Customer Service Accounts Payable

OBJECTIVE

• Seeking a long-term opportunity within the business community, where my professional experience, education, and abilities would be advantageous to the growth of my employer and myself.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified General Accountants (CGA) of Ontario-Level 3;

• 6+ years of experience in accounting and office administration;

• Hands-on full-cycle accounting experience;

• Canadian business income tax returns T1,HST,EHT,payroll remittances;

• Great knowledge of: QuickBooks, JDA, Epicor, Smart Stream, Profile, Case-Ware (Paper-work & Time), Webap , Easy-pay ,Microsoft Office.

• Proven success in maintaining accuracy and timeliness of accounting operations including general ledgers, financial statements, bank reconciliations and taxation;

• Excellent customer service through effective communication and problem solving;

• Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented;

• Highly adaptable, quick learner willing to take initiative; work independently, and as part of a team;

• Excellent communication skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;

• Additional languages: French (basic), Romanian (native).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accounts Payable Coordinator / Payroll Administrator August 2011 – May 2012

Solutions Canada Inc.

Mississauga,ON

• Responsible for the full cycle of accounts payable process;

• Review and verify invoices with PODs, batch and code invoices;

• Process stop-payments on checks if needed;

• Process weekly cheque run, distribute and void cheques;

• Wire transfers and ACH payments;

• Maintain complete vendor files on all open or paid invoices and historical A/P files;

• Maintain AP filing system;

• Resolve payment and invoice questions through phone contact with vendors and purchasing department;

• Prepared monthly retail sales reports for Statistics Canada ;

• Audit and process expense reports for payment;

• Run and verify cash requirement report, check register and related payable reports;

• Maintain accounts payable vendor information module in computer;

• Analysis and reconciliation of vendor accounts;

• Prepare and analysis of special accounting reports for management;

• Perform other duties as assigned;

Payroll functions:

• Prepared bi-weekly payroll for 200+ employees (T4,WSIB, ROE);

• Prepared monthly payroll remittances,;

• Establish and maintain confidential casual employee files;

• Calculate salaries and benefits;

• Verify pay amounts, hours of work, deductions, etc;

• Batch paysheets for data entry;

• Data enter of payroll information;

• Log in and distribute pay cheques;

Accounts Payable Coordinator July 2010 – August 2011

Shaw Communications Inc.- ShawMedia

Toronto,ON

• Check all incoming invoices for approvals, applicable sales tax, duplicates or errors, and purchase order compliance and processing invoices with speed and accuracy;

• Heavy volume of accounts payable for multiple specialty channels (HGTV, FOOD Network, Showcase, Showcase Diva, Showcase Action, LIFE, IFC, History Television, NGC Channel, Discovery Channel, etc);

• Invoice coding to proper general ledger accounts ;

• Reconciling vendor statements to A/P sub ledgers;

• Research problem invoices/payables and resolve with brand contracts;

• Provide customer service to both internal and external customers;

• Act as a primary contact to Vendor inquiries and follow-up to ensure payment within payment terms;

• Reconcile invoices with authorization documents (Purchase Authorization, Purchase Orders, Check Requests, Capital Expenditure Authorization);

• Set-up new vendor requests;

• Prepare and review expense reports;

• Prepare AMEX expense G/L entries;

• Resolve invoice discrepancies;

• Prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms;

• Computation of RITC;

• Route and follow up on all Accounts Payable for coding and department manager’s approval;

• Sort and distribute incoming mail;

Bookkeeper February 2009 – July 2010

CA-Accounting firm

Toronto,ON

• Performed Accounting and Reporting functions for various clients,

• Prepared bookkeeping, A/P, A/R; posted journal entries for transactions;

• Prepared government Remittances – GST & PST and payroll functions,

• Cheque receipt prelist, cash receipt journal and cheque deposits

• Adjustment enters – fixed assets depreciation, Interest expense, stationary supplies, rent prepayment, unearned revenue, accrued expense, accrued revenue

• Prepared Financial statements – Income statement, Balance sheet, and cash flow

• Setup and maintain customer information files

• Account analysis for variances

• Prepared and distributed payroll (T4,WSIB, ROE);

• Prepared daily bank deposits including credit card payments; managed billing, received payments, bank deposits;

• Maintained general ledger, trial balance ,balance sheet and the budget;

• Entered Cash Receipts and Cash Disbursements;

• Provide on-site client bookkeeping;

• Prepared monthly reports.

Accountant February 2007 – November 2008

Professional Accounting & Audit LLC

Romania

• Prepared analysis of G/L, customer and supplier accounts;

• Maintained A/P, A/R, and Petty Cash;

• Processed and maintained Payroll accounts;

• Prepared monthly and quarterly accounting and financial statements;

• Handled all governmental remittances;

• Responsible for billings; reconciled payments and made adjustments accordingly;

• Developed year-end financial statements including accruals and deferral adjustments;

• Prepared all bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts;

• Prepared Monthly GST/HST Returns;

• Prepared and maintained all government filings and remittances;

• Prepared Trial Balance and Balance Sheet.

Bookkeeper January 2005 – February 2007

Portofino LLC

Romania

• Managed A/P, A/R and payroll functions;

• Prepared and entering journal entries and documented backups;

• Assisted in preparation of financial statements;

• Set up vendors and customers;

• Obtained approval of purchase orders;

• Performed deposits and wire transfers;

• Generated month end reports;

• Resolved accounts receivable and accounts payable issues;

• Prepared Trial Balance and Balance Sheet.

EDUCATION

Certified General Accountant of Ontario (CGA)-Level 3 Present

M.S. International Business Administration 2005 – 2007

B.S. Accounting and Economics 2000 – 2004

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