Harpreet Singh CPA

Experienced in accounting, budgeting, costing analysis, cash flow analysis, internal audit, financial planning, and risk analysis, with over 13 years of experience.

Chartered Professional

Accountant (CPA), Canada and Chartered Accountant (CA), India. University degree in Commerce with specialization in Accounting and Finance.

Experience of Quick-books, Sage 50, CaseWare, Eniteo, ERP, and Avaal Express software. Skilled in financial statement preparations, including year-end audit work, reconciling accounts and ensuring accuracy and completeness of data. Detail oriented professional with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, communication skills and an efficient team player who has worked in fast paced deadline-oriented environment while managing a team.

Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel/Word/Windows with an ability to quickly learn new software.

Controller - Dymin Steel (Subsidiary of Pipe & Piling Supplies Ltd.)

(2021-02)

• Planning, directing and coordinating all accounting functions, including intercompany transactions.
• Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results.
• Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements.
• Providing management with detailed analysis to help in decision-making process.
• Managing the budget process, along with costing analysis and cash flow analysis.
• Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance.
• Preparation of journal, accrual, and taxation entries, along with the financial statements.
• Conducting monthly bank reconciliation.
• Preparing monthly and annual government statutory remittances (WSIB, EHT and HST filing).
• Overseeing Payrolls and Payroll Liabilities, including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Streamlined the follow ups against the accounts receivable and timely payments to the creditors.
• Organized the financial reporting processes and timely submission of the reports.
• Better tracking of the major operational variances and worked for process improvements.

Senior Accountant/Controller - SMS Logistic Inc. - Canada

(2019-04 - 2021-02)

• Taken care of full cycle accounting and oversaw Payrolls, Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Accounts Payable (A/P) using Quick-Books and AVAAL Express Software, along with intercompany transactions.
• Prepared monthly and annual government statutory remittances (WSIB, EHT and HST filing).
• Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements.
• Providing management with detailed analysis to help in decision-making process.
• Prepared monthly and annual operating budgets, including bank reconciliations.
• Assessing current accounting operations, process improvements and implementing new processes.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance.
• Preparation of fleet reports, generating the reports for leased and financed vehicles and presented management to make informed decision to sell/buy vehicles with comparison to actual revenue.

Credit and Risk Analyst - Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC Ltd) - India

(2013-08 - 2019-02)

HDFC Ltd. is a mortgage giant in India with more than $87 billion net worth.

• Taken care of the credit and risk appraisal of home and corporate loans, including but not limited to computation of the eligible loan amount, client site visits to understand business model of the applicant and evaluation of their business sustainability.
• Analysis of the financial statements of the multiple years to substantiate the future repayment (sustainability of the future income) of the Corporate and Home loans.
• Managed branch operations including internal auditing.
• Taken care of the budgeting and forecasting of the branch sales targets and evaluation of variance analysis to eliminate or reduce the variances in the future results.
• With consistent efficiency, turnaround time for preparation of reports was reduced by more than 25%.
• Contributed in the branch business growth by more than 28% annually.
• Reduced customer complaints by more than 70% during branch operations.

Internship as Article Clerk - Datta Singla & Co. - Chandigarh, India

(2010-03 - 2013-04)

• Worked as full time apprentice for 3 years with Datta Singla & Co.(Chandigarh, India), Chartered Accountants firm.
• Handled audit and preparation of the financial statements, along with tax filings.

Member - Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) – Accounting, Auditing and Taxation - The Chartered Professional Accountants (2020 - 2021)

Member - Chartered Accountant (CA) – Accounting, Finance, Auditing and Taxation - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2010 - 2015)

Completed - Company Secretary (CS) – Legal Compliance and Drafting - The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2011 - 2016)

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) - Accounting and Finance - Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India (2006 - 2009)