Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Volunteer
Timeline

Sherese Jury Florent

Calgary,AB

Summary

Goal-focused auditing professional with the ability to work independently under the pressure of tight deadlines. Decisive communicator with proven, problem solving, leadership and planning abilities.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

Ernst & Young
08.2022 - Current
  • Facilitated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.
  • Engage in fieldwork daily, delegating tasks and providing feedback to staff as well as guidance through complex accounting issues.
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
  • Collaborated with accounting managers to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.

Intermediate Staff Accountant

Ernst & Young
09.2021 - 07.2022
  • Assisted theaudit team to devise an appropriate audit strategy to address the associated risks.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems, with a focus on complex issues.
  • Developed and maintained productive working relationships with client personnel while providing support to juniors.

Assurance Intern

Ernst & Young
01.2020 - 04.2021
  • Supported the planning, execution, and delivery of assurance engagements.
  • Worked effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on the progress of assigned sections.

Secondary School Teacher

Government Of Dominica
09.2014 - 04.2019
  • Fostered a culture of learning by providing a well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed.
  • Planned, developed, and executed lessons reflecting high school curriculum and core educational standards.
  • Addressed consistent behavior problems with students, parents and senior staff.
  • Identified student difficulties and implemented strategies to target problems.

Accounts Payable Clerk

Fine Foods Inc
04.2014 - 08.2014
  • Screened, approved and entered numerous invoices daily.
  • Administered payments online, printing and writing cheques.
  • Honed time management skills by executing payables for seven subsidiaries.

Education

CPA Certification - Accounting

CPA Western School of Business , Calgary, AB
07.2024

Master of Management & Professional Accounting - Accounting And Finance

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
06.2021
  • Served as the Speaker Representative on the student council
  • Made the Director's List in 2020 & 2021 (top 20% of class)

Bachelor Of Science - Corporate Accounting

Monroe College, St Lucia
12.2013
  • Made the President's List for four consecutive semesters
  • Graduated summa cum laude
  • 3.93 GPA

Associates Degree - Accounting And Economics

Dominica State College, Dominica
07.2012
  • Maintained a position on the Dean's List for six consecutive semesters

Skills

  • Audit compliance with ASPE and IFRS
  • Audit financial records for financial reporting
  • Personnel accountability
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Hands-on experience in Power Bi
  • Critical thinking & attention to detail
  • Good communication skill
  • Data analysis & problem solving skills

Accomplishments

    University Of Toronto

  • PWC Fellowship Award - Awarded to the top four students in the MMPA program demonstrating highly effective communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
  • CPA Ontario Leadership Award - Presented to a first-year MMPA student who displayed evidence of leadership through their position as Speaker representative on the Student Executive.

Volunteer

Isaiah Thomas Secondary School - Dominica, 09/2014 - 04/2019

  • Netball Coach - Coordinated and trained two teams, customized trainings and plays to target individual player needs along with my partner coach . Progressed to the national semi-finals for two consecutive years.

Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies - Dominica, 09/2016 - 09/2017

  • Assistant Accountant - Prepared the financials for a regional youth camp Provided budgetary spending advice.

Timeline

Senior Accountant - Ernst & Young
08.2022 - Current
Intermediate Staff Accountant - Ernst & Young
09.2021 - 07.2022
Assurance Intern - Ernst & Young
01.2020 - 04.2021
Secondary School Teacher - Government Of Dominica
09.2014 - 04.2019
Accounts Payable Clerk - Fine Foods Inc
04.2014 - 08.2014
CPA Western School of Business - CPA Certification , Accounting
University of Toronto - Master of Management & Professional Accounting, Accounting And Finance
Monroe College - Bachelor Of Science, Corporate Accounting
Dominica State College - Associates Degree, Accounting And Economics
Sherese Jury Florent