OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position to utilize my experience and education to further
improve processes, procedures and internal control within the accounting
department and further organizational development, cost controls and
improve earnings.
CAREER PROFILE
. Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive
experience in accounting systems
. Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability
to make well thought out decisions
. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
. Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical
. Resourceful in the completion of projects, effective at multi-tasking
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract and Temporary Assignment
Innovest Systems Inc.
December 2012-April 213
(Asset Management)
C.P.A. Accountant/Consulting Assignment
. Research, recommend and implement T&E software solution. Update T&E
Policy and procedures
. Build various financial reporting templates using Intuit Statement
Writer
. Conduct an audit of the monthly billing procedures and process
. Research and perform analysis of Cost of Sales component of Income
Statement
. Transition payroll from in house manual process to ADP
. Prepare a capitalization table
. Develop Prepaid Expenses detail schedule, roll-forward, analysis and
recommend adjusting entries
. Develop a Fixed Assets detail schedule roll-forward, analysis and
recommend adjusting entries
. Develop a contract schedule, summarizing, milestone, billing terms and
end date etc.
. Doing month end closes and prepare, Balance Sheet, P&L and Statement
of Cash Flow
. Manage external audit, fill audit requests and act as liaison with
external auditors
. Ad-hoc projects
American International Group (AIG), Inc. July
2010 - January 2012
(Insurance and Investments)
C.P.A. Accountant/Consulting Assignment
Chartis/Bermuda Region Financial Reporting July 2011-
January 2012
. Responsible for monthly and quarterly closings
. Reconciled complex monthly and quarterly inter-company account
reconciliation with ICH clients
. Prepared various Management reports and balance sheet accounts
reconciliation.
. Prepared various analyses for SI filing. Make various Post Closing and
AES Journal entries.
. Run various M&D and Cognos reports and format them for Management
reporting.
. Managed 2011 Budget process and prepare various CBD budgets.
. Managed ICH department and advise on various process improvement.
. Work with various clients to resolve issues regarding their ICH
account transactions.
. Reconciled and performed account analysis for key Balance Sheet and
P&L accounts
. Prepared several monthly and quarterly exhibits
. Analyzed overall Balance Sheet and P&L for reporting
Corporate Comptroller's Department/Financial Reporting
December 2010 - May 2011
. Prepared various Management reports during the quarter end close for
Corporate review
. Reviewed journal entries and maintained log files to make sure entries
are accurate and reviewed by the proper Manager and booked according
to the company's internal control policy.
. Managed the post closing mailbox for journal entries submitted by
Business Units (SI) and other departments
. Helped with testing of SAP software implementation.
Government Reporting/Corporate Comptroller's Department
July 2010 - December 2010
. Worked with Global Management systems (GEMS) to make sure system is up-
to-date and Entity Sponsors are incompliance
with Comptroller's office and Internal Control policies and procedure
. Analyzed system data to make sure information are properly inputted by
entity sponsors
. Managed Quarterly Affirmation process and help with quarterly
reporting required by PWC
. Ran various reports and format them as per request using V-lookups and
Pivot tables
. Managed all changes in the system and making sure proper approval and
documentations are present
. Analyzed quarterly financial data to make sure that entities are using
correct method of accounting based on ownership percentage and
providing timely schedules to the comptroller's office
Undertone Networks - New York, NY December 2009
- June 2010
(Internet Advertising)
Interim Assistant Controller/Consulting Assignment
. Managed department of five in Accounts Receivables and Payables, Fixed
Asset as well as month end close
. Reviewed monthly Balance Sheet and P&L to ensure all entries made are
appropriately booked
. Resolved tax issues and prepare tax documents for filing
. Prepare Balance Sheet and P&L variance analysis. Resolved various
balance sheet issues
. Liaison with external auditors and prepared work papers and schedules
. Researched and provide guidance on accounting issues. Prepare various
analysis and performed int. audit
. Managed Software Development process and booked appropriate capitalize
and amortization entries
. Worked on various ad hoc projects for CFO and Controller
Deluxe New York - New York, NY June 2009 -
November 2009
(Film Industry)
Interim Accounting Manager/Controller/Consulting Assignment
. Managed month end close process. Prepared P&L and Balance Sheet
account reconciliation
. Prepared all invoices for billing and in-charged of providing credits,
