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Brenda Verreault

Azilda

Summary

I am a highly motivated individual with over twenty years of experience in management and accounting. I have experience in both the private and public sectors. I am dedicated to achieving results in a positive environment and continuously learning and adapting to change.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

Datamine Canada Inc.
03.2022 - 04.2025
  • Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
  • Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
  • Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
  • Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
  • Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
  • Assisted in internal and external audits by preparing necessary documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
  • Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
  • Analyzed financial statement discrepancies, identifying issues, and recommending corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
  • Managed quarterly and annual tax filings for the company, ensuring timely submissions and compliance with regulations.
  • Optimized cash flow management, carefully scheduling outgoing payments to coincide with receivable cycles.
  • Streamlined tax preparation process, ensuring timely and accurate submission of all tax documents.
  • Assisted in successful completion of external audits by preparing comprehensive documentation and supporting evidence.
  • Conducted monthly reconciliations for all bank accounts to ensure financial integrity.
  • Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
  • Created customer invoices daily.

Financial Controller

Levert Personnel Resources Inc.
04.2012 - 12.2021
  • Manage accounting department consisting of accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll
  • Prepare monthly and yearly financial statements. Including profit and expense analysis
  • Prepare weekly, monthly, and yearly reporting and remittances for various government agencies. Sources deductions, worker's compensation, employer health tax, HST/GST/PST for various provinces across Canada
  • Reconcile and issue T4's and RL1's and annual reporting
  • Manage employee's annual performance reviews and wage reviews
  • Administer company deferred profit sharing and RRSP plans
  • Administer employee benefit plan
  • Training and development of employees
  • Participate in management training courses
  • Manage office cleaning contract
  • Work with account manager with international contracts
  • Assign projects and duties to accounting support staff to make sure that receivables, payables, and payroll are done correctly and on time
  • Set up monthly accruals for expenses and sales reporting
  • Signing authority for banking
  • Participate in team meetings to review concerns and resolve issues
  • Proficient with Great Plains software

Collector and trust examiner

Canada Revenue Agency
03.2009 - 04.2012
  • Collecting outstanding amounts owed to Canada Revenue Agency
  • Gathering information to review client's ability to repay debt
  • Calling clients to review account and make payment arrangements
  • Preparing and filling of garnishment with banks and employers
  • Preparing liens on properties
  • Trust examiner for payroll and HST
  • Visit clients to review their accounting records for discrepancies and assessing amounts owed and penalty and interest
  • Travel included Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie, Timmins and Chapleau

Office Manager

Muirhead Stationers Inc.
10.1986 - 03.2009
  • Manage accounting department support staff
  • Prepare monthly and year end financial statements
  • Prepare and remit GST/HST, sources, WSIB, EHT and annual T4's and summary
  • Participate in weekly management meetings
  • Involved in minor I.T. issues and reviewing and selecting software programs and work with implementation
  • Manage telephone system
  • Review computer equipment and software needs
  • Perform annual performance reviews for employees
  • Signing authority for bank
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
  • Prepare monthly commissions reports
  • Train and develop employees

Education

Three-year bilingual accounting degree -

Cambrian College
Sudbury, Ontario

Skills

  • Strong leadership
  • Professionalism
  • Discretion
  • Full circle accounting
  • Payroll
  • Cash flow analysis
  • Knowledge of government agencies
  • Dedication
  • Flexibility
  • Adaptability
  • Bilingual (French and English)

Languages

English
Full Professional
French
Full Professional

Timeline

Senior Accountant

Datamine Canada Inc.
03.2022 - 04.2025

Financial Controller

Levert Personnel Resources Inc.
04.2012 - 12.2021

Collector and trust examiner

Canada Revenue Agency
03.2009 - 04.2012

Office Manager

Muirhead Stationers Inc.
10.1986 - 03.2009

Three-year bilingual accounting degree -

Cambrian College

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