ALDEN MOON, CPA

*** ***** ****** 801-***-****

Layton, Utah 84041 abh2m3@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fund Accountant, J D Clark and Company, Ogden, UT 2009-present

• Performs general ledger accounting functions ensuring compliance with all accounting policies and

procedures and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations such as SEC, IRS and GAAP.

• Prepare the financial statements comprising of balance sheet, income statement, the statement of cash

flows, statistics of income and accompanying notes.

• Prepare financial reports ensuring that the management and incentive fees have been calculated and

allocated correctly in accordance with the fund’s documents.

• Reconcile accounts and resolve all exceptions on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Report information

to: clients, brokers, and accounting systems.

• Create macros and monthly summary worksheets to increase productivity and accuracy of client data

Senior Associate Auditor, KPMG, LLP, Chicago, IL 2008-2009

• Experience servicing audit clients in the insurance, banking, and finance industry

• Perform financial statement audits for both public and non-public entities in accordance with PCAOB,

U.S. GAAP, IFRS and statutory accounting requirements

• Responsible for designing and overseeing the completion of audit and assurance procedures

• Implemented hard-close and roll-forward procedures for receivables so that audit could be completed

within the SEC reporting time-period (previous audits had not filed timely)

• Managed five staff member to complete confirmation procedures for receivables totaling over $4 billion

• Complete substantive analytic and test of detail procedures in order to assess the reasonableness of

classes of transactions, account balances and related disclosures

• Achieved high utilization rate (93%) for the past fiscal year

• Audited investments and management’s analysis over fair value of investments (i.e. other-than-temporary

losses)

Audit Intern, KPMG, LLP, Chicago, IL 2007

• Performed audits of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act

requirements

• Assisted in control walkthroughs, control test work, sample selection, and assessment of control

deficiencies and material weaknesses

• Recommended implementation processes to remediate control failures that were implemented by KPMG

clients, ultimately improving the controls and material accuracy for their books and reducing future audit

expense

Staff Accountant/Analyst, Big West Oil, LLC, Ogden, UT 2006

• Automated financial statements to enable real-time financial updates and decrease close by 1 day

• Created efficiencies within transactional accounting procedures, allowing the accounting staff to provide

more value-add to the organization through analytical review and forward looking analysis

• Increased accuracy of financial information as presented in monthly management financial performance

books through analytical review and improved processes & procedures

• Implemented procedures and controls to improve billing accuracy which helped to reduce delinquent

accounts from $17 million to under $1 million

• Performed month-end close process through reconciliation of accounts and journal entries

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ALDEN MOON, CPA

413 Owens Street 801-***-****

Layton, Utah 84041 abh2m3@r.postjobfree.com

Internal Auditor, Eagle Rent to Own, Logan, UT 2005-2006

• Performed internal audits to ensure company was maintaining correct policies and procedures

• Completed weekly inventory control audits and monthly management standards report audits so

company could be sold to a national franchise

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ALDEN MOON, CPA

413 Owens Street 801-***-****

Layton, Utah 84041 abh2m3@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)

Accounting Intern, Salt Lake Printing Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2005

• Assisted in preparation of production output by auditing procedures and making recommendations

• Graphed and analyzed cost variances to identify constraints and increase output

• Performed cost analysis to identify avoidable costs to reduce expenses

• Implemented lean accounting to track inventory and reduce excess inventory

Program Director, TKJ Inc., Price, UT 2002-2005

• Served people with disabilities to become integrated in community

• Assisted house resident in using personal finances in a fiscally responsible manner

Accounting Tutor, College of Eastern Utah, Price, UT 2003-2004

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Vice-president of Finance, ASCEU, Price, UT 2003-2004

• Managed and created budget for 15 departments with annual revenues of $100,000

• Prepared and reported on month-end financial statements to the executive board

• Performed variance analysis to the plan to preserve cash for activities throughout year

• Managed and had responsibility for A/R, A/P, and general journal entries

• Reconciled multiple bank and balance sheet accounts

• Headed task force to determine upcoming fiscal year student fees

Volunteer Church Representative, Mexico 2000-2002

• Served as a leader of ten peers – training, supervising, and motivating

CERTIFICATION

Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois - Sept, 2008

HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS

Dean’s List, College of Eastern Utah and Utah State University

Master of Science in Accountancy Association: Member at the University of Notre Dame

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: Member as of January 2009

EDUCATION

M.S. Accounting, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN Dec, 2007

• GPA 3.6 Emphasis Financial Reporting & Assurance Service

B.S. Accounting, Utah State University, Logan, UT May, 2006

• GPA 3.7 Emphasis Business Information Systems

A.S. Business, College of Eastern Utah, Price, UT May, 2004

• GPA 3.85

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Computer: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Peachtree, SQL, Monetary Unit Sampling

Software, Vector, Sampling Plan, Fastpro, Axys

Language: Spanish fluency – written and oral

Business: Budgeting, Organizational, Detail-Oriented, Type 55 wpm

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ALDEN MOON, CPA

413 Owens Street 801-***-****

Layton, Utah 84041 abh2m3@r.postjobfree.com

REFERENCES

References available upon request

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