Meenu Kanwal

Accurate and detail-oriented Payroll Assistant and Accounting with 14+ years’ experience in A/R, A/P. Expertise with financial statement preparation, reconciling bank accounts, Visa statements and preparing supporting schedules; facilitating and completing on-time monthly closing procedures. Highly skilled in managing both accounts receivable and payable effectively.

Sound knowledge of Insync Ceridian, ADP, proficient in Sage 300, Quick Books, Pay Works, Oracle, and MS Office, including Word, Excel QHR/Quadrant, Great Plains, and Outlook. Demonstrated ability to cooperate, motivate and contribute effectively as part of the team. Strong customer service skills to provide information and answer inquiries promptly.

Skilled in accurately preparing weekly and monthly reports with tight deadlines; prepare and process documentation for bank transfers, stop payments and releases. Well organized, logical, and disciplined thinking decision-maker with an analytical, detailed approach to identify and solve complex problems. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.

Payroll/Compensation Specialist - APANS Health Services - London, ON

(2024)

• Complete and manage all payroll functions for 5 LTH operating under APANS Health Services
• Maintain employee data, handling payroll questions.
• Complete tasks necessary for monitoring and overseeing payroll, year end, audits.
• Review and revised monthly payroll financial and payroll statistical reports
• Ensure all mandatory source deductions are remitted accurately and within the restricted timeframes
• Ensure accuracy of employee timesheets to the scheduling system.
• Ensure employees are paid in accordance with their employee contract and/or collective agreement.
• Manage, reconcile, and pay other employee deductions.
• Address payroll relate inquiries via phone, fax, and email.
• Manage payroll statistical data in accordance to Ontario Health Reporting Standards (OHRS/MIS).
• Complete monthly reconciliation to ensure correct benefit amounts are being calculated and deducted in HRIS.
• Processing CRA, EHT and WSIB Payments
• Process T4 and year end reports.
• Maintain current payroll, benefit and pension information, entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings, deductions, job title and department/division transfers.

Payroll Specialist - Hansell Co-op

(2023-06 - 2024-04)

• Managed daily record-keeping using ADP for bi-weekly payroll processing.
• Oversaw the administration of the electronic timekeeping system, including setting up new employees.
• Addressed employee and manager inquiries regarding pay stubs, time sheets, and other payroll matters.
• Compiled employment records for terminated and laid-off staff.
• Provided guidance to employees and managers on operating ADP Workforce Now.
• Organized and filed reports and payroll materials electronically for efficient retrieval.
• Prepared payroll for processing by submitting through ADP at the end of each pay period, ensuring accuracy.
• Issued annual T4s and government tax documents annually.
• Generated various reports and summaries showcasing payroll metrics such as accumulated hours and WSIB for supervisors and managers upon request.
• Supported Human Resources by furnishing additional employee information and schedules as needed.
• Managed the preparation and distribution of Family Support cheques, posting them to individual accounts.
• Conducted general data entry in ADP and Sage systems.
• Prepared month-end reports to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Integration Program Officer - Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada

(2022 - 2023-05)

• Managed client’s income support files who are destined to London, ON.
• Analyzed Government Assisted Refugee (GARs) cases, reviewed and created new contribution agreement that included the start-up fund and on-going monthly allowances.
• Created Resettlement assistance agreement documents (RAP), declaration of funds and Initial details form for the new clients in Global Case Management System (GCMS).
• Performed thorough verification of employment income and made correct adjustments on the client’s financial assistance.
• Assessed exceptional allowance requests for housing top-up, processed and approved with accordance of RAP guidelines.
• Conducted financial analysis on the client’s monthly income and earned income in order to determine if the clients are overpayment and referred them to collection team.
• Revised the commitments after clients move-out from temporary accommodation to permanent housing and generated financial adjustment letters for the clients.

Payroll Manager - London City Dental and Sunny view Dental - London, ON

(2017 - 2022)

• Processed biweekly payroll requirements in Pay Works system (biweekly, year end, off-cycle).
• Calculated biweekly and updates accrual balances to accurately record employee temporary and permanent status changes, leave of absences, anniversary years etc.
• Processed year end T4s, T4As and applicable other government forms.
• Authorized to issue ROE for active or terminated employees and maintaining accurate records and produced related reports.
• Prepared reports at year end for the annual audit and calculating retroactive pay adjustments, as required.
• Reviewed and verifying authorization documents related to payroll changes and deductions.
• Inquired related to time and attendance including vacation, surplus time, sick leave occurrences etc.
• Calculated deductions and reconcile payroll accounts.
• Data entry of time sheets also verifies detail recorded on time sheets before data entry.

Tax Compliance Specialist (Contract) - PWC - London, ON

(2018 - 2020-06)

• Assembled information provided by client; performed data entry, scanned hardcopy documents, and organized hardcopy and softcopy documents electronically.
• Prepared electronic copies of finalized tax returns, providing quality customer service.
• Prepared Balance sheets, Income Statements, Trial Balance and Financial Statements.
• Completed electronic filing of tax returns with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
• Tracked and reported on client information using Tax Prep and managed clients’ tax files.
• Managed documents to support applications for government programs and benefits.
• Monitored expiry dates for government benefits, drafted renewal applications for clients.
• Requested tax balance payment for clients and managed payment submissions.
• Initiated and created client records in database and Tax Prep and provided client user access.

Payroll/Finance Clerk (Contract) - Victoria Hospital, Department of Paediatrics - London, ON

(2018 - 2018)

• Compiled payroll data such as hours worked, taxes, pension and insurance from time sheets and other records.
• Entered data into computer files, or compute wages and deductions and post to payroll records.
• Processed monthly payroll stubs and reconciliation using Oracle and provided back-up support for absent payroll staff.
• ID badge records control.
• Coordinated and maintained all benefits and payroll files and support to HRIS system.
• Pro rated expenses to be debited or credited to each department for cost accounting records.

Payroll Assistant/ Bookkeeper - Venus Accounting - London, ON

(2015 - 2018)

• Analyzed accounting statistics and prepared financial reports using QuickBooks.
• Processed paperwork for new employees and entered employee’s information into the payroll system.
• Received timesheets from third party partners, accurately processing bi-weekly payroll and benefits.
• Completed the internal payroll and benefits processing calendar for third party employees, including CRA and Income Tax, the collective agreement for new hires.
• Liaison with ADP for programing and on-going surveillance.

Administrative Assistant Certificate - Sheridan College (2009)

Principle of Accounting Diploma - Peel Continuing Education Centre (2007)

Bachelor of Arts - Economics - K.R.M.D.A.V. College, New Delhi, India (2006)

Executive Information Technology Program - S.T.S (2003 - 2005)

Ontario Secondary School Diploma approved by ICAS - ICAS (1998 - 2001)