Arian Najafi
Vancouver,Canada
Summary
Experienced in Finance with strong GAAP and IFRS knowledge and data analysis expertise . Commended for successfully directing accounting team and maintaining timely operations in challenging environments. Results-oriented leader possessing first-rate process management skills to complete tasks within budget and on time.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
Cornerstone International Community College of Canada
Canada, Canada
08.2023 - Current
- Preparing and analyzing managerial repots based on managerial needs
- Approving payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursement
- Assisting management for month-end processes and reporting duties required and decision making
- Analyzing process and workflow to drive the system to the excel
- Supporting AR and AP to solve their concerns and issues
- Responsible for preparing payroll and supporting HR for analyzing employees costs by preparing reports
- Preparing Business Taxes T2 and T2202 for students
- Reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts (Bank accounts and Credit Cards) to tight month end deadlines.
Intermediate Accountant
Cornerstone International Community College of Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia
02.2023 - 08.2024
- Managing the financial bookkeeping of the organization and its clients.
- Process invoices and track expenses
- Prepare payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
- Reconciliation of system transactions.
- Contact clients about transactions and invoices.
- Reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts to tight deadlines.
- Assist with end of financial year processes.
Customer Experience Associate
TD Bank
Canada, Canada
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Process financial transactions like deposits, withdrawals, and bill payments as per standardized operating procedures, industry regulations, and TD's Code of Conduct and Ethics
- Understand and determine customer needs to recommend solutions specific to those needs while exercising discretion in confidential matters
- Deliver quality customer experiences and recommend operational improvements where the opportunity exists to improve and achieve operational excellence
- Respond to and resolve customers' concerns using standard procedures and escalating non-standard activities, as necessary
- Achieve assigned goals and business objectives by promoting banking solutions and completing business processes in a timely and accurate manner
- Connect personally with customers to advise them appropriately and clearly on banking solutions and processes
- Assist the team by respecting coworkers, staying dedicated, and keeping everyone up-to-date on the status of routine activities.
Senior Accountant
Bayer AG
Tehran, Iran
10.2017 - 06.2021
- Responsible for working with internal and external auditors to prepare financial statement
- Preparing management reports for discounts and rebates based on its guidelines
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
- Supervise and manage the three-way match for accounts payable and payment to vendors
- Providing inter-company service invoices, and reconciliation with the partner company
- Preparing SOP for preparing inter-company service invoices, monthly stock tacking, and preparing period-end closing
- Preparing financial statements according to local GAAP & IFRS and liaising with independent auditors in this regard
- Ensure all statutory compliance (Tax, VAT& withholding tax) & insurance Organizations
- Preparation of Tax returns and responsible for TAX Audits (CIT, WHT, VAT, and seasonal reports)
- Writing petition for Tax & SSO Dispute Committees and Contract review to minimize Tax & SSO risks.
Accountant
Bayer AG
Tehran, Iran
01.2016 - 10.2017
- Responsible for performing O2C process and debt collection from customers i.e
- AR Preparing items relevant to inventory, COGS, and warehouse and preparing reports for pricing
- Responsible for performing Three-way matches for account payables and payments to vendors
- Providing supporting documentation for the tax audits in accordance with Tax Office guidelines.
Junior Accountant
EY
Tehran, Iran
10.2014 - 01.2016
- Posting financial transactions into the accounting system by considering each project and cost center
- Preparing Bank reconciliation on a monthly basis
- Verifying accounting records against the required supporting documents
- Preparing account reconciliation with vendors and suppliers
Payroll Officer
EY
Tehran, Iran
10.2012 - 11.2014
- Preparing Payroll for EY's clients Based on the Iranian labor law requirement
- Preparing Salary tax and SSO files to be submitted to the authorities
- Preparing audit files and direct contact with Iranian tax authorities
Education
Master of Arts - MBA
New York Institute of Technology
Vancouver, BC12-2022
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting - Audit
Azad University
Iran06-2014
Skills
- Time management
- Leadership
- Reporting
- Year-End Close
- Budget Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Quickbooks
- Budget Forecasting Expertise
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Payroll Management
- ERP Accounting
- Superior Attention to Detail
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- General Ledger Accounting
- Bank Reconciliation
- Account Reconciliation
- GAAP Accounting
Affiliations
- Master's Degree In MBA New York Institute Of Technology, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Master's Degree In Finance IAU, Tehran
- Bachelor's In Accounting - Audit IAU, Tehran
- The relationship between Managerial over confidence, internal financing, and investment efficiency Companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange.
Certification
- Canada Charted Professional Accountants (CPA) - In Assessment
- Member of Iranian of Certified Accountants
- Member of Iranian Financial Engineering Association (IFEA)
- Bayer Entrepreneurship Activity
- Certificate of IFRS for Reviewing International Standards to update the knowledge and comparison with Local GAAP.
- Letter of Credit
- Investment fund Canada course
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Cornerstone International Community College of Canada
08.2023 - Current
Intermediate Accountant
Cornerstone International Community College of Canada
02.2023 - 08.2024
Customer Experience Associate
TD Bank
01.2022 - 02.2023
Senior Accountant
Bayer AG
10.2017 - 06.2021
Accountant
Bayer AG
01.2016 - 10.2017
Junior Accountant
EY
10.2014 - 01.2016
Payroll Officer
EY
10.2012 - 11.2014
Master of Arts - MBA
New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting - Audit
Azad University
- Canada Charted Professional Accountants (CPA) - In Assessment
- Member of Iranian of Certified Accountants
- Member of Iranian Financial Engineering Association (IFEA)
- Bayer Entrepreneurship Activity
- Certificate of IFRS for Reviewing International Standards to update the knowledge and comparison with Local GAAP.
- Letter of Credit
- Investment fund Canada course
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