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Tayyaba Zaidi

Tayyaba Zaidi

Toronto,Canada

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Financial Analyst

Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
01.2022 - Current
  • Preparing quarterly and annual reporting deliverables such as stand-alone and consolidated financial statements, internal reporting packages and management discussion and analysis for all reporting entities and the company pension plan
  • Identifying required disclosures based on IFRS and Accounting Standards for Pension Plans reporting standards as applicable
  • Prepare the investment properties fair market value analysis and continuity reports, including reporting on current and upcoming development projects, commitments, capital expenditures and tenant inducements
  • Aligning financial reporting results with the management reporting figures, providing analysis and insights on variances and deviations from budget, collaborating with internal stakeholders to identify and explain the impact of business decisions on the company's financial performance
  • Publishing and updating accounting policies for the wider company with a primary focus on accounting for joint ventures and leases
  • Collaborating with internal teams including various management levels to align actual results to budgets, forecasts, KPI reporting as well as finalizing Board reporting deliverables to ensure the accuracy, completeness and consistency of all reporting across internal and external documents
  • Liaising with various accounting teams to obtain and analyze information regarding the investment properties and joint ventures portfolios to provide disclosures to be included in the reporting packages
  • Identifying and recording adjusting journal entries in Yardi ERP as needed
  • Providing analysis and insights on the reported balances on an as-needed basis
  • Preparing memos for transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, assets held for sale and internal reorganization
  • Determining accounting treatment and recording journal entries as needed
  • Preparing monthly elimination and consolidation journal entries for investments
  • Liaising with auditors, providing required documentation and support, and managing expectations and relationships between the auditors and the wider team
  • Organizing and leading meetings with the wider group including finance and non-finance staff to assist with the audit and consulting processes
  • Collaborating with the Financial Processes and Controls team to document and identify key and non-key controls within the organization
  • Planning control walkthroughs with external auditors to explain the internal control processes, identifying improvements and efficiencies and providing control improvement recommendations
  • Assisting consultants in the development and implementation of process and procedure improvement projects as well as exchanging ideas and identifying opportunities for automation
  • Onboarding and training the annual summer student hires, creating a positive learning environment, and coaching for future career prospects

Senior Project Accountant

DG Group
07.2021 - 12.2021
  • Responsible for managing accounts and balances of over fifteen projects at any given time
  • Working with the project controllers to document policies within the accounting department, including detailed steps to be followed for each process and controls identified
  • Preparing project budgets by compiling relevant information, liaising with relevant project managers and external partners
  • Tracking project hard and soft costs, adjusting the project budgets as needed and preparing monthly cost to complete reports
  • Preparing cash flow projections based on the project budgets and preparing investor cash calls and cash distributions, as applicable
  • Reviewing monthly harmonized sales tax returns for each project for accuracy and completeness
  • Reviewing all transactions flowing through the general ledger to ensure all transactions are recorded to the appropriate GL account, project, phase, and cost code
  • Liaising with auditors, providing required supporting documentation, and reviewing financial statements prepared by the auditors for accuracy and completeness
  • Preparing investor reporting packages for each project based on the relevant investor's year-end

Lead Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
08.2019 - 07.2021
  • Lead a team of over 6 associates in the audit of one of Canada's largest real estate entities – one of PwC's top 5 real estate clients with over $40B in real estate investment assets
  • Responsible for auditing key high-risk financial statement line items including the valuation of investment properties, complex acquisition and disposition transactions during the year, accuracy of revenues recognized and consolidation into the parent company's financial information
  • Tested translation of financial records from IFRS to Accounting Standards for Pension Plans
  • Similarly, tested translation of financial records for ASPE entities when reporting to a parent company under IFRS
  • Tested key high-risk transactions during the year, including the review of purchase and sale agreements, external valuation reports and testing key inputs to the valuation models, including assessments for reasonability
  • Worked with client engineers and project managers to review project and phase-level budgets, including estimated cost to complete
  • Designed and implemented testing strategies for key business processes, such as the revenue and receivables cycle, including the impact of COVID-19 on expected credit losses within the company's outstanding accounts receivable balances
  • Assisted with financial statement preparation and note disclosure for review and audit engagements
  • Worked with client CFO and provided recommendations on improving internal controls and streamline month-end processes
  • Co-ordinated and lead meetings with senior management and finance executives, including the presentation of the audit plan, project status checks, project closing as well as feedback meetings
  • Developed a team budget including proposed fees and additional billing opportunities, and managed staffing to ensure that the project remains within budget parameters
  • Developed automation workflows to organize data in a meaningful format, resulting in cost savings of over $10,000 to the project
  • Collaborated with several non-audit teams within the firm to discuss scope of work, client expectations, firm quality guidelines and to deliver a one-firm experience to the end client
  • Developed training material, policies and guidelines for accounting matters, business process controls, auditing procedures and other matters
  • Held frequent and timely feedback sessions with team members to ensure team growth and development

Education

Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta -

01.2020

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of Calgary
01.2017

Skills

  • Knowledge of IFRS, ASPE and PGAAP accounting standards with in-depth exposure to IAS 40, IFRS 15, IFRS 16 and IFRS 9
  • Advanced knowledge of Yardi ERP, Workiva, Google Suites, MS Excel, Workiva, SAP CRM, Sage 50 Accounting and QuickBooks
  • Knowledge of Alteryx, Power BI and Tableau – quick at learning other new software
  • Experience with project management, including budget preparations and WIP monitoring
  • Highly skilled at developing processes and procedures to create efficiencies in working habits
  • Mentor and trainer to numerous team members, including leading a team of over six individuals

Volunteer Experience

PwC CPA Program, Mentor, 2020, Mentored two exam writers through the CPA exam process

Timeline

Senior Financial Analyst

Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
01.2022 - Current

Senior Project Accountant

DG Group
07.2021 - 12.2021

Lead Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
08.2019 - 07.2021

Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta -

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of Calgary

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