Marie King 551 The West Mall Unit 201 Toronto, ON M9C 1G7

647-348-7577 katherinemarieking@hotmail.com

 PROFILE 

A highly motivated, results-oriented and experienced Accounting Professional with over 18 years experience in finance and administration for a variety of businesses. Exceptionally organized and resourceful, with a wide variety of skill areas, including accounts payable, payroll, and general bookkeeping. Committed to successfully meeting the demands of deadlines, multiple projects and ever-changing customer needs through organization, attention to detail and flexibility. Dedicated professional who embraces challenge and requires minimum supervision. EDUCATION Business and Computer Studies Diploma ~ West Viking College, Corner Brook, Nfld., 1995 - 1997 Clerk-Accounting Diploma ~ Corner Brook District Vocational School, Corner Brook, Nfld., 1980 - 1982

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCEHighland Equipment Ltd, Toronto, ON May 2007 –PresentOffice Administrator        Supervise Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

        Responsible for all travel and rental car arrangements        Responsible for scheduling and budgeting projects making sure the project stays on schedule        Responsible for weekly and bi-weekly Acc Pac in house payroll and all remittances       Supervise 4 staff members and organize daily office functions

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCENiagara Fallsview Casino and Resort, Niagara Falls, ON Nov 2006 –Mar 2007Corporate Accounting Clerk         Responsible for verifying and reconciling all journal entries for month end         Responsible for verifying and reconciling various accounts such as GST and PST         Making sure OLGC Compliance and Procedures are followed at all times

Ramada Suites and Coral Resort, Niagara Falls, ON Sept 2004 –Oct 2006Accounts Receivable/Payroll (Ceridian)

         Responsible for checking invoices and direct billing invoices         Responsible for verifying inventory on a monthly basis          Responsible for complete bi-weekly payroll         Responsible for collection calls and follow ups         Responsible for credit checks of new customers

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE cont.

Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort, Niagara Falls, ON May 2004 – Aug 2004Slot Auditor         Responsible for verifying and reconciling all slot machine jackpots         Responsible for verifying and reconciling all soft count bills

Fleet Industries, Fort Erie, ON Jan 2000 – May 2004Accounts Payable /Accounts Receivable

         Responsible for matching, coding, entering all invoices and processing cheques         Responsible for reconciling both Canadian and US bank accounts         Responsible for answering all vendors inquires         Enter all journals in an Acc Pac environment and run month end reports         Payroll backup when required         Reduced month end closing time, from six days to three through increased productivity. Balanced and prepared cheques payable to vendors once all information was verified

Fleet Industries, Fort Erie, ON Jan 2000 – May 2004Payroll Administrator (ADP)         Perform payroll functions and produce all related reports for approximately 400 employees in a union

environment.         Maintain all master files         Remit to Government, RRSP's, CSBs and other various agencies         Setup ADP Software for Windows, enabling payroll to be more user-friendly

National Pilgrim, Fort Erie, ON Nov 1998 – Jan 2000

Jan 2000 – May 2004Payroll / Job Costing         Prepared bi-weekly payroll and all related reports for approximately 150 employees with in house Acc

Pac system         Maintained all employee files         Remitted to Government, RRSPs, CSBs and health care benefit programs         Set-up an ACCPAC System for the purpose of job costing and inventory control, which decreased

chances of manual errors  Video Gallery, Corner Brook, NL Nov 1988 –Aug 1995Manager         Hired staff, prepared schedules and processed payroll         Maintained customer accounts; processed accounts payable and accounts receivable when required         Ordered and received inventory         Owner granted total responsibility and accountability for the planning and opening of a second store AREAS of SKILLS and EXPERIENCE          Microsoft Office 2010          Accounts Payable          Accounts Receivable

         Payroll Administration          Seredex ERP software          Communication Skills

         ADP (PCPW) software          MSI software          Team Member/Team Leader

         Computer Background          ACCPAC software          Ceridian ( Insync Blue) software

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

First United Church, Corner Brook, Nfld., 1995 - 1997         Prepared Income tax returns for taxation season         Helped senior citizens prepare their general income tax returns

Elks and Royal Purple of Canada, Corner Brook, Nfld., 1995 - 1997Chairperson (Drug Awareness)

Chairperson for Fundraising to help hearing and speech impaired children Organize and volunteer for weekly bingos for fundraising Conducted different contests to promote drug-free environments

REFERENCESAvailable upon request.