EKATERINA VERHOLANTSEVA

• Validating and processing payroll on a weekly basis (unionized and non-unionized employees)
• Creating and maintaining employee records, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, and tax withholding forms.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations regarding wage and hour compliance.
• Developing and implementing procedures to ensure accurate entry of payroll data into the system.
• Performing manual calculations for retroactive pay adjustments, or special payments, as required.
• Releasing records of employment as needed.
• Reconciling and processing monthly benefit statements from vendors to ensure the accuracy of information in the payroll system.
• Maintaining detailed records of all wage calculations and deductions.
• Preparing reports related to wages, taxes, garnishments, pension contributions, and benefits packages.
• Generating reports detailing hours worked by department/projects, location, and employee type, as requested by management.
• Reconciling payroll accounts and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Coordinating with Human Resources staff on employee leaves of absence or termination paperwork.
• Providing timely customer service support to employees regarding questions about their paychecks, or other payroll issues.
• Managing year-end processing tasks, including tax document preparation and distribution to employees (T4, T4a, R1, Rl-1 Summary, etc.)
• Analyzed actual financial results to budget, preparing variance reporting to functional groups.
• Assisting with auditing processes related to payroll.

Payroll :

• Processed payroll information bi-weekly for temporary, hourly and salaried employees using Desjardins EmployeurD payroll system.
• Compiled data from timesheets and other records to determine hours worked and pay rate.
• Tracked and managed employee leave balances, including vacation, sick, and personal leave.
• Updated employee profiles with changes in job titles or salaries as required.
• Released statements of employement as required
• Utilized payroll software efficiently to process payroll and generate necessary reports.
• Provided support during audits conducted by external auditors or government agencies.
• Maintained preparation of tax documents such as T-4, Rel-1, Sommaire 1 forms for submission to government agencies.
• Assisted with auditing processes related to payroll.

Accounts Payable and Recievable :

• Processed invoices and payments in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Reconciled vendor statements, investigated and resolved discrepancies.
• Maintained accounts payable files and records in an organized manner.
• Posted journal entries for approved invoices into the general ledger system.
• Prepared checks for payment of vendor invoices on a timely basis.
• Reviewed employee expense reports for compliance with company policy guidelines.
• Monitored accounts receivable aging reports to ensure timely payments.
• Prepared monthly statements for customers detailing their account balances.
• Coordinated with the sales and customer service departments to resolve billing disputes.
• Performed account reconciliations as required including bank statement reconciliation, credit card reconciliations.
• Assisted with month-end and year-end closings to support accounting system accuracy.

• Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for management review.
• Reviewed and analyzed financial statements to detect discrepancies and irregularities.
• Conducted variance analysis on actual results versus budgets and forecasts.
• Assisted with month-end closing activities such as journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Analyzed actual manufacturing costs and prepared periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Maintained the cost accounting system by recording, classifying, allocating, summarizing and evaluating cost data.
• Assisted in budget preparation process by providing historical trends analysis and forecasting future expenses based on past performance.
• Calculated overhead rates used for job costing purposes using predetermined methods such as direct labor hours or machine hours.
• Prepared monthly, quarterly and year-end closing statements and associated reports.
• Assisted with external audit requests including preparation of supporting schedules and documentation.