Zain Rahim
Mississauga,ON
Summary
Highly motivated and goal-driven CPA Candidate skilled in collecting, monitoring and studying data to analyze financial status and recommend business strategy. Experienced in qualitative and quantitative analysis, variance analysis and forecasting. Tech-savvy in use of spreadsheets as well as accounting and financial management software.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Client Success Analyst
Premier Construction Software
03.2023 - Current
- Coach clients in full cycle accounting including AR, AP, Billing, Bank Reconciliation, financial reporting requirements and audit compliances
- Responsible for providing consulting services to over 50 clients and increasing client utilization rates through one on one training sessions
- Led a Masterclass training seminar on new app feature to over 70 clients which resulted in 25 clients adopting the advanced feature for themselves
- Deriving key metrics to ensure client retainage, these include software usage, number of users, overall satisfaction ratings, number of inquiries made by client (tickets), etc.
Corporate Accountant
Woodbourne Canada Management Inc.
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Provided treasury oversight for 2 funds including: all wires and money transfers for 30+ accounts - Transactions valued up to $25M
- Cash projections over several months
- Coordinating final-stage investment opportunities
- Capital/cash calls
- AP transactions as well as recommendations for bank draws to cover expenses/investment opportunities
- Reconciled and prepared trial balances to be used for quarter-end duties
- Constructed quarter-end and year-end financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows) and updated all pertaining notes for management approval
- Prepared stand-alone financial statements for tax and auditing purposes
- Responded to requests from auditors ensuring proper reporting standards were met
- Approved over $2M invoices for Accounts Payable, verifying accuracy of invoices, ensuring correct account billing and provided coding for Sage/Geneva journal entries
- Managed several loan receivables valued over $90M; ensured advances, and accrued interest were updated and accurate as well as confirming that payments were being made on time
- Developed detailed fund status documents for Executive Managers on a quarterly basis.
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Gunnebo Canada
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Collaborated on budgeting and forecasting models and evaluated KPI's
- Interpreted budgeting results to actual; performed variance and trend analysis to identify differences between budget and actual performance
- Assisted in strategy implementation and Key Success Factors
- Entered all accruals and adjusted entries for month-end/quarter-end
- Managed up to 200K of commission payouts for Sales Representatives every month-end and analyzed key incentive drivers for these employees
- Submitted monthly inter-company reports for payables, receivables as well as treasury information on Cognos BI
- Evaluated and managed 8 branch operating statements
- Oversaw and managed over 40 service contracts
- Constructed monthly tax payable vouchers
- Ensured approval processes are followed for submitted expense reports.
Accounting Analyst
Premier Tech
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Investigated and disputed vendor claims and deductions for short shipments, damaged goods, fines, price adjustments, and promotions with various vendors
- Responsible for lowering short shipment claims from a balance of $600K to $200K
- Brought down aging past 60 days from a balance of $4.0M down to $2.2M
- Extracted and manipulated data from JD Edwards software to prepare reports pertaining to financing statements.
Education
CPA -
CPA Ontario
05.2024
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) -
Sheridan College Pilon School of Business
Onta04.2020
Skills
- Technical: Microsoft Office Suite, Sage 300, JD Edwards, Cognos BI, Power BI
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills developed through various circumstances working with Financial Reporting issues and Strategy Implementation
- Excellent time management skills groomed through balancing education (undergrad, CPA) along with part-time and full-time work while always meeting deadlines
- Report Preparation
- Variance Analysis
- Treasury
Timeline
Client Success Analyst
Premier Construction Software
03.2023 - Current
Corporate Accountant
Woodbourne Canada Management Inc.
11.2021 - 10.2022
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Gunnebo Canada
05.2021 - 11.2021
Accounting Analyst
Premier Tech
04.2019 - 03.2020
CPA -
CPA Ontario
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) -
Sheridan College Pilon School of Business
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