Cristita Paac
Calgary,AB
Summary
Accountant with 10+ years of experience of ledger processes, balance sheet reconciliations ( bank, inventory reconciliation) streamlining reports and process improvements. Vast knowledge in full cycle accounting and experience in ERP Accounting systems integration. Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and continue to strive for higher education (CPA ) Seeking to leverage professional expertise and experience into a leadership role in the future.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Lead
Cervus Equipment Corporation
07.2020 - 12.2021
- Supports Operations and Finance after Go-live with any issues affecting finance as well as assist with operational issues.
- Set up and managed team meetings.
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems pertaining to mapping of configurations so that financial statements are produced correctly.
- Met with manager weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
- Assisted project manager in managing risk, investigated solutions and established project recovery plans.
- Analyzed financial reporting systems and project schedules to proactively address potential problems.
- Provided team with coaching and direction. Trained division and corporate accountants as well as operations in integration of ERP system.
- Prepared training manuals and business processes for operations as well as accounting and finance..
- Reviewed financial statements making sure all balances are reported accurately
- Reconciled migrated data and verified its integrity
Accountant II
Cervus Equipment Corporation
04.2018 - Current
- Analyze, examined, and interpret financial records, compiled financial information including preparing note disclosures for internal users under Industrial Division
- Perform process analysis, and communicated recommendations to management
- Produce accurate and timely monthly financial statements for multiple business units
- Prepares and file various returns e.g., GST, PST and RST, Tire recycling fee, and Used oil levy
- Complete all accounting and month-end processes for areas of accountability (e.g., journals entries, monthly accrual process, allocations)
- Prepares and perform key reconciliation which includes bank reconciliation, long-term debt, and inventory reconciliation.
- Assist in creation and distribution of period end and ad-hoc reports and schedules
- Propose changes to processes, approaches, and techniques
- Assist in continuous improvement efforts to improve service to internal and external customers
- Responsible for preparation of components for quarterly Audit Committee reporting package
- Liaise with internal audit in respect to internal controls, including ensuring that applicable controls in place are adequately designed, implemented, and consistently followed
- Assist in Annual Forecasting Process
- Partnered with auditors on annual audits and walkthrough
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success.
- Identified and investigated variances to financial plans and forecasts.
- Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
Accountant
Cervus Equipment Corporation
04.2016 - 04.2018
- Perform routine and complex journal entries
- Review and prepare account reconciliations (assets and liabilities)
- Sales invoicing and revenue and cost accounting
- Prepare and analyze audit packs and various support schedules
- Prepare internal management reporting and various analysis
- Prepare and file GST, RST, PST, and environmental fees (tires and used oil levies)
- Prepare and record all revenue and ensure completeness and accuracy
- Assist in reconciliation of intercompany transactions
- Mentor team members while handling day-to-day accounting processes and financial accuracy
Accounts Payable Team Lead
Cervus Equipment
05.2014 - 04.2016
- Assist with month end closing especially settlement of intercompany transactions.
- Provide supporting documentation for audits
- Produce monthly reports
- Over see team of 5 members
- Engaged with vendors and business partners on complex activities and deliverables to maintain relationships.
- Tracked expenditures and prepared reports for records and management review.
- Led transformation activities by demonstrating strategic planning, anticipating functional requirements and proposing solutions
Accounts Payable Administrator
Cervus Equipment
06.2012 - 04.2014
- Duties involve High volume processing of invoices for payments, more than 100 per day
- Cutting cheques and processing credit card payments for Transportation Group
- Reconciling and cleaning of AP clearing account
- Reconciling vendor accounts statements and monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
- Answer payment inquiries and deal with A/P issues
- Processing employee expenses and cutting critical cheques and any AD Hoc duties
- Review and verify invoices and check requests
- Sort, code and match invoices asset invoices up for payment
- Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments
- Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
- Maintain vendor files and answer to enquiries
Accounts Payable Specialist
Jersey City
09.2007 - 06.2012
- Review and verify invoices and check requests, sort, code, and match invoices
- Enter and upload invoices into system and set invoices up for payment
- Track expenses and process expense reports
- Prepare and process electronic transfers and prepare and perform check runs
- Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
- Reconcile accounts payable transactions and prepare analysis of accounts
- Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
- Maintain vendor files and correspond with vendors by responding to inquiries
- Produce monthly payables related reports
- Assist with month end closing
Financial Advisor/Mortgage Broker
Greatway Financial Inc
08.2005 - 07.2013
- Mentoring students on processing of insurance applications
- Teaching clients/customers roadmap to financial freedom
- Processing mortgage application into Filogix
- Pre-underwriting of mortgage applications before submission to various lenders
- Tax preparation for personal taxation
- Processing insurance application ensuring accuracy of information being submitted.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting And Finance
CPA School of Business
Calgary, ABSome College (No Degree) -
Athabasca University
Calgary, ABAccounting and Finance -
SAIT Polytechnic
Calgary, ABBachelor of Science - Commerce Major in Economics
Saint Louis University
Philippines03.2000
Skills
- DIS, DSI, Simply Accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to present complex information in easy-to-understand format
- Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Understanding of budgeting
- Project planning
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Flexible and Adaptable
- MS Office (advance Excel)
- Full Cycle Accounting, Balance Sheet and Bank Reconciliations, Fixed Asset
- Enterprise Resource Planning Integration
- Variance Analysis
Timeline
Project Lead
Cervus Equipment Corporation
07.2020 - 12.2021
Accountant II
Cervus Equipment Corporation
04.2018 - Current
Accountant
Cervus Equipment Corporation
04.2016 - 04.2018
Accounts Payable Team Lead
Cervus Equipment
05.2014 - 04.2016
Accounts Payable Administrator
Cervus Equipment
06.2012 - 04.2014
Accounts Payable Specialist
Jersey City
09.2007 - 06.2012
Financial Advisor/Mortgage Broker
Greatway Financial Inc
08.2005 - 07.2013
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting And Finance
CPA School of Business
Some College (No Degree) -
Athabasca University
Accounting and Finance -
SAIT Polytechnic
Bachelor of Science - Commerce Major in Economics
Saint Louis University
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