Kate Hicks

Finance and operations professional with 10+ years managing full-cycle bookkeeping, payroll, CRA compliance, and HR administration alongside brand communications and digital customer engagement. Known for accuracy, discretion with sensitive employee and financial matters, and the ability to run finance and communications functions independently. Currently owner-operator of a bookkeeping and business operations consultancy, building on a decade of in-house financial administration and community-facing communications experience.

• Accounting
• Attention to detail
• Bookkeeping
• Cash handling
• Communication
• Customer service
• Data entry
• English
• Figma
• Google Workspace
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Organization
• Payroll
• Problem solving
• Product management
• Project management
• Quality assurance
• Requirements gathering
• Teamwork
• Time management
• UX design

1. Owner & Operator

   KH Operations

   Jun 2026 to Present

   Remote, BC

   • Provide bookkeeping, payroll, financial administration, and business operations consulting to small businesses and freelancers • Manage client accounting in Sage 50 and QuickBooks Online, including reconciliations and monthly financial administration • Built business systems and client-facing processes including onboarding, intake, and monthly admin workflows

2. Financial Administrator / Social Media Management

   Purica

   May 2015 to Feb 2026

   Duncan, BC

   • Oversaw day-to-day accounting operations including accounts payable, receivables, reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance • Processed full-cycle payroll, including wages, deductions, benefits, and statutory remittances, ensuring compliance with CRA requirements for GST, PST, payroll deductions, and T4 preparation • Managed severance calculations, ROEs, and final pay processing for terminations, alongside sensitive HR documentation requiring discretion and accuracy • Administered employee benefits programs from onboarding through claims support, and tracked vacation accruals, statutory entitlements, and leaves • Led online communications across the company website, e-commerce platform, and social media, including campaign planning, branded content creation, and Shopify storefront management • Maintained operational systems (Sage Accounting, Shopify, Adobe) and served as liaison between finance, operations, marketing, and external vendors

1. Institution not stated

   High School Diploma

   2015