Accounting Management

MARY SULAIMAN

***-*** *** **** **** Etobicoke M*C 1G7

Mobile: 289-***-**** / 416-***-****, Email: *.**********@**********.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION:

• Over 5 years of Accounting/Financial Analyst experience with Bachelor of Accounting degree.

• Member of the Associate of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) internationally and Certified General Accountant (CGA) in Canada.

• Comprehensive knowledge of compliance Audits, financial analysis, IFRS, examine accounting record and preparing the financial statement, report and taxes.

• Excellent team player and can also work in fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and attention to detail. Ability to synchronize as well as multitask completing projects with time and budget constraints.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, capable of professional interaction with various levels of operations and strong interpersonal and analytical skills and also takes initiatives to solve problems.

• Software: Simply Accounting, Oracle, Explorer SAP, QuickBooks, ACCPAC, Great Plains and Data analysis software; competent in manual drafting, Hyperion, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Visual Basic and Access.

• Bilingual in French and English

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brookfield Residential Property Services Aug 2010 – Oct 2011

(With over $100 billion of assets under management, is a leading global provider of real estate and relocation services, technology and knowledge)

Financial Analyst

• Established new forecasting tracking and management reporting system to improve availability and accuracy of financial data, triggering 15% increase in accuracy.

• Assisted in business support role in budgeting and forecasting, using historical accounting trend and market analysis to set the pace for quarterly and full year forecasts.

• KPIs setting and monitoring through organisation wide standard procedures of evaluation

• Expenses controlled, detailed cost analysis, budget performance monitoring and variance analysis review.

• Monthly profit & loss and balance sheet reviews ensuring correctness and accuracy of entries, review of transactions and automated journals to correctly re-instate wrong entries.

• Reviewed account receivables, payables and GL reconciliation on account basis in compliance with policies and standardized ageing analysis.

• Assisted with Monthly Revenue Forecasting, Business budget preparation and implementation, Revenue Recognition for income analysis, Business Strategic planning, and Percentage of Completion computation for Projects.

Endeavour Marketing & Design 2005 –July 2010

(Endeavour Marketing is a full service, London and North America based strategic planning and marketing agency)

Accountant

• Outstanding performance award for generating flat rate prices with suppliers and printers to save the company £150,000 ($200,000) annually and contributed to the company time saving cost of operation by 80%

• Processed redesign and formulation of all the accounting software at Endeavour Marketing and Design.

• Examined and analysed journal and ledger entries , bank statements, inventories, expenditures, tax returns and other accounting and financial records, documents and systems of the company to ensure financial recording accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards, procedures and internal controls

• Calculated, prepared and issued bills, invoices, account statements and other financial statements according to established procedures, using manual and computerized systems.

• Processed, verified and balance financial record and business transactions, such as accounts payables and receivable and enter data into ledger or computerized system and prepared monthly consolidated reports including budget variance analysis and supporting schedules.

• Prepared detailed reports on audit findings and make recommendations to improve the company’s accounting and management practices.

Gruppo Limited – London, UK 2002-2005

(Gruppo is a restaurant franchised which was founded by the famous judge of BBC Great British Menu series Oliver Peyton)

Accountant

• Developed and maintained cost finding, reporting and internal control procedures to enhance accounting practise within Gruppo Limited.

• Examined and analysed all accounting and financial records for Gruppo Limited, ensuring accuracy and compliance with UK accounting procedure.

• Checked receipts against expense claims; issued purchase invoices for approval; coding and processing purchase invoices and credit notes; resolved supplier queries; reconciled supplier statements to the purchase ledger; allocated payments against supplier invoices and reconciled cashbook.

• Prepared the annual budgets; monthly management accounts and cash flow for Gruppo Limited and Complied statistical reports, statements and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts.

• Management of fixed assets including additions, disposals and monthly depreciation and Solicited and maintained accounts through successful negotiation and creative strategies.

• Prepared and verified statements of earnings for employees, indicating gross and net salaries and deductions such as taxes, union dues.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Havilla Consultant Dec 2010 –Feb 2012

(Private Consultant Company)

General Accountant (Weekends only)

• Examine financial accounts, records and prepare income tax returns from accounting records.

• Processes verify, balance financial records and business transaction such accounts payables, receivables and enter data into ledger.

• Calculate cost of overhead and other expenses based on estimates, quotations and receipts.

• Develop and maintain cost findings and month end processing and Journal Entries

EDUCATION

• B.A. of Art in Accounting with accounting systems 2002

London Guildhall University, London UK.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• CGA, Ontario Candidate – Level 5 finalist to be complete in 2012

• ACCA, London Candidate; Final Level with 2 papers to complete in 2012

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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