Agnieszka Maj
Oakville,Canada
Summary
Dynamic bilingual professional with extensive experience at Canadian Tire Bank, excelling in settlement processes. Proficient in People Soft Financial and SAP R/3, I thrive in collaborative environments, driving process improvements and ensuring compliance. My strong analytical skills and commitment to excellence have consistently enhanced operational efficiency.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Bilingual Settlement Specialist
Canadian Tire Bank
Oakville, Canada
10.2012 - Current
- Daily overview of settlement processes (Credit and Debit Cards, Gift Cards, Loyalty points for all Canadian Tire Family of Companies)
- Maintenance of Balancing Logs and variance investigation
- Month end reporting for Head office (including tax department)
- Handling urgent issues related to fraud
- Reviewing and improving settlement processes
- Managing incidents by collaborating with IT, Payment Delivery, Moneris Solutions, Business Analysts, and Store Systems to see that issues are resolved and documented in a timely manner
- Active participant in project initiatives and implementations
- Monthly account reconciliations
- Review Enterprise Risks and Accounting controls
- Participation in External and Internal Audits
Bilingual Accounting Coordinator (AP, AR, GL)
Mongrel Media
Toronto, Canada
09.2007 - 10.2012
- AP : processed and coded all bills, cut cheques, prepared vendor statement
- AR: Invoicing (theatrical, video and general), collections, customer review
- Processing and reconciling payments
- Banking: prepared wire transfers, deposits, related journal entries
- Withholding tax remittances, royalty reports, processed returns and credits
- Visa allocation and reconciliation
- Monthly intercompany reconciliation for Quebec branch
- Reports: sales, distribution, GST, taxes and AR
Accountant - GL Process – Junior Team Leader
IBM Business Transformation Outsourcing
10.2004 - 07.2007
- Prepared and posted journal entries directly into General Ledger
- Reconciled General Ledger and sub ledger accounts
- Posted bank statements
- Accountant - AP process
- Kept accounts payable (AP) accounting for the Portugal and French branch of a major international tire manufacturer
- Reconciliated the sales and purchase ledgers with the General Ledger
- Maintained relationships with the client and his suppliers
- Generated and evaluated monthly closing reports (reconciliation and accrual reports)
- Made suggestions for process improvement
- Maintained of bank accounts according to the internal policies
- Provided Portuguese and French language support for the recruitment purposes in the HR department
- Additionally experience with Finance and Accounting Shared Services migrations
- Pan-European/multi-cultural business experience
- Business Analyst skills acquired during transitions
Marketing Manager
Travel Agency “Skarpa”
04.2003 - 09.2004
- Managed customer’s accounts
- Organized trips and researched new destinations
- Maintained relationships with foreign travel agencies
- Participated in International Fairs and Work Shops
Front Office Assistant
Travel Agency “MK Tramping”
08.2002 - 12.2002
- Prepared travel documents
- Contacted foreign embassies
- Organized work in the office
Education
Master of Arts - French Language & Literature
Jagiellonian University
Krakow11.2002
Master of Arts - Language Arts Education
Jagiellonian University
Krakow11-2002
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal06.2002
Financial Analysis
IBM BTO BCS
KrakowSkills
- People Soft Financial
- QuickBooks Multicurrency Edition
- SAP R/3
- MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- E-Work Flow (Internal ERP- class system)
- QuickBooks Multicurrency Edition
- Power Point
- Power BI reports
Accomplishments
- President of the student board in the high school
- Social work for the school
- Volunteer work for JUMPSTART
- Worked as a literature critic (ZNAK Publishing House)
- Experience in individual teaching of foreign languages
Languages
Fluent, Fluent, Native, Very good, Working
Skills - P C Skills
- QuickBooks Multicurrency Edition
- SAP R/3
- Syspro
- Lotus Notes
- MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- E-Work Flow (Internal ERP-class system)
- People Soft Financial
- Power Point
- Power BI reports
Timeline
Bilingual Settlement Specialist
Canadian Tire Bank
10.2012 - Current
Bilingual Accounting Coordinator (AP, AR, GL)
Mongrel Media
09.2007 - 10.2012
Accountant - GL Process – Junior Team Leader
IBM Business Transformation Outsourcing
10.2004 - 07.2007
Marketing Manager
Travel Agency “Skarpa”
04.2003 - 09.2004
Front Office Assistant
Travel Agency “MK Tramping”
08.2002 - 12.2002
Master of Arts - French Language & Literature
Jagiellonian University
Master of Arts - Language Arts Education
Jagiellonian University
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Lisbon
Financial Analysis
IBM BTO BCS