Accountant in Mississauga, Ontario

MARY SULAIMAN 2395 Bromsgrove Rd. Unit 65, Mississauga, Ontario L5J 1L6. Mobile : 289-400-..., Email : ...@gmail.com SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION: • Over 10 years of Accounting/Financial Analyst experience with Bachelor of Accounting degree. • Member of the Associate of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) internationally and Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) in Canada. • Comprehensive knowledge of compliance Audits, financial analytical, reporting skills, financial concepts, GAAP, IFRS, examine accounting records and preparing the financial statement and taxes. • Excellent team player, who is also comfortable working independently and in a fast-paced environment with a tight deadline. • Ability to synchronize as well as multitask completing projects with time and budget constraints also takes initiatives to solve problems. • Excellent written and oral communication skills, capable of professional interaction with various levels of operations and strong interpersonal and analytical skills. • Attention to details, ability to address and resolve problematic issues and referred to the appropriate parties for guidance. • Hands on experience using Microsoft Office, Simply Accounting, Oracle, Explorer SAP, QuickBooks, ACCPAC, Great Plains, JD Edward, Lonewoft, MatrixCare, BST and Data analysis software. • Bilingual in English and French (Conversation). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Bosley Real Estate April – July 17 (Bosley Real Estate Ltd. is a 100% family owned and operated Real Estate Company that has been successfully assisting the buying and selling of properties.) Senior Corporate Accountant (Contract) • Oversee AP processing. • Charge back to the agents & run reports. • HST filings. • T4A & T4’s. • Payroll duties. • Accounting for small holdings companies. • J/E for month end and bank reconciliation. • Trust accountant & Real estate transactions work. • Adhoc duties & Handling inquiries Symphony Senior Living Jan. – April 17 (Symphony Senior Living offers exceptional retirement living for the seniors who lives with us and a peace of mind for their loved ones in all of North America.) Senior Accountant (Contract) • Assisting with audit request and working on year-end & month-end reports. • Processing payment through the KeyBank & on MatrixCare system for all 12 properties. • Monthly billing for US properties. • Dealing with queries for all US properties. • Bank reconciliation for all US properties. • Reviewing & process resident refunds. • Payroll duties for Canada and US staff • Adhoc duties The Holmes Group Apr 16 – Dec 16 (The Holmes Group is an international brand with operations in independent media production new home building and homes inspections as well as expansion in product development.) Tax / General Accountant (Contract) • Worked on year-end and on 60 files that are either active or dormant. • Responsible for compiling tax data in accordance with Canadian tax regulation to complete returns for 20 companies accurately and on time. • Responsible for posting year-end adjustments to trial balance, Inter-co. reconciliations, G/L and Bank Reconciliations. • Also, prepared AR invoices and AP posting. Adamson Associates Architects Sept 13 – Jan 16 (Adamson Associates Architects is one of the Canada’s leading design and technical Architectural Company.) Accounting Assistant / Accounts Receivable Clerk (Long –Term Contract) • Applied information contained within contracts for basic services, additional services, reimbursable expenses and then prepares monthly invoices for basic services, additional services and reimbursable expenses for our architectural projects. • Prepared monthly account receivable report for the Controller. • Prepared detailing billing reports for Clients, as required. • Reviewed payroll timesheets to gain an understanding of where staffs are assigning their time within projects. • Followed-up on accounts receivable collections. • Communicate on monthly basis with Clients, Partners and Project Managers. • Communicate on daily basis with the Controller and others in the Accounting Department. • Assisted in other areas of the accounting office. Arcturus Realty Corporation Jul 13 – Sept 13 (Arcturus is Canada's leading manager of third party real estate assets) Property Accountant (Contract) • Prepared financial statements, cash flow reports, annual, re-forecast property budgets, monthly/quarterly reports accurately and on a timely basis. • Liaises with Property Manager to ensure the timeliness, accuracy of monthly rent rolls and other charges to tenants. • Prepared annual year-end audit working papers. • Prepared annual cost of operation and realty tax cost files; calculates and processes adjustment billings to tenants. • Prepared monthly account reconciliations; reconciles accounts receivable/payable sub-ledgers. • Updated lease information on rent roll. • Liaises with other departments. The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company May 13 – Jul 13 (The Dominion is one of the country’s largest property and casualty insurers.) Accountant (Contract) • Journal Entries • Month End Reporting • Reconciliations – for write-off or pay off to Clients CB Richard Ellis Limited Dec 12 – Mar 13 (CB Richard Ellis Limited is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm) Property Accountant (Contract) • Prepared and entered monthly recurring journal entries for the month end closing • Year-end Realty Tax and Operating Cost Reconciliations, working papers for properties, budgets for properties, rental schedules for the assigned properties. • Coordinated with external auditors for the year-end audit. • Prepared quarterly and monthly distribution to owners as appropriate. • Setting up new leases for the assigned properties • Completed the lease summary sheet before setting up the lease • Prepared the lease abstracts • Prepared monthly reports to the clients for a designated portfolio of industrial and retail properties. Election Ontario Oct – Dec 12 (Elections Ontario is undertaking a review of alternative voting technologies, including internet and telephone voting, to report