Guftar A Bajwa

Accounting Duties: Responsible for full cycle accounting including, Financial Statements, Ceridian Payroll, AR, AP, Inventory, Credit Cards, Bank Reconciliations Foreign Exchange, Account Adjustments, Track input costs to calculate margins, eliminate non-value addition activities. Analyze and review AP and AR postings ensuring correct GL codes and application of taxes. Process twice a month payroll, process employee benefit deductions, process payroll journal entries and track vacation time. Process monthly adjustments for inventory, overseas purchases, and foreign exchange. Remit monthly GST, PST, and Corporate Tax payments to Government. Reconcile Bank statements for CAD & US funds and process bank charges and foreign exchange adjusting entries. Assist AP and AR in resolving issues and process regular Check runs, EFT and Wire Payments. HR Duties: Compiled new hire package, responsible for HR filing and provide on demand information. Review time clock in payroll processing, track time off requests and update vacation tracker. Issue ROE and send T4s.

Accounting: Analyse, classify and process financial information following GAAP. Follow corporate policies and standard operating procedures. Interact internal and external stakeholders to retrieve and verify financial information. Maintain books of accounts upto date and keep them in good standing. Provide dedicated support to management to meet deadlines and support organisational goals. My Duties: Search, analyse, input, create, review, balance and validate financial information. Interact with onsite accounting team and central office colleagues in maintaining financial records and third party required documentation. Ensure accuracy and effectiveness of recorded accounting information. Match, assess any pay taxes. Ensure accounting records have proper authorization and supporting documentation in accordance with company's regional policies and site procedures. Record financial information in a timely manner so it is available to Management for decision making. Verify Accounts Payable data against payments to ensure accuracy in Vendor name, banking information, address and currencies. Communicate with internal & external customers, in writing or verbally, to obtain payment approval and/or clarification. Search GL account and cost center to post financial information correctly. Verify payments and follows up with Vendors and/or Internal Departments regarding outstanding invoices. Distribute information to Internal Departments for approval/clarification when required. Assist in the preparation of month/year end summaries and compilation of data for month/year end purposes. Perform required basic administrative functions within the department such as, but not limited to: faxing, filing, creating templates and managing mail. Provide excellent customer service in all aspects of the financial matters. Computer Skills; SAP, MS Office and Outlook.

Accounting: Processed and reported financial information by searching, analyzing, inputting, creating, reviewing, balancing and validating data. Coordinated with on site accounting and head office colleagues in maintaining financial records and third party required documentation. Ensured accuracy and effectiveness of recorded accounting information. Matched, assessed any pay taxes and rebates as required. Ensured Accounts Payable data have proper authorization and supporting documentation in accordance with regional policies and site procedures. Ensured outstanding balances from previous Vendor invoices have been paid or are in process. Ensured discount deadlines are met. Ensured all credit notes have been recorded properly and have been included in the payment process. Ensured proper and timely payment of Vendor invoices. Ensured invoices at year end are processed in the proper fiscal year. Verified Accounts Payable data against payments to ensure accuracy in Vendor, address and dollar amounts. Communicated with internal & external customers, in writing or verbally, to obtain payment approval and/or clarification. Reconciled Accounts and Sub Ledger and Month End Closing of Sub Ledgers. Verified payments and follows up with Vendors and/or Internal Departments regarding outstanding invoices. Distributed information to Internal Departments for approval/clarification when required. Liaised with Internal Departments and/or individual employees regarding appropriate expense codes. Assisted in the preparation of year end summaries and compilation of data for year end audit purposes. Performed required basic administrative functions within the department such as, but not limited to: faxing, filing, creating templates, managing mail. Interacted with all stakeholders of the company and providing them excellent customer service in all aspects of the financial matters. Computer Skills: XA-Powerlink (manufacturing), MS Office and Outlook.

Account Payable: Processed bills of inventory, utilities, freight, custom fees. Replenish petty cash payments and company credit cards bills. Payroll: Processed semi-monthly payroll for salaried and hourly employees, semi-monthly sales commission to Cowtown sales staff, quarterly commission payments to Vets. Government Remittances: Paid quarterly GST, monthly PST and semi-monthly Payroll deductions. Account Receivables: Daily cash reports, cash deposits, moneris reconciliations, sales and associated expense entries in quick books for four business sites. Other Gen. Responsibilities: Month end inventory reports, bank reconciliations, bank transfers, journal entries, inter company transfers month end adjustments. Helped CFO in monthly financial statements and annual budgeting.

Responsible for all accounting operations of the hospital including account receivables, accounts payables, payrolls, inventories, departmental accounting, subsidized customer reports and internal auditing. Managed several financial activities of the project including work in process and performance of construction of new projects, review and report daily cash flows, issue checks, bank reconciliations and monitored onsite payments of construction projects. Reported to middle management at central location. Supervised accounting and customer service teams.

Maintained books for AP, AR, inventory and bank transactions for head office and factory. Monthly stock taking of raw materials, work in process, finish goods and shop supplies.