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Andrew Osborne ... Assistant Controller at Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc. ... White Rock, British Columbia, Canada ... Accounting

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Andrew Osborne Assistant Controller at Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc. White Rock, British Columbia, CanadaAccounting Previous Teligence, Uniserve Communications, Vytec Corporation Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University 384 connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Relationship Contact Info Connected 16 seconds ago Background Summary  An accounting professional thoroughly familiar and experienced with full-cycle accounting.  Skilled in analyzing and improving processes and systems.  Excellent problem-solver who has developed cost-effective solutions for a range of business challenges.  History of taking initiative to make a difference in the workplace.  Advanced Word, Excel & Access skills. Experience Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc.Assistant Controller Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc. April 2005 – Present (8 years 11 months)Surrey, British Columbia • Leading a team of three direct reports; Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Reception. • Responsible for overseeing accounting procedures, internal controls (including implementing, monitoring and enhancement). • Random work flow audits to ensure that all accounting transactions are appropriately authorized. • Preparation and maintenance of annual budgets through consultation with department managers. • Preparation of monthly journal entries. • Completion of general ledger reconciliations. • Preparation of monthly financial statements. • Staff training of internal control procedures and assurance of compliance. • Preparation of year-end information for submission to the external accountant. • Calculation of the monthly salesmen commission. • Calculation and submission to the bank of the monthly line-of-credit. TeligenceStaff Accountant Teligence April 2004 – November 2004 (8 months)Vancouver, British Columbia • Sales and invoice processing for all branding. • Merchant account reconciliations. • Fixed asset accounting. • Implementation of new collection policy. Uniserve CommunicationsAccountant Uniserve Communications April 2000 – December 2003 (3 years 9 months)Aldergrove, British Columbia • Designed and implemented internal controls for purchasing and ensuring strict use of purchasing protocols before goods or services were received. • Communicated with major suppliers over mistakes in billing to ensure timely correction. • Tracked and reconciled direct costs monthly to supplier contracts and explained variances. • Completed full cycle accounts payable – from coding of invoices to cheque run. • Prepared GST and PST returns as well as liaison over taxation issues that would arise. • Prepared monthly working papers including fixed assets, depreciation, inventory, sales, accruals and prepaids. • Reconciled monthly up to eight bank statements and merchant (credit cards) accounts. • Extracted monthly sales reports averaging $800K from the customer billing system for reconciliation and journal entries. • Filed and organized accounts payable documents. • Adjusted journal entries, both year- and month-end, including foreign exchange and inter-company • Ordered and reconciled modem inventory on a monthly basis. • Organized accounting records archive to ensure orderly sequence of records and files. Accountant Vytec Corporation April 1999 – April 2000 (1 year 1 month)London, Ontario • Posted payments to customer accounts. • Communicated with credit manager for posting credit and debit memos relating to volume discounts, rebates, term discounts and warranties to customer accounts. • Keyed production shift reports for the four lines of the Mission, BC plant into AS400 accounting for reporting as a part the materials requisition planning framework. • Reconciled the two BC bank accounts on a monthly basis. • Prepared month-end and year-end journal entries. Skills & Endorsements 1Bookkeeping 1Taxations 1Auditing QuickBooks Fixed Assets Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Account Reconciliation Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University Diploma in Accounting 1996 – 1999 Additional Info Advice for Contacting Andrew White Rock BC 778-791-2864 andrew@greenquarterconsulting.com Recommendations Peter, would you like to recommend Andrew? Recommend Andrew ConnectionsShared (1) Enzo CalamoEnzo Calamo1st CEO, Lugen Family Office Inc., the Values Based Family Office for Affluent Business Families PreviousNext Groups Project Accountants Project Accountants Join Wiley Accounting Wiley Accounting Join Following Influencers Brian Wong Founder and CEO at... Follow Companies City of White Rock Government Administration Follow Murray Latta Progressive Machine Inc. Machinery Follow Saje Natural Wellness Retail Follow Accounting Professional Network Accounting Follow Schools Kwantlen Polytechnic University Canada Follow