Accounting Assistant System

Objective

Highly organized and detail-focused Accounting Professional with 20+ years

of an exceptional track record of accurately handling short and long term

objectives in a deadline-oriented environment background.

Technical Skills/Strength

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Communicates effectively

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PeopleSoft v.8.9, AssureNet GL

Process Management for General Ledger Reconciliation v.4.1, Mobius Report

Viewing

Payroll Accounting for Tax withholding and reporting - Lawson System and

Federal Liaison Systems (Tax Compliance System)

Education

Baruch College Continuing and Professional Studies

12/2010

Bookkeeping Certificate

Advance Quickbooks

Baruch College Continuing and Professional Studies

Payroll - Paytrain Certificate

9/2010

Queens College Continuing Education Program

2000

Primary Payroll Skills

Intermediate Payroll Skills

Experience

Teachers Insurance Annuity Association - College Retirement Equity Funds

1979 - 2009

Position: Accountant 2008 - 2009

Managed, validated and analyzed Corporate Account Reconciliations reports

monthly for 260 suspense type accounts in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley

regulations to ensure that accounts were reconciled for Financial Reporting

Organized and participated in monthly meetings with internal and external

business partners to answer inquires on auditing requirements regarding

accounting reconciliation process policy for Sarbanes-Oxley regulations

Developed, processed, uploaded and retrieved reconciliation accounts

monthly from PeopleSoft and the AssureNet System for Account Reconciliation

Review (process for auditing requirement and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations).

Position: Sr. Accounting Generalist 2005 -

2008

Analyzed and resolved health deduction outstanding items on PeopleSoft

using Mobius Report Viewing

Monitored, reconciled and prepared reports for distribution to internal

business partners for Trial Balance on several Miscellaneous Liabilities

account to resolve and identify discrepancies monthly

Documented procedures, trained and approved the distribution of Immediate

Annuity (IA) Payments and Check Approval for the release of electronic

funds transfers, global and check payments to estimated total of 46,000

Retirees monthly.

Participated in meetings with Internal Auditing Department and External

Auditing Firms on the Immediate Annuity Payment and Check Approval Process

Developed reports for all affiliates balances from Peoplesoft System for

Intercompany Analysis Reports

Position: Sr. Accounting Assistant II

2001 - 2005

Researched and developed Excel reports from PeopleSoft for combo-edits such

as business unit to product and product to account for identifying and

seeking permanent solutions on causes of recurring recording items

Performed, researched and resolved detailed Non-Annuity Cash discrepancies

related to cash balancing account

Ensured, coordinated, initiated and address issues wire transfers with

internal and external business partners such as Individual Service and

Citibank in the Fed Wire System

Produced accurate monthly reports for the Fed Wire transactions

Assisted, reconciled current and staled dated health deduction that were

outstanding items on several Miscellaneous Liabilities Account.

Prepared internal ledgers entries for uploading to the General Ledger

System

Position: Payroll Specialist I 1996 -

2001

Imported tax and wage information into the Federal Liaison Tax Compliance

system and produced reports to determine tax amount schedule dates

Prepared and scheduled Payroll Calendar list for Semi-Monthly Payment dates

for taxes withheld for states, cities and counties

Coordinated with Retirement Services Tax Reporting Unit regarding tax

withholding and payments for certain states

Updated balances for each states worksheet payments and remitted each

payment electronically to the Citibank Transfer System

Reconciled, prepared memos and coupons for Payroll Deposit Filing for

cities/counties

Coordinated, researched with General Accounting/Treasury to ensure that

appropriate Payroll sundry receivables and tax accounts are accurately

recorded to the general ledger/bank accounts

Prepared and reconciled the manual checks and adjustments into the Payroll

Cash Books for monthly balancing

Verified and updated Payroll Management Science America (MSA- Mainframe)

system for Month-End Compute for special checks

Prepared, remitted and reconciled various voluntary deduction for several

annuities plan the company.

Balanced, reconciled, prepared and remitted group disability payment for

federal, state and local taxes

Prepared and reconciled Payroll State Quarterly withholding tax returns and

quarterly unemployment contribution reports

Attended and participated in training sessions for Federal Liaison Systems

(Tax Compliance System) conference

Additional prior positions within Teachers Insurance Annuity Association -

College Retirement Equity Funds:

Sr. Accounting Assistant I 1993-

1995

Accounting Assistant II

1991-1992

Accounting Assistant I 1986-

1990

Accounting Clerk 1982-1985

Premium Clerk 1979-

1981

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