TRICIALYN GUARASCIO
*** *. **** ****** #**, New York, NY 10017
***********@*****.***
EDUCATION James Madison University, College of Business, Harrisonburg, VA, May 2008
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access, MRI, Spreadsheet server, Nexus, WebFilings, Fixed asset
management software, PPC Smart
EXPERIENCE
December 2012 to June 2013 Acadia Realty Trust, White Plains, NY
Property Accountant
• Prepare month, quarter, and year-end accounting close processes for areas including journal entries,
eliminating entries, accruals, account reconciliations and variance analysis
• Assist in preparation of 10K/10Q schedules and footnotes as well as investor analysis reports
• Responsible for detailed Fund work papers, consolidated financial statements and audit reports
• Prepare reporting packages that includes account analysis, cash flow analysis and capital
expenditures
September 2008 to Reznick Group, P.C (presently CohnReznick LLP), Bethesda, MD
October 2012 Senior Audit Associate, June 2011 to October 2012
Audit Associate, September 2008 to June 2011
Financial Audit
• Experience in a variety of industries including commercial and residential real estate, construction
contractors, hotel franchises, restaurants, travel agencies and investment firms
• Perform detailed internal control walkthroughs, substantive tests and analytical procedures relating
to all significant account classifications
• Perform testing to ensure compliance with GAAP, company polices and regulatory agencies
• Transaction analyses including account and intercompany reconciliations, foreign currency
translations, financial reporting, cash-flows, marketable securities and other investments
• Prepare consolidated financial statements including footnote disclosures
• Complete work papers that are detailed, properly referenced and easy to understand
• Acknowledged by supervisors for expertise in utilizing and developing audit programs
• Review partnership agreements to ensure compliance with waterfalls and other requirements
• Prepared first year financial statement footnotes to properly reflect partnership agreements
Promoted to Senior Audit Associate to
• Serve as in-charge auditor of all client engagements; assume full responsibility for pre-engagement
planning, execution and final deliverables
• Develop a detailed work plan, illustrating budgets and schedules
• Conduct fraud questionnaires and risk assessments to analyze potential risks
• In charge of streamlining audit process
• Create detailed audit programs for industry specific engagements including hospitality and tourism
• Delegate work and perform detail reviews of work papers prepared by staff to ensure completeness
and accuracy
• Provide regular performance feedback and deliver timely performance evaluations to staff
• Provide feedback to clients on accounting processes by preparing a report to management identifying
areas for improvement and recommended solutions
• Evaluate internal control to determine effectiveness and to establish extent of substantive tests
• Create and maintain client relationships and serve as point of communication for all engagements
Tax Credit Cost Certifications Audit
• Analyze and test funding sources for compliance with financing agreements
• Test all project costs to verify eligible costs and compliance with applicable regulatory guidance
CERTIFICATIONS CPA certification in progress; 1 part passed and anticipating January 2014 completion