Alan Mendes

Assistant Manager – Financial Accounting

• Job Details:Conducting regular bank reconciliations, ensuring alignment between internal financial records and bank statements with zero discrepancies. Coordinating with internal departments to proactively follow up and clear open financial items, streamlining month-end and year-end processes. Interacting with auditors, addressing queries, and providing required documentation to support smooth audit execution and compliance. Liaising with banking partners to manage routine banking operations, resolve queries, and ensure timely processing of financial transactions.

Assistant Manager – Financial Accounting

• Job Details:Managed end-to-end payment processing, including checks, ACH transfers, and inter-company transactions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to organizational protocols. Ensured timely disbursement of payments to vendors and employees, strictly aligned with contractual terms and payment schedules. Performed vendor account reconciliations, promptly identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain accurate financial records. Processed incoming customer cheques with precision, ensuring accurate allocation and timely deposits. Executed comprehensive bank reconciliations, ensuring alignment between internal records and bank statements. Maintained and updated banking master files, ensuring data integrity and compliance with audit requirements. Oversaw inter-company payment settlements, including reconciliation of open items across entities. Generated detailed financial reports for a specific line of business, supporting the global finance team with critical schedule submissions. Conducted onboarding sessions for new hires, delivering foundational training on accounts payable processes and reimbursement policies. Facilitated vendor onboarding and modifications, ensuring accurate creation and amendment of vendor profiles in the system. Led on-the-job training initiatives, mentoring team members to strengthen functional knowledge and process efficiency. Initiated and managed banking access requests, enabling secure and seamless transaction handling for team members.

Senior Executive - Accounts

• Job Details:Prepared and processed cheque requests, manual cheques, and contract payments with accuracy and adherence to company policies. Delivered accounts payable orientation to new employees, ensuring a strong understanding of reimbursement procedures and compliance standards. Processed incoming customer cheques, ensuring timely and accurate application to accounts receivable. Provided key accounts receivable inputs to the sales and service teams, supporting business decisions with accurate financial data. Performed periodic reconciliations of vendor and customer ledgers, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain data integrity. Managed year-end accounts payable cut-off processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with closing deadlines. Oversaw weekly cheque printing operations, ensuring timely disbursement of payments and minimizing processing errors. Coordinated with statutory auditors during annual audits, supplying required documentation and addressing queries efficiently. Checked and verified stock inventory, supporting accurate reporting and inventory control measures. Compiled and submitted financial reports to the finance management team, delivering actionable insights and maintaining reporting timelines. Liaised with banking partners to manage routine banking activities and ensure smooth financial operations.