Disha Minhas, MPAcc
Calgary,AB
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Intermediate Accountant
Ernst & Young
06.2019 - Current
- Works with teams to carry out various audit procedures for assigned clients including budgeting, planning for and developing the audit strategy, substantive and controls testing, and concluding on the audit
- Independently manages the audit work of income statement and balance sheet accounts with balances of over $10M
- Has worked with 20+ companies, both US and Canadian, in oil and gas, renewable energy, retail and dental industries
- Staying up to date with ASPE and IFRS financial reporting standards
- Identifies and documents risk exposures related to different client businesses, internal controls, operations, and governance
- Has proactively identified and communicated $1M+ in financial statement adjustments or reclassifications.
Tax Audit Intern/Co-op
Canada Revenue Agency
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Learned government corporate/individual tax audit standards and practices through an intensive 6-week training period
- Learned and executed taxpayer information safety practices
- Individually completed 10+ corporate and individual tax files to ensure returns were being completed in accordance with the Income Tax Act
- Worked with a team of 5+ to ensure audit standards are being met and exceeded.
Volunteer Accountant
Canadian Global Exploration Fund
04.2019 - 10.2021
- Handled day-to-day, full-cycle accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Assisted with audits by attending meetings with the audit teams and providing any information needed
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
Senior Teller
Scotiabank
10.2018 - 05.2021
- Assisted over 50 clients per day with day-to-day banking needs and problem resolution
- Processed mortgage payments, account closure documents and other administrative paperwork with 100% accuracy
- Analyzed customer accounts to resolve transaction errors, ATM errors etc.
Chairwoman
Young Investor Program Canada
05.2017 - Current
- Planned all operations for the year by holding meetings, collecting sponsorships and marketing to Calgary students
- Organized the student's workshops by making detailed production schedules using MS Excel
- Leading and assigning tasks to the executive team of Vice Presidents
- Assisted VP Finance with making the financial reports for the year.
Membership Services Representative
YMCA
01.2018 - 10.2018
- Interacted with over 50 clients per shift, analyzed and provided customized solutions with memberships and program registration
- Recognized by customers and management for efficient with new systems resulting in time savings of approximately 7 minutes per transaction.
Education
CPA Designation- In Progress -
CPA Alberta
CalgaryMasters of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) - Accounting
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK08.2023
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB05.2021
Skills
- Technical: Internal controls, IFRS, US GAAP, financial reporting, Sage 50, QuickBooks Power BI, Microsoft suite: Excel, PowerPoint
- Written and Verbal Communication: Has presented multiple memos and findings to stakeholders and clients, acknowledged for excellent client relations and approachable demeanor
- Works well under pressure: Has met over 40 different- 2-week audit deadlines, fast paced and efficient, proficient time management ability
- Creative Problem Solving: Has resolved inventory shortage problems, organizational problems, poor teamwork concerns
Professional Development
- Co-Project Director, PossABILITY: (Enactus Calgary, 05/2020 - 04/2021)
Co-leading a team of 6 to teach financial literacy to 100+ special needs high school students Researched and created a whole new online curriculum due to the impact of COVID-19 Virtually teaching multiple groups of 10+ students
- National Finalist, Ernst & Young Challenge:(11/2018)
Won the annual EY- Calgary challenge case competition. Represented EY- Calgary at the national finals in the EY- Toronto office. Used entrepreneurial knowledge and accounting fundamentals to present a creative solution for a provided product.
Timeline
Intermediate Accountant
Ernst & Young
06.2019 - Current
Tax Audit Intern/Co-op
Canada Revenue Agency
05.2019 - 08.2019
Volunteer Accountant
Canadian Global Exploration Fund
04.2019 - 10.2021
Senior Teller
Scotiabank
10.2018 - 05.2021
Membership Services Representative
YMCA
01.2018 - 10.2018
Chairwoman
Young Investor Program Canada
05.2017 - Current
CPA Designation- In Progress -
CPA Alberta
Masters of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) - Accounting
University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Calgary
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