Nilisha Morarji, CPA

Experience

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  Rotman Commerce at University of Toronto

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  Assistant, Career Centre

  Working with the Rotman Commerce Career Centre (RCCC) team, I supported the Relationship Managers in coordinating and delivering career development programs and services to Commerce students. These programs and services include company information sessions, career development workshops and specialized programs. Additionally, I worked with the Associate Director to update career centre metrics related to our students and corporate partner community.

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  The Hain Celestial Group

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

  In addition to completing the projects and facilitating audits outlined in my role as SOX Compliance Administrator, my responsibilities expanded to include GL accounting as it related to month-end inter-company reconciliations, FX revaluations and other such journal entries. Furthermore, I was part of the implementation team for new lease standards ASC 842/IFRS 16 to recognize imbedded leases and adjust the accounting for such transactions.Our existing business narratives and control matrices lacked completeness and currency. My task here was to address each division in the company and thoroughly understand full processes and interrelations by conducting interviews with various personnel. I documented my findings into narratives such as procure to pay, inventory, order to cash, etc. Simultaneously, I vetted the accuracy of controls that previously existed and further added any new controls to the matrices. Finally, I revalued all existing procedures and made recommendations regarding process changes or control implementations to address and mitigate any risks. I completed this project by finalizing the control matrices, interlacing them with the narratives and distributing them to the internal and external auditors. Show less My role consisted of creating and updating SOX documentation of all procedures, policies and control systems of each department in the Canadian division of Hain-Celestial. My responsibilities could be broken down into four major projects; SOP documentation, Authorization Grid update, Business Process Narratives, and Control Matrix creation. The latter 2 projects continued in my role as an Accountant. In addition to these projects, I was assigned to coordinate all external and internal audit communications, and also got temporarily involved with the cost accounting department to support the company.SOPs had not been previously documented and so this project involved members from every department, and spanned over a year and a half. I initially wrote SOPs for my own department and later conducted a company-wide training on effectively creating the documents, highlighting their importance and future users. Finally, I was put in charge in managing the progress of this project and providing senior management with updates on its status.Updating the authorization grid involved initially evaluating the design and relevance of sections included in the previous version. Next, meetings were conducted with each department to address the authorization levels and how they have adjusted in relation to the growth of the business. Along side the Controller and CFO, I was able to provide a recommended version of the Authorization grid to senior management.Due to unexpected turnover in the costing department, I volunteered to support the department with operations and monthly reporting. I was responsible for item, labour routing and warehouse set up, and later participated on the implementation team that moved the new item set up process from spreadsheets to an online cloud. Monthly, I would prepare reports that analyzed variances between budgeted labour, material and overhead expenditures as they compared to actuals, as well as journal entries to accurately account for costs. Show less During my time with the Accounts Payable team, I quickly learned the process of receiving and matching invoices to bills of lading and other relevant backup, entering them into the Infor Adage ERP System, and preparing the invoices for payment once due. Certain invoices required extensive data entry into excel files prior to entering them into the ERP system, to assist managers in further analysis of costs requiring extensive attention to detail and Excel skills. I took particular interest in thoroughly learning the entire supply chain process from creating POs, arranging freight, and receiving goods, which enabled me to understand the big picture when paying vendors. I took great pride in ensuring the accuracy of my work, and maintaining great relations with vendors by paying them on time, and in congruency with GAAP principles. As I gained expertise in the department, I focused my efforts on identifying efficiencies and leading cross-departmental meetings to resolve issues and improve communication throughout the company. Show less

  • Accountant

    Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  • SOX Compliance Administrator

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Accounts Payable Clerk

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
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  Walmart Canada

  Jul 2019 - now

  • Effectively completed financial, operational or compliance internal audits using a risk-based methodology• Obtained, analyzed and appraised evidentiary data to make an informed and objective opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls being reviewed.• Prepared audit documentation in accordance with Global Internal Audit Services Methodology and Quality Assurance Standards.• Participated in the performance of regulatory testing in accordance with SOX 404 requirements.• Identify with management, effective value-added recommendations to improve control environment. • Build and maintain effective working relationships within the organization. Show less

  • Associate Finance Manager: Merchandising

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Associate Manager, Finance Transformation

    Jan 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Senior Internal Auditor

    Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Internal Auditor

    Jul 2019 - Feb 2021