ABE MAURICE ZAKHEM
Brampton,Canada
Summary
Over 10 years of experience working in an accounting related capacity Demonstrated ability to manage efficiently most accounting functions including, but not limited to accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and billing Proficient with MS Office, Tableau, MicroStrategy, Blackline, Power BI, SAP FICO, SAP HANA, SAP Business One, Oracle NetSuite, PeopleSoft, Coupa, Epicor CMS, and Microsoft Dynamics NAV Demonstrated ability to multi-task by effectively and efficiently performing duties for two sister companies
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Prepared various bi-weekly and monthly management reports, including variance analysis with presentation of findings
- Reviewed CapEx funding request supporting documents and consolidated capital forecast/budget; explaining actual vs forecast variance
- Conducted IT standard costing rate variance report per quarter
- Performed many asset setups during the month through continuous coordination with respective project manager
- Played a key role in annual audits by preparing detailed schedules, supporting documentation, and assisting auditors throughout the process.
- Improved cash flow management with rigorous accounts receivable tracking.
Financial Analyst
Loblaw Companies Limited
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Performed variance analysis to identify key drivers of inventory shrink/pickup
- Provided insight to management team highlighting issues/trends and escalate any high-risk operating deficiencies associated to inventory reconciliations in a timely manner
- Conducted sales and margin analysis on profit centres for both Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart stores
- Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly journal entries/uploads in a timely and accurate manner
- Facilitated smooth month-end close processes by efficiently reconciling accounts and addressing discrepancies promptly.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve inventory reconciliations by 50 percent through optimization of excel functions on inventory standard template
Finance Associate
Dentalcorp
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Manually populated spreadsheets with data from practices reports (Receipts, Production, aged AR)
- Reconciled assigned balance sheet accounts monthly
- Contributed to improvements in accounting policies, procedures, and processes
- Assisted in preparing operating and investment budgets
- Processed month end reports from PMS software, then updated, and completed month end internal financial reports
Senior Accounts Payable Analyst
Dentalcorp
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Entered invoices (PO and non-PO) in Coupa through the 2-way or 3-way matching process
- Prepared month-end close Journal entries for department
- Assisted in review of invoices in weekly cash flow forecasting
- Processed payments weekly done through EFT, Cheque, and wire transfers (U.S Vendors)
- Reconciled monthly assigned major vendor statements in Microsoft Excel
Accounts Payable Team Lead
Canadian Orthodontic Partners ULC
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Prepared balance sheet reconciliation for assigned general ledger accounts
- Effectively improved ERP system for AP department through weekly co-ordination with Oracle NetSuite advanced customer support
- Responsible for payments done bi-weekly through EFT, Cheque, and wire transfers (U.S Vendors)
- Trained 3 Accounts Payable Analysts
Accounting Coordinator(contract)
Kernels Popcorn Ltd
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Entered all daily sales reports from 24 corporate stores into shared Google Docs
- Created sales invoices for all wholesale orders and followed up for payment
- Prepared weekly credit card and bank reconciliations
- Effectively coded, matched, and posted all vendor invoices in ERP system with consistent accuracy
- Uploaded all invoices (A/R & A/P) into file sharing system (DX) so that the Finance department remains paperless
Accounting Coordinator(contract)
Berg Chilling Systems
07.2017 - 01.2018
- Managed to process sales invoices efficiently for the previous 3 month’s finished service order backlog
- Effectively coded, matched, and posted all vendor invoices in ERP system with consistent accuracy
- Updated all domestic and foreign customer accounts in regard to A/P contacts, address, and tax codes
- Investigated and resolved customer queries
Accounting Coordinator
USSC
03.2016 - 04.2017
- Managed the full accounts payable for the organizations U.S and Canadian operations
- Created and sent sales invoices through SAP for our customers in the U.S and Canada
- Posted Journal entries
- Prepared bank, credit card, and other account reconciliations
- Trained and supported three accounting employees including one summer accounting intern
Accounts Payable Clerk (co-op)
Habitat for Humanity
09.2015 - 02.2016
- Effectively coded and matched many vendor invoices in ERP system with consistent accuracy
- Reconciled vendor accounts to vendor statements
- Verified and Processed employee expense reports
- Recorded cheque numbers in a log to ensure all cheque numbers and cheque stock is accounted for
- Assisted in general bookkeeping
Junior Accountant
Methode Electronics
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: Methode Electronics is an American Multinational company with locations in 10 different countries
- Handled the complete accounting cycle for subsidiary company including the posting of all entries, the preparation of monthly reports, and the month end close
- Reconciled monthly foreign currency bank accounts and a number of GL accounts
- Prepare reports based on standard and actual costing of manufactured parts to aid in decision making
- Reduced all debtors aging to around 30 days through A/R statements, reminder emails, and telephone calls to customers; increasing the cash flow of the subsidiary company
- Managed a number of accounts payable duties for another sister company including the coding and posting of invoices
- Methode Electronics is an American Multinational company with locations in 10 different countries
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - Business Administration, Finance
University of Windsor
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA) PREP Program -
12.2024
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Variance analysis
- Budget preparation
- Accounts payable management
- Process improvement
- ERP systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial reporting
- Financial statement analysis
- Research and data analysis
- Financial modeling
Timeline
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
11.2023 - 05.2024
Financial Analyst
Loblaw Companies Limited
06.2022 - 07.2023
Finance Associate
Dentalcorp
09.2021 - 06.2022
Senior Accounts Payable Analyst
Dentalcorp
03.2020 - 08.2021
Accounts Payable Team Lead
Canadian Orthodontic Partners ULC
10.2018 - 03.2020
Accounting Coordinator(contract)
Kernels Popcorn Ltd
02.2018 - 07.2018
Accounting Coordinator(contract)
Berg Chilling Systems
07.2017 - 01.2018
Accounting Coordinator
USSC
03.2016 - 04.2017
Accounts Payable Clerk (co-op)
Habitat for Humanity
09.2015 - 02.2016
Junior Accountant
Methode Electronics
01.2014 - 01.2015
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA) PREP Program -
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - Business Administration, Finance
University of Windsor
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