darren finlayson

grade school

About

CPA Candidate seeking relevant accounting position in Lethbridge which I can grow with. I have over 8 years experience in preparing year-end financial statements, and corporate and personal tax returns; over 7 years experience in bookkeeping; and, 3 years experience in a management role.

Country

canada

City

lethbridge

Industry

accounting

Skill

accounts receivable, accounts payable, journal entries, payroll processing, team building, teamwork, team management, team leadership, g/l reconciliations, account reconciliation, bank reconciliation, budgeting, sage 300 erp, quickbooks, caseview, tax preparation, income tax, corporate tax, microsoft excel, microsoft word, microsoft office, financial analysis, financial statements, financial reporting, critical thinking, analytical skills, leader, internal financial reporting, time management, daily deposits, accounting, general ledger, invoicing, variance analysis, cash flow

Experience

grade school

office manager

g thompson livestock

2013-5 - 2015-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

senior accountant and assistant controller

new way group

2015-6 - 2016-5 · 1 yr

accounting techincian and bookkeeper

sideline motorcycles

2007-1 - 2012-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

* Prepare bank deposits and reconcile records with bank balances * Entry of credit card transactions, debit transactions, cheques, various cash-paid items, daily sales invoices, work orders, payables and receivables into Quickbooks; reconcile deposits of cash and credit cards to bank statements * Receive and price inventory * Prepare payroll, pay cheques and payroll remittance forms, GST returns, invoices, cheques for vendor payments * Preparing inventory counts for year-end * Prepare records for year-end preparation, prepare inventory counts for year-end, photocopy invoices to support payables listing at year-end * Develop Excel spreadsheet to document payroll hours and tally amounts for payroll remittance forms * Receive calls from clients to book U-Haul equipment, schedule equipment for use, schedule equipment for maintenance, successfully achieved 4 to 4.5 (out of 5) star customer rating * Assist with scheduling of clients for repair work

accounting technician

mvo chartered accountant

2007-9 - 2008-10 · 1 yr 2 mos

* Compile notice to reader and review engagement financial statements, compare prior year data to current year data to analyze variances in Review Engagement financial statements for discrepancies * Prepare corporate and personal taxes, T4 and T5 slips, GST returns * Reconcile bank deposits, credit card statements, bank statements, accounts payable and accounts receivable * Prepare year-end correcting entries

accounting technician

bdo canada

1999-12 - 2005-11 · 6 yrs

* Compile notice to reader and review engagement financial statements, compare prior year data to current year data to analyze variances in Review Engagement financial statements for discrepancies * Complete personal (T1) and corporate (T2) income tax returns * Perform bookkeeping services at clients’ offices * Advise and implement ideas and concepts to streamline engagement services in order to increase file quality, increase consistency, and decrease time spent on file preparation * Cost tracking of investments * Research government programs for rebates in the logging and transportation industries * Assist in overseeing clients inventory counts during audits, calculate clients inventory calculations to confirm inventory valuation * Preparation of lease and loan amortization schedules for financed requipment; preparation of journal entries to record lease and loan payments; journal entries to record and dispose of capital assets * Assist in developing Caseware templates and Excel spreadsheets to increase efficiency and consistency of year-end preparation