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KAREN PEREIRA

Ottawa,ON

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Office Administrator of Accounts

MG Appliance Repair Services Ltd.
05.2013 - 08.2023
  • Sourcing materials and goods for the company and their customers.
  • Monitoring and recording inventory in the data base.
  • Ensuring all proper documentation is in accordance with the materials and goods purchased upon delivery.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information
  • Provided clerical support to company employees by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
  • Prepared mail and packages for shipment, pickup, and courier services to expedite delivery.
  • Responded to inquiries from multiple callers seeking information.
  • Routed business correspondence, documents, and messages to correct departments and staff members.
  • Reconciled account files and produced monthly reports.
  • Facilitated office productivity, coordinating personnel schedules, quality assurance and procedural improvements.
  • Managed and properly accounted for petty cash issued to facilitate general office activities.
  • Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy
  • Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information
  • Validated and recorded invoices and resolved discrepancies with vendors
  • Implemented orderly, organized filing systems for easy record retrieval
  • Managed invoices, payments and deposits
  • Updated financial records using various software programs for current, accurate accounts.
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors
  • Input data into accounting system on a daily basis.

Office Administrator of Accounts

Explotech Engineering Ltd.
04.2000 - 09.2011
  • Tracked financial progress by creating quarterly and yearly balance sheets.
  • Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
  • Completed payroll for 10 employees and maintained detailed records of procedures.
  • Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
  • Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
  • Identified accounting errors when cross-referencing documents and database information.
  • Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols.
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
  • Input financial data and produced reports using QuickBooks.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
  • Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
  • Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Accounting/Bookkeeping

Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON
06.1988

Skills

  • Correspondence and Office Documents
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Bookkeeping Procedures
  • Financial Transactions
  • Credit Card Transaction Processing
  • Effective Written and Verbal Communication
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel Spreadsheet Functions
  • Intuit QuickBooks Plus

Timeline

Office Administrator of Accounts

MG Appliance Repair Services Ltd.
05.2013 - 08.2023

Office Administrator of Accounts

Explotech Engineering Ltd.
04.2000 - 09.2011

Graduate Certificate - Accounting/Bookkeeping

Algonquin College
KAREN PEREIRA