Financial Controller

• Jan 2023 - Present

Accounting Supervisor

• Aug 2019 - Jan 2023

Senior Accountant (Contract)

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

- Prepare monthly financial statements by updating and publishing Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Departmental Reports - Compile leadsheets and working papers for Balance Sheet binder for each fiscal period - Review OPEX and provide variance analysis for departmental managers - Close period end in 2 business days with the team by accruing recurring expenses, preparing fixed assets depreciation and prepaid amortization journal entries, and reconciling balance sheet accounts and intercompany accounts - Self-assess PST payables on non-inventory purchases - Record bi-weekly payroll and monthly benefit reconciliation journal entries, calculate and record monthly payroll cross charges, and reconcile source deduction submission and T4 against general ledger records - Manage the corporate fixed assets by maintaining fixed asset details, assigning/monitoring spending on Capital Appropriation Requests and comparing with the capital budget, and preparing fixed asset journal entries and reports for upper management as needed - Provide guidance to AP team; review and approve weekly Concur employee expense reports - Help with interim and year end audits, providing working papers and supporting documents Identify ways to improve on current processes; develop a plan, obtain feedback and approval, implement solutions, document processes, and monitor results - Provide backup support for Financial Analyst / Cost Accountant and Intermediate Accountant - Assist with various projects as required

Senior Corporate Accountant/Payroll Supervisor

• Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Report Senior Director of Finance: - Prepare the month end reporting package including variance analyses against prior year, forecast and budget; - Prepare Balance sheet account reconciliations; - Manage Accounts Receivable & Collections; - Supervise the day to day work of the Payroll & Benefits Specialist; - Take charge of special projects as assigned. Report Senior Director of Finance: - Prepare the month end reporting package including variance analyses against prior year, forecast and budget; - Prepare Balance sheet account reconciliations; - Manage Accounts Receivable & Collections; - Supervise the day to day work of the Payroll & Benefits Specialist; - Take charge of special projects as assigned.

Senior Corporate Accountant

• Apr 2014 - Sep 2017

Using Simply Accounting system - Responsible for the accuracy, completeness and timely completion of the monthly financial reporting process including accounts analysis, preparation and review of monthly reconciliations and journal entries; - Responsible for preparation of the monthly and quarterly operations analysis reports to management; - Responsible for preparation of weekly operational reports and variance analysis; - Assist in annual budget setup and prepare and analyze monthly budget vs actual variance analysis; - Responsible for full cycle bookkeeping of ABC Country Restaurants chain, including but not limited to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, EFTs, Payroll(multi-provinces and full cycle payroll processing including timesheets preparation, Stat. pay calculation, source deduction calculation and remittance, Journal Entry preparation, and T4’s and ROEs preparation), Bank Reconciliation and Transfer, Credit Card Reconciliation; - Responsible for Expense Claim, GST, PST and WCB filing and remittance(multi-provinces on a monthly and quarterly basis); - Monitor cash flow closely and conduct weekly cash reconciliation to ensure sufficient level of cash is maintained and short term cash forecasting; - Maintain continuity schedules for prepaid expenses, accruals and fixed assets; - Prepare and reconcile intercompany transactions; - Prepare and analyze monthly Key Performance Indicators reports for all corporate stores and franchisees timely and accurately; - Training and assisting store managers with management issues

Accountant

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

Using QuickBooks Accounting system: - Responsible for new clients set up in QuickBooks; - Responsible for full cycle bookkeeping, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation and Transfer, Credit Card Reconciliation, Expense Claim, Government Remittance; - Prepare month-end adjusted Journal Entries, vendor accounts and customer accounts reconciliation, and G/L reconciliation; - Prepare intercompany transactions and reconcile intercompany accounts; - Prepare capital assets amortization schedule and journal entries, analyze job costing; - Generate and analyze month-end financial statements; - Troubleshooting any issues that arise in doing books of clients.

A/P Accountant

• Feb 2011 - Apr 2013

Using Great Plains Accounting system: - Mainly responsible for full cycle Accounts Payable, Weekly Chequerun, Accounts Reconciliation, Wire Payments, Expense claim, Bank Reconciliation and Transfer, and Cash Receipts - Prepare month-end adjusted Journal Entries, PO accruals, month-end Production/Inventory analysis, and month-end AP Accounts Reconciliation and Statement Reconciliation - Assisting shipping manager with inventory physical count, maintaining and updating DynaStar system (inventory management system), preparing inventory valuation, COGS calculation, inventory gain/loss analysis, and month end inventory adjusted journal entries - Assisting Supervisor with monthly costs and expenses variance analysis and forecasting - Assist in preparing and maintaining year-end working papers and schedules and providing detailed analysis and support for year-end working papers and schedules - Training and supervising Production Reports (advanced excel skills required) - Back up of Accounts Receivables - Training and assisting in Log Supply Division full cycle accounting - Maintaining and updating DynaStar system(inventory management system)