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Shawn Whiting

Ottawa

Summary

Dynamic and detail-oriented accountant with expertise in financial reporting and tax document preparation at Superna Inc. Proficient in Quickbooks, Netsuite, Sage 50 and Excel, I excel in audit preparation and general ledger management. Recognized for enhancing efficiency in accounting processes, I bring strong analytical skills and a commitment to accuracy in financial records.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Bookkepper

Downtown IDA Inc.
01.2023 - Current
  • Established Sage 50 accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
  • Tracked expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts.
  • Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
  • Completed payroll for employees and maintained detailed records of procedures.
  • Prepared year-end tax documents for employees.
  • Recorded monthly source deductions, tax payments and wsib.

Staff Accountant

Superna Inc.
04.2022 - Current
  • Executed financial reporting, managing prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements, and month-end accruals.
  • Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into Quickbooks and even NetSuite.
  • Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
  • Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
  • Created an accrued revenues amortization table. In which reconciliation of monthly recognized revenues can be done in comparison to our books.
  • Maintained and recorded lease entries in compliance with ASC 842.
  • Maintained and EIR table for long term debt to update and record JE for monthly interest accruals.
  • Collaborated with external auditors to provide information for audit process.
  • Monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain accuracy.
  • Helped with preparation of year-end and statutory accounts to compare past reports and evaluate financial health of company.
  • Participated in internal and external audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
  • Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
  • Recorded monthly vendor invoice's and set-up multiple check runs within the month to pay vendors.
  • Completed credit card reconciliations monthly and recorded JE to book credit card entries.


Education

Bachelors of Math W/ Minor in Computer Technology - Math/CPA

University of Waterloo
Waterloo
04-2022

Skills

  • A/P and A/R entry

  • Tax document preparation

  • General ledger management

  • Audit preparation

  • Financial statements expertise

  • Quickbooks

  • NetSuite

  • Sage 50

  • Excel

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Bookkepper

Downtown IDA Inc.
01.2023 - Current

Staff Accountant

Superna Inc.
04.2022 - Current

Bachelors of Math W/ Minor in Computer Technology - Math/CPA

University of Waterloo
Shawn Whiting