Payroll, sales & payroll tax returns, cost accounting
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Jose (Joe) DaPonte
St. Albans, NY 11412
Home: 718-***-**** Cell: 516-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
Career History
Koshers and Company, CPA’s – Merrick, NY Nov 2015 – June 2016
-Providing full cycle bookkeeping/accounting functions up to and including financial statements and payroll for clients using internet based and desktop versions of QuickBooks
-Provide financial analysis reporting ( cashflow analysis, payroll reconciliations, balance sheet account reconciliations, departmental analysis ) and working papers for year end
-Sales tax & payroll tax return filings
Accountemps – Manhattan, NY April 2014 – Nov 2015
-Providing full cycle bookkeeping/accounting functions up to and including financial statements and payroll for clients using internet based and desktop versions of QuickBooks
-Provide financial analysis reporting ( cashflow analysis, payroll reconciliations, balance sheet account reconciliations, departmental analysis )
-A/R & A/P analysis including collections
Goldman,Sloan, Nash&Haber LLP – Toronto, Canada April 2012 – March 2014 Contract position with GSNH LLP – Assistant to the Controller
-Preparing month-ends & monthly financial statements for managing partners
-Account analysis for working papers, assisting & filling in for accounting staff
-Preparing management reports on a weekly basis ( Cash position, associate fee credits, miscellaneous upon request)
-Profitability reporting, full cycle accounting functions, bank reconciliations, yearly budgets, implementing accounting controls & procedures
Staff Accountant
The Taligent Group – Richmond Hill April 2010 – Feb. 2012
-Provided accounting and bookkeeping services to clients in Toronto and GTA (Toronto Zenith Concrete, CanadaHelps, Multimed Publisher & Praxair)
-Duties included full cycle accounting functions ;preparing month-end reporting, monthly working papers and monthly financial statements; cash management reporting, CRA filings ( GST/HST, EHT, Payroll Source deductions); WSIB, and payroll ( Ceridian, ADP & QuickBooks).
-Converting US$ transactions to CDN$ for monthly financial statements
Accountant
PSTG Consulting – Toronto, Ontario Dec. 2008 – Nov. 2009
-Contract position with PSTG Consulting Services until they found a full-time controller
-PSTG Consulting Services is an International Company with offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Trinidad which caters predominantly to public sector bodies
-Responsibilities included closing September 2008 year-ends for both PSTG Consulting Inc. and PSTG Caribbean Limited
-Provided monthly financial statements to CEO and BMO
-Liaison with bank and accounting firm
-Processing payroll (ADP), remitting source deductions; processing GST returns
-Inputting Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable invoices; recording cash receipts; maintaining cash flow reporting
-Prepared monthly Balance Sheet account reconciliations; processed wire transfers and dealt with CRA audit
-Supervised Accounts Receivable clerk ( Invoices were prepared using Microsoft Word for customer mailings)
DaPonte Accounting Services – Belleville, Ontario Dec. 2007- Oct. 2008
-Provided accounting/bookkeeping services to various clients in Quinte Region ( FX9 Int’l manufacturer of Industrial cleaning solution, Landrover Salvage )
Controller
En-Pro International Inc. – Oshawa, Ontario Oct. 2001 – Oct. 2007
-En-Pro International Inc. provides energy consulting services to commercial and transportation sector clients
-Provided full cycle accounting functions; monthly Balance Sheet account reconciliations and monthly financial statements
-Prepared annual budget with Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Production
-Human Resource functions ( maintaining employee files, ROE’s); preparing payroll ( including sales commissions); benefits administration
-Prepared year end working papers for accounting firm
-Assisted CEO with corporate tax filings; provided monthly production and sales reporting analysis; liaison with outside technology consultants
-Prepared monthly financial reports for the President and CEO using Excel and QuickBooks internal reports
-Supervised invoicing and collection staff
-Processed payroll for employees across Canada including Quebec; Source deduction remittances and filings
-Processing Accounts Payable including cheque runs, entering Accounts Receivable invoicing and managing collection processes
DaPonte Accounting Services – Markham, Ontario Sept. 1998 – Oct. 2001
-Provided accounting/bookkeeping services to the Mississauga Board of Trade and En-Pro International Inc.
Cost Accountant
Tradesco Mold Ltd. – Rexdale, Ontario 1995 - 1998
-Responsibilities included preparing payroll for plant personnel and maintaining plant personnel records; Source Deductions remittances and reconciliations
-Supervised Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable clerks
-Established and reviewing job costing
-Monthly Balance Sheet Account reconciliations and analysis
-Overseeing of quarterly physical inventories
-Preparation of monthly sales, WIP and warranty reports and gross margin report analysis
Cost Accountant/Manager
Dominion Automotive industries – Uxbridge, Ontario Oct. 1986 – 1995
-Control and maintenance of payroll accounting including CRA documentation and filings
-Variance analysis; capital project maintenance; cost margin analysis ; current cost tracking and cost system maintenance
-Bills of Material updates and maintenance
-Prepared monthly journal entries to record labour and variance analysis
-Prepared Statistics Canada reporting
-Supervised Plant Payroll Clerk ( unionized hourly personnel)
-Maintained fixed asset control
-Daily inventory cycle checks and lead role in yearly physical inventory counts and reconciliation
-Prepared inventory reconciliations and raw material inventory control
Education
Bachelor of Commerce, Business Administration – Ryerson University – Toronto, Ontario, Canada– June 1999
Becker CPA Program started in May 2014
omputer Skills
-Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Impact, AccPac, CMS Software, AS/400, Business Visions, MYOB, QuickBooks, Platinum, Simply Accounting, SAP, ADP and Ceridian Payroll, PCLAW, Sage
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