Accounting Manager

Marcel Arjmand

*** ********* ********. ********, ** L9R 0P1

416-***-**** ************@*******.***

Career Objective

To partner with an organization where I can utilize my accounting leadership skills to safeguard the assets of the organization and support in decision-making to mitigate risks for financial efficiency, thereby contributing towards the growth of your organization. Core Competencies & Accomplishments

• Reduced plant operating costs for the organization by 10%

• 5 years of experiences in Manufacturing, Lumber, and Construction Industry. 5 years in Environmental Solutions Industry

• Lead & supported new systems implementations: Ceridian, ADP, Great Plains, Filebound, Smartsheet. Working collaboratively with staff & senior management through implementations resulting in reduced processing times, business systems transparency, and high productivity

• Bank Reconciliations, Financials, AP/AR, Inventory Management, Forecasting, Budgeting, Cash Flow Management, Financial Analysis, Payroll using ADP & Ceridian, Corporate Tax, Cost Accounting, Risk Management

• Proficient with Great Plains, QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, Caseware, ACCPAC, SAP, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Oracle, Tax Prep, Ceridian, ADP

• Congratulated and recognized for the development of Corporate Billings Standards at MedSleep Inc. awarded with strong job growth

Work Experience

Controller June 2022 – Present

High North Laboratories – Vaughan, ON

• Integrated QBs accounting software. Led the streamlining of daily transactions through reconciliations and financial statement preparation, financial statement modelling and forecast reporting.

• Co-led implementation of HRM and Ceridian software for payroll processing

• Streamline and add- value to various operating processes into finance in order to identify/mitigate risks. Collaborate with all department heads to ensure assets are safeguarded and appropriate internal controls are in place across organization

• Built a team of Finance/Admin staff to support operations and finance team.

• Established a credit policy, created accounting SPP’s under ASPE to ensure compliance with GAAP

• Recognized by CEO for cash flow forecasting and cash management. Accounting Manager July 2019 – June 2022

Joe Johnson Equipment – Innisfil, ON

• Lead a team of 4 AP and 4 AR and 1 General Accountant

• Lead full cycle accounting for JJE Canada and JJE LLC subsidiary of Federal Signal, key participant in monthly closings and completing monthly and quarterly disclosures & commentary to Corporate for consolidations & external reporting using US GAAP.

• SOX compliance testing & Risk Mitigation, work closely with the internal audit and external audit teams and lead the audit testing ensuring selections were pulled and provide detailed explanations where necessary from Finance team

• Supported the Capital budgeting processes, created budgeting process for subsequent year, track Actuals vs. AOP/Forecasts monthly. Lead variance/flux analysis reporting & commentary. Compile various ad hoc reports for senior management

• Work collaboratively with Sales, Controller, IT, Marketing on various strategic initiatives for JJE business unit Marcel Arjmand

116 Gallagher Crescent. Alliston, ON L9R 0P1

416-***-**** ************@*******.***

• Lead several automation initiatives in workflows for finance and sales department processes General Accountant January 2018 – June 2019

Joe Johnson Equipment – Innisfil, ON

• Promoted from General Accountant to Accounting Manager in 2019. Received JJE’s Top Gun Award in 2019.

• Worked closely with AR & AP teams to oversee and manage the full cycle accounting for both JJE Canada and JJE LLC business units

• Intercompany reconciliations, FX Analysis, Bank Reconciliations, Balance Sheet account reconciliations, P&L analysis

• Compiled KPI’s for finance team

Senior General Accountant August 2016 – December 2017 Newmar/Casa Bella Windows & Doors – Mississauga, ON

• Perform full cycle accounting in conformance with Canadian GAAP using Great Plains & Excel. Responsible at the high level between AR and AP and report to Controller. Managed cost accounting for manufacturing and report to Controller and General Manager

• Provide audit checks for quotations to maintain accuracy and profitability of large scale and volume jobs for low rise and high rise. Viewed highly to attention to detail.

• Responsible for full payroll cycle for both entities Newmar and Casa Bella.

• Responsible for monthly financial reporting, budgets, cash flow, quarterly AR statements to parent company. Awarded for good financial analysis of over $10 million AR aging, report to General Manager and Parent Company.

• Awarded for creating inventory management program for the plant, made inventory counts very easy to manage and improved plant efficiency. Supervised monthly audit/cycle counts for accuracy.

• Assisted in implementation of new ERP system Great Plains in both companies. Acknowledged for my teamwork and communication skills within the organization.

Accountant January 2012 – May 2016

MedSleep/ioSleep Inc. – Toronto, Ontario

• Developed and assisted in implementing OHIP Billing procedures. documentation, and process for Ontario overhead revenue, developed corporate billing standards for the organization

• Prepare master budgets, monthly financials, and sales reports for management team. Preform weekly cash reconciliation and accounting entries

Senior Fund Accountant (Co-op Contract) Aug 2010 – April 2011 Investment Administration Solutions Inc. – Toronto, Ontario

• Completed valuations of funds, balance sheet, profit/loss to release the net asset value of funds to the open market efficiently

Junior Tax Technician (Co-op Contract) January 2010 - April 2010 BDO Canada LLP – Toronto, Ontario

• Prepared T1/T3/TT1 tax returns for Public Guardian & Trustee clients. Awarded for upholding daily tax quotas and built initiative for job growth. Portrayed excellent team player skills. Education

Marcel Arjmand

116 Gallagher Crescent. Alliston, ON L9R 0P1

416-***-**** ************@*******.***

CPA

CPA student currently working towards my CPA. Completion within next 3 years. International Accounting and Finance Degree (Co-op) September 2008 – December 2011 Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario

Nominated as one of the top students in Accounting and Finance program and volunteer as a Seneca Smile Mentor. Congratulated with a Certificate of Achievement and accomplished upright performance appraisals from my three co-op work terms

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