Sushmitha Grace
Thornhill
Summary
Experienced Financial and Accounting Professional with solid background in accounting operations and financial record-keeping. Successfully streamlined invoice processing and managed accounts payable and receivable efficiently. Demonstrated proficiency in problem-solving and attention to detail through accurate financial reporting.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Technician
Adams + Miles
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Prepared individual and small business tax returns by gathering necessary documentation and information.
- Maintained compliance by adhering to current tax laws and regulations.
- Prepared tax returns for clients in various industries according to government regulations and requirements.
- Compiled financial reports by summarizing monthly transactions and reviewing expense reports.
- Conducted monthly reconciliations for all bank accounts to ensure records matched statements.
- Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Supported year-end closing procedures by preparing adjusting journal entries as needed.
Staff Accountant
Norton McMullen LLP
03.2021 - 06.2024
- Government reporting (GST/HST, payroll, WSIB, EHT)
- Handled payroll processing for employees, ensuring timely payment and adherence to tax regulations for Canada and US using payroll platforms like QuickBooks, ADP Payroll, Ceredian and Teleplay.
- Generating T4s, and filings ROE to Service Canada.
- Bookkeeping and month end activities using Quickbooks, Sage and NetSuite.
- Preparing and filing US sales tax returns.
- Reviewed general ledger entries to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
- Prepared individual and small business tax returns T2 and NTR by gathering necessary documentation and information.
- Maintained compliance by adhering to current tax laws and regulations.
- Prepared tax returns for clients in various industries according to government regulations and requirements.
- Compiled financial reports by summarizing monthly transactions and reviewing expense reports.
- Conducted monthly reconciliations for all bank accounts to ensure records matched statements.
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable activities, maintaining vendor relationships and positive cash flow.
- Handled payroll processing for employees, ensuring timely payment and adherence to tax regulations.
- Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Supported year-end closing procedures by preparing adjusting journal entries as needed.
- Enhanced operational efficiency by automating routine bookkeeping tasks.
Accounting-Associate
Richmond Advisory Services Inc
05.2020 - 03.2021
- Worked as on full cycle accountant performing Accounts Payable, receivable activities along with maintaining records for financial reporting
- Responsible for maintaining vendor files accurate and up to date to expedite payment processing and month-end closing
- Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Worked on Spectra application to reconcile accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances
Senior Financial Analyst - Subject Matter Expert
Deloitte UK
05.2015 - 09.2019
- Exceptionally learned multiple Tax services such as Invoicing, Preparing Tax returns, analyzing Corporate Tax data, analyzing, and preparing tax for Employer Compliance Tax
- Worked with multiple tax teams such as VAT, Corporate Tax, International Tax, Partner Tax and Employer Compliance Tax
- Specialized as a Compliance Tax Specialist for UK Inter-firm Employer Compliance tax team, managing monthly analysis of expense reports to year end reconciliation
- Invoicing - Downloading and creating VAT Invoices
- Data Management - Analyzing expense data by generating reports from SAP and calculating tax with the help of a search and tag tool developed in excel
- Completing the PAYE Settlement Agreement analysis on a monthly basis for year end submissions to HMRC
- Working closely with the Expense Audit team to audit certain invoices for tax calculation purpose and to eliminate discrepancies
- Worked with various finance teams to collate data for the yearly tax-exempt calculations
- Conducted call audits to assess interaction quality, accuracy, and service success
- Completed internal audits and personal tax investigations to check provided information and personal P11D tax forms to UK Employees
Senior Process Associate
ADP India Private Limited
11.2012 - 05.2015
- Review accounting, postings, calculations, and reporting of information in accordance with department guidelines
- Perform reconciliations and generate reports required by Financial Reporting Group
- Prepare and Review Expense and Revenue postings, Validations for fund accounts
- Prepare reports for auditors during reporting periods in accordance with Financial Reporting and Audit requirements for internal and external auditors as requested
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Accounting
York University
01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Mathematics
Osmania University
01.2010
Skills
- Microsoft Office tools (Word, Power point, Excel, Visio)
- QuickBooks Pro Advisor Certified
- Sage Accounting systems
- Payrolls (US and Canada) – ADP, Teleplay, Ceredian, QuickBooks
- ERP system proficiency
- CCH, Caseware, Netsuite applications
- Customer and client relations
- Account Reconciliations
- Financial and Expense reporting
- Bookkeeping and Recordkeeping
- Hands on experience using SAP, S4 Hana applications
- Access database
Timeline
Accounting Technician
Adams + Miles
07.2024 - 01.2025
Staff Accountant
Norton McMullen LLP
03.2021 - 06.2024
Accounting-Associate
Richmond Advisory Services Inc
05.2020 - 03.2021
Senior Financial Analyst - Subject Matter Expert
Deloitte UK
05.2015 - 09.2019
Senior Process Associate
ADP India Private Limited
11.2012 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Mathematics
Osmania University
Post-Graduate Certificate - Accounting
York University
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