Career Objective

Working towards upper level management.

Education

Toastmasters International – Capital Toastmasters Club

October 26, 2004 to Present – CTM (Competent Toastmaster) completed October 2005

ATM (Advanced Toastmaster) in progress

Canadian Payroll Association

Payroll Manager Certification completed

Payroll Supervisor Certification completed

Payroll Administrator Certification completed

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, Nepean, On

Business-Accounting 2yrs

GPA 3.83 out of a possible 4.0

Successfully completed program with honours

Skills

Typing +50 W.P.M.
Fluently bilingual (English and French – tested B,C,E in Written, Comprehension and Oral in French)
Computer literate: Microsoft XP, NT (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), Corel (Quattro Pro 7, WordPerfect 7, Draw), Solomon IV, Simply Accounting 5, AccPac 6 for DOS, ADP Payroll for Windows & Pay@Work, Windows ’95, ’98, NT, 2000, XP, Oracle 8.0, Sun Accounting software, Raiser’s Edge, Financial Edge
Managing small business
Member of various committees
Office administration skills
Communication, organizational and time management skills

Awards

Honour List student (Algonquin College)
Community Service Award (Foot Patrol - Carleton University)
Most Valuable Person Medal for Panther’s Den (L.B.P) ‘94 and ’95
Bronze Medal for Academics (L.B.P) ’94

Work Experience

ADGA Group Consulting Inc, Ottawa, ON

Payroll Supervisor, May ‘05 to Present

Duties include but are not limited to: entering weekly timecards, preparing and verifying payroll, submitting payroll for direct depositing, printing and distributing paystubs, printing and distributing paychecks, preparing payroll remittances, preparing group insurance papers, answering employee payroll questions, maintaining and improving legislation compliance, assisting in improving processes for efficiency

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON

Accounting Clerk February ’04 to April 2005

Duties include but are not limited to: entering and filing invoices, preparing and sending out weekly cheque run, preparing and sending wire transfers and bank drafts, assisting with monthly variance reports, journal entries as necessary

Canadian Co-operative Association (3.5 days) & Co-operative Development Foundation (1.5 days), Ottawa, ON

Finance & Administration Officer & Administrative Assistant April ’03 to January ‘04

CCA Duties: Semi-Monthly Payroll Processing & Associated Journal Entries, Employee Benefits Administration, Insurance Administration for Overseas Employees and Traveling Employees, Monthly Accounts Receivable Reconciliation, Monthly Bank Reconciliation, Monthly Statement Production, Weekly Deposits & Journal Entries, Weekly Accounts Payables, Monthly Allocations, Monthly Invoicing, Assisting with Inquiries about Accounts.

CDF Duties: assist with donor mailouts, enter donor information and gifts into system, send out tax receipts, assist with fundraisers as necessary

Canadian Co-operative Association, Ottawa, ON

Finance & Administration Officer October ’00 to March ‘03

Duties include but are not limited to: Semi-Monthly Payroll Processing & Associated Journal Entries, Employee Benefits Administration, Insurance Administration for Overseas Employees and Traveling Employees, Monthly Accounts Receivable Reconciliation, Monthly Bank Reconciliation, Monthly Statement Production, Weekly Deposits & Journal Entries, Weekly Accounts Payables, Monthly Allocations, Monthly Invoicing, Assisting with Inquiries about Accounts. These duties are completed for CUIC Inc., Co-operative Development Foundation, Canadian Co-operative Association and it’s regions.

Canadian Co-operative Association, Ottawa, ON

Accounting Assistant November ‘99 to September ‘00

Duties included: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliations, Monthly Statement Production, Deposits, Monthly Allocations, Filing invoices, Budget work, Assisting with inquiries about accounts.

First Class Bookstore - Algonquin College, Nepean, On

Cashier, from September ‘99 to November ‘99

Duties included: serving clientele, handling cash, basic cleaning and store maintenance.

National Defense Medical Centre, Ottawa, On

Medical Finance Department summer clerk, from June ’99 to August ‘99

Duties included: opening and sorting mail, inputing invoice information into databases for approval and payment, creating payment request in a system called FMAS, filing completed invoices, creating forms and tables, processing cancelled and uncashed cheques.

Volunteer Experience

Tulip Festival, Ottawa, On

May ‘97, ‘98, ’99, ‘02

Duties included: handling cash, balancing admission’s floats, dispatching for security, and security surveillance .

Panther’s Den - Lester. B. Pearson C.H.S, Gloucester, On

Store Manager from September ‘94 to June ‘96

Duties included: serving clientele, maintenance, opening and closing store, handling cash, training staff, counting, ordering and pricing inventory, and daily deposits.

St-Vincent Hospital, Ottawa, On

July/August ‘92, July ‘94

Duties included: visiting patients, accompanying patients to various places, and various miscellaneous work.

CHEO, Ottawa, On

July ‘93

Duties included: filing, office work, and various miscellaneous work.