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Ziyan Lalani

Toronto,ON

Summary

Skilled accounting professional with more than 2 years experience in Audit, including financial reporting, reconciliations, and fieldwork. Adept at leveraging skills in CaseWare and Excel to conduct audit engagements, complete testing fieldwork, and draft financial statements. Known for effective teamwork, reliability, attention to detail and delivering consistent results.


Graduated from University of Toronto - Major in Economics with a Minor in Applied Statistics.


Currently a student with CPA Ontario in the CPA PREP program expected to complete in Q1 2026.


Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Accountant

SRCO Professional Corporation
07.2023 - Current
  • Utilized CaseWare, Quickbooks, and Corporate Tax prep -accounting softwares- to input financial data, improving accuracy and reducing processing time.
  • Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews.
  • Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation throughout audit engagements.
  • Responded to inquiries from vendors and clients regarding pending item lists, audit related queries, proposed adjusting journal entries, and financial statement presentation whilst fostering positive relationships.
  • Individually completed audit engagements of small - medium sized private companies & NPO in Ontario, Canada.
  • Prepared timely and accurate tax filings, ensuring compliance with tax regulations.

Finance Intern

Aga Khan Museum
03.2023 - 06.2023

- Developed skills with Microsoft Power BI and other related finance application to process purchase orders made by the Museum for its various departments.

- Worked under the Senior Finance Officer

Digital Marketing Intern

Keygains Consulting
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Designed and presented social media campaign ideas.
  • Assisted in managing corporate social media channels.
  • Performed market analysis and researched latest trends.
  • Created engaging content for Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram.
  • Responded to email and social media messages according to prescribed policies.
  • Contributed to mock-ups, email campaigns and social media content.
  • Executed consistent online messaging across various social media verticals.
  • Maintained editorial calendar to keep content timely, relevant and engaging.

Digital Marketing Intern

Keygains Consulting
08.2020 - 09.2020
  • Designed and presented social media campaign ideas.
  • Assisted in managing corporate social media channels.
  • Performed market analysis and researched latest trends.
  • Created engaging content for Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram.
  • Responded to email and social media messages according to prescribed policies.
  • Contributed to mock-ups, email campaigns and social media content.
  • Executed consistent online messaging across various social media verticals.
  • Maintained editorial calendar to keep content timely, relevant and engaging.

Intern

Al Tamimi Law Firm
07.2019 - 07.2019


  • Analyzed problems, identified solutions and made decisions.
  • Interacted with customers by phone, email or in-person to provide information.
  • Completed research, compiled data, updated spreadsheets and produced timely reports.
  • Worked on projects using knowledge gained in classes to put together recommendations for issues.
  • Reviewed related literature and conducted investigations to support research efforts.

Market Research Intern

Blue Ocean Global
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Online Market research in E-commerce Division - Amazon FBA - Product Research in E-Commerce - Online Sales Strategies - Customer Support
  • Utilized diverse research techniques and online or published data collection tools to amass key information or statistics, supporting business objectives.
  • Contributed social media content to increase brand visibility and value and promote new products.
  • Monitored marketing and sales trends to generate forecasts and measure effectiveness of [Action].
  • Identified appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns.
  • Created documentation outlining research findings for use by project managers, customers and other marketing staff to make accurate decisions about future plans.
  • Completed research, compiled data, updated spreadsheets and produced timely reports.

Digital Marketing Intern

Antal International
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Company website and social media management - Job listings - Social media engagement - Developing sister company website - Data analysis from CRM system
  • Assisted in managing corporate social media channels.
  • Created engaging content for Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram.
  • Tracked social media trends and adapted to attract target follower demographic.
  • Responded to email and social media messages according to prescribed policies.
  • Assisted marketing coordinators and graphic designers with website copywriting and proofing.
  • Executed consistent online messaging across various social media verticals.
  • Maintained editorial calendar to keep content timely, relevant and engaging.
  • Designed and presented social media campaign ideas.

Education

CPA PREP Program - Accounting

CPA Ontario
03-2026

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

University of Toronto Scarborough
05.2023

Skills

  • Technical skills in audit and audit related software; Quickbooks, CaseWare, Corporate Tax Prep, Excel
  • Audit skills: Can prepare financial statements, including cash flow statement
  • Analytical skill: Perform variance analysis at month/year end of various accounts/financial statement line items
  • Collaboration: Work with various team members to complete audit engagements

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Staff Accountant

SRCO Professional Corporation
07.2023 - Current

Finance Intern

Aga Khan Museum
03.2023 - 06.2023

Digital Marketing Intern

Keygains Consulting
06.2021 - 07.2021

Digital Marketing Intern

Keygains Consulting
08.2020 - 09.2020

Intern

Al Tamimi Law Firm
07.2019 - 07.2019

Market Research Intern

Blue Ocean Global
06.2019 - 07.2019

Digital Marketing Intern

Antal International
06.2018 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

University of Toronto Scarborough

CPA PREP Program - Accounting

CPA Ontario
Ziyan Lalani