and existing staff as needed
Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, performance issues and other related issues
Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives and monitor and advice on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff
Review daily bank balances and determine daily/weekly cash requirements
Manage the Multi-Currency feature of the ERP System and ensure that revaluation is done accurately
Support the Director of Financial Reporting with special projects and other job related duties as required
Dyadem International Ltd., North York, Ontario
Dyadem is the market leader in Operational Risk Management (ORM) and Quality Risk Management (QRM) solutions. Dyadem provides software products and services that empower companies to discover and manage the risks to people and products in the design and manufacturing processes. Dyadem helps some of the world's largest companies achieve regulatory compliance and business continuity, serving the oil & gas, chemical, mining, pharmaceutical, medical, automotive, electronics and aerospace and defense industries.
Dyadem's Operational Risk Management solutions provide a reduction in process risks across the enterprise, and our Quality Risk Management solutions provide enterprise quality planning and execution. This results in improved safety, health and environmental compliance with the goal of zero incidents, and the ability to produce high quality products that conform to both design and regulatory requirements.
Dyadem was purchased by IHS in April 2011
Duties and Responsibilities:
Senior Financial Analyst July 2010 – May 2013
Prepare and consolidate Financial Statements – 1 US company, 1 Canadian company, 1 UK company and 1 German company by Department / Cost Centre
Prepare annual budgets and rolling forecast
Involved in the preparation, analytical review, adjustments and finalization of month-end reporting requirements
Ensured integrity, completeness, and accuracy of financial reporting data by doing reasonability tests & analysis
Provide support to Operating Departments – IT, Research and Development, Quality Assurance, etc. in terms of annual budget preparation, performance reporting activities and monthly variance analysis
Meet with the Department Managers on a Quarterly basis or as the need arises to discuss actual results against budget
During the meeting, decide on whether new reports are needed in order for the managers to make sound decisions
In-depth analysis of Expense and Revenue accounts on a Monthly basis for accuracy
Responsible for Analyzing & Reconciling Balance Sheet Accounts
Liaise with external auditors for the annual audit
Process adjusting journal entries to re-allocate specific items by department on a timely fashion
Prepare month-end closing journal entries including commission, royalties and contractor (for Professional Services projects) accruals.
Prepare Transfer Pricing Calculation and process the related intercompany billing for 4 companies
Handles all banking matters including converting US$ funds into CDN funds if necessary to support current exposure.
Calculates sales representatives commissions on a monthly basis
Prepares monthly FX analysis.
Other projects including other reporting requirements required by the Head office from time to time
Financial Analyst
May 2006 – June 2010
Prepare and process semi-monthly payroll thru Quickbooks
Transitioned payroll to ADP effective January 1, 2007
Monitors vacation earned and taken/used per employee. Also reconciles Vacation Liability balance against Vacation sub-ledger per employee
Prepare payroll journal entries to be entered in the accounting system.
Remit Statutory Withholdings – Federal tax, CPP, EI and WSIB to the government
Calculates sales representatives’ commissions and processes payment thru ADP
Prepares and distributes T4 and files the annual T4 Summary
Responsible for monitoring, reconciliation and remittance of GST/HST and PST
Responds to Notice of Assessment from CRA both for payroll and GST/HST
Involved in the preparation, adjustments and finalization of the month-end reporting requirements
Prepares various reconciliations – Bank Reconciliations, Prepaid Expense, Accrued Liabilities, Investments and all other Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Prepare intercompany billing and monthly reconciliation of intercompany accounts, suspense accounts and project expenses.
Assist in various departmental projects as required
Mayami Financial Services, Toronto
Accounting Bookkeeper Nov. 2005 - May 2006
Mayami Financial Services caters to the needs of small to medium-sized Canadian businesses in their daily and annual accounting needs
Entered customers’ and vendors’ invoices in Quickbooks
Performed bookkeeping functions and monthly bank reconciliation
Prepared adjusting journal entries, amortization/depreciation schedules.
Filed GST and PST Remittances
Processed T4, T4 Summary, Payroll and payroll reconciliation
Prepared Trial Balance, Interim and Draft Financial Statements
Global Channels, Inc., Toronto
Assistant Accountant (Co-op Position) Aug. 2005 – Oct. 2005
Engaged in providing Accounting Services to Chartered Accounting firms in the GTA
Performed bookkeeping functions from posting vendors and customers’ invoices, posting journal entries and closing entries up to preparation of trial balance and Draft Financial Statement.
PST, GST and WSIB Remittance
Processed T4, T4 Summary, Payroll and payroll reconciliation
Prepared Trial Balance, Interim and Draft Financial Statements
Universal Robina Corporation
Accounting Officer 1996 – 2005
Universal Robina Corporation is a food manufacturing company engaged in the production of chips, candies, chocolates, noodles, beverages and biscuits. It employs more than 5,000 employees countrywide. Average Monthly Sales is about CDN 20M.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Managed both direct and indirect reports of 40 personnel, assisted in the planning and in organizing the operation of the Finance Department
Monitored the audit of the internal control system making sure that approved policies and procedures are being complied all the time based on the approved Business Systems Manual
Actively participated in the finalization and monitoring of budget for every department providing top management with monthly variance analysis
Evaluated financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and internal controls
Ensured that financial reports are finalized on time and in compliance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Acted as the point of contact for various Sales issues particularly on resolving collection issues and approval of customers’ orders. Just for Accounts Receivable section, managed a total of 20 personnel scattered nationwide. Improved Days’ Sales Outstanding DSO) from 60 days to 45 days in a span of 1 year and from 45 to 35 days in 6 months.
Prepared Gross Profit / Margin analysis for about 200 SKUs (top selling SKUs) twice a month, discussed and reported to the concerned Brand Managers and Marketing Director
Drafted recommendations to be reviewed and approved by the Executive Officers
Conducted annual performance evaluation for direct reports and recommended the needed training and staff development programs for the Accounting team
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CPA, CGA
Computerized Accounting Program North American College
(Accpac for Windows, Simply Accounting, Quickbooks Pro, MYOB)
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