Accounts Payable Accounting

KASIA J. KILAR

Phone: 917-***-****, E-mail: *****.*****@*****.***

Summary

Highly motivated accounting professional with background in banking industry and exposure to financial statements, regulatory reports,

foreign currency, journal entries, month-end close as well as general ledger. Excellent quantitative, problem solving, investigative,

communication skills and positive attitude. Work well under pressure. Strong desire to find ambitious accounting position in banking or

financial services.

Experience

LANDESBANK BADEN WURTTEMBERG, New York, NY

Accountant, 10/2007 – 06/2010

Performed daily bank reconciliation of cash accounts

Performed month-end reconciliation of suspense accounts

Investigated and researched inconsistencies in financial entries on suspense accounts

Processed payments in USD and foreign currencies and employee expense reimbursements

Ensured proper recording of expenses and allocated expenses to GL accounts and Cost Centers

Monitored daily cash movement on Accounts Payable and conducting month-end Accounts Payable reconciliation

Participated in internal cost allocation process between Head Office, Branches and Subsidiaries

Maintained Fixed Assets schedule, depreciation expenses and reconciliation on the monthly basis

Supported preparation of daily P&L of New York Branch

Assisted in generating daily Balance Sheet according to German GAAP in USD and EUR

Analyzed and investigated for discrepancies in the daily Balance Sheet

Supported preparation of Regulatory Reports

Prepared monthly Commission and Fees Report

Opened accounts for new customers, retail accounts, accrual accounts and GL accounts in MIDAS (Static Data)

Maintained and updated expense side of general ledger in order to facilitate preparation of financial reports

Provided information for the reviews and annual audit by external auditors

Coordinated special projects including new accounting software implementation and cost allocation

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES, New York, NY

Consultant, 12/2006 – 10/2007

Managed A/R and A/P of due diligence group in Mortgage Backed Securities Department

Issued and reviewed invoices from vendors for accuracy and completeness in accordance with company policy

Analyzed and charged invoices to appropriate trades, accounts and cost centers

Communicated with vendors and resolved discrepancies regarding invoices and payments’ documents

Calculated due diligence expenses based on the monthly budget

Performed account reconciliation by verifying entries and comparing system reports for balances

Verified accuracy of data in reports received from vendors

Checked comprehensiveness of final reports for each trade

Prepared due diligence deal expense summary reports and assigned expenses to appropriate trades and deals

STATE FARM INSURANCE, Brooklyn, NY

Office Assistant, 05/2006 – 10/2006

Organized and maintained accounts of policy holders

Contacted customers regarding payments and reviewed payments’ documentation

Verified the accuracy of payments between the internal system and the office files

Checked balances on clients accounts

Prepared quotes for customers and prepared the applications for policies

Education

Keller Graduate School of Management, New York, NY, 05/2010- present

Graduate Accounting Certificate

Berkeley College, New York, NY, 04/2005 – 12/2006

Bachelor of Business Administration

Major: International Business, Minor: Accounting

Honors: President’s list

Skills

Computer skills include Microsoft Office (Word, Access, and Excel), QuickBooks, MIDAS, ACCPAC, Citi Networks Reconciliation

Software, FAS. Bilingual Polish / English, Conversational Spanish

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