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Royal Kumar

Summary

Self-motivated individual, with robust experience in financial reporting as well as cost and management accounting.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Accounting Manager

Stannah Canada
Markham, Ontario
08.2023 - Current

Stannah Canada is a part of the multinational Stannah empire that manufactures and sells stairlifts and elevators. Stannah brand is well known for its high-quality products and excellent customer service.

  • Never missed the monthly reporting deadline for submitting financial statements to the parent company. The same submission also included all account reconciliations and variance analysis.
  • Gained concrete experience working in a multi-currency environment and working with intercompany transactions.
  • My response to dealer customer inquiries was recognized multiple times during my employment by both upper management and the dealers themselves.
  • Actively participated in the implementation of the ERP system (Zuper). Once my suggestions were implemented, the accuracy of inventory tracking and revenue recognition rose to needed levels.
  • Managed the payroll function and ensured that all 15 employees are paid accurately through account reconciliations.
  • Introduced numerous control processes, mostly account reconciliations, and vertical analysis to detect errors and provide quality information to decision-makers.
  • Contributed positively to an already healthy and respectful work environment of Stannah Canada by following their company policies and my emotional intelligence.

Senior Accountant (Contract)

eTracks
Oakville, ON
10.2022 - 06.2023

eTracks is a trusted leader in the recycling industry. With its excellent staff, eTracks helps major car and tire manufacturers to meet their tire recycling obligation.

  • Completed intense account reconciliation of the Balance-sheet for the entire year and left zero balance unreconciled for all reconciliations.
  • Completed revenue and expense reconciliations for 2022, including over ten thousand transactions, and left none unreconciled.
  • I Made material improvements in implementing the new ERP system which resulted in highly accurate and finer reporting.
  • Took full control of the current year audit, handled auditor's requests in a timely manner and reviewed submissions from my colleagues before forwarding them to the audit team.
  • Completed full accounting cycle and prepared monthly reporting package as per the IFRS guidelines.
  • Presented the financial statements to the senior management team and ensured that most accurate information is communicated using accruals and notes to the financial statements.
  • Worked with finance teams of major tire and car manufacturers in canada and assisted them in achieving their compliance targets.

Accounting Analyst (Temporary Contract)

Healthcare & Municipal Employees' Credit Union
Hamilton, ON
12.2021 - 09.2022

HMECU is one of the oldest credit unions in Hamilton serving over 10,000 members for their banking and wealth management needs.

  • Solely Prepared Financial statements for the Credit union on monthly bases. After this, I conducted and presented variance analysis to senior management. While doing so, I revealed many material revenues and expenses that were previously unrecognized.
  • Solely prepared monthly information returns for the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA). Also submitted Liquidity ratios to the same authorities.
  • Conducted daily Bank reconciliation for the credit union of over 10,000 members and investigated unexpected transactions.
  • Calculated and posted depreciation for every capital asset of the credit union while handling additions and disposals.
  • I Made enormous contributions in migrating from one banking system to another and conducted quality testing to ensure successful system implementation.
  • Solely managed accruals on both revenue and expense sections of income statements and created material improvements
  • Worked in a multi currency environment and initiated purchase and sale of highly liquid assets to maintain required levels of assets in different currencies.
  • Worked with external auditors on year-end financial statements. Communicated and documented the processes of new accounting software for the first time after its implementation.

Accountant

Chameleon Coatings
Mississauga, ON
03.2017 - 03.2019

Chameleon Coating is a mid-sized powder coating firm providing exceptional coating services to metal fabricators and automobile manufacturers in their manufacturing process.

  • Facilitated Bank reconciliation at the end of every month for Chameleon Coatings and its subsidiary, followed by investigating errors and unexpected/unusual transactions
  • Managed to cease over-purchase of slow-moving inventory by using Accounting Software Sage 50 to make reports for cost control and monitor sales
  • Never once failed to Calculate, file and pay GST/HST payments and remittances to the CRA at the end of every quarter to maintain complete tax compliance
  • Improved data security by suggesting and implementing new soft and hard controls to all company property/paperwork
  • Meanwhile, also kept solid confidentiality regardless of the absence of any agreement
  • Actively worked with the outsourced company accountant in creating year-end financial statements and adjusting entries
  • Used data processing capabilities of Sage 50 to complete cost analysis, Saving the company in material dollar amounts by reducing the cost of inputs by 5 percent on average.

Peer Tutor/ Mentor

Sheridan College
Mississauga, ON
09.2015 - 04.2016
  • At Sheridan College, I was hired by the Sheridan Library to assist struggling students with their accounting courses
  • Mentored students to support and enhance academic performance and encourage independent student learning
  • Assessed and supported student needs, objectives and learning styles through one-on-many tutoring sessions
  • Courses mentored – Accounting 1, Accounting 2, Finance, Business Mathematics, cost and managerial accounting, intermediate accounting1, intermediate accounting 2
  • Eighty percent of students achieved above 70 grades while I maintained my grades at high honours.

Education

Chartered Professional Accountant - Accounting

CPA Ontario
05-2024

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

York University
Toronto, ON
08.2021

Diploma - Accounting

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Mississauga, ON
04.2016

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Sage
  • Quickbooks
  • Auditing
  • Financial reporting
  • Power BI
  • Variance Analysis
  • Budgeting
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Taxation
  • Quickbooks
  • Account reconciliations
  • SAP

Accomplishments

  • Cost and Managerial Accounting Award from Sheridan College (2016)
  • Completed my Diploma from Sheridan College With High Honors
  • Participated in many Case Competitions during my academic experience.

Certification

  • Passed CPA final exam in May 2024

Timeline

Accounting Manager

Stannah Canada
08.2023 - Current

Senior Accountant (Contract)

eTracks
10.2022 - 06.2023

Accounting Analyst (Temporary Contract)

Healthcare & Municipal Employees' Credit Union
12.2021 - 09.2022

Accountant

Chameleon Coatings
03.2017 - 03.2019

Peer Tutor/ Mentor

Sheridan College
09.2015 - 04.2016

Chartered Professional Accountant - Accounting

CPA Ontario

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

York University

Diploma - Accounting

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Royal Kumar