Accounts Payable & Financial Operations Specialist

Tapash Kumar Barua

*** ********* **** **, *******,AB

Phone :403-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

Highly motivated and detail-oriented accounting professional with many years of experience in managing financial records and reports, seeking an accounting position at a reputable organization. I am proficient in various accounting software and have excellent knowledge of various accounting practices. Aiming to utilize my strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication and interpersonal skills and commitment to accuracy to assist with the company’s financial operations and drive growth.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting .

Skilled with Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP system, PeopleSoft (Oracle) ERP system, NetSuite (Oracle), Yardi, CDK ERP, Workday, PCC, Yooz, Pallets, SharePoint, Sage 300 ERP Accpac, BMO Spending Dynamics, Centre Suite, Reynolds & Reynolds ERP system, Sage Business Vision, Explorer, Great Plains, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint

Full Professional Proficiency in English and Bengali (Read, Write and Speak)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Qualico Homes-Star Building Materials, Calgary, AB: Mar 2025-Current

Sr. AP Analyst:

Process high volumes of vendor invoices accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

Conduct three-way matching of purchase orders, invoices, and receiving documents to verify accuracy and resolve Anomalies.

Reconcile vendor statements and resolve billing issues promptly to maintain positive vendor relationships.

Manage the AP aging report and follow up on outstanding invoices to ensure timely payments and avoid late fees.

Develop and Implement process improvements, including automation of invoice processing and vendor payment methods, resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings.

Assist in month-end close activities, including accruals and reconciliations, to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Perform employee expenses reimbursements, Petty Cash Reconciliations, Credit Card Reconciliations, Journal Entries, weekly settlement runs for Cheques, EFT, ACH/Wire transfers, and PAP. Upload payment files for Online Bank and EFT payments in the online Bank Portal. Resolves Cheque related issues including cancellation/void and reissuing cheques to ensure timely payment.

Perform Vendor Setup, Manage Email inboxes, Credit Applications and many other accounting functions as assigned.

Mphasis(Agecare) Corp Calgary,AB:

Sr. AP Coordinator: July 2023 to Mar 2025

Processed invoices/credits/ employee expenses reimbursements, Conducted weekly settlement runs for Cheques, EFT, ACH/Wire transfers, and PAP. Resolved Cheque related issues, posted refund and withdrawal and transfers fund and completed Credit applications

Performed Adjusting entries, Reconciliations and Vendor Management, Managed Email inboxes, and Generated and Reviewed monthly Aging Reports

Executed Routine review of different Accounts and confirmed the correct general ledgers and cost centers to prevent incorrect posting errors. Facilitated process improvement and training and co-ordinated with colleagues and various sites and performed many other accounting functions

FYi Doctors Inc, Calgary,AB

AP Analyst: Oct 2022 to Jun 2023

Processed invoices and credits, analyzed accounts, and reconciliations, managed email inboxes, and resolved AP issues.

Used XLook Up and spreadsheet to perform various accounting functions such as Price variances, Missing payments, and various statements Reconciliations, etc.

mCloud Technologies Corp,Calgary,AB

Accounts Payable Analyst: Dec 2021 to Aug 2022

Verified and processed accounts payable invoices, expense reports/claims, credit card transactions with accuracy, appropriate approvals, and policy compliance.

Executed payments for invoices, personal expenses and credit card transactions in NetSuite made via EFT, ACH and Wire Transfers

Managed Email inboxes and responded to internal and external inquiries and resolved various AP related issues.

Performed Journal entries and Inter-Co Journal entries, Recs, Cost Analysis and prepare and submit weekly AP aging reports for multiple entities by using VLook-Up, Pivot Table and Formulas on spreadsheets and helped with audit queries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (Cont’d.)

Kaizan Automotive Group,Inc,Calgary,AB

Staff Accountant: Dec 2020 to Dec 2021

A full cycle Specialist who managed email inbox and respond to internal and external inquiries.

Processed all PO and Non-PO invoices and posted AP batches and cut On-demand/express cheques and vendor cheques daily and performed bi-weekly cheque run, cancelled/voided cheques and helped with EFT payments.

Performed Journal entries, Adjusting and Reversal entries and coded and processed all expense claims after credit card payment verifications and invoices and issued cheques.

Reconciled Vendor statements, and various statements as assigned and submitted daily report on On-Demand cheques.

Set up vendors and analyzed voided and stale cheques and created spreadsheets based on different Accounting functionalities

Trimac Transportation Service, Inc., Calgary, AB

AP Analyst and Card Administrator: Oct 2017 to June 2020

Processed High volume of PO and Non-PO invoices (both Canadian and US based) including Cheque requisitions, GL coding, Journal and Rectifying/adjusting entries, and Reconciled vendor statements and Prepared monthly Recs such as Petty Cash, Foreign Exchange, Discount Earned Lost, Deferred Lease Benefit etc.

Managed AP email inbox- Distributed emails and responded to internal and external inquiries either by phone or emails and resolved all AP related issues and trained up branch admins to create POs for procurements and Capital Assets Expenditures with an AFE number and assisted with vendor set up.

Highly contributed to the implementation of MS Dynamics Financial System and played significant roles in testing and trained colleagues and branch administrators related to the recently introduced PO process.

Assisted with issuing company Pcard and T&E card, credit limit changes, maintaining cardholders’ information in spreadsheet, creating profiles for both cardholders and approvers and giving access in Centre Suite and responded to cardholders’ inquiries, audited cardholder’s expense reports and performed all the communications involved in the process.

CDN Energy and Power Corp., Calgary, Alberta

Junior Accountant: Feb 2014 to Oct 2015

Processed Accounts Payable invoices including coding, Intercompany Invoicing/Billing, Ran reports.

, responded to internal, vendors and customers inquiries and liaised with departmental managers.

Accomplished journal entries for Inventory transfer, Branch cost allocation, Deposits (paid by Cash and Cheques, Debit, Master or Visa Card, and EFT) and Posted month end journal entries for AR, Capital assets and Inventory and Adjusting entries and changed GL coding.

Reconciled Vendor statements, Balance sheet and General Ledger statements and Inventory Accounts

Assisted with On-line bank payments and EFT documentation and processing and other accounting functions as assigned such as creating spreadsheets for various accounting functions.

Assisted with data entry for Budget, cheque runs, matching invoices to cheque requisition, purchase orders and work orders, filing of invoices and cheque remittances.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting 2008 The School of Business, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

(IQAS certified)

Awards And Honors:

Dean’s List, Summer 2007

Presidential Honor, Summer 2006

Dean’s List, Fall 2004

Cum Laude Awarded

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