# Akashkumar Patel Akashkumar Patel is a remote worker on Himalayas, Franchise Owner & Operator at DoughBox Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta, based in Canada. Source: https://himalayas.app/@akashkumarpatel ```text I streamline full-cycle bookkeeping, financial controls, payroll, and high-volume operations. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Canada | | Authorized to work in | Canada | | Salary expectations | 55k+ CAD | | Job categories | Bookkeeper, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Payable Specialist, Accounts Receivable Specialist, Financial Operations Manager, Administrative Assistant | | Skills | Bookkeeping, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Account Reconciliation, General Ledger Accountant, Journal Entries, Month End Closing, Payroll Processing, Timekeeping, Budgeting, Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Financial Reporting, US GAAP, IFRS, Vendor Management, Invoice Management, Cash Handling, Audit Support, Administrative Operations, Records Management, Scheduling, Calendar Coordination, Quickbooks, SAGE 300, Excel, Microsoft Office, Google Sheets, Inventory Management, Internal Controls, P&L Tracking, Cost Control, Financial Analysis | ## What I'm looking for ```text I'm looking to apply my full-cycle bookkeeping, financial controls, payroll, reconciliation, and process-improvement experience in a high-volume organization where I can support accurate reporting, cost control, and operational efficiency. ``` ## About ```text I've led full-cycle bookkeeping and financial operations for DoughBox Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta and Compass Hill Hospitality in Toronto, supporting budgeting, P&L tracking, payroll, reconciliations, and month-end close. At DoughBox, I reduced food costs by 15%, reconciled 400+ weekly transactions, and recruited and trained 10+ employees while maintaining full health, safety, and food-handling compliance. At Compass Hill, I supported a location generating $400K+ in monthly revenue, identified $20K+ in annual cost savings, reduced waste by 30%, and maintained controls across cash handling, procurement, and inventory. ``` ## Experience ### Franchise Owner & Operator DoughBox Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta. Jul 2025 - Aug 2026 ```text Launched full-cycle bookkeeping and financial operations for a new restaurant, owning budgeting, P&L tracking, and cost control from opening day. Reduced food costs by 15% and improved customer satisfaction scores by 80%. ``` Skills: Bookkeeping, Budgeting, P&L-management, Cost-Control, Inventory-Management, vendor-negotiation, Payroll-Processing, Corporate-Trainer, Cash-Reconciliation, Quality-Control, Compliance ### Assistant Manager, Bookkeeping & Financial Operations Compass Hill Hospitality Inc.. Jun 2019 - Mar 2025 ```text Led daily financial controls and month-end close support for a high-volume location generating $400K+ in monthly revenue. Processed full-cycle accounts payable and receivable, and ran bi-weekly payroll for a team of 70+ employees. ``` Skills: Accounts-Payable, Accounts-Receivable, Bank-Reconciliation, Month-End-Closing, Payroll-Processing, Timekeeping, Budgeting, Forecasting, Variance-Analysis, Internal-Controls, Inventory-Management, KPI-Tracking, Team-Leadership ### Co-op Student, Audit & Compliance Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 ```text Prepared financial documentation and working papers supporting tax filings and compliance reviews. Maintained general ledger entries and organized confidential filing systems, improving audit readiness. ``` Skills: Audit-Support, Compliance, General-Ledger-Accountant, Journal-Entries, Financial-Documentation, Records-Management, File-Organization ### Lead Cashier Esso Gas Station. Nov 2016 - Nov 2017 ```text Recorded daily back-office transactions and reconciled cash tills at end of each shift with 90% accuracy. Supervised and trained 5+ cashiers on point-of-sale and cash-handling procedures. ``` Skills: Cash-Handling, Reconciliations, Point-of-Sale, Team-Supervision, Training, Administrative-Reporting, Customer-Service ### Accounting Assistant Amar Morawala & Co.. May 2014 - Jun 2015 ```text Completed monthly account reconciliations and reporting for 10+ client accounts. Prepared journal entries, reconciled accounts, and maintained general ledgers. ``` Skills: Account-Reconciliation, Journal-Entries, General-Ledger-Accountant, Accounts-Payable, Vendor-Management, Expense-Allocation, Trial-Balances ### Accounting Clerk Arihant Cement. Jun 2013 - Mar 2014 ```text Processed day-to-day A/P and A/R transactions, including invoice entry, payment posting, and reconciliation. Prepared aging reports and collected on delinquent accounts, improving collections turnaround by 30%. ``` Skills: Accounts-Payable, Accounts-Receivable, Invoice-Processing, Reconciliations, Ageing-Reports, Collections, Bank-Deposits, Purchase-Order-Verification ## Education ### Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology Honours Bachelor of Commerce, International Accounting and Finance. 2018 - 2019 ```text Pursued an Honours Bachelor of Commerce with a focus on International Accounting and Finance. ``` ### Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology Advanced Diploma, Accounting and Finance. 2016 - 2018 ```text Completed an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Finance. ``` ## Tech stack - Google Sheets - Microsoft Excel - QuickBooks To contact Akashkumar, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Narendra Chauhan](https://himalayas.app/@narendrachauhan): Package Handler, Federal Express Corporation Canada - [Ruba AJ](https://himalayas.app/@rubaaj): Customer Accounting, The Brick - [Katrina Padilla](https://himalayas.app/@katrinapadilla): Bookkeeper, KJP Bookkeeping - [Sajid Shaikh](https://himalayas.app/@sajidshaikh): Freelance Bookkeeper, Freelancing - [Ravijit Gill](https://himalayas.app/@ravijitgill): Accounting Administrator, DSM Excavating & Contracting Ltd - [VIRAL THAKKAR](https://himalayas.app/@viralthakkar): Bookkeeping, Restaurant Industry - [Liam Mills](https://himalayas.app/@liammills): Junior Accountant, Hickman Motors - [NENETH CADIZ](https://himalayas.app/@nenethcadiz): Bookkeeper, Relco Inc - [Arshpreet Sidhu](https://himalayas.app/@arshpreetsidhu): Operations Coordinator, Townline Logistics Inc. - [Julia Petrenko](https://himalayas.app/@juliapetrenko): Senior Bookkeeper / Acting Controller, The Bookkeeping Canada Inc.