Data Entry Financial Analyst

Mehdi Shahidian

Cambie ST, Vancouver, BC

778-***-**** *******@*****.***

Objective:

As a seasoned financial analyst/accountant with over a decade of diverse experience, including 6+ years in Canada, I seek a challenging role in a dynamic company. My goal is to leverage my expertise in financial statement analysis, month-end reporting, and data analysis while contributing to financial success and operational efficiency as I pursue my master’s in accounting.

Key Skills

Comprehensive accounting expertise: Over a decade of hands-on experience in finance and accounting roles, spanning both industrial and service sectors.

International Experience: 6+ years in Canada and 10+ years in Iran.

Full-Cycle Accounting: Proficient in managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and inventory, ensuring accuracy and deadlines are met.

Financial Reporting & Month-End Closing: Skilled in preparing and analyzing monthly financial statements, conducting bank reconciliations, and assisting in audits and year-end journal entries.

IFRS Proficiency: Familiarity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Employment History:

Clark Freightways – 150+ staff May 2020 to Present

Clark Freightways is one of BC's largest and best-in-class LTL carriers, with 5 branches in BC and 2 sister companies.

Job Title: Intermediate Accountant

Role Description:

Reconciled balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for financial reporting.

Support to provide annual budget reports and recurring GL entries, posting them monthly.

Reconciled actual and budgeted expenses, ensuring GL accounts were balanced.

Posted journal entries and monitored and updated fixed assets and amortization schedules.

Reconciled sister company accounts and oversee their accounting entries.

Reconciliation of customer accounts.

Prepared yearend documents for auditors.

Support AP and AR.

H&R Block Contract-PT Feb 2020 – Apr 2020

They are doing personal and company tax services in Canada and the US

Job Title: Office Clerk

Survitec Group Limited (Delta Canada) Contract-FT Apr 2019 – Feb 2020

They are working on wearable survival equipment, fire solutions and survival craft technology—3000 Staff in 96 countries.

Job Title: Accounts Receivable

Role Description:

Collecting documents from the Sales Dept. – Controlling – Data entry

500+ Invoices per month

Sending the invoices/statements to customers

Preparing AR Aging Report (Weekly)

AR collection (via phone/email)

Preparing wires/cheques and CC settlements

H&R Block Contract-PT Feb 2019 – Apr 2019

They are doing personal and company tax service in Canada and US

Job Title: Office Clerk

Corvus Energy Co, Contract Aug- Sep 2018

Corvus Energy is the world’s leading supplier of safe, innovative, and reliable zero-emission solutions for all segments of the maritime industry.

100-150 staff (accounting department 5)

Position; AP Clerk

Role Description:

AP: Three-way matching with vendor invoices, Data entry and GL Posting,

AR: Billing.

Inventory: Controlling purchase orders and packing slips- Coding and data entry.

Filing.

Bremner Foods Ltd Contract-FT Jan 2018 – May 2018

Farmer and producer of premium fruit products.

Job Title: Bookkeeper

Role Description:

AR: oversight - billing and data entry

100+ invoices per month

Account reconciliation, reporting and AR collections.

Fixed Assets: calculating depreciation and months-end JE postings.

Bank reconciliation

ITD College Canada – 50+ staff Contract-FT Jun 2016 – Jan 2017

ITD Canada is constantly innovating and offers career training programs.

Job Title: Bookkeeper

Role Description:

Accounts Payable and Receivable

100+ Invoices per month

Billing, data entry, reports etc.

Tax (T2, T4 & T4A) – GST and PST filings

Payroll

Bank Reconciliation

Preparing Financial Statements

Behran Oil Co - Tehran, Iran Nov 2005 - Apr 2016

One of the biggest Oil companies in Iran, (ESSO made this refinery in Iran more than 50 years ago and their name changed to “Behran”)

1,000+ staff (50+ staff in accounting dept), 2000+ Invoices per month

Job Title: Controller

Role Description:

Supervising accounting department and cost accounting department; leading day-to-day accounting tasks

Responsible for preparing monthly and yearly budgets and financial statements.

Preparing various schedules to process the intercompany and third-party billings.

GL reconciliation and postings

Bank reconciliations

Coordinating with external auditors for semi and yearly audit

Education:

CPA - Western School of Business, Vancouver BC – In progress

H&R Block Canada Tax level one, Vancouver BC - 2018

M.Sc. Degree in Accounting, Science & Research University, Tehran

B.Sc. Degree in Accounting, Tehran University, Tehran

Software Programs Used:

NAV, Sage 50, QuickBooks, ADP, NetSuite, Truck Mate, Excel, Word, Outlook

Language Skills:

English – Persian (Farsi)

Reference:

Available on request

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