Manager, Concession - Saks Global NY - USA
(2025-09)
Saks is a US retail business group with departmental stores in many locations including USA and Canada
- Managed the month, quarter and year-end close across all banners
- Provide support to the external and internal audit teams for the annual and quarterly audits
- Manage the month, quarter, and year-end close across all banners for area of responsibility
- Prepare monthly balance sheet variance analysis providing commentary as well as analysis of variances to actual results
- Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries
Manager, Merchandise Accounting - Rippling/Hudson Bay Company - Toronto
(2022-07 - 2025-08)
HBC is a Canadian retail business group with departmental stores in many locations including USA and Canada
- Managed the month, quarter and year-end close across all banners
- Provide support to the external and internal audit teams for the annual and quarterly audits
- Manage the month, quarter, and year-end close across all banners for area of responsibility
- Prepare monthly balance sheet variance analysis providing commentary as well as analysis of variances to actual results
- Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries
- Provide ad-hoc support to the business at all levels for their accounting and analytics needs
- Implement procedures to streamline workflow between departments, work closely with department heads to ensure deadlines are met and business requirements satisfied
- Works closely with the accounts payable department to ensure all reporting requirements are met
- Works with business partners and within the finance function to ensure compliance with internal controls, Company policy, and accounting standards
- Assist with financial system implementation/upgrades
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information for area of responsibility and conformity with Company standards
- Provide coaching and direction to team members as it relates to but not limited to performance management and talent development
- Verify that leased vendors commission are accurately processed to contractual agreement and collaborate with offshore team to review monthly vendor statement, ensuring integrity and timely distribution to vendors
- Prepare monthly balance sheet variance analysis providing commentary/ analysis of variances to actual results
- Works with business partners/finance team to ensure compliance with internal controls and company policy
- Ensure deadlines are met and business requirements satisfied and assist with financial system implementation
Financial Administrator - Dixon Hall Neighborhood Service - Toronto
(2021-08 - 2022-12)
DH is a company focused on impacting the lives of the most vulnerable in Toronto with revenue of $12m in 2020
- Analyze month end bank/donation entries and review bank and donation entries reconciliation
- Coordinate donation information with fundraising team and ensure update of AR entries with invoices
- Support the month-end close process by reviewing Journal entries, payroll Journal entries, reclassification and adjustment entries, group insurance benefit entries, rent, telephone, postage, prepaid schedules and other entries
- Review of the yearly operating budget and prepare performance report to report variance
- Reviews all AP entries to ensure integrity and accuracy of information toward month-end closing
- Review fixed asset schedule & amortization entries, deferred capital contribution schedule and other entries
- Evaluated month end payroll entries reviews and analyze staff payroll costs to ensure proper allocation
- Collection of and updating of financial information and preparation of financial reports monthly
- Monitor expenses and revenue entries into general ledger accounts to ensure correct distribution
- Implemented controls to reduce discrepancies in entry posting and assist external auditors during audit
- Appraise monthly EFT file and other bank entries and other related duties
- Resolve issues relating to financial transaction and processes as they arise
AP/AR Accountant - Ontario SPCA - Stouffville, Ontario
(2020-07 - 2021-08)
OSPCA is a registered Canadian charity focused on animal protection and advocacy with revenue of $7m in 2020
- Performed clearing account, general ledger PayPal, iATS, Moneris, Convio and Amex reconciliations
- Followed up on outstanding AR and RE pledges and ensure deposit package banking weekly: cash or cheques
- Timely filing of HST/GST returns with the CRA, Payment of WSIB and EI deductions timely
- Coding, seeking approval for PAP invoices and monitor weekly cheque runs preparation and EFT payment
- Reviewed municipal invoices using the CPI release and monitoring contracts about to expire for renewal
- Maintained fixed asset records, and prepares supporting documentation for corporate financial reporting
- Reviewed financial information and providing quantitative/qualitative analysis of performance Vs budget
- Managed the end-to-end contract process like helping to prepare the formal municipal contracts
- Assist with IT upgrades and implementations related to accounting and inventory
Account Payable Accountant - Radiant Global Logistics - Mississauga, Ontario
(2020-01 - 2020-02)
Radiant is a part of the freight transportation arrangement company which generates $93.36 million USD in sales
- Reviewed bank exceptions and made necessary corrective actions on positive or negative exceptions
- Processed electronic invoices with back-ups and index of AR credit notes to update carrier's account
- Maintained payable email inbox by responding to inquiries from carriers and other outstanding issues
- Prompt response on "quick pay" carrier invoices and billing dispute resolution and customer management
- Prompt payment of carrier and updated carrier account and perform vendor account reconciliation
- Back up to the AP and AR team to improve and streamline process flow in the department
General Accountant - VSF Consulting Inc. - Brampton, Ontario
(2019-04 - 2019-09)
Vsf Consulting is a growing consulting firm
