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Kokouvi Assigno

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Accountant & Financial Auditor

KEY COMPETENCIES

Financial analysis of organization and interpretation of financial statements

Full cycle bookkeeping for small to medium sized companies

Account review

Execution of tasks relating to financial statement audit engagements PERSONAL PROFILE

Reliable and helpful

Ability to work in a team and under pressure

Ambitious, critical thinking and innovative

Sense of organization and professionalism

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ERNST & YOUNG (EY) Canada, October 7, 2019 to November 5 2019 Accountant & Tax technician

Prepare T1134 file for CRA purposes for many entities

Received training on data loading using Alteryx software MAGIL LAURENTIENNE Canada, July 2019 to August 2019 Junior accountant

Prepare and analyze year-end statements (Work e-files)

Perform and reconcile the broker write-up of several companies

Preparing federal and provincial corporate tax returns

Check the payables, receivable of a group of companies

Perform a cash position analysis for a group of companies

Review of HST, GST & GST files

WELBI TECHNOLOGIES INC. Canada, March 2019 to September 2019 Bookkeeper

Maintain an organized and streamlined accounting system

Develop system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts; defining bookkeeping policies and procedures

Maintains subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions

Balances subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries

Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries

Balances general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries

Maintains historical records by filing documents

Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends

Develop monthly and bi-monthly financial statements, including cash flow, profit and loss statements and balance sheets

Prepare quarterly & monthly tax returns as well as operating & business taxes

Compile federal, provincial, and municipal legal requirements by studying requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing reports; advising management on needed actions

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential 2

Perform general bookkeeping duties, including posting information to accounting software and regularly reconciling accounts

GROUPE IBI (IBI Cote D’Ivoire, Comm’eve & Thabor) Ivory Coast, Feb 2017 to Aug 2018 Senior Accountant

Supervised accounting operations: trained a team of 6 accountants

Validated specific accounting records: assessed the impacts on the relevance of the financial information

Monitored cash accounts: reconciled bank and cash accounts

Prepared financial files for requests for bank loans ($165k to $330k)

Validated monthly payrolls for 80 employees

Planned and executed fiscal year end duties: inventories, annual income taxes and preparation of financial statements

Conducted fiscal monitoring: research, planning and jurisprudence

Provided regular assistance during external audits RAM AUDIT & CONSEILS Ivory Coast, Aug 2016 to Feb 2017 Accountant & Financial Auditor

Execution of tasks related to statutory audit of companies: understanding, evaluation of internal control, analysis of accounts and preparation of mission reports GROUPE IBI (IBI COTE D’IVOIRE, COMM’EVE & THABOR) Ivory Coast, Aug 2016 to Feb 2017 Internal Auditor

Assessed accounting and administrative processes

Evaluated operational risks related to business activities

Carried out fraud prevention activities: review of treasury procedures, followed-up on the accounting tasks: collection of economic and financial information, processing and preparation of financial statements

ERNST & YOUNG (EY) Ivory Coast, Aug 2014 to June 2016 Assistant Accountant in the Accounting Department

Assisted with accounting, tax and social duties

Conducted and executed audit engagements

SOPPI CONSULTING Ivory Coast, Aug 2013 to Dec 2013 Accountant Trainee

Prepared tender documents, monitoring and execution

Collected economic and financial information & daily processing

Managed customer, supplier, employee and tax accounts EDUCATION

CPA Preparatory courses, accounting

CPA Ontario Summer 2019 to Summer 2020

CPA Preparatory courses, Accounting Summer 2018 to winter 2021 Telfer School of Management (University of Ottawa)

Master's degree in accounting and financial engineering Sept. 2012 to July 2014 AGITEL-FORMATION, Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire

Professional Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Financial techniques AGITEL-FORMATION, Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Sept. 2011 to July 2012 3

Higher technician diploma in finance/accounting and business management AGITEL-FORMATION, Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire Sept. 2009 to July 2011 COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in SAGE 100 accounting software

Proficient in Microsoft Office Pack (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Using Quickbooks software

Using SAGE 50

Using Yardi Gemini & Voyager

EXTRACURRICULAR

Volunteered at Montfort Hospital March 2019 to present

Participated in Telfer Internal Case Competitions 2018 Sept. 17

Volunteered at Case Competition event: “Place à la jeunesse 2018” Sept. 10

Participated in the Telfer Career Centre activities to obtain the Career Development Certificate Sept 2018 to present

Member of the Telfer Accounting Club Sept 2018 to present Activities: networking, "Wine & Cheese", “Réseau-Franco”

Head Social Committee of the Accounting Students Club Sept. to July 2014

Debater as a Chartered Accountant at the Abidjan Finance Fair June 2014 Topic of the debate: "Investment in Côte d'Ivoire: challenges and opportunities"

Student representative to Professors and the Administration Sept. 2010 to July 2014

French: Very proficient

English: Good

Volunteering: helping with the liturgical ceremonies of a community of approximately 65 people in Ottawa Sept. 2018 to present

Volunteering: responsible for the Mass servers (40 young people and children) in Abidjan, Sept. 2014 to August 2018

Volunteering: in charge of the Legion of Mary (social action team of 15 young people) in Abidjan, Nov. 2017 to August 2018

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