VANESSA CHAVES
Moncton,NB
Summary
Accomplished financial professional with several years of experience across the health, retail, and IT SaaS sectors, specializing in accounting and financial reporting software. At Grant Thornton LLP, demonstrated proficiency in full-cycle accounting, including reconciliations, payroll, tax filings, and financial reporting. As a Configuration Analyst at NCM Associates, excelled in creating and maintaining comprehensive financial reports, charts, and dashboards, ensuring data integrity and actionable insights. Expertise in advanced Excel functionalities, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and Macros, and currently enhancing skills in SQL, Tableau, and data science through the Skills for Hire Nova Scotia digital program. Known for leveraging analytical and financial acumen to drive business performance, with a strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement. Eager to contribute effectively in a Business Analyst role.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Configuration Analyst
NCM Associates
12.2022 - 03.2024
- Created and maintained comprehensive financial reports, charts, dashboards, and conditional formatting rules to provide actionable insights
- Developed, managed, and maintained financial report mockups and templates using Excel, ensuring data integrity and clarity
- Updated financial accounts and KPI calculation formulas, including Balance Sheet and Automotive KPIs, ensuring accuracy and relevance in reports
- Regularly updated financial statements and label descriptions, rigorously testing for accuracy and completeness
- Conducted thorough data and formula validation to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reports and dashboards
- Conducted unit tests to validate report changes, ensuring data accuracy and completeness, and performed peer reviews to enhance report quality and share best practices
- Contributed to continuous improvement initiatives, such as team training sessions and maintaining process documentation
- Identified, addressed, and documented reporting defects using the Jira ticketing system, ensuring solutions did not negatively impact other areas, and maintained thorough documentation for client-specific financial statement validations
- Participated in cross-functional team activities within an Agile framework, including QA testing, estimating change efforts, and supporting team members
- Organized and executed annual updates to reflect new vehicle models and financial accounts introduced by OEMs, ensuring all changes were accurately reflected in the internal (CID)
- Updated and maintained the repository of edit check validations and warnings, mapped to specific client financial statements to ensure ongoing data accuracy and reliability.
Cloud Accountant
Grant Thornton LLP (Canada)
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Performed bookkeeping preparation and posting of client transactions
- Planned and executed notice to reader engagements
- Prepared adjusting journal entries
- Performed reconciliations of bank accounts, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
- Prepared personal and corporate tax returns, partnership returns, trust returns, and GST returns (TT4s, GST/HST)
- Worked for clients under varying reporting frameworks across different industries and sectors
- Worked closely with colleagues and provided exceptional client service
- Performed full-cycle accounting services utilizing cloud applications such as QBO and Xero.
- Assisted with the completion of payroll functions and prepared basic T4 returns
- Prepared month-end close procedures, including reconciliation of bank accounts and credit cards, ensuring transactions were properly journalized
- Assisted with government filings such as sales tax returns and payroll filings
- Prepared monthly and quarterly financial reports and management reports
- Collaborated with clients on day-to-day accounting inquiries
- Communicated issues to the manager and collaborated on resolutions.
Education
New Brunswick Community College
New Brunswick Community College
Moncton, NB06.2022
BBA - Business Administration
University Center Newton Paiva
Brazil12.2015
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Excel
- Accounting
- Reporting
- Data Analysis
- Reconciliation
- Bookkeeping
- KPI
- SQL
- Accounts Payable
- Account Reconciliation
- Journal Entries
- Financial Reporting
- Advanced Excel
Timeline
Configuration Analyst
NCM Associates
12.2022 - 03.2024
Cloud Accountant
Grant Thornton LLP (Canada)
05.2022 - 12.2022
New Brunswick Community College
New Brunswick Community College
BBA - Business Administration
University Center Newton Paiva
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