WILLIAM SLOBODSKY

* ***** ***** ***. **, Staten Island, NY 10314

212-***-****

E-mail: ace3nl@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, NY, NY (A leading law firm in the

United States)

Consultant January 2014 to June 2014

( Preparing various monthly financial reports

( Responsible for General Ledger balance sheet accounts and bank

reconciliations

( Sales tax and rent tax compliance; Record keeping and journal entry of

fixed assets on a monthly basis

Fross Zelnick Lehrman Zissu P.C., NY, NY (Among the top intellectual

property law firms in the world)

Accounting Supervisor November 2010 to October 2013

March 2008-October 2013

( Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements

( Direct supervision of Staff Accountants and Accounts Payable Group

( Indirect supervision of billing and accounts receivables groups

( Direct contact with partners about any accounting issues

( Responsible for sales tax and commercial rent tax compliance

( Authorized wire payments

( Reviewed balance sheet and income statement throughout the month

( Managed preparation for monthly unallocated meeting

( Dealt with Foreign Associates on receivables and payable issues

( Corrected the coding for newly set up clients

Senior Accountant March 2008 to October 2010

( Acted as Controller for the accounting department of 11 people

( Managed entire payroll from input to W2 production

( Processed semi- monthly and bonus payrolls

( Introduced production of overtime templates thru ezlabor resulting in

significant savings

( Automated reporting process for payroll reports which resulted in

savings of 10%

( Handled all aspects of A/P, Month End and Year End closings

( Prepared and analyze Month End reports

( Prepared weekly reports for the Executive Committee

( Oversaw the daily cash report

( Supervised staff accountant with payment application issues

( Proactively collaborated with HR to implement vacation, personal and

sick days on employees' paystubs

( Key liaison with ADP on all issues related to payroll

( Responsible for budget management and preparation

( Managed annual and workers compensation audits

( Reconcile the bank statements for all cash accounts

Scholastic, NY, NY (The largest publisher and distributor of children's

books in the world)

Financial Analyst (Consulting) October 2007 to March 2008

( Processed daily and monthly revenue reports and distributed to

department heads

( Analyzed the actual vs. budget and forecast on the monthly basis

( Created and maintained a file for capitalized expenses

( Project Leader to automate manual processes

( Checked and coded invoices for various Editorial, Marketing and Admin

Vendors

( Monitored Travel & Entertainment reports for NY office

Credit Suisse, NY, NY (World-leading financial services company)

HR Analyst / Financial Controller April 2004 to August 2007

( Prepared monthly budgeting report for headcount variance for HR

Americas

( Managed SOX controls and procedures for HR Finance department

( Prepared payroll, benefits and bank accounts transactions analyses and

reconciliations

( Assembled Accounts for Account Ownership on the monthly basis using

GAAP

( Funding and General Ledger reporting for Flexible Spending Accounts

( Managed and directed incoming wires for the US Payroll

( Responsible for establishing new tax identification for withholding tax

and SUI

( Authored and developed journal entry templates that were passed from HR

to Financial Accounting

( Served as liaison between payroll department and ADP

( Implemented quality control measures for ADP

( Prepared General Ledger Entries

( Balanced, audited and posted U.S. Payroll to the General Ledger

( Posted and reconciled payroll bank account for Credit Suisse's Mexico

entity

( Responsible for the Funding for the medical benefits bank account

( Managed and implemented escheatment procedures for US payroll

( Organized 401K and Pension Books for outside auditors

( Managed administrative tax filings pertaining to Rebranding of Credit

Suisse

( Prepared procedure manuals for payroll accounts

Rozel and Haykin, CPA, PC, Brooklyn, NY (One of the prominent CPA firms in

the Russian community)

Consultant January 2004 to April 2004

( Prepared Individual Income tax returns, write ups, payroll, journal

entries

Tioga State Bank, Spencer, NY (Leading community bank in Upstate New York)

Accountant II June 2002 to August 2003

( Performed Financial Analysis; Created queries for the accounting

department

( Developed special financial reports and monitored preparation and

review

( Constructed a program to monitor coding for new deposit accounts

( Prepared Call Report, FRY9C and FRY9LP regulatory reports

( Maintained Bank's General Ledger; Bid on Municipal CD's

( Analyzed Budget Variance Reports; Prepared Bank Holding Company

Financial Statements

( Wrote procedures outlining preparation of financial reports

Graybar Electric Company, Long Island City, NY (Leader in the distribution

of electrical, telecommunications and networking products)

District Information Delegate May 2000 to May 2001

January 1998-May 2001

( Performed Financial Analysis

( Supplied sales information to Branch and District management; Prepared

inventory management reports

( Served as liaison between accounting and IS group

( Provided financial data to the accounting department

( Assisted accounting and administration group with training on new

software

Supervisor of the Accounts Payables Department January 1999 to April

2000

( Managed four professional employees in the A/P department

( Negotiated better payment terms with local suppliers; Increased A/P

days outstanding

( Scheduled all merchandise invoices for payment; Ensured cash discount

was taken

( Identified potential duplicate payments on a monthly basis

Internal Auditor January 1998 to January 1999

( Audited and classified expense invoices and employee vouchers

( Resolved all the outstanding billing issues from prior management

( Produced expense reports; Responsible for sales and use tax compliance

( Reconciled bank accounts for all 16 locations; Prepared monthly journal

entries

COMPUTER & SOFTWARE SKILLS:

Windows 7, XP, MS Office, ADP Enterprise, PeopleSoft, Elite, PayExpert,

Access, Cognos, Hyperion Enterprise

JD Edwards, HRMS, Accountant's Relief, UltraTax, Profitstar, AS400,

CitiDirect, ReportSmith, ADP Reporting,

EDUCATION:

BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, June 1997

LANGUAGES: Fluent in Russian

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