debits and chargeback
. Handle customer issues, tax issues and prepared sales tax and rental
property tax forms etc
. Coordinated day to day activities within the Finance department
. Code and review journal entries to be booked for capital assets and
expenses and accruals
. Worked on various ad hoc projects
Permanent Jobs
McGraw Hill/Grow Network, New York, NY May 2006 -
October 2008
(Book Publisher and Reporting and Assessment)
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
. Managed accounting department of 3 employees and was responsible for
month end closes
. Responsible for yearly and quarterly Sarbanes Oxley testing and
assessment
. Prepared and file quarterly sales tax filings and other required
government forms
. Responsible for billing and collection of all contracts revenue and
reconciled A/R and A/P accounts
. Reviewed payroll register and resolved issues with Corporate Payroll
department
. Prepared P&L and Balance Sheet monthly variance analysis and prepared
quarterly reporting package
. Managed Fixed Asset system and prepared Fixed Asset reconciliation,
rollforward and depreciation schedules
. Reviewed Cash Flow analysis and assisted with yearly budgeting
process
. Ad hoc reports and special projects
Interpublic Groups of Companies, New York, NY May
2005 - March 2006
(IPG, One of the largest Advertising and Marketing Communication companies)
ACCOUNTANT/Consulting Assignment
. Assisted with five years restatement project for SEC filing
. Reconciled several inter-company accounts on a world wide basis for
both P&L and Balance sheet accounts
. Prepared roll forward and account analysis and prepared several
exhibits for the company's 10-K and 10-Q's
. Reviewed all 10-K and 10-Q's for any errors and verify, foot and
recalculate any number, percentages or ratios
. Reviewed P&L and Balance sheet submitted to make and tie back data to
what is loaded in Hyperion
. Worked on special projects for Controller, Accounting Director and
Accounting Managers
Schultheis & Panettieri CPA, Hauppauge, NY November 2004
- March 2005
(CPA Firm with 5 Partners/100 Staff)
SENIOR AUDITOR
. Interviewed persons in area under audit to gain understanding of how
processes and internal controls operate
. Performed pension and union audits and performed transactions and
compliance testing to evaluate the existence, efficiency and
effectiveness of internal control procedures
. Performed reviews and compilation on pension funds and unions
. Performed testing and walkthrough of schedules and prepared client
work papers and financial statements
. Prepared clients bank account reconciliation and reconcile any
differences with the client
Bowne and Company- New York, NY March
2000 - October 2004
(Worlds #1 Printing Firm Specializing in Financial Documents)
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
. Responsible for monthly closings of corporate books and cross charges
division
. Reconciled complex monthly and quarterly inter-company reconciliation
with divisions all over the world
. Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements
. Reconciled and performed account analysis for key balance sheet and
P&L accounts
. Prepared several monthly and quarterly exhibits
. Analyzed overall Balance Sheet and P&L for reporting
. Analyzed exhibit received from business units for consolidation
. Performed roll forward and analyzed company's consolidated overall
cash clearing account
. Prepared 10-Q and 10-K for Managers and Company's Officers to review
and then re-check revised 10-Q's and 10-K's to make sure all changes
were correctly made for filing with the SEC
. Prepared capital expenditure exhibit and do monthly CAPEX consolidated
schedule for board of directors
. Roll-forward several quarterly schedules for 10-Q's and 10-K
. Maintained Fixed Asset system, prepared Journal entries to be booked
and reconciled to General Ledger
. Responsible for preparing and filing quarterly and yearly government
surveys
. Prepared yearly tax packages for tax Manager for several divisions
. Prepared schedules and monthly variance report and analysis for
Managers and Corporate officers
. Worked on special projects for CFO, Corporate Controller and Assistant
Corporate Controller
. Assisted with 404 (Sarbanes Oxley) compliance: testing of internal
control, assessing risk and testing of various assertions using
Protiviti TSA Tolls for several divisions
. Liaise with external auditors
CERTIFICATION Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) Feb, 2010
EDUCATION
2006 University of Phoenix
M.B.A.
2000 York College, City University of New York
BS, Accounting
Award: NY Society of Certified Public
Accountant
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Dean's List
1996 Queens Borough Community College
A.S. (Computer Information Systems), 1996
Honors: Dean's List:
COMPUTER SKILLS Hyperion, PeopleSoft, Lawson, Solomon, Protiviti,
Access, MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Scheduall, Quick
Books, Cobol, C++,Qbasic, Novell (Lan), ECO,
PAMELA OUTAR, CPA,
MBA
92-59 172 Street, Jamaica, NY 11433
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