CALEB M. TAYLOR

***** *. ******** ***. ** Riverdale, Illinois 60827

abl7y2@r.postjobfree.com 773-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a professional accounting or finance position that utilizes my

education and experience.

EDUCATION

BBA, Accounting, Tennessee State University, December 2004 (Minor: Spanish)

EXPERIENCE

Financial Analyst, Aug. 2006-Present

Aon Benfield/Chicago, Illinois

Member of the global financial planning and analysis team. Responsible for

consolidation of monthly close reports and identifying anomalies. Creates

needed queries from PeopleSoft/Oracle, Hyperion Financial Management, and

Cognos accounting software in order to resolve issues. Handles P&L and

balance sheet account reconciliations and performs ad hoc analysis as

needed. Acts as analytical interface with Shared Services to effectively

communicate with foreign entities. Assists in submission of monthly

forecasts and annual budget process.

Accounts Payable Lead, Aug. 2005-Aug. 2006

Nashville Hockey Club LP and Powers Management LLC/Nashville, Tennessee

Reported directly to Sr. Director of Finance. Processed payments and

controlled expenses by verifying, and reconciling invoices using Solomon

accounting software. Paid vendors by monitoring discount opportunities,

verifying federal identification numbers, scheduling, and preparing checks.

Resolved purchase orders, payment discrepancies, and insured credits were

received for outstanding memos. Prepared 1099 tax forms. Responsible for

average of $3million disbursement of funds per month. Prepared monthly

Accounts Payable report.

Account Analyst, March 2005-June 2005

Horne LLP/Nashville, Tennessee

Conducted basic accounting functions for clients in the franchise industry

including: review and process inventory purchase pages, credit card

statements, payroll sheets and other financial data. Created month-end

financial statements using MAS accounting software. Prepared bank

reconciliations using monthly bank statements.

Intern, August 2004-December 2004

General Motors Marketing/Nashville, Tennessee

Selected as part of a 2-member student team to oversee, prepare and analyze

department budget. Prepared reports for department heads that included

variance analysis on actual costs vs. budgeted costs.

Student Ambassador, March 2004

Cultural Study Abroad/Hamilton, Bermuda

Part of a 12-member student team that created and edited video presentation

on the business economy of Bermuda; utilized Final Cut Pro software.

Attended classes at a government-sponsored small business development

center.

Accounting Intern, Summers 2000 and 2001

Dental Assisting National Board/Chicago, Illinois

Acted as assistant to the Chief Financial Officer of the only dental

assistant certification entity in the United States. Corrected accounting

errors done by my predecessors by reconciling batch reports. Prepared bank

statements and deposited funds.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Daily use of Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word. Working knowledge of power

point and general proficiency in QuickBooks.

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Keeper of Exchequer/Treasury, 2008

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Vice President over Finance, 2003

Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity Inc.

Treasury Committee Member, 2002

N.A.B.A Association

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