Chris Donnelly is seeking a career in accounting and finance, with a goal of obtaining the CPA designation. He has a strong skillset including advanced Excel, ERP systems like Sage 50 and Sage 300, accounts payable, receivable, and general ledger experience. He is currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce program part-time through online courses at Athabasca University. Previously, he graduated from Conestoga College's advanced accounting diploma program with high distinction.

1. CHRIS DONNELLY
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C a m bridg e, O N N 1 S 2B8
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donnelly _ 7 @hotm a il.com
OBJECT I VE
Provide excellence in accounting and finance; with continuing education towards the CPA designation
SKI LLS SUMMARY
 Advanced Excel: pivot tables, nested-if, v-lookup, macros and specialized functions
 ERP Accounting: payables, receivables, general ledger, banking and batch entry
 Payables: invoicing, matching, coding, accruals, account reconciliations
 Receivables: collections, reconciliations, analysis, banking experience
 Processing: period-end adjustments, bank/general ledger reconciliations
 Cost Accounting: allocations, variances, product costing, fixed asset tracking and analysis
EDUCAT I ON
Athabasca University Currently Enrolled
Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma Upgrade) – Accounting (part time, online)
Conestoga College 2013 - 2015
Business Administration – Advanced Accounting Diploma (3-year, accelerated)
Graduation with High Distinction (90% + program average; GPA: 3.88)
WORK EXPERI ENCE
Machine Operator (Temporary Assignment)
The Agency Employment Services Present
Voluntary Family Leave 2011 –2013
Stayed home with family and prepared for new role as a full-time accounting student
Guest Service
Suncor Energy (Site Closure:September, 2011) 1988 - 2011
 POS, shift reconciliations, EDI invoice entry, matching, reconciliations, credit notes
Donation Revenue Entry (Volunteer; Cash Accounting)
Avenue Road Baptist Church 2005 - Present
 Enter donor contributions into Excel, reconciliation of cash, source entries and donor records
 Responsible for bank deposits ($5,000 – $14,000), safe and building access

2. I T EXPERI ENCE
Advanced Excel Applied Training
 Pivot tables, web queries, v-lookup, nested-if, linear programming, solver
 What-if analysis, data validation, scenario manager, macros, user forms
 Capital budgeting techniques, advanced formulas for fixed asset schedules
Sage 50 / Sage 300 ERP Applied Training
 Sage 50 Premium: payroll, inventory management, invoicing, bank and general ledger
reconciliations, departmental accounting, remittances, vendor and client maintenance
 Sage 300 ERP: general ledger, accounts receivable, payables, setup, budget sets, bank services,
tax codes, payroll, vendor maintenance
Tax Filings and Software
 Used Can Tax and UFile to complete and file student tax returns as an authorized CRA
volunteer (CVITP; by invitation--minimum grade: 70%) at 2 tax clinics
 Applied tax software to case studies with CCA, taxable benefits and business income
Accomplishments:
 Graduation with High Distinction: Conestoga College
Program average: 90% or greater in all courses and no failures
 Dean’s Honour List: Conestoga College
An average of 80% in all courses, with no course mark less than 70%
 Business Strategy Simulation; Top 100 Ranking: Conestoga College
Scored in top 100 Against 1,300 post-secondary institutions world-wide
COMMUNI T Y I NVOLVEMENT
Y outh Volunteer: Grade 6 to 1 2
Mentorship for middle and high-school students; includes leadership training conferences
Web Site Development, Maintenance (Not for Profit)
 Customized HTML 5 templates using Microsoft Expression Web 4
 Integrated web site with office functions: email, online registrations, and Excel imports of .csv
files into pivot tables
Student Ambassador
Represented upper year accounting students during orientation, responded to queries and addressed
September, 2014 accounting student intake on successfully navigating the program