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Cynthia Hamill

Kilsyth

Summary

Highly dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Body Shop Administration

Peninsula Ford
02.2024 - Current
  • Effectively managed approximately 30 calls per day on average from clients.
  • Open and close work orders ensuring accuracy in parts and pricing between venders' invoices, internal and external systems.
  • Generate and submit accurate final invoices to insurance companies and fleet groups for payment
  • Collaborate with accounting to ensure accuracy of payments from insurance companies and clients
  • Liaison with the body shop manager to ensure smooth daily operations
  • Collect payments from individual clients
  • Create estimates for customers and insurance companies ensuring all guidelines are adhered to
  • Work within timelines to ensure monthly and yearly revenue numbers are accurate
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Receive parts ensuring parts accuracy, identifying and marking correct work order numbers on each part
  • Booking client appointments
  • Process the return or damaged, defective and incorrect parts

Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Clerk

Peninsula Ford
03.2023 - 02.2024
  • Verified and accurately processed approximately 25 payable invoices per day
  • Upheld high standards of professionalism by adhering to established accounting policies, procedures, and ethical guidelines throughout daily tasks.
  • Reduced late payments by maintaining strong relationships with clients and implementing effective follow-up procedures.
  • Accurately enter invoices to correct GL account in a timely manner
  • Process payments ensuring vendors are paid prior to due date
  • Process EFT and Cheque receivables accurately to reconcile customers’ accounts while ensuring bank account accuracy
  • Generation and review of AP and AR aging reports and investigation into aged accounts to resolve outstanding issues regarding missing A/R payments
  • Review invoices and statements to ensure accuracy of billing
  • Ensuring signing authority guidelines are adhered to
  • Accurate filing to ensure proper record keeping of data
  • Liaison with controller to take on addition tasks as required

Accounts Payable Clerk - Contract

Town of the Blue Mountains
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Verified and entered approximately 40 invoices per day.
  • Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation, insuring the amount charged is accurately extended and matches the agreements entered into by the Municipality prior to payment
  • Help the Town achieve success through the preparation and issuance of payments for invoices goods and services
  • Provide support to Finance & IT, assist Town staff to ensure correct general ledger allocations, communicate successfully with vendors, confirm invoice accuracy, and adhere to due dates relating to accounts payable
  • Assist in audit preparations
  • Respond to inquiries and provide ad hoc reports and information regarding payable and accounts as directed by the Deputy Treasurer
  • Liaise with the public and other departments’ staff to communicate information, resolve problems and ensure effective coordination of activities and projects
  • Follow up with departments on outstanding items
  • Liaise with ratepayers and the public in an effective and courteous manner regarding the programs, policies and procedures of the department
  • Ensure legislative requirements are adhered to in respect to accounts payable

Daycare Owner/Operator

Apple Blossoms Childcare Wasaga Beach
02.2018 - 03.2021
  • Organized fun-filled events and activities for children that promoted learning in an engaging manner.
  • Enhanced parent satisfaction by maintaining open communication channels and addressing concerns promptly.
  • Maintained accurate accounting of tuition and operating reports
  • Modernized instructional plans and educational approaches to enhance student learning
  • Uphold sound financial principles to keep program operating within budget levels, maximizing resource utilization while minimizing costs
  • Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff
  • Established and optimized program schedules to cover planned needs while capitalizing on opportunities to improve student learning
  • Implemented daycare policies, procedures and systems to promote safe and healthy environment in compliance with state standards
  • Maintained high-quality child care standards based on developmentally appropriate practices
  • Reviewed curriculum to evaluate success and implement changes as needed

Transportation Coordinator

North American Freight Forwarding
03.2015 - 03.2017
  • Administrative duties as directed by the owner
  • Planned and oversaw third-party shipments, managing contracted rates
  • Researched affordable transportation methods
  • Determined most effective mode and routing of materials to customer locations and company facilities
  • Provided timely transportation of diverse clients
  • Trained new staff on job duties, company policies and safety procedures for rapid onboarding
  • Tracked shipments from dispatch through delivery to verify timely arrival.

Accounting Clerk

North American Freight Forwarding
01.2015 - 03.2015
  • Maintained organized filing systems for accounting records, ensuring easy access to crucial financial information when needed.
  • Maintained accounting records utilizing in-house systems.
  • Administration duties as requested
  • Input high volume of monthly invoices with consistent accuracy
  • Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies
  • Completed financial reports to inform managers
  • Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable

Direct Marketing Sales Assistant Manager

Northland Events/Twillingate International
09.2012 - 01.2015
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication
  • Planned and participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships
  • Processed transactions accurately while maintaining a high level of customer service.
  • Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease
  • Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations and customer surveys
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Received and processed stock
  • Trained and mentored new team members

Project Management & Business System Analyst Coordinator

Vitran Logistics
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Supported the integration of new software applications by liaising between development teams and end users throughout all stages of the project lifecycle.
  • Assisted in the selection of appropriate technology solutions by conducting thorough research and feasibility analysis based on organizational goals.
  • Administrative duties to support the Operations Manger
  • Actively participated in client correspondence and meetings
  • Meeting minute recording and report generation
  • System design and testing
  • Trained Staff on new internal programs
  • Generated and updated SOPs for all existing and newly implemented procedures
  • Assisted in Business development
  • Effective team player and main design coordinator for the project team for new interior initiatives and programs
  • Demonstrated coordination or projects, ensuring project timelines, scope and budgets were met


Receiving/Order Processing/Inventory Management

Vitran Logistics
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

Education

Municipal Accounting and Finance Program - Unit 1

AMCTO
01.2022

Project Management -

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
01.2010

Accounting -

Stratford Career Institute

Early Childhood Education -

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Kitchener, ON

High School Diploma -

Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute
Guelph, ON

Skills

  • Solid Math Competency
  • Clear Communication Skills
  • Strong Customer Service Skills
  • Strong Organizational Skills
  • Proficient in Computer Applications
  • Proficient in Excel Formulas including Vlookups and Pivot Tables
  • Proven Efficiency and Accuracy
  • Meticulous Attention to Detail
  • Adaptable Learner
  • Analytical Problem Solving
  • Driven Professional
  • Diverse Background
  • Thrives in Fast-Paced Environments
  • Independent and Collaborative Work
  • Positive Interpersonal Skills
  • Effective Team Collaboration
  • Analytical Problem-Solving
  • Effective Time Management
  • Versatile Team Player
  • Reliable and Accountable
  • Effective Multitasking

Timeline

Body Shop Administration

Peninsula Ford
02.2024 - Current

Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Clerk

Peninsula Ford
03.2023 - 02.2024

Accounts Payable Clerk - Contract

Town of the Blue Mountains
10.2021 - 12.2022

Daycare Owner/Operator

Apple Blossoms Childcare Wasaga Beach
02.2018 - 03.2021

Transportation Coordinator

North American Freight Forwarding
03.2015 - 03.2017

Accounting Clerk

North American Freight Forwarding
01.2015 - 03.2015

Direct Marketing Sales Assistant Manager

Northland Events/Twillingate International
09.2012 - 01.2015

Project Management & Business System Analyst Coordinator

Vitran Logistics
01.2006 - 01.2010

Project Management -

University of British Columbia

High School Diploma -

Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute

Receiving/Order Processing/Inventory Management

Vitran Logistics

Municipal Accounting and Finance Program - Unit 1

AMCTO

Accounting -

Stratford Career Institute

Early Childhood Education -

Conestoga College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

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