Robbie Bowal, CPA
Senior Accountant at Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology
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Canada
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant
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May 2023 - Present
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Vanderluit & Associates Inc
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Canada
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Oct 2021 - Mar 2023
-Completed pre-approved assurance program-Prepared and reviewed assurance engagements including compilation, review, and audits, for various industries relating to real estate development, property management, mortgage investment corporations, construction contractors, not for profit charities, foundations, cloud services, and investment companies.-Prepared and reviewed tax returns including GST and PST returns, T1s, T2s, T3s, T4s, and T5s.-Managed and coordinated small teams to complete large assurance and tax engagements -Undertook various accounting and tax engagements and ensured compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and Canadian tax regulations-Communicated directly with clients to provide instruction, advise on improvements, explain analytical findings, and to educate on tax and financial reporting regulations-Supervised and trained junior accountants to work on assurance and tax engagements-Successfully completed and managed projects with tight deadlines and budgets-Created payroll schedules for clients to help ensure that accurate remittances were paid before CRA deadlinesCompleted tasks using Caseware, Word, Excel, Taxprep, Quickbooks, Sage, Yardi, and the CRA portal-Prepared and reviewed consolidated assurance engagements with multiple corporations by agreeing intercompany accounts, preparing elimination entries, and creating detailed notes as part of note disclosure requirements Show less
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Staff Accountant
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Mar 2020 - Sep 2021
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Staff Accountant
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Dec 2013 - Mar 2020
● Entered financial information for various companies into QuickBooks and Excel to help create notice to reader and compilation statements ● Prepared bank reconciliations to determine and correct the differences between the records of the bank and client ● Obtained and entered information from documentation to calculate GST remittances ● Entered payroll information ● Entered financial information for various companies into QuickBooks and Excel to help create notice to reader and compilation statements ● Prepared bank reconciliations to determine and correct the differences between the records of the bank and client ● Obtained and entered information from documentation to calculate GST remittances ● Entered payroll information
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CJB Restoration Services Ltd.
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Canada
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Accountant
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Jan 2019 - Sep 2019
● Worked on QuickBooks and Excel to create monthly financial statements ● Re-organized books by creating accurate depreciation schedules for various assets ● Solved net GST payables after inputting GST tax credits and liabilities into QuickBooks ● Prepared bank reconciliations using QuickBooks ● Used QuickBooks to enter sales, cost of goods sold, and inventory journal entries ● Worked on QuickBooks and Excel to create monthly financial statements ● Re-organized books by creating accurate depreciation schedules for various assets ● Solved net GST payables after inputting GST tax credits and liabilities into QuickBooks ● Prepared bank reconciliations using QuickBooks ● Used QuickBooks to enter sales, cost of goods sold, and inventory journal entries
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VersaCold Logistics Services
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Canada
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Truck Transportation
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500 - 600 Employee
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Accounts Payable Clerk
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Jan 2018 - May 2018
● Communicated with various vendors to address any issues with payments ● Worked with TAP, E9, and Excel software systems to enter details relating to invoices and vendor information ● Worked in a team to ensure appropriate invoices were sent to right departments in a timely manner ● Provided updates to vendors relating to new payment methods ● Communicated with various vendors to address any issues with payments ● Worked with TAP, E9, and Excel software systems to enter details relating to invoices and vendor information ● Worked in a team to ensure appropriate invoices were sent to right departments in a timely manner ● Provided updates to vendors relating to new payment methods
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Education
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Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
CPA PEP, Accounting -
Chinook Helicopters
Private Pilot's License, Aircraft Pilot (Private) -
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting -
UBC Sauder School of Business
Real Estate