to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario) Financial Planning Analyst (Contract) • Supported the Manager, Planning and Project Administration with financial analysis and reporting. • Conducted research to ensure that best practices, changes, and developments in Performance Measures are known and shared with the organization. • Monitored, evaluated and reported on performance measures activities against divisional plans, goals and objectives. • Briefed Manager, Planning and Project Administration on results, providing recommendations for redirection or action to ensure goals are achieved. • Coordinated and provided oversight and advice for the development of monitoring and reporting processes and reporting of divisional/program Performance Measures and achievements to Manager, Planning and Project Administration. • Participated in the designed, development and delivery of Corporate Performance Management Framework training; • Undertakes divisional and administrative special assignments as required. • Contributed to the designed, improvement, testing and implementation of organizational tracking and reporting systems to meet detailed corporate reporting requirements and maintain the integrity of business information. • Initiated and carried out consultations with managers, senior staff, directors and other entities to identify their organizational reporting needs. • Initiated and planned the development and implementation of new and revised reporting processes and/or reports for the Manager's review/approval. • Implemented and developed updated procedures to align with the new or amended organizational policies or directives. • Provided advice, information, recommendations to management, analyzing the fiscal consequences of decisions and developing potential scenarios to address immediate/future impacts; preparing presentation/options in support of decision-making. Orvana Minerals Corp Apr – Aug 12 (Orvana Minerals is a Canadian mining and exploration company based in Toronto, Canada, involved in the evaluation, development, mining of precious and base metal assets.) Corporate Accountant (Contract) • Compiled the monetary transactions of the organization and make entries in the general ledger under the relevant account head. • Find out discrepancies in accounting entries and correct them and maintain the existing FRX reports • Appraised or deducted the value of assets of the organization (like building, machinery, goodwill, royalty etc) to calculate the true value of assets at the end of the financial year. • Prepared and maintain various supporting documents like bills, receipts, vouchers, invoices, purchase orders and employee pay. • Reviewed the accounting reports (accounts receivable/ accounts payable/ petty cashbook) sent by a junior accountant for accuracy and completeness. • Assisted with preparation of the budget and update any changes as requested. • Calculated and paid royalties’ income for Investors Relations • Reviewed weekly summary files and supporting documents. Brookfield Residential Property Services 2010 – 2... (With over $100 billion of assets under management, Brookfield is a leading global provider of real estate and relocation services, technology and knowledge) Financial Analyst (Long –Term Contract) • Established new forecasting tracking, management reporting system to improve availability and accuracy of financial data, triggering 15% increase in accuracy. • Assisted in business support role in budgeting and forecasting, using historical accounting trend and market analysis to set the pace for quarterly and full year forecasts. • KPIs setting and monitoring through organisation-wide standard procedures of evaluation. • Assisting in the Common Area Maintenance (CAM) and tax recoveries calculation. • Controlled expenses, detailed cost analysis, budget performance monitoring and variance analysis review. • Monthly profit & loss and balance sheet reviews ensuring correctness and accuracy of entries, review of transactions and automated journals to correctly re-instate wrong entries. • Reviewed account receivables, payables and GL reconciliation on account basis in compliance with policies and standardized ageing analysis. • Assisted with Monthly Revenue Forecasting, Business budget preparation and implementation, Revenue Recognition for income analysis, Business Strategic planning, and Percentage of Completion computation for Projects. Endeavour Marketing Limited (A Start-up Company) 2006 - 2... Accountant & Office Manager • Monthly management accounts report • V.A.T return. • Cashflow forecast • Credit Card reconciliation • Expenses & Petty Cash. • Payroll • Suppliers account reconciliation & Bank reconciliation. • Sales and Purchase ledger processing. • Amending and updating customer records. • Faxing and photocopying documents. • Preparing of remittances & making payment to suppliers • Supervised of 2 staff KPMG UK 2004 - 2... Junior Auditor • Build an understanding of client businesses. • Worked collaboratively, assisting with the delivery of client audit engagements e.g. documenting processes, testing controls. • Ensured all audit work and documentation is performed to the appropriate time line and quality audit fieldwork, statutory reporting and project management. • Further, develop relationships with and help utilize staff at KPMG’s offshore practice. City Bank UK 2002 - 2... Accountant • Performed reconciliation processes across a range of accounts and platforms in accordance with prescribed Citi standards. • Performed due diligence on account populations to understand account purposes, operations and regulatory requirements. • Liaised with Business partners to understand key risks and resolution plans where applicable. • Ensured timely identification and escalation of ‘red flag’ activity within assigned account population. • Assisted in business analysis and feasibility study efforts to further develop the global control framework for accounts governance. EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • CPA, Ontario Candidate – Level 5 finalist to be complete in 2018 • ACCA, International Candidate – Final Level with 2 papers to complete in 2018 • Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, London Guildhall University, London, UK