ADAM SANDBACK CPA CMA CFE

acuw0d@r.postjobfree.com

718-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Accounting and Finance expertise, experienced with Over SEVEN years’ in the Banking sector and Over THREE years’ in the Energy sector. Core strengths include IFRS/US GAAP, Multi-System Reconciliation, IT Finance, Business Requirement and Process Documentation, Financial/Regulatory Reporting and Consolidation, Accounting Period Close, Performance and Management Reporting, Balance Sheet Management, Internal Control Enhancements, Finance/Operational Process Reengineering, Budgeting/Planning and Financial Analysis, Loan and Lease Accounting, Audit Facilitation.

EDUCATION

Masters in Accounting and Professional Consultancy; G.P.A - 3.5, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 2005.

B.B.A Major - Accounting, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 2002.

TRAINING

Associations:

International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) - Working on Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA) designation

CERTIFICATION

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), New York State

Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Institute of Management Accountants

Certified Financial Manager (CFM), Institute of Management Accountants

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Association of Fraud Examiners

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 2 Candidate- Registered

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS-Excel, MS-Access, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Projects, MS-Visio, MS-SharePoint, PeopleSoft-GL, SAP-GL, Oracle-GL, SAP- Business Objects/Intelligence, Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Financial Management, EDGARsuit, PowerPlan, IBM-Cognos, Bloomberg, Citigroup ASMS, Trading/Deal Blotters, Cash Management Solutions, Seapine, Crystal Reports, Tableau, Axiom

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Grid (NGRID) Energy Co, Brooklyn, NY Jun 12 - Jan 16

Senior/Lead Accounting Analyst with additional Business Analyst Responsibilities

Balance Sheet Management ($39Billion - 17 entities)

Responsibilities:

Accounting system implementation project- PeopleSoft and Oracle to SAP General Ledger Platform- Lead position in developing internal control processes, accounting processes, systems control processes, documenting existing processes, developed documentation that explained front to back end system data flows.

Lead position in developing and conducting extensive reconciliation work post conversion, and systems integration including changes to systems requirements, resulting in stabile reported accounting data.

Conducted monthly closing process for several entities in US GAAP and IFRS.

Supervised junior level analysts and external Big 4 public accounting consultants.

Analyzed and drafted technical accounting documentation and ensured department procedure compliance.

Drafted BRD and FRD Documentation for accounting system enhancements to rectify audit deficiencies and provided direct instructions to program developers.

Reengineered compilation process for filing of US GAAP Standalone, Group IFRS financial statements and Regulatory Reports. Developed preparer and reviewer procedure to resolve critical audit deficiencies.

Compiled, calculated, analyzed and reported on internal metrics for FERC compliance

Assisted with Capital budget analysis and forecasting.

Prepared and reviewed USGAAP Financial and Regulatory Reports.

Facilitated external and internal audits.

Deutsche Bank, New York, NY Nov 11 - Apr 12

Assistant Vice President- GAAP Financial & Regulatory Reporting Analyst

Financial and Regulatory Reporting (Americas Region)

Responsibilities:

Responsible for a section of the 2011 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.’; Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition, which encompassed the compilation of consolidated financial statements’ data and Footnote Disclosure preparation. Supported FINRA and Federal Reserve Reporting Requirements.

Supported the migration of accounting systems offshore, analyzed, developed, documented accounting processes to train people in (South East Asian Region).

End User testing for various, accounting automation initiatives, subsystem modifications, reported on test results in a timely manner and accurate conclusions.

Citigroup, Long Island City, NY Dec 07 - Nov 11

Assistant Vice President-Financial Reporting Analyst/Manager

Corporate Finance – Asset Sales Accounting

Responsibilities:

SEC Filing and Financial Reporting -Managed Trust Financials; prepared CCCIT Annual form 10-K, Quarterly form 8-K, Monthly Servicers, New Note Prospectuses.

Assisted with all accounting transfers of loan assets disclosure requirements under SFAS 166.

Ensured reengineering initiatives of proprietary accounting and reporting systems were fully deployed by enforcing standards in the creation of detailed report specifications.

Managed UAT testing of treasury and accounting application enhancements.

Managed and coordinated Financial and Accounting data verification with rating agencies.

Maintained all communications with external security analysis covering Citigroup’s Fixed Income Securitization Program.

Conducted Asset (Loan) Sales Accounting month-end close processes.

Conducted forecasted Cash Flow reporting, analysis and scenario calculations on portfolio behavior.

Assisted with Test Analysis of Loan Portfolios.

Developed Analysis Reports and conducted Presentations on key financial metrics and risk indicators.

Developed Financial Models to support Fixed Income Capital Markets Group.

Maintained RCSA Controls.

Barclays Capital, Whippany, NJ Jan 07 - Nov 07

Executive/AVP Legal Entity Controller and Regulatory Reporting

Financial Control (America’s Region)

Responsibilities:

Managed the Balance Sheet -Account Reconciliation and Account ownership sign-off as the Legal Entity Controller. The responsibility included several Investment/Security Funding Vehicles, Banking entities and sub entity Security Trading groups.

Corrected sub ledger currency valuation errors and measured impact on different trading entities.

Remediated variances in assigned inter-company accounts, provided attestation and directive and counter party resolution residing in multiple countries over three continents.

Assisted Regulatory Reporting in FINRA and Federal Reserve Reporting Requirements.

Compiled USGAAP financial statements (Cash Flow Analysis, Footnote Analysis, Consolidations).

Assisted the Cost Control function by preforming analysis on infrastructure and technology applications systems expenses. Conducted variance analysis on actual to plan expenses.

Fidelity Investments, New York, NY Oct 05 - Jan 07

Accountant/Analyst Capital Markets

Brokerage Accounting

Responsibilities:

Maintained general ledgers - executed- accounting/financial functions for Capital Markets and Clearing Business Units.

Assisted with operating budget creation and reporting.

Performed variance analysis; investigated and concluded fluctuations on IT and operating expenses and on forecasted versus actual trading gains and other brokerage revenue.

Developed financial valuation models to facilitate USGAAP pronouncement guidance.

Prepared Management Reports for Business Unit reporting on efficiency, and trends.

Assisted with preparation of USGAAP Financial Statements on Fidelity Broker Dealer.

Assisted with Regulatory FINRA Reporting requirements.

Credit Suisse, New York, NY Oct 04 - Aug 05

Front/Back Office Accounting Operations Analyst

Product Control–Residential Whole Loans and MBS

Responsibilities:

Analyzed risk thresholds to avoid funding loss, developed a model to analyze the utilization of Residential Whole Loans as collateral to estimate any opportunity loss resulting in interest rate reduction.

Reconciled multi front office to back office accounting systems for systematic and manual processing errors, Developed a variance scenario control matrix and resolution system.

Examined and resolved collateral constraints on high value loan groups by relational data analysis.

Law Firm of Sandback Birnbaum and Michelen, New York, NY Oct 02 - Jun 04

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

Preformed analysis on client financial documents and files regarding cases involving corporate fraud allegations. Quantified financial impact and client exposure to various legal penalties.

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