Manager Insurance

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EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYMENT:

FOJP Service Corporation - Accounting Manager 2007 - 2010

New York non-profit insurance and risk management organization and a leader

in the risk management community.

. Direct and oversee the preparation of all month-end financial statement

reporting.

. Generate and maintain forecasting; hold monthly meetings with upper

management to discuss significant variances and assist with strategic

planning.

. Plan and coordinate work with external auditors; prepare supporting

schedules and cost allocations.

. Implement practices and procedures for internal control enhancements.

. Process bi-weekly payroll via Web-Applications and CheckPoint HR.

. Coordinate and manage the insurance claims process; identify and

implement indemnity settlement process solutions.

. Reconcile law firm invoices associated to insurance claims.

. Assist Human Resources Dept with benefits budgeting, reviewing and

processing W-2's and payroll reporting in accordance to federal and

state tax regulations.

. Supervise staff and provide training.

NY Academy of Sciences - Accounting Manager / Controller 2001 - 2007

. Prepared, reviewed and distributed month end and fiscal year financial

statements; provided management with balance sheet and G/L variance

reports.

. Maintained summary of investment portfolio for efficient cash flow

statement.

. Prepared year-end tax filings.

. Provided CEO and CFO with daily cash report.

. Responsible for setup and maintenance of credit card transactions.

. Participated in the implementation of scanning financial data.

. Managed the external audit process, including A-133.

KPMG LLP - Accounting Manager 1999 - 2001

. Created financial reports using FRx report writer.

. Coordinated monthly closings for A/P, A/R, G/L, payroll and cash

receipts.

. Responsible for the maintenance and collection of A/R.

. Reviewed depreciation/amortization and insurance schedules.

. Trained and supervised accounting interns and recent college graduates.

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged - Budget Manager 1997 -

1999

. Prepared, maintained, modified, distributed and posted to the G/L all

agency budgets.

. Interfaced and coordinated with all internal and external sources and

regulatory agencies to ensure budget and claim reporting compliance. This

included submitting Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) to Dept of Mental

Health.

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. Directed and advised accounting personnel of budget changes, funding

sources and other reporting requirements.

. Provided budget variance analysis to Senior Management.

Safe Horizon - Senior Accountant 1995 - 1997

. Prepared and submitted monthly reports to funding sources.

. Collaborated with senior staff in preparing budgets and projections to

ensure compliance.

. Reconciliation of income and receivables contracted from public and

private sources.

. Provided auditors with reports, cost allocations and other schedules

regarding government contracts.

Frederick Goldman Inc. - Staff Accountant 1994 - 1995

. Responsible for financial statements, invoicing, imports and exports,

insurance and depreciation schedules for the Mexico Intercompany.

. Issued daily reports of gold and platinum bookings to controller.

. Analyzed accounts on the balance sheet and P&L.

. Assisted with finalizing borrowing base covenant for banks.

. Prepared budget for Mexico operations.

Lifespire - JR Accountant 1993 - 1994

. Submitted monthly claim of expenses and income to the city and state.

. Booked transactions for eight facilities.

. Handled bank reconciliations, balance sheet analysis and budgeting.

Bankers Trust - Accounting Clerk 1992 - 1993

. Created vendor profiles and entered A/P.

. Coordinated meetings for Senior Staff for review of financial statements.

. Filing and copying.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Great Plains, FRx Report Writer, Sungard, Oasis, AS400, American Fundware,

ACCPAC, Quickbooks, CheckPointHR, WebApps, MS Excel, MS Word and Canon

Imageware.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluent in Spanish and knowledge of Italian.

EDUCATION:

Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, New York

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, August 1992

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