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Fathima Nasmin

Senior Accountant
Officer

Summary

Dedicated Chartered Global Management Accountant and member of CIMA (UK) and an Associate member of CPA Australia with more than 10 years of experience in financial & management accounting. Technically sound and known for accuracy, attention to detail and timeliness in managing accounting functions for diverse-industry employers. Backed by solid credentials (HND in Computing) and proficiencies in generally accepted accounting practices as well as in MS Office Suite(Advanced EXCEL),Power Query, Power BI,Microsoft Great Plains, ORACLE ERP system, MYOB and Quickbook Desktop and Online.

Work History

Senior Financial Accountant

R&R Accounting, Payroll and Tax Services
  • Personal tax filing (New comer benefits processing, students, refugees, claimants, Seniors), Self employed tax filing, small business tax filing, corporation tax filing, GST/HST, WSIB and payroll returns, T4 processing.
  • Provided Book Keeping, payroll Services, accounting services and company registration services.
  • Liaise with professionals from different background on a day to day basis to assist them with their finance and tax issues.
  • Responsible for managing a client portfolio as well as building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and clients.

Finance Officer

IIT Toronto
  • Managed tasks independently in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong multitasking abilities and decision-making skills to achieve specific results and goals.
  • Plan and prepare daily, weekly, monthly and annual accounting and financial reporting, producing P&L & Balance Sheet.
  • Bank Reconciliation for few bank Accounts.
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliation.
  • Posting Journal entries (Accrual/Prepayments/Adjusting Entries); Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and Forecast.
  • Assisting the treasurer in planning/projecting cash flows.
  • Managed financial contributions and the issuance of receipts; Ensure financial compliance with policies and regulations.
  • Develop and administer robust financial processes to ensure the veracity and security of financial transactions; Management and Analysis of Payroll and payroll taxes.
  • Variance Analysis and reconciliation of large data sets using advanced EXCEL techniques.
  • Finance management for special projects/programs.
  • Recording daily routine transactions.
  • Associating and making arrangement for external Audit and maintaining clear records of transactions and reports.
  • Client relationship / Donor relationship management.
  • Achievements
  • Developed a new system in EXCEL using Power query to manage the finances related to summer camp projects and trained the employees to use the system.
  • Corrected the reconciliation balance carried forward from previous fiscal years.
  • Developed a new spreadsheet to link the IIT Academy student payment records to generate EFT files.
  • Analyzed and maintained an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk.

Assistant Management Accountant

Sunguard Availability Services
  • Report to Finance controller and Head of Accounting and Financial Control and worked in a large team.
  • Manual coding and solely responsible for e-procurement approval and dealing with all the queries related to capital expenditure.
  • Responsible for producing department P&L for specified functions and reporting thereon.
  • Worked with FP&A and the department head to produce meaningful commentary and analysis against budget and forecast.
  • Reviewed monthly run rates to produce accurate financial reporting and forecasting.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Add hoc projects and duties to assist the cost accounting team.
  • Analysis of leasehold addition for tax purposes (capital allowance).
  • Responsible for one off/yearly accounting for fixed assets (mass disposal/mass transfers) and respond to queries within the business (Auditors/US head office) Reconciliation of annual mass disposal task and asset transfers.
  • Producing various capex reports for the parent company in US.
  • Achievements
  • Enhanced the accuracy of the company's reported financial results and ensured that results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Successfully updated companies Capex narratives as per the SOX Audit Requirement.

EMEA Junior Accountant

Fortinet UK Ltd
  • Report to EMEA Accounts Manager and Finance Director and worked in a role which covers the finance duties of 27EMEA Countries.
  • Producing internal monthly reports under US GAAP.
  • Journal posting within the accounting system. (Accruals/ Prepayments/month end adjustments).
  • Processing invoices & credit notes from 8 different countries, processing payments for suppliers and handling queries.
  • Weekly payment run and produce weekly report on cash position and funding requirement.
  • Responsible for maintaining monthly Cashbook for 10 Bank accounts.- Month end close.
  • Producing Bank and Balance sheet reconciliations and responsible for all month end Journals of specific EMEA countries.
  • Monthly analysis of profit and loss, balance Sheet and post adjusting Journal where required.
  • Exception reporting on profit and loss and balance sheet.
  • Coordinating with external country accountants on statutory obligations, tax matters and payroll.
  • Liaising with EMEA employees on their queries related to payments on expenses, salary and travel advance.
  • Handling purchase request, Travel request and responsible for travel advance payments.
  • Assistance with the preparation and production of the quarterly VAT returns.
  • Achievements
  • Successfully completed EMEA expense checking outsourcing project and provided training to employees from outsourcing company.
  • Introduced business process improvements that enhanced A/P functions, condensed all EMEA countries under one entity in the expense uploading file, eliminated duplication and reduced monthly processing time by 40%.
  • Assist Finance Director on SOX Audit (Sarbanes Oxley compliance and audits).
  • After numerous communications with different departments regarding missing vendors, implemented an automatic vendor update system, which saved a great deal of time.
  • Automate Employee remittance advice.Automate Employee expense upload.

Accountant

Outlook
09.2025
  • End-to-end responsibility for the month-end close and reporting process, including preparation of journals and reconciliation of key P&L and Balance Sheet accounts.
  • Monitored, processed, and reconciled all funding and grant income (including NDIS), ensuring accurate recognition in financial statements and timely monthly processing.
  • Provided assistance and backup support for the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions, including the review and reconciliation of daily income, payment runs, and supplier accounts.
  • Played an active role in year-end and interim financial audits, supporting auditors and ensuring documentation readiness.
  • Maintained the General Ledger and Fixed Asset Register, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records.
  • Prepared and distributed the monthly reporting pack, including management commentary, trend and variance analysis.
  • Assisted with year-end financial processes and ensured compliance with relevant accounting standards and tax regulations.
  • Acted as a backup to the Finance Manager and supported broader finance team functions as required.
  • Key Achievements
  • Resolved several months of backlogged work, restored accuracy and organisation to disordered records, and identified and corrected invoicing and billing issues.
  • Reconciled the bank accounts and Fixed Asset Register, which had been outstanding for several months.
  • Identified and recovered approximately AU$70,000 in payments that had been misallocated, previously recorded as outstanding debtor balances.

Education

ASA - CPA Australia – Member ID – 30075276

CPA Australia
06.2024

ACMA / CGMA - undefined

Chartered Institute of Management Accountant UK
06.2015

BTEC Higher National Diploma - Computing

Edexcel, UK
06.2008

Professional Diploma - Information Technology

British College of Applied Studies
12.2005

Skills

Month end close

Microsoft Excel expertise

Balance sheet analysis

Income statement analysis

Management reporting

Fixed asset accounting

Variance analysis

Grant accounting

Year-end close

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Affiliations

  • Member of CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountant), 2015 to Present
  • Associate Member of CPA Australia

Timeline

Accountant

Outlook
09.2025

Senior Financial Accountant

R&R Accounting, Payroll and Tax Services

Finance Officer

IIT Toronto

Assistant Management Accountant

Sunguard Availability Services

EMEA Junior Accountant

Fortinet UK Ltd

ACMA / CGMA - undefined

Chartered Institute of Management Accountant UK

BTEC Higher National Diploma - Computing

Edexcel, UK

Professional Diploma - Information Technology

British College of Applied Studies

ASA - CPA Australia – Member ID – 30075276

CPA Australia

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