Olga Rower
**********@***.*** - 480-***-****
Objectives:
To become a reliable member of a financial team and contribute to the growth of the organisation by ensuring accuracy
and fairness in the management of finances of the company.
Qualifications:
Accounting professional with 8 plus years of experience in financial analysis, payroll accounting, taxation, logistics,
contract accounting, public accounting and tax preparation. Proficiency in various Enterprise accounting and ERP
systems such as Great Plains, Tensoft, Microsoft FRx, ADP Workforce Now, Microsoft Office including Excel, and
experienced with quick adoption of various other proprietary accounting packages.
Industry Specialties:
Technology/Software, Finance and Banking, and Real Estate.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Finance, performing duties of a Staff Accountant
Syntellect Inc. Dec 2007 – Present
U.S. Subsidiary of Enghouse Systems Limited (TSU- ESL)
Member of finance team supporting $120 Million in global revenue in an acquisition-active public
company. A consistently high performance and reliable employee with history of growth into various
additional roles and responsibilities with greater corporate-critical exposure as the company rapidly
expanding.
Responsibilities include:
Accounting, internal audit, and reconciliation – prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation of
accounts and bank reconciliation for four U.S. subsidiary operations. Analyze changes in Balance
Sheet and Income Statement accounts, research discrepancies, and propose adjustments. Prepare
month end, and quarter end close journal entries. Interact directly with Global accounting teams for
data collection to facilitate inter-company reconciliation of account balances. Perform foreign
currency valuation for 25 international subsidiaries. Prepare various financial ad hoc reports on a
regular basis. Responsible for presenting management with a month end book supported by final
reports.
Taxation scheduling and reporting – maintained all monthly, quarterly and annual tax reporting
responsibilities for Local and State branches for each of the various Global subsidiaries as required.
Successfully facilitated preparation and execution of all State tax audit reviews. Ensured timely
governmental compliance reporting.
Acquisition transition – executed Corporation and tax identification closure and\or transfer activities
for all newly acquired entities. Reconciled all existing state governmental liabilities of acquired
companies to ensure lower risk exposure and transition to new reporting process. Converted all
exiting tax related contract or exemption specific arrangements for existing customers for seamless
transition into new company.
Payroll facilitation – managed entire U.S. payroll data collection and processing. Maintained tax filing,
legal compliance, wage and benefit adjustments. Acted as lead contact point for ADP Employer
Services group to ensure data integrity in the ADP Workforce Now processing solution.
Auditor
Ajilon Finance (Contract position for Safeway Inc.) Mar 2007 – Dec 2007
On contract as part of a special project audit team that led to expanded responsibilities in the billing team.
Responsibilities included:
Loss analysis - reviewed merchandising records, vendor invoices and buyer files to identify payment
errors and promotional fund payments neglected or lost.
Accrual validation – prepared, analyzed, and researched discrepancies in accounts receivable and
accounts payable.
Revenue recovery - Submitted claims for funds due, and checked external claims to ensure they are
legitimate.
Quality Assurance Analyst
1st National Bank of Arizona Aug 2003 – Sep 2004
Worked as part of a loan transactions auditing team achieving lowest rate of error return.
Responsibilities included:
Auditing - analyzed collaterals for compliance and prepared financial documents within strict
deadlines.
Data analysis - leveraged various database systems for information retrieval and validation. Created
reports on demand customized to specific needs and requests. Prepared daily status reports to
management and supporting branches.
Information – tasked with communication with various departments as well as Title and Investor
Companies in order to obtain time-sensitive information and necessary documents.
Accountant
Real Estate Agency “Antey” May 2000 – June 2002
Responsible for General ledger and account reconciliation.
Accounting - reconciled company’s main cash account. Analyzed and prepared Balance Sheet
accounts reconciliation. Prepared month and quarter end close journal entries. Assisted with
forecasting and business planning, prepared and analyzed financial reports; organized and
implemented various projects and initiatives as required.
Documentation, analysis and validation – assisted with forecasted and business planning, prepared
and analyzed financial reports, organized and implemented various projects and initiatives as
required.
Supervision and training – responsible for cross training and supervision of supporting administrative
staff.
EDUCATION:
CPA candidate (BEC - passed, REG - sat through in April, AUD - scheduled in July)
Masters of Accounting and Financial Management (GPA 4.0) - Keller Graduate School of Management,
May 2010
BS in Accounting and Audit: (GPA 3.7) - Vinnitsa State Technical University, Ukraine, May 2001
BS in Computer Science: (GPA 3.2) - Vinnitsa State Technical University, Ukraine, June 1999