Accounting Project

Fast-learning, versatile, and results-oriented professional seeking a

career opportunity in accounting and financial analysis. Reliable team

player with effective skills in organization and communication.

EXPERIENCE

American Business Lawyers, Staff Accountant, Aug. 2008 - present

. Prepared, examined, and analyzed accounting records, financial

statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy,

completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural

standards.

. Examined business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial

commitments and obligations, to project future revenues and

expenses, and to create cash flow forecasts.

. Developed, maintained, and analyzed budgets, preparing periodic

reports that compared budgeted costs to actual costs. Evaluated

project profitability based on pricing and service quotations to

clients.

. Documented and maintained information on clients in database for

accuracy and data integrity via commonly used accounting systems

and database software.

KPMG Forensic, Associate, Feb. 2007 - July 2008

. Applied SQL to query large databases to discover and inspect

trends and patterns in revenue, expense, and reserve accounts of

KPMG audit clients to detect financial anomalies. Identified

fraud risk areas in accounting information impacting financial

reports.

. Developed probability model for random sampling of financial

documents for determination of error rates, and computed

expected sampling values for varying levels of precision and

statistical significance. Presented mathematical model to

various levels of management as input for strategy decisions.

. Investigated companies suspected of illegal accounting

practices. Reviewed, and analyzed information on possible

bribery, fraudulent earnings management, or manipulation of

financial documents. Translated German documents into English

for international investigations.

EDUCATION

. Masters in Economics - GPA 3.53/4.00; University of California, Santa

Barbara; December 2006

. Bachelors in Business Administration (Finance) - GPA 3.93/4.00;

California State University, Fullerton; June 2005

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant

RELEVANT COMPUTER SKILLS

. Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint

. SQL Server

. QuickBooks, MAS 90

AFFILIATIONS

. California Society of Certified Public Accountants

LEADERSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. President of Economics Association at California State University,

Fullerton; Aug. 2004 - Jun. 2005

. President of Finance Association at California State University,

Fullerton; Aug. 2003 - Jan. 2004

LANGUAGE SKILLS

. Fluent in German and English

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