Desire TUYISHIME
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield,QC
Summary
Finance professional with extensive experience, managing local and international accounts payable functions and ensuring financial accuracy. Known for fostering team collaboration and achieving seamless operations in dynamic environments. Adept at process optimization and vendor management, consistently reliable and adaptable to changing needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Taxpayers Service Agent
Canada Revenue Agency
11.2021 - Current
- Process payments of benefits and credits for Taxpayers
- Providing explanations and/or clarification to clients in response to their business inquiries relative to tax information, payments, and general tax assessment information
- Gathering information from taxpayers to establish the precise nature of their enquiry or request
- Resolving taxpayers’ problems using a variety of internal and external information sources
CDL Manager
Renaissance Goodwill Inc.
07.2020 - 11.2021
- Achieve sales targets for the liquidation center
- Ensure the integration and management of all the staff placed under my responsibility
- Ensure great management of the liquidation center including the optimization of operations
- Supervise the application of all policies and procedures of the organization and see to the proper maintenance of internal measures and controls in order to safeguard the assets of the company
- Maintain an optimal level of customer service
- Ensure that emergency and safety measures are well understood and followed by all staff
- Hold regular team meetings
- See, in collaboration with the human resources department, for succession planning by ensuring adequate staff training
AP & Collection Analyst / Accounting
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
03.2019 - 07.2020
- Participate in the accounting full cycle operations, primarily focusing on accounts payable and collections
- Generate monthly debtors report and follow up by emails and telephone calls for payments
- Manage accounts receivable; reconcile the GL accounts and pay out IATA clients accordingly
- Reconcile customer accounts including analysis of payment applications and credit notes
- Participate in month-end closing
- Generate the monthly collections report and regular reports for various clients
- Handle queries and complaints from customers about the billings and invoicing
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies in monthly bank accounts while under tight deadline
- Maintain great relationship with customers to ensure payments are received on time
Budget Analyst
United States Department of Defense
05.2015 - 03.2019
- Perform broad range of fiscal administration including financial programming, budget formulation, budget execution, funds reconciliation, and funds availability certification
- Supply chain management for U.S Department of Defense mission
- Preparing all official travel orders
- Manage the Humanitarian Assistance (HA) Projects
- Responsible for host nation’s portfolio – FMS/FMF (Financial Military Sales & Financing)
Accountant /Voucher Examiner
United States Department of States
01.2012 - 05.2015
- Monitoring the execution of the budget to ensure the obligations and expenditures are made in accordance with the financial plan
- Perform various accounting duties; process expense reports as well as monthly accounts payable accruals
- Conducting the regular analysis of the budgets, advising the FMO and agency or section heads of the status of funds and alerting them to problems, trends and needed reprogramming actions brought about the unplanned expenditures
- Processing vendor invoices and maintaining accurate accounting records and files as well as resolve AP issues with external vendors and internal personnel
- Responsible for all Value-Added Tax (VAT) claims and refunds
Administrative Accountant
Equity Juris Chambers (EJC)
12.2008 - 01.2012
- Manage accounts payable and receivable
- Reconcile bank accounts and generate month-end report
- Manage office payroll, tax preparation and maintain financial records
- Handle office administrative activities related to correspondence and documentation
- Responsible for procurement management
Education
Accounting specialized certificate - CPA preparation
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montréal, QC02.2025
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Kigali Independent University
Kigali, Rwanda01.2010
Skills
- Accounting principles
- Accounts reconciliation
- Accounts payable management
- Accounts receivable management
- Billing & Payments collection
- Organized & a quick learner
- Analytical skills and reporting proficiency
- Multi-priority handling & Ownership
- Accountability & professional judgment
- Problem-solving, rigor, and proactive in analysis
- Professional, positive demeanor
- SAP, ILMS, DAI, ARIBA QuickBooks proficiency
- Ms & Advanced Excel
- Pivot tables, VLookups, macros
- Adaptability, eagerness to learn
- Interpersonal skills and strong team spirit
Training
- U.S AFRICOM Budget Techniques training/workshop, Kleber U.S Military base in Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Travel Policy, U.S Department of State Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services in South Carolina, USA
- Voucher Examination training, U.S Department of State Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) – Paris, France
- Voucher Examination training, U.S Department of State Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) Bangkok, Thailand
- Records Management (PK217) certificate, Foreign Service Institute U.S. Department of State located in Virginia, USA
- Microsoft Excel 2010 Level I & II certificate, Foreign Service Institute U.S. Department in Virginia, USA
- Security Assistance Management courses, Defense Security Cooperation University at Wright Patterson AFB – Ohio, USA
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
kinyarwanda
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Taxpayers Service Agent
Canada Revenue Agency
11.2021 - Current
CDL Manager
Renaissance Goodwill Inc.
07.2020 - 11.2021
AP & Collection Analyst / Accounting
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
03.2019 - 07.2020
Budget Analyst
United States Department of Defense
05.2015 - 03.2019
Accountant /Voucher Examiner
United States Department of States
01.2012 - 05.2015
Administrative Accountant
Equity Juris Chambers (EJC)
12.2008 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Kigali Independent University
Accounting specialized certificate - CPA preparation
Université du Québec à Montréal
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