Experience

Horstman Canada Inc

• Canada
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Accountant & Business Specialist Lead

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  • Performed accounts and bank reconciliations, invoiced, recorded transactions, tracked income and checked expense figures for accuracy in QuickBooks & Navision/Business Central/ Microsoft Dynamics. • Managed AP & AR cycles and created & presented weekly cash flow reports. • Prepared budgets and forecasts in collaboration with management, the VP and UK parent company accountants. • Completed and submitted monthly GST/HST return, filed Canadian Government surveys and applied for grants. • Implemented of Microsoft Dynamics/Navision/Business Central in cooperation with the RENK Germany. • Planned and performed annual physical inventory and booked adjustments. • Ensured compliance to internal policies, regulations, and legislation, including preparation of ESG reports. • Analyzed financial data to create reports for senior management and parent companies. • Payroll, RRSP and employee’s benefits administration in coordination with ADP, Manulife and Sun Life Financial. Show less



Hawthorn School for Girls

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • May 2017 - Jul 2019

  * Preparing annual returns from accounting records. (T3010, Canada Corporations, etc) * Generating month end reports and financial statements. * Accounts and bank reconciliations. * Invoicing, journal entries, accruals, applying payments using QuickBooks. * Preparing and processing of biweekly payroll, preparation of T4’s, and ROE’s in Nethris and various payroll reports. * Reconcile PWE, EHT and payroll deductions for annual reporting. * Calculate and process donations and childcare tax receipts. * Administrate Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Show less



Weston Foods

• Canada
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Payable Analyst / Accounts Receivable Analyst

  • 2008 - 2010

  * Performed optimization of Accounts Receivable weekly reports, creating macros in excel, reducing report preparation time from 9 hours to 5 minutes * Developed and prepared monthly executive reports using spreadsheets & charts, including tracking costs associated with fleet operations * Analyzed and reconciled fleet expenses, researching data or contacting drivers and/or fleet administrator when needed * Verified that transactions complied with financial policies in a timely manner * Regularly reconciled outstanding balances – Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable * Prepared reports tracking deficiencies in travel expenses claims * Coded, entered, verified and reconciled invoices in a ledger using BAAN Show less



Ingredion Incorporated

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Controller

  • 2004 - 2006

  * Acted as legal representative with authority over administrative acts, lawsuits and collection* Assured fulfillment of federal and state laws, accounting standards, budgeting and organizationalpolicies and procedures, as well as provided direction to other departments on these matters, including efficient utilization of financial resources* Managed internal control, entailing the safeguard of fixed assets, inventory and safety procedures* Oversaw and analyzed costs/expenses, payment approval of accounts payable, as well as monthly financial closings for two separate plant locations* Developed, analyzed and optimized internal control policies and procedures* Reviewed expenses budgets, profit plans and forecasts by analyzing financial data to developmeaningful financial operating plans.* Inventory control and reconciliation Show less

• Supervisor of Financial Statements Consolidation

  • 2002 - 2004

  * Consolidated financial statements with subsidiaries and translated them from Mexican Pesos to US Dollars* Analyzed and recorded financial derivatives – Corn Futures, according to Mexican (PCGA) andAmerican (USGAAP) accounting rules (FASB 133)* Completed information questionnaires for the Bank of Mexico, the entire coordination of all the parts of the Corporate Data Questionnaire and elaboration of the “Tax Package” for American taxes* Improved and automated the consolidation and translation of financial statements, in both MX Pesos and US Dollars – KPMG audited these reports and had zero observations* Communicated with the Chicago-based Corporate Headquarters remotely and in person to clarifyMexican laws applying to financial derivatives Show less

• Subsidiary Analyst

  • 2000 - 2002

  * Performed accounting and administration roles for Mexican affiliates* Reconciled Accounts Receivable/Payable balances, including foreign subsidiaries/partnership accounts* Processed accounting of transactions and Current Accounts* Managed expenses analysis, budget, interest and royalties calculations for Ingredion Inc-Chicago

• Payroll Tax Analyst

  • 1998 - 2000

  * Assured fulfillment of tax and social security obligations in a timely manner* Analyzed benefit plans in light of tax and social laws* Administrated Employee Savings Program for 1,200 employees* Kept up to date on changes in tax and deduction laws that applied to payroll* Provided information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues and benefit plans



Escuela Técnica Palmares

• Guadalajara Area, Mexico

• Basic Accounting Teacher

  • 1996 - 1998