Hi,
I am not having much luck in getting a new job; am a CGA looking for an Accounting Manager kind of role. I am not sure where my resume is going off, so would love to get feedback to improve it. The formatting has gone off when I copy pasted here; I am looking for content critique.
Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
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Professional with industry varied expertise in providing insight into the financial statements through analysis & commentary & ensuring they confirm to GAAP. Verifiable ability to manage & optimize team dynamics to meet multiple time sensitive deadlines. Lead process improvements & manage projects.
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SOFT SKILLS
• Team management • Time Management
• Leadership
• Project Management • Analytical & Problem solving
• Team player
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Accounting Supervisor: Responsible for ensuring the accuracy & completeness of the financial statements, variance analysis & related reporting. Lead process improvements. Supervise accounting intern.
System: Great Plains FRx - CRM - MS Office/ Intermediate Excel (pivot tables/vlookups)
Achievements:
• Actively participate in discussion around realigning of job responsibilities in the finance department to justify an additional contract head count rather than an intern. The decision was reached that a contract employee coming in 2-3 days/week would be cost effective, and the cost included in the budget for FY2015
• Lead the project to outsource payroll processing to Ceridian
• Implemented process improvement of scanning invoices to buyers for approval – for audit trail and to prevent fraud. The idea grew to acquiring Neat cloud software for storing invoices on the cloud & providing read access to departments to validate expenses at month end; reducing time spent on providing expense details to departments by 80%
Key Responsibilities:
• Mentor accounting interns by providing university accounting students with hands on accounting experience. Also provide career building advice such as information regarding accounting designations, resume building & LinkedIn profile completion
• Complete month end/year end process & balance sheet reviews, prepare financial statements & variance analysis and assist with the completion of the month end reporting package
• Complete reconciliations which summarize and analyze the Board’s activity in areas of income, expenditure and earnings based on past and expected operations
• Partner with the events team to complete detailed margin analysis of Events department results on a monthly basis
• Prepare & provide commentary for weekly KPI report
• Assist with yearend audit
• Key finance contact for annual budget/forecast process
• Total ownership of payroll & payables including regulatory filing & cash management
• Provide support to AR Supervisor as and when needed; validate and post AR batches
Accountant: As a key member of the finance department reporting to the Director of Finance ensured the integrity of the financial statements for Quebec division. Manage a team of two direct reports.
System: Great Plains FRx - MS Office / Intermediate Excel
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Achievements:
• Worked collaboratively with the Director of Finance to create & complete additional month end reports: e.g. fuel, revenue, fleet analysis report – providing refined analysis of co-relation between fuel costs, fleet costs and fuel surcharge revenue
• Partner with Operations Manager to provide better understanding of variances in fleet costs at each location
• Participated as a member of team to determine month end deadlines & scope of responsibilities for Accountant position
Key responsibilities:
• Supervised Accounts payable & Accounting Clerk
• Ensured timely, accurate & relevant period end close based on ASPE
• Analyzed actual vs. budget & trends and communicated the results to management
• Created & completed Operations Meetings reports
• Analyzed & reconciled all balance sheet accounts
• Maintained leased equipment & fixed assets schedule
• Prepared and issued monthly capital expenditure report with comparisons to budget and prior year
• Completed bank reconciliations for 5 accounts on a monthly basis
Junior Accountant: Reporting to Accounting manager key responsibilities included managing the outsourced Accounts Payable function, backup to AR & assistance in month end closing.
System: SAP - MS Office / Intermediate Excel
Achievements:
• Liaison with out- sourced unit & executive team to ensure AP workflows were efficient
• Was key participant in project co-ordinated with Siemens Canada to ensure vendor information was consistent with internal control guidelines
Key Responsibilities:
• Was responsible for meeting all month end deadlines regarding journal entries
• Assisted with semi annual & annual inventory counts
• Ensured all transactions processed met the internal control requirements
• Managed work flow for AP & was backup for AR
Accounts Payable: Reporting to Accounts Payable Supervisor, responsible for accounts payable for Eastern division
System: AS400 - MS Office / Beginner Excel
• Performed full cycle A/P functions including high volume invoice posting & cheque runs
• Reconciled A/P sub-ledger to general ledger
• Responsible for reconciling company purchasing card accounts
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION
B.Comm, M.S. University, India
CGA
I am not having much luck in getting a new job; am a CGA looking for an Accounting Manager kind of role. I am not sure where my resume is going off, so would love to get feedback to improve it. The formatting has gone off when I copy pasted here; I am looking for content critique.
Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
Professional with industry varied expertise in providing insight into the financial statements through analysis & commentary & ensuring they confirm to GAAP. Verifiable ability to manage & optimize team dynamics to meet multiple time sensitive deadlines. Lead process improvements & manage projects.
__________________________________________________ _______________________
SOFT SKILLS
• Team management • Time Management
• Leadership
• Project Management • Analytical & Problem solving
• Team player
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Accounting Supervisor: Responsible for ensuring the accuracy & completeness of the financial statements, variance analysis & related reporting. Lead process improvements. Supervise accounting intern.
System: Great Plains FRx - CRM - MS Office/ Intermediate Excel (pivot tables/vlookups)
Achievements:
• Actively participate in discussion around realigning of job responsibilities in the finance department to justify an additional contract head count rather than an intern. The decision was reached that a contract employee coming in 2-3 days/week would be cost effective, and the cost included in the budget for FY2015
• Lead the project to outsource payroll processing to Ceridian
• Implemented process improvement of scanning invoices to buyers for approval – for audit trail and to prevent fraud. The idea grew to acquiring Neat cloud software for storing invoices on the cloud & providing read access to departments to validate expenses at month end; reducing time spent on providing expense details to departments by 80%
Key Responsibilities:
• Mentor accounting interns by providing university accounting students with hands on accounting experience. Also provide career building advice such as information regarding accounting designations, resume building & LinkedIn profile completion
• Complete month end/year end process & balance sheet reviews, prepare financial statements & variance analysis and assist with the completion of the month end reporting package
• Complete reconciliations which summarize and analyze the Board’s activity in areas of income, expenditure and earnings based on past and expected operations
• Partner with the events team to complete detailed margin analysis of Events department results on a monthly basis
• Prepare & provide commentary for weekly KPI report
• Assist with yearend audit
• Key finance contact for annual budget/forecast process
• Total ownership of payroll & payables including regulatory filing & cash management
• Provide support to AR Supervisor as and when needed; validate and post AR batches
Accountant: As a key member of the finance department reporting to the Director of Finance ensured the integrity of the financial statements for Quebec division. Manage a team of two direct reports.
System: Great Plains FRx - MS Office / Intermediate Excel
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
Achievements:
• Worked collaboratively with the Director of Finance to create & complete additional month end reports: e.g. fuel, revenue, fleet analysis report – providing refined analysis of co-relation between fuel costs, fleet costs and fuel surcharge revenue
• Partner with Operations Manager to provide better understanding of variances in fleet costs at each location
• Participated as a member of team to determine month end deadlines & scope of responsibilities for Accountant position
Key responsibilities:
• Supervised Accounts payable & Accounting Clerk
• Ensured timely, accurate & relevant period end close based on ASPE
• Analyzed actual vs. budget & trends and communicated the results to management
• Created & completed Operations Meetings reports
• Analyzed & reconciled all balance sheet accounts
• Maintained leased equipment & fixed assets schedule
• Prepared and issued monthly capital expenditure report with comparisons to budget and prior year
• Completed bank reconciliations for 5 accounts on a monthly basis
Junior Accountant: Reporting to Accounting manager key responsibilities included managing the outsourced Accounts Payable function, backup to AR & assistance in month end closing.
System: SAP - MS Office / Intermediate Excel
Achievements:
• Liaison with out- sourced unit & executive team to ensure AP workflows were efficient
• Was key participant in project co-ordinated with Siemens Canada to ensure vendor information was consistent with internal control guidelines
Key Responsibilities:
• Was responsible for meeting all month end deadlines regarding journal entries
• Assisted with semi annual & annual inventory counts
• Ensured all transactions processed met the internal control requirements
• Managed work flow for AP & was backup for AR
Accounts Payable: Reporting to Accounts Payable Supervisor, responsible for accounts payable for Eastern division
System: AS400 - MS Office / Beginner Excel
• Performed full cycle A/P functions including high volume invoice posting & cheque runs
• Reconciled A/P sub-ledger to general ledger
• Responsible for reconciling company purchasing card accounts
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION
B.Comm, M.S. University, India
CGA