Experience

Art of Living Foundation - United States

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Controller

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Working as the head of Finance & Human Resource Department supporting company’s internal internal financial and accounting systems and oversee the Finance Team and HR Team. Responsible for ensuring expense reports, accounts receivables, accounts payables, contracts, state-wise sales tax returns accounting and external audit are completed in a timely manner. Drafting and implementing guidelines and procedures Key Responsibilities: • Oversee organization and department-wide budgeting, reporting, planning, and goal setting. • Develop, implement, provide staff training, and review financial policies and procedures • Drafting and implementing policies and procedures for operational events. • Create and maintain a standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Finance Department • Manage and streamline all finance departments responsibilities • Oversee and manage the 1099 consultant process, including drafting and negotiating contract terms, budget tracking, and insuring payments are processed in a timely manner • Approving and making vendors payments using Bill.com. • Handling more than 25 bank accounts activities and maintaining cash liquidity. • Handling the audit and ensure that Form 990 is filed on time. • Approving Semi-monthly Payroll. • Handling Human Resource Department with 30 employees. Show less



ShadeFX Canopies Inc

• Milton, Ontario Canada

• Senior Accountant -Microsoft Dynamic NAV

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2023

  • Financial Statements: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annually divisional Financial Statements. Main point of contact for all inquiries regarding annual audit and bank audit. • Financial Reporting: Produce reports for the management on a monthly basis, with a clear understanding of where the company stands financially. Includes sales analyses by territory, and gross profit percentage. Documented information on variance analysis. • Month & Year-End Accounting: Process and lead transactions for month and year-end procedures, Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts. AR AP Sub-ledger balances with GL balance Reconciliation. Credit card reconciliation. Processing JE for Foreign Exchange rate change, Depreciation on Fixed assets, adjusting month end inventory. Prepared and processed month end accruals journal entries. • HST return Filings: Complete HST reconciliations before filing the appropriate taxes through internet-based. • Payroll Processing: Process biweekly payroll with ADP online. Prepare commissions report at month-end, supervise and approve Junior Accountant’s journal entries related to employee expense reports before submitting for final payroll in ADP (Canada).Analyze and maintain payroll data on a bi-weekly basis to reconcile with annual T4 summary, Calculated and remitted WSIB premium and Filed WSIB Return and filed WSIB Annual return. • Bank Reconciliations: Managed bank reconciliations of Multi currencies bank accounts. • Accounts Receivable & Payable: Supervise Accounts Receivable to ensure steady collection from customers and prevent bad debts. Overlook Accounts Payable to ensure regular vendors and inter-companies are regularly paid. Reconciles inter-company accounts, investigate variances, and approves internal wire payments between subsidiaries. • Coaching to staff: Give training to the staff. Show less



CSI Consulting Inc

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Accountant

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2019

   Financial Statements: Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annually divisional Financial Statements for inter-companies in the USA, Canada, and United Kingdom  Bank Reconciliations: Compared bank statements to General Ledger within the accounting system to ensure all deposits were received, and all payments were processed. Managed bank reconciliations for more than ten accounts, including US dollar accounts.  Month & Year-End Accounting: Processed and lead transactions for month and year-end procedures, to be approved by the Controller prior to submittal. Adhere to CRA regulations during annual audits, including documenting information on variance analysis.  Fixed Asset, Prepaid, & Accrual Schedules: Created and maintain Fixed Asset, Prepaid, and Accrual schedules. Review Junior Accountant’s work to confirm appropriate supporting documents related to Fixed Assets and Prepaid are attached for an efficient annual audit.  Accounts Receivables & Payable: Processed Invoices. Collected and deposited payments in the bank. Processed vendors’ invoices, and payments. Show less



TCS Express Inc

• Mississauga , Canada

• Accounting Assistant

  • Apr 2004 - Dec 2007

  Overview: Completed a full range of accounting duties, while providing regular cash updates to the company Accounting manager. Assisted with consistent company growth and financial accountability by supporting annual auditing processes.  Budgeting: Processed and led transactions for month and year-end procedures, to be approved by the Controller prior to submittal. Adhered to CRA regulations during annual audits, including documenting information on variance analysis.  Accounts Receivable and Payable: Supervised and analyzed Accounts Receivable aging schedule and payments to vendors.  Bank Reconciliation: Reconciled bank transactions with the General Ledger on a monthly-basis using QuickBooks.  Payroll: Processed payroll (through Ceridian), verified payroll data, prepared salary sheets and T4 summary.  Client Acquisition & Relations: Negotiated payment schedules in the place of the Controller, as needed, to prevent client-related company loss. Show less