Raafat Asad
Kitchener, Ontario 519-***-**** *************.*@*****.***
SUMMARY
Skilled Bookkeeper and Accounting Assistant who has education and experience in data driven settings to work with a high degree of accuracy to complete quality work.
5+ years of experience in bookkeeping, 3 years of experience with QuickBooks desktop and online too and 3 years of experience in office administration.
5+ years of experience in Tax preparation of T1 and T2.
Strong Mathematical background with experience in financial reporting (quarterly and month-end), submitting remittances, balancing accounts, and auditing.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Simply Accounting, tax preparation software, and other accounting programs.
Enjoys working with numbers and following all company procedures.
Strong communication, multitasking, and time management abilities.
Unrestricted Ontario Driver’s License with access to a reliable vehicle; willing to work a flexible schedule, and commute.
EXPERIENCE
Accountant
April 23 to April 24
Trevarren Property Management
Cambridge,Ontario
Full cycle bookkeeping role.
AP-AR recs.
Bank recs.
Orders entries.
Tax Preparation, Office Assistant and Bookkeeper Aug. 2015 – Present
The Tax Centre - Paris, Ontario
Support with accounts payable and receivable tasks such as generating invoices, collecting payments, issuing payments, and tracking purchase orders
Enter and post transactions for individual and corporate accounts
Calculated asset depreciation to monitor account balances in preparing statements
Created budgets that align with accounting procedures and company policies
Submit government remittances monthly for payroll, WSIB, and HST requirements
Prepare tax returns for personal and corporate files; and year-end statements
Maintained subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions
Balanced general ledger by preparing a trial balance, reconciling entries, and communicated findings and issues effectively
Prepared financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends
Completed month-end tasks by closing entries, banks reconciliations, accruals, and adjustment entries
Processed payroll and maintaining employee records such as T4 slips.
Developed a system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts, as well as defining bookkeeping policies and procedure .
Tax Processor (freelance during busy season) Jan 2017 – Jun 2017
H&R Block, Kitchener, Ontario
Filed personal and corporate income tax following the proper procedure.
Used the DT Max tax software proficiently to enter clients’ data.
EDUCATION
Bookkeeping Diploma, Mississauga Training Centre, Mississauga, ON 2016
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and business administration .