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Harees

Brampton,Canada

Summary

Experienced Financial Analyst with a background in managing and interpreting financial data to support business decision-making. Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling paired with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly. Notable impact made on previous work through identifying cost-saving opportunities and enhancing operational efficiency.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial Analyst

Benforth
Toronto
01.2023 - Current
  • Assists with month end close
  • Prepares and recommends journal entries for areas of responsibility
  • Reviews balance sheet with reconciliation of accounts for accuracy
  • Prepares year-end audit schedules and answer questions from external auditors
  • Provides backup duties for other Finance Team personnel
  • Prepares and submits periodic government reports on a timely basis
  • Drive improvements in the depreciation expense forecast by creating a stronger linkage to the capital forecast and through deeper data analytics to inform assumptions for spend by asset class and expected in service timing.
  • Support the preparation of the Global annual operating plan (AOP) and monthly/quarterly forecasts.
  • Support the delivery of monthly and quarterly forecasting, as well as the annual budgeting process, by working closely with senior management and their teams.
  • Prepare and present financial reports, with an initial focus on monthly opex reporting and headcount, for actuals vs. budget vs. forecast.
  • Prepared monthly balance sheets, income statements, cash flows statements, budgets.

GAOC

Qualcomm Technologies Inc
04.2020 - 08.2022
  • Prepare required journal entries to record transactions (Commission payroll and general accounting)
  • Collaborated with other departments such as Purchasing and Receiving in resolving invoice discrepancies.
  • Monitor invoice inflow in various systems and ensure accurate data entry in the ERP system
  • Perform 3-way and 2 -way matching for invoices with Purchase Orders Seek appropriate approval in the workflow system (SharePoint) from department heads and store managers for invoices without Purchase Orders
  • Process high volume of invoices in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to accounts payable processes.
  • Managed the entire cycle of Accounts Payable process from invoice entry through payment posting.
  • Reconciled accounts payable ledgers against general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
  • Assisted with month-end closing activities, such as preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
  • Performed activities required for month-end closing (preparing and posting journal entries, GL analysis, TB review and variance analysis and other ad-hoc support as required by the business) according to the respective business deadlines
  • Verify that the correct PO is being used, confirm correct coding is being applied to invoices.
  • Performed general ledger reconciliations on a timely basis. Ensured that all processes and policies are compliant with Internal Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley control requirements. Verified, coded, and entered invoices into accounting software.
  • Review and analyze existing accounting processes. Identify gaps and problems, provide in-depth analysis of findings

Education

MBA - Accounting And Finance

Xavier School of Business

Project Management -

Georgian ILAC

Chartered Accountancy -

ICAI

Bachelor of Commerce -

ANU

Skills

  • Tally ERP
  • SAP
  • MS Excel
  • MS Word
  • Quick Books
  • Oracle GL
  • Hyperion Financial Management
  • SmartView
  • Tableau
  • SQL
  • Financial auditing
  • Budget projections
  • Payroll Software - ADP- WFN
  • Payroll Software - UKG - Ulti Pro
  • Variance Analysis
  • Ratio Analysis
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Key Performance Indicators

Certification

  • ACA
  • MBA

Timeline

Financial Analyst

Benforth
01.2023 - Current

GAOC

Qualcomm Technologies Inc
04.2020 - 08.2022

MBA - Accounting And Finance

Xavier School of Business

Project Management -

Georgian ILAC

Chartered Accountancy -

ICAI

Bachelor of Commerce -

ANU

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