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Hardik Patel

Orleans,ON

Summary

  • Over 20 years of experience in finance, accounts, and tax functions, including maintaining books of accounts, banking, budgeting, taxation, audits, and statutory compliance in the domains of healthcare, engineering, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, hotels and restaurants, and real estate companies.
  • Proficient in bookkeeping, actively involved in the maintenance and finalization of accounts, accounts payable and receivable, bank and vendor reconciliation, audits, and management reports.
  • Demonstrates strong leadership skills, manages a hectic workload, is a team player, and has excellent communication, coordination, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Flexible to exchange ideas and meet deadlines.
  • Expertise working with SAP-FICO and other ERP systems, strong computer skills, and expert in Microsoft Excel.
  • Core competencies include accounting functions, preparation of financial statements (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and inventory management), working with QuickBooks, Sage (online and desktop), and tax preparation software, and expertise in Microsoft Office (specialty in Excel and Word), Outlook, and emails.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Director

AP Accounting Inc.
04.2016 - Current

Collaborated with over 35 small business clients to provide financial services. Helped small business owners increase profitability by 10% to 20%.

  • Prepared financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
  • Prepared tax returns for individuals and businesses.
  • Provided advisory services to small business owners on financial matters, such as budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions. Connected with small business owners to fulfill supply chain and labor needs and potential use of social media. Conducted regular follow-up discussions to ensure periodical profit margin.
  • Maintained accurate financial records for clients.
  • Identified and mitigated financial risks for clients.

Vice-President Finance, Accounts and Taxation

Manor Park Management Inc
06.2015 - Current

Manor Park Management Inc is a family-owned real estate operating company dedicated to the properties in the Manor Park Holdings (MPH) portfolio. The company is involved in real estate rentals, holding 4000 residential units in Ottawa, and commercial holdings of 40 office and retail units. It also has a franchisee hotel business (Holiday Inn & Homewood Suites) and construction projects for 434 units.

  • Responsible for 26 active corporations with combined $76M annual revenue and $1500M assets, day-to-day financial operations, monitoring of receivables and payables, banking and risk management, and two high-rise construction projects worth $160M.
  • Conducted financial planning for maximum utilization of funds.
  • Prepared and filed income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, budget, and comparative variance reports for CRA, financial institutions, and managements.
  • Prepared and filed T1, T2, T5013, HST, and T4 tax forms for business and individual tax returns.
  • Processed payroll for 140 employees, WSIB, ROE, EHT, and remittance of source deductions.
  • Interacted with CRA, WSIB, MOF, lawyers, lenders, bankers, customers, and suppliers.
  • Versatile with QuickBooks, Sage-50, Rise People, Turbo Tax, Tax Express, and Tax-Cycle.
  • Reviewed accounting structures and procedures on a regular basis to identify areas in need of improvement.
  • Reconciled accounts and reviewed all materials, including surplus, income, expense data, net worth, and assets.

Freelance Accountant

Aahar Restaurant
06.2014 - 12.2016
  • Responsible for day-to-day accounting and tax functions.
  • Filing and payment for payroll and HST compliances.
  • Preparing financial statements for tax and bank.
  • Required communication with bank, vendors, customers, and employees.

Manager Accounts

Famy Care Limited
09.2008 - 02.2014
  • Controlled and monitored accounts payable and receivable.
  • Independently handled statutory and internal audit functions.
  • Generated management reports and reviewed them with the management.
  • Finalized accounts.
  • Conducted physical inventory verification and stock valuation.
  • Worked in a SAP environment.
  • Capitalized assets of the entire project and implemented a fixed asset register.
  • Successfully implemented SAP environment at plant level.
  • Supervised the accounts functions with a team of 12 people.

Accounts - Executive

Ipca Laboratories Ltd
08.2007 - 09.2008
  • Monitored and controlled all routine accounting entry posting.
  • Prepared monthly MIS, balance sheet, and profit and loss accounts.
  • Conducted bank and vendor reconciliation.
  • Handled value-added and central sales tax matters up to audit assessment.
  • Independently handled accounting and audit functions.

Sr. Accounts Officer

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd Formally Param Ind. Ltd.
09.2004 - 08.2007

Subsidiary- Lehar Management Services Pvt Ltd

  • Authorized oil purchasing invoices and brokerage payments.
  • Monitored the activity of cashier.
  • Conducted consignment sales and credited customers based on direct bank receipt.
  • Reconciled head office and inter-unit accounts with large numbers of entries.
  • Capitalized assets, including refinery, packing machinery, and all utilities.
  • Finalized and merged the trial balance of branches.
  • Conducted quantity reconciliation of received material by import, high seas, and indigenous crude oil.
  • Valuated all stages of oil, including port valuation, factory gate valuation, semi-finished stage, and finished stage.
  • Controlled the payment of foreign and local parties.

Account Executive

Shri Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd
08.2001 - 08.2004
  • Conducted accounts receivable.
  • Conducted bank, customer, and vendor reconciliation.
  • Passed freight bills.
  • Controlled and paid the perks of employees.

Accountant

National Plastics
12.1998 - 07.2001
  • Conducted invoicing to customers.
  • Conducted material purchase accounting.
  • Conducted bank reconciliation.
  • Conducted banking functions like documentation for loan, bank guarantee, and cash credit.
  • Prepared balance sheet.
  • Engaged in interest photography, cricket, and spiritual reading.

Education

Diploma - Taxation & Practice - Sales Tax & Income Tax

Gujarat University
04.2003

Master of Commerce - Cost & Advance Accountancy

Gujarat University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
05.2002

Bachelor of Commerce - Advance Accountancy & Auditing

Gujarat University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
05.1999

Skills

  • Balance Sheet
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Banking
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Corporation & Personal Tax Filling
  • Preparing financial statements
  • Asset Management
  • Inventory
  • Invoicing
  • Payroll
  • SAP
  • Planning and execution
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Price Structuring
  • Data Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Management
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Decision-Making
  • Staff Training
  • Policy and Procedure Development

Core Competency

Accounting Functions Preparation of financial statements -Income Statements, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Inventory management. Working with QuickBooks, Sage (Online & Desktop) and Tax preparation software Expertise knowledge of Microsoft Office (Specialty in Excel and Word), Outlook and emails

Personal Information

Title: Finance, Accounts, and Taxation Officer

Languages

English
Full Professional
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual

Affiliations

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC)
  • Association of Tax & Accounting Professionals (ATAP)

Timeline

Director

AP Accounting Inc.
04.2016 - Current

Vice-President Finance, Accounts and Taxation

Manor Park Management Inc
06.2015 - Current

Freelance Accountant

Aahar Restaurant
06.2014 - 12.2016

Manager Accounts

Famy Care Limited
09.2008 - 02.2014

Accounts - Executive

Ipca Laboratories Ltd
08.2007 - 09.2008

Sr. Accounts Officer

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd Formally Param Ind. Ltd.
09.2004 - 08.2007

Account Executive

Shri Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd
08.2001 - 08.2004

Accountant

National Plastics
12.1998 - 07.2001

Diploma - Taxation & Practice - Sales Tax & Income Tax

Gujarat University

Master of Commerce - Cost & Advance Accountancy

Gujarat University

Bachelor of Commerce - Advance Accountancy & Auditing

Gujarat University
Hardik Patel