Associate Accountant

• Jul 2021 - Present

CPA Articling Student, tax and accounting areas

Associate Accountant

• Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

Accounting and Administration

• Mar 2021 - Present

All income tax and GST filings, financial statement preparation, bookkeeping, quoting and invoicing, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, marketing, and a variety of other administrative functions. All income tax and GST filings, financial statement preparation, bookkeeping, quoting and invoicing, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, marketing, and a variety of other administrative functions.

Bookkeeper

• Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

- Maintained accounting records for a variety of client law firms - Provided insight and advice into bookkeeping best practices for employees of client firms - Reconciled lawyers’ trust bank accounts with client trust liability records, prepared monthly filing with Alberta Law Society - Researched changing Law Society regulations for trusts to ensure regulatory compliance - Implemented procedure for monthly trust reconciliation and created checklist to be used by other contractors - Experience with specialized law firm accounting software (CosmoLex and Clio) Show less

CPS Central Poll Supervisor

• Oct 2015 - Oct 2019

- Supervised a polling place with 9 polls and 25 staff in most recent election - Oversight of entire polling place setup and teardown - Verified and corrected election officer work - Acted as an escalation resource for difficult issues - Liaison with Returning Officer's office. - Vote counting and completion of various Elections documentation - Other positions worked over past federal and provincial elections - Registration Officer, Information Officer, Deputy Returning Officer, Assistant Central Poll Supervisor, and Poll Clerk. Show less

Inventory Coordinator

• Dec 2017 - Aug 2019

- Coordinated shipping, receiving and inventory processes - Maintained inventory records, investigated discrepancies and corrected issues - Designed BOMs for more accurate forecasting and timely ordering of required parts for incoming work orders - Provided direct support to other departments for tracking, record lookup and physical distribution of parts - Identified inefficiencies and recommended procedural and database improvements - Improved inside sales efficiency by photographing inventory parts and providing professional images for database Show less

Owner

• May 2007 - Aug 2019

Tech and Photo was a small tech company offering a wide variety of services. We built custom PCs, performed initial setup and optimization on new PCs, and offered all types of diagnosis and repair services. We also performed updates and minor repairs on iPods, media players and many cellular devices, specializing in smartphones. We also offered a range of photo editing and media digitization services. Tech and Photo was a small tech company offering a wide variety of services. We built custom PCs, performed initial setup and optimization on new PCs, and offered all types of diagnosis and repair services. We also performed updates and minor repairs on iPods, media players and many cellular devices, specializing in smartphones. We also offered a range of photo editing and media digitization services.

SDRO Supervisory Deputy Returning Officer

• Apr 2015 - Apr 2019

- Supervised team members in local polling place - Oversight of entire polling place setup, operation and teardown - Verified and corrected election officer work - Acted as an escalation resource for difficult issues - Liaison with Returning Officer's office. - Vote counting and completion of various Elections documentation - Other positions worked over past provincial elections - Electoral District IT Support, Registration Officer, Information Officer, Deputy Returning Officer, and Poll Clerk. Show less

Accounts Payable Specialist

• May 2010 - Apr 2011

- Administered all aspects of Accounts Payable, using custom Fleet accounting software - Issued payments to vendors and interline carriers - Prepared GST payments - Provided coverage for Accounts Receivable on a relief basis - Analyzed telecommunication spending, resulting in 30% reduction in monthly spending - Created detailed procedure manual to improve efficiency in training future AP staff - Maintained electronic and paper files and implemented improvements to filing procedures Show less

Telecommunications Coordinator

• Jan 2006 - May 2010

- Audited telecom accounts and devices over 10 office and shop locations, resulting in approx. $100K savings over first six months - Managed all telecom activities including purchases, sales, services, installations, vendors, spending decisions and contract approvals for all locations - Supervised cooperative multi-department project to design and install intrinsically safe switches for fleet GPS - Reviewed and allocated $300K of monthly telecom billing over multiple vendors and accounts - Designed and implemented new filing system for IT builds and equipment deployments - Administered all IT and Telecom shipping and receiving - Configured and repaired cellular phones and other equipment - Refurbished and liquidated old and obsolete equipment Show less