Customer Service Accounting

MICHAEL MARRO

**** ***** ***** *****, ******* Estates, IL 60192

847-***-**** - Home Phone

847-***-**** - Cellular Phone

abjo86@r.postjobfree.com

An accountant with 10 years of progressive experience, with expertise in

the completion and review of bank reconciliations; preparation and posting

of journal entries; general ledger account analysis and reconciliation;

preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements;

developing policies methods and procedures; working with external auditors

and budget variance and analysis.

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and advanced Microsoft

Excel skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY

4/2008-9/2010

. Completed and reviewed bank reconciliations

. Analyzed and reconciled various liability accounts

. Prepared, reviewed and posted journal entries to the general ledger

. Oversaw the annual external independent audit including the

preparation of consolidated financial statements

. Prepared, reviewed and approved check requests for payment to the City

of Chicago, Cook County, State of

Illinois and various other Cook County municipalities

. Assisted the Assistant Comptrollers and the Comptroller/CFO in all

other day-to-day accounting/finance

operations, including the preparation of the annual budget, and

capital requests

RECRUITING MANAGER - MARK/RYAN ASSOCIATES

5/2007-3/2008

. Helped both clients and candidates with all of their accounting and

finance staffing needs by managing the

recruiting process from start to finish.

ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER - CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY

11/2003-3/2007

. Supervised a staff of about 20 employees

. Reviewed bank reconciliations for all Clerk of the Circuit Court bank

accounts

. Analyzed and reconciled various liability accounts

. Prepared, reviewed and posted journal entries to the general ledger

. Participated in overseeing the annual external independent audit

including the preparation of consolidated

financial statements

. Prepared, reviewed and approved check requests for payment to the City

of Chicago, Cook County, State of

Illinois and various other Cook County municipalities

. Oversaw the Child Support Division in all financial aspects, including

monthly grant reconciliations

. Participated in yearly contract negotiations with the Illinois

Department Health and Family Services

. Assisted the Comptroller and CFO in all other day-to-day

accounting/finance operations, including

the preparation of the annual budget, and capital requests

STAFF ACCOUNTANT - FOLISI, SAMZ & COMPANY

10/2001-10/2003

. Prepared journal entries for clients

. Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements for

clients

. Prepared bank reconciliations for clients

. Prepared sales tax returns, payroll tax returns and year-end W-2's and

1099 statements for clients

. Prepared both Federal and State Individual Income Tax Returns for

clients

TAX ACCOUNTANT - ARTHUR ANDERSEN, LLP

6/2000-7/2001

. Prepared C-Corporation, S-Corporation and Partnership Federal

and some State Income Tax Returns

EDUCATION

SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

WINONA, MN

Accounting Major

Bachelor of Arts, May 2000

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Participated on a team that implemented a new cashiering and cash

management system in the Clerk of the

Circuit Court of Cook County

o Allowed for the systems at the Clerk's Office to be

integrated

o Enabled a more efficient daily and monthly closing process

o Enabled a more efficient year-end process

. Assisted in training Clerk's Office employees on the new cashiering

and cash management system

. Assisted in writing policies methods and procedures for the accounting

division of the Clerk's Office

o Enabled accounting division employees to understand their

roles and responsibilities better

o Allowed for a more efficient operation of the Clerk's Office

accounting department

. While overseeing the financial audit of the Clerk's Office, during

fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the audit was

completed in record time, with zero audit findings both years

. Implemented an automated debit program for payment of court costs and

wrote the accounting division

policies, methods and procedures for the program

o Provided better customer service to citizens by giving them

another option to pay court mandated fees

RELEVANT COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office, AS400 Systems, ACCPAC Accounting software,

Lotus Notes, Tax Cut, Turbo Tax, Creative Solutions Accounting Products,

ACCPAC Accounting Software, Lacerte Tax Software. Working knowledge of

QuickBooks.

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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