Mekael

QUALIFICATIONS

• HLLQP, Insurance Council of BC, Mar 2022
• M.Sc. Finance, Simon Fraser University, Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
• Passed CFA Level I, CFA Institute, Aug 2019
• Android Development Basics, Udacity, Jun 2018
• B.A. International Trade and Management, Istanbul Sehir University, Feb 2014 - Mar 2018
• Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Istanbul Sehir University, May 2017

WORK HISTORY

Consultant @ Freelance (Sep 2022 - Present)

• Developing compliance programs for money service/ForEx businesses to comply with relevant AML/CFT/CPF legislations.
• Licensing of money service/ForEx businesses.
• On and offshore incorporation.
• Business structuring, contracts, and strategy.

Chief Financial Officer @ Avrio Accounting Solutions Inc (Jan 2021 - Sep 2022)

• Played a vital role in sales and business development, bringing in and attracting new clients and opportunities, while maintaining relationships with existing clients.
• Maintained relationships with financial institutions, vendors, and suppliers.
• In charge of company finances, cashflow management, accounts receivable and payable, paying salaries, and managing company payroll.
• Developed checks and balances to guide decision making.
• Responsible for budgeting and forecasting.

Founder/Director @ KCM Accounting Ltd (Jun 2020 - Sep 2022)

• Provided bookkeeping services to mainly Real Estate Investor groups and Non-Profit Societies.
• Served as a service provider for the BC Small Business Recovery Grant program to alleviate the economic pressures businesses faced during the COVID-19 economic lockdown.
• Managed bookkeeping, payroll, periodic CRA remittances, reporting, and document record keeping.
• Played a vital role in sales and business development, along with management of human resources.

Jr. Accountant @ Native Ads Inc (Mar 2019 - Apr 2020)

• Supported the accounting team and brought in new systems for increasing efficiency in the department.
• Automated a significant number of responsibilities using JavaScript reducing human error and increasing efficiency of team members.
• Played a role in business development by bringing in new opportunities.

Jr. Accountant @ Litelink Technologies Inc  (Mar 2019 - Dec 2019)

• Played a part-time role in preparing reports to serve as checks and balances for the internal accounting team since the company is publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange.

Fixed Income Securities & Canadian Equities Analyst @ Sias Investment Fund (Nov 2018 - Dec 2019)

• Responsible for analysis and selection of provincial and municipal bonds.
• Responsible for analysis and selection of Canadian equities in the materials sector (Metals & Mining and Forestry industries).
• Prepared periodic sector and industry reports to guide key portfolio allocation decisions.
• Used large financial datasets (Bloomberg Terminal & Capital IQ) to gather key indicators to guide investment decisions based on relative and absolute valuation models, supported by industry and sector analysis.
• Created & improved valuation templates for future analysts to speed up their analysis and increase productivity and efficiency.

Intern @ Bank Alfalah (Jun 2017 - Sep 2017)

• Rotated through various departments in the bank to learn the day-to-day operations of each. These departments were operations, sales, and international trade finance.

Financial Analyst - Intern @ Grant Thornton (Jun 2016 - Sep 2016)

• Worked on proposals for clients in response to published tenders for projects.
• Assisted in preparing discounted cash flow models in the financial feasibility sections of the proposals.
• Ensured client proposals were in line with formatting guidelines.

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