Kent Simpson

Business Administration Diploma graduate (2022) with experience providing part-time remote bookkeeping and international business consulting services. Skilled in bookkeeping, financial record management, reconciliations, payroll support, data entry, financial reporting, Excel, QuickBooks, and Sage. Seeking a part-time remote bookkeeping position that leverages my strengths in account reconciliations, data accuracy, financial reporting, and process improvement, while providing flexibility to work alongside my part-time international business role.

• AccountingAdvanced
• Attention to detailAdvanced
• BookkeepingAdvanced
• Business analysisAdvanced
• CommunicationAdvanced
• Customer serviceAdvanced
• Data analysisAdvanced
• Data entryAdvanced
• Data visualizationAdvanced
• EnglishAdvanced
• Financial analysisAdvanced
• Google WorkspaceAdvanced
• Microsoft ExcelAdvanced
• Microsoft OfficeAdvanced
• Microsoft OutlookAdvanced
• Microsoft WordAdvanced
• OrganizationAdvanced
• PayrollAdvanced
• Power BIAdvanced
• Problem solvingAdvanced
• Project managementAdvanced
• Quality assuranceAdvanced
• Supply chain managementAdvanced
• TeamworkAdvanced
• Time managementAdvanced

1. International Business Consultant

   Confidential

   May 2026 to Present

   Halifax, NS

   Remote work arrangement. • Support international business for Canadian and European stakeholders in a remote environment • Contribute through stakeholder research, value chain analysis, market intelligence, and reporting support • Assist with stakeholder identification, classification, database management, and supply chain mapping • Maintain and validate large datasets using Microsoft Excel and structured information management practices • Coordinate deadline-driven deliverables across multiple workstreams while working independently • Apply international business experience to coordinate effectively across regions and time zones

2. Bookkeeper

   Confidential

   Apr 2021 to Apr 2026

   Antigonish, NS

   Remote work arrangement. • Maintained financial records using computerized bookkeeping systems • Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger support • Reconciled bank and credit card statements and reviewed records for accuracy and completeness • Assisted with payroll support, HST returns, workers compensation forms, and government remittances • Prepared trial balances, financial statements, and accounting reports • Developed client service and communication skills through direct interaction with small business clients

1. Nova Scotia Community College

   Business Administration (Bookkeeping and Accounting), Business Administration and Management

   Port Hawkesbury, NS

   2020 to 2022

   Coursework included: • Bookkeeping • Accounting • Financial planning • Marketing • Business communications • Operations management

2. Forum for International Trade Training (FITT)

   Post-secondary education, International Business

   Ottawa, ON

   2020 to 2020

   Coursework included: • Feasibility of International Trade • International Market Entry Strategies • Global Value Chain • Products & Services for a Global Market • International Trade Finance • International Sales & Marketing

• Driver's license

• Certified International Trade Professional

  Forum for International Trade Training (FITT)

• EnglishFluent