OLGA ZAVGORODNYA

E-mail: acxyuo@r.postjobfree.com

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/olgazavgorodnya

Mobile: 416-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Currently as a Senior Accountant, I am comfortable and experienced with MS Dynamics GP / Great Plains, FRx reports, Management Reporter, EFT processes and controls, QuickBooks, ACCPAC.

History of excellence in:

• Financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting

• Cash flow management

• Month-end, year-end closing processes, annual audit

• Financial statements and analysis

• Bank & accounts reconciliation

• Inter-company reconciliation

• Managing accounts payable and receivable, payroll and benefits administration

• GST/HST, QST, EHT returns

• Internal control and auditing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Accountant 2005 – Present

YMCA Canada, Toronto

YMCA is a large charitable association offering opportunities for personal growth and service to others.

Prepare monthly financial statements and do financial variance analysis

Maintain full charge of all modules in Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains

Run month-end, year-end closing processes, provide working papers to auditors

Prepare all general journal entries, bank & all GL accounts reconciliation

Broadly involve in budgeting & forecasting processes

Manage accounts payable and receivable, employees' expense reports

Payroll, benefits & pension administration (Ceridian Powerpay)

File GST/HST, QST, EHT returns

Reconcile and process remittances of online donations on nationwide website platform

Responsible for regular banking operations & liaison with bank authorities

Reconcile Raiser's Edge entries with general ledger in GP system

Reconcile Visa and Amex corporate credit cards

Trust accounts reconciliation, ad-hoc projects/issues and special analysis as requested

Sr. Accounting Clerk 2004 – 2005

Phantom Industries Inc., Toronto

Phantom Industries Inc. is manufacturer of women’s wear.

Processed and broadly involved in all aspects of accounts payable

Prepared monthly financial statements for U.S. subsidiary

Responsible for daily inter-company transactions

Reconciled inter-company accounts

Prepared daily cash position information and did analysis

Filed monthly PST and GST returns

Financial Controller/Internal Auditor 1999 –2003

Weidmann Systems International AG (WSI), Ukraine

WSI is a multinational company with head office in Switzerland that deals with manufacturing paper and transformer-board. In Ukraine alone the financial turnover is around $200 million (CDN) with the strength of 1900 employees.

Involved in acquisition process and post-acquisition integration

Prepared in-depth ratio, trend and variance analysis of operating results, estimated financial healthiness of enterprise

Responsible for budgeting and forecasting

Coordinated inter-company transactions and reconciliations, supervised day-to-day accounting functions, such as A/P, A/R, collections, bank reconciliations, payroll, and corporate taxation

Implemented cash flow management system

Assisted with conversion of accounting system from Ukrainian GAAP into IFRS

Involved in special investment projects within the corporation & transfer pricing

Conducted internal audits in areas such as: accounting for wastes and rejects, assessing barter operations, accounts receivable write-offs, justification of external credits and capital expenditures.

Chief Accountant 1996 - 1998

Coca-Cola Ukraine Ltd., Ukraine

Prepared monthly revenue and expenses analysis and interpreted the financial results.

Assisted in preparation of monthly reports in manual and computerized bookkeeping systems.

Reviewed financial results from various Coca-Cola divisions and made adjustments.

Prepared working papers for year-end audit.

Conducted accounts reconciliation and resolved discrepancies.

Senior Accountant 1995 - 1996

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ukraine

The Project of “Mass Privatization in Ukraine” financed via USAID.

Maintained project budget and financial records in accordance with corporate finance policies and procedures.

Coordinated financial activities of 26 Regional Centres for Certificate Auction (RCCAs) in Ukraine.

Prepared replenishment report to head office on two-week basis.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Financial Management (MSc) - Boston University

Corporate Finance – CICA

Taxation of Estates and Trusts - Canadian Securities Institute

Internal Auditing - University of Toronto

Income Tax Preparer Certification - H&R Block

Bachelor's Degree, Economics - Kyiv National University of Economics

CGA – PACE Level

CICBV - Canadian Business Valuation

ACCPAC course

VOLUNTEERING

Income Tax Preparer through Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)

Toronto Vegetarian Association, Finance & Audit Committee

Scarborough Women Centre, Finance & Audit Committee

Spoken Languages

English, Russian and Ukrainian

Additional Information

References available upon request

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