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Doumeshwaree Sumrah

Scarborough,Canada

Summary

Experienced Bilingual Accounting/Administrative Professional with more than 7 years of PQE ("post qualification experience") in the finance department in various industries and not-for profit organization. Diligent and detail-oriented with proven resourcefulness and collaboration. Open-minded, hardworking, responsible, and outgoing personality. Enthusiastic and always eager to contribute to team success through hard work and excellent organizational and communication skill at all levels. I have worked with key stakeholders in Mauritius, Africa and since moving to Canada in various cultures and work ethics. Passionate to learn and grow.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Specialist, Finance and Operations

Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
02.2024 - 04.2025

Company Overview: https://www.obsi.ca/

  • Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
  • Inputting invoices into OBSI accounting systems in a timely manner.
  • Posting and reconciling receivables to bank statements.
  • Following up on overdue invoices by sending reminders and contacting participating firms.
  • Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual journal entries and other accounting transactions.
  • Preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
  • Maintaining and keeping track of OBSI’s fixed assets.
  • Administrative tasks like preparing boardrooms for external meetings, answering the front door and ensuring that visitors are properly announced and ordering office supplies.
  • Undertaking general office functions such as photocopying, scanning, picking up mail, preparing outgoing mail and ordering postage
  • Property/facility management and ensuring safety of the work environment.
  • Managing the execution of internal all-staff lunch meetings and events including quarterly board meetings, semi-annual all-staff meetings and the annual stakeholder reception.
  • Providing general administrative support to all staff as needed.
  • Ensuring accurate firm record keeping, timely processing of new firms and resigning firms and managing firm inquiries and new firm onboarding.
  • Special projects as assigned such like expansion of the office, INFO Conference hosted by OBSI.

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Dye & Durham Corporation
08.2022 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: https://dyedurham.com/
  • Checking and processing of invoices to appropriate accounts as well as the printing & distribution of cheques and submitting electronic payments.
  • Reconciling vendor statements, following up on outstanding invoices and maintaining vendor files.
  • Processing and entering employee expense reports.
  • Completing credit card reconciliations
  • Managed vendor relationships, ensuring prompt responses to inquiries and resolving disputes.
  • Coordinated with other departments as needed for approval or clarification on invoiced items, promoting effective cross-functional collaboration throughout the organization.
  • Administration of petty cash.
  • Ad hoc projects and tasks as assigned

Group Bookkeeper

VATIT Group Limited
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Company Overview: https://vatit.com/
  • Loaded weekly payments on internet banking platforms.
  • Performed bank reconciliations monthly.
  • Organized a filing system for company documents.
  • Reconciled the company's books with suppliers' statement of accounts.
  • Reviewed AP and AR ageing reports weekly for forecast cashflow report and investigating and resolving any irregularities.
  • Input new suppliers in the Masterfile Supplier Data with appropriate KYC documents.
  • Monitored incoming payments from clients, ensuring prompt application of funds against outstanding invoices.
  • Generating invoices and account statements.
  • Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
  • Managed accounts payable and receivable activities, maintaining vendor relationships and positive cash flow.

Accounts Officer

Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited
03.2017 - 06.2021
  • Company Overview: https://grit.group/
  • Prepared financial documents such as invoices, bills, and purchase orders.
  • Performed monthly bank reconciliations for bank accounts in various currencies.
  • Reviewed AP and AR ageing reports weekly for forecast cashflow report.
  • Performed administrative functions such as filing for record keeping purposes.
  • Communicated and resolved disputes with service providers regarding any outstanding.
  • Ensured timely vendor payments by managing invoice processing and expense tracking systems for both the parent company and its subsidiaries and updated accounts to reflect new balances.

Accounting Technician

Uniglobe Travel
07.2016 - 01.2017
  • Responsible and Administrator for QuickBooks online accounting.
  • Filing and general office administration like sending out emails and memos to the staffs.
  • Reconciliation of Accounts - Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll and Banking.
  • Facilitated payment of supplier accounts.
  • Co-ordinate and plan for office services, such as equipment, supplies, parking, maintenance and security services.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

University of Mauritius
06.2016

ACCA Level One -

BSP School of Accountancy
06.2013

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Continuous improvement
  • Operational efficiency
  • Reliability
  • Adaptability, flexibility and highly trainable
  • Task prioritization
  • Attention to detail
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Time management abilities
  • Management collaboration
  • Team collaboration and knowledge sharing
  • Vendor relations

Languages

English
French
Hindi

Timeline

Specialist, Finance and Operations

Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
02.2024 - 04.2025

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Dye & Durham Corporation
08.2022 - 01.2024

Group Bookkeeper

VATIT Group Limited
08.2021 - 06.2022

Accounts Officer

Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited
03.2017 - 06.2021

Accounting Technician

Uniglobe Travel
07.2016 - 01.2017

ACCA Level One -

BSP School of Accountancy

Bachelor of Science - Finance

University of Mauritius
Doumeshwaree Sumrah