Accounting Financial

RASHA DI LEO, CA

Email: **********@*****.*** Mobile: 416-***-****

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

• 10+ years full cycle accounting, AR, AP, financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting.

• 2+ years supervisory and leadership experience

• Expert in financial reporting and accounting in a broad spectrum of sectors.

• Easy going by nature, flexable and adaptable, able to coordinate well with all members of the organization.

• Excellent MS office skills, advanced capabilities in spread sheeting and financial modelling.

• Exposure to many accounting software’s such as MYOB, Sage, SAP and QuickBooks.

• Excellent time management, prioritising, problem solving and communication skills.

• A quick learner with the ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.

• Proven experience in providing professional advice in strategic sectors such as financial reporting, taxation, corporate finance and insolvency.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Accountant & Payroll Analyst Brookfield Property Group Jan 2017 – Mar 2021

• Supervision over accounts receivables and accounts payables.

• Process and input bi-weekly payrolls for salary and hourly employees, including taxable benefits, WSIB, EHT, annual bonus payments and other special payments.

• Process other full cycle payroll activities and benefits administration (such as coding and processing information on hires, transfers, leaves, terminations, and wage adjustments)

• Assisting with taxation and other governmental matters as they arise. (both Canada and US).

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reports.

• Monthly GST returns and other taxation matters.

• Analyze and review general journal and ledger entries, bank statements, inventories, capital expenditures, monthly accruals and prepaid expenses to ensure accuracy in the books.

• Full cycle accounts payable process, including invoices, billing and monthly aging reports.

• Examine detailed accounting transactions to ensure accuracy.

• Financial forecasting, budgeting and analysis to support operational decisions throughout the entire business.

• Development and maintenance of reporting and internal control policies and procedures.

• Assisting with multiple audits throughout the year.

• Involvement in ERP implementation with SAP.

Financial Accountant (Contract) Bank of Montreal Jun 2016 – Dec 2016

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reports.

• Performing month-end close including preparation of multiple daily and monthly entries.

• Organizing and maintaining accurate company accounting record.

• Liaising with external and internal audit, ensuring governance and controls are set up and followed

• Working on and being the lead for finance projects.

• Daily bank reconcilations and working other internal reconciliation reports.

• Complex reconciliations of multiple bank accounts and entities.

• High level of MS excel and powerpoint work.

• Supervisory experience.

Intermediate Accountant Simpson Grierson Law Mar 2013 – May 2016

• Preparing monthly P&L and balance sheet reporting including commentary on all material variances.

• Preparation of GST returns, including PAYS, PAYG and FBT for tax purposes.

• Preparation of general ledger reconciliations and working papers.

• Full charge of the biweekly payroll cycle including monitoring timesheets and leave requests.

• Implementing departmental accounting policies, procedures and processes.

• Preparing a full set of monthly management accounts including annual budgets and forecasts.

• Analysing financial data and preparing financial statements, accounting information and reports for senior managers and directors and proposing recommendations.

• Capital expenditure and depreciation process including process implementation and continuous improvement on accounting and reporting for assets.

Business Advisory Accountant BDO (Public Practice) Jan 2010 – Feb 2013

• Preparation of financial statements for clients and preparing work papers to the required accounting standards.

• Identifying potential issues or opportunities and raising these with managers.

• Implementing techniques and processes to prevent future issues.

• Preparing tax returns including, GST, PAYE, FBT for a wide variety of clients.

• Liaising directly with clients to respond to queries and providing information as requested.

• Identifying areas for possible improvement (e.g. the financial structure of the entity and business processes.

• Communicating with external outsourcing partners to implement improvements to the relevant accounting practices.

• Investigating and dealing with financial irregularities and anomalies. EDUCATION/EDUCATION

Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand CAANZ

• Chartered Accountant May 2015

Auckland University of Technology

• Post Graduate Diploma in Business (Accounting & Finance) December 2012

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Management) December 2011

• New Zealand Diploma in Business June 2009

• Diploma in Management December 2008

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