Jigar Patel
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Experience
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Gateway Group
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Canada
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accountant
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Jun 2023 - Present
• Responsible for recording journal entries, monthly reconciliation, tracking, and reporting of financial information • Oversee and ensure accuracy of third party bookkeeper data entry and bookkeeping activities (included but not limited to A/P, A/R, Payroll, and Reconciliation) - Manage, document and build Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with third party bookkeeper • Prepare and participate in Finance Team and general finance meetings as required. - Build and maintain development proforma and flip budget Excel templates - Review development proformas and flip budgets with Analyst - Prepare and manage budget reporting cycle (Actuals vs Budgets) - Identify and advise line items that require more attention to Finance Lead to prevent budget overruns - Collect, consolidate, analyze, verify, prepare and report financial information to/from leadership team, partners, investors, lenders, and/or other stakeholders (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual frequencies depending on project, department, and/or corporation) • Provide financial information and data to the CFO, Finance Lead, Analyst, Integrator, Tax Accountant and others as required - Notify clients of upcoming invoices - Advise department head of late payments - Reconcile invoices with monies received - Cash Management; ensure cash balances are above minimum requirements and request cash calls from partners and investors as required - Manage cash flow forecast cycle with applicable division heads - Opening and closing bank accounts as required • Payroll - Execute and record intercompany billing and billbacks - Remit source deductions • Prepare and complete year ends for all corporations within the organization - Review financial statements - Make adjusting entries and close the books (monthly, quarterly, annual) • Liaise with accountants, lawyers, and other professionals and consultants as necessary - Participate in discussions on tax planning, HST, etc. • Remit and file HST returns • Claim applicable ITCs Show less
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InspiAIR Inc.
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Canada
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accountant
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May 2021 - Jun 2023
> Developed and implemented accounting policies and procedures. > Prepared quarterly/annual IFRS financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. > Collaborating with different departments to coordinate month-end closing activities and ensure that appropriate responsibilities and deadlines are met. > Preparing and presenting monthly financial reports to Controller and CFO. > Assisting in budget preparation and external financial statement audits. > Provided financial advice and support to management and staff. > Prepared financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. > Monitored and managed accounts payable and accounts receivable. > Verifying and recording financial documents (GST, HST, and PST reports) and forms, administering payroll processing. > Verifying and recording insurance claims and forms and collecting user fees and payments on overdue accounts. > Examine and verify the accuracy of work and authorize routine payments, credits, and other transactions. > Reconciling sub-ledger to general ledger account balances, bank statements, vendor, and customer aging reports. > Reconciling inventory records with physical counts on a regular basis. > Preparing inventory-related reports for management and external stakeholders. > Maintaining company employees’ Payroll, ROEs, and T4 returns. > Assisted in budget preparation and monitoring. > Streamlined A/ R bookkeeping process by providing training for MS Teams and Trello to A/R staff. Show less
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Enactus Canada
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Canada
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Lead
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Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
> Team Lead for Enactus Canada contest 2020. > Team Lead for Enactus Canada contest 2020.
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Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Canada
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Peer Tutor
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2021
> Tutoring Business Math 1&2, Accounting 1&2, Computer Applications in Business (QuickBooks, Sage 50 & MS- Excel), Computer Science for Technology Managers. > In charge of the College’s tax clinic funded by CRA Canada. > Tutoring Business Math 1&2, Accounting 1&2, Computer Applications in Business (QuickBooks, Sage 50 & MS- Excel), Computer Science for Technology Managers. > In charge of the College’s tax clinic funded by CRA Canada.
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Aartac Group
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Ahmedabad
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Accountant
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Jan 2017 - Aug 2019
> Preparing, posting, verifying, and recording customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable. > Maintaining accurate records of inventory levels and costs in the accounting system. > Assisting sales and operations teams to develop pricing strategies and analyze the profitability of different product lines and services. > Assisting purchasing and sales teams to ensure inventory levels meet customer demand. > Creating invoices according to company practices and submitting invoices to customers. > Maintaining and updating customer files, including name or address changes, mergers, or mailing attentions. > Drafting correspondence for standard past-due accounts and collections, identifies delinquent accounts by reviewing files, and contacts delinquent account holders to request payment. > Creating reports regarding the status of customer accounts as requested. > Researching customer discrepancies and past-due amounts with the assistance of the Collections Manager and other staff. > Collaborating with the Collections Manager to reconcile accounts receivable on a periodic basis. > Creating purchase orders with the help of inventory reports and manufacturing requirements. > Preparing vendor aging reports, and generating payments cheques accordingly. > Posting utility bills, creating vendor profiles. > Assisting in generating monthly billing statements based on the general ledger. > Assisting Accounting Manager in reconciling revenue/cost accounts each month. Show less
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Education
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Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
Diploma, Global Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology -
Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
College Certificate, Accounting and Business/Management -
Gujarat University
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance