CAMALA L. BANKS
DeSoto, TX 75115
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EDUCATION
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
Juris Doctor - May 2010
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Business Studies - Finance, May 2004
. Dean's List, May 2003
PROFESSIONAL
Awaiting Results of July 2011 Texas Bar Exam
EMPLOYMENT
Hudson Legal Group, Dallas, TX
Contract Paralegal, March 2011 to present
. Provide support to General Counsel on all legal matters.
. Legal Research and analysis.
. Hard copy and electronic document review.
GE Capital Americas, Norwalk, CT
Legal Externship - Legal Compliance and
Regulatory, Fall 2009
. Researched and defined an enterprise wide risk
assessment framework and compliance manual.
. Reviewed, developed and advised on internal compliance
policies and processes.
. Liaison with internal business unit leaders on critical
business and legal compliance issues.
. Document drafting and analysis.
269th Harris County District Court, Houston, TX
Judicial Clerkship, Summer 2008
. Researched and analyzed motions submitted to the 269th
court.
. Reviewed and prepared opinions for default and summary
judgments.
. Assisted judges and court personnel with internal
processes and procedures.
Infor Global Solutions, Alpharetta, GA
Sr. Royalty Accountant, 2005-2007
. Reconciled and analyzed royalty accounts for accounting
and reporting accuracy.
. Obtained commission reports and calculated monthly sales
support commission fees.
. Maintained and reconciled monthly affiliate fees for
analysis and reporting.
. Ensured proper amortization of monthly deferred
maintenance accounts.
. Reconciled the subsidiary ledger to the general ledger
account on a monthly basis.
. Prepared monthly journal entries and schedules to
support the monthly closing process.
. Monthly forecasting and account fluctuation analysis.
. Conducted monthly SOX testing.
. Systems migration, compliance testing and
implementation.
MCI, Alpharetta, GA
Sr. Staff Specialist I, 2004-2005
. Analyzed complex business systems issues and documented
procedures impacting revenue reporting and accounting.
. Managed and participated in user support acceptance
testing.
. Mapped and tested subsidiary accounts directly impacting
the general ledger.
. Verified the accuracy and monitored the facilitation of
all upstream feeds into the reporting systems.
. Primary liaison between multiple user communities,
development groups, and internal departments.
. Maintained and evaluated project budgets and forecasting
for projected development tasks.
. SOX testing and compliance.
Avaya Inc., Carrollton, TX
Financial Analyst, 2000-2004
. Reconciled and analyzed 3rd party vendor invoices.
. Forecasted prospective revenue streams for the sales
division with detailed analysis.
. Prepared monthly journal entries and schedules to
support the monthly closing process.
. Participated in special projects and systems updates.
. SOX implementation, testing and compliance.
ClubCorp Financial Management, Dallas, TX
Reconciliation Associate, 1999-2000
. Reported monthly sales revenue.
. Prepared monthly reconciliations and account analysis.
Raytheon Systems Company, Arlington, TX
Finance Coordinator II, 1997-1999
. Prepared and analyzed budget contracts.
. Forecasted metrics, expenditures and financials.
AFFILIATIONS
. American Bar Association
. Council on Legal Education Opportunity
. National Black MBA Association