EXPERIENCE Provident Bank - Montebello, New York
April 2004 - Present
Senior Controls Accountant
. Assists with regulatory reporting, footnotes of the
10K and 10Q
. Prepares and submits Call Report FFIEC 041
. Simplifying, preparing, analyzing and examining FR
2900 weekly regulatory report, substantially reducing
errors
. Implemented a Captive which receives a half million
tax benefit
. Maintain required balances in correspondent banks'
accounts by proper funding
. Managing bank's overall daily funds position and
maintaining positive balances in bank accounts
. Forecasting and maintaining daily cash flows for
investment purposes
. Maintaining FRB reserve requirement, avoiding
penalties, overdrafts or excess balances
. Assist with preparation of consolidating entries,
elimination
. Controls Budget process for all subsidiaries
. Prepare accounting records relative to the Bank
parent and passive subsidiaries
. Perform compliance testing. Perform and maintain
records of quarterly and annual testing of REITS for
compliance with tax regulation
. Responsible for settlement of all intercompany
payables and receivables in a twelve-company legal
structure on a monthly basis
Investment Accountant
. Managing and maintaining a $1 billion investment portfolio by
accurately recording purchases, payments and maturities
. Executing trades with FHLB NY and M&T Bank
. Calculating and posting interest accruals, amortization and market
value, and uploads to Jack Henry GL System on a timely basis
. Preparing monthly investment board package. Used by Board of
Director's to make better investment decisions
. Update Monthly Pricing, Sox testing to ensure
accuracy with Bloomberg and Brokers
Operations Accountant
. Reconcile all Federal Reserve Bank activities
. Assist with month end close and prepare analysis of
income and expenses
. Balance mixed cash letters of deposits to
correspondent bank activity
. Monitor settlements for correspondent banks
. Summarize bank performance ratios and bank watch
ratings in accordance with Regulation F
Account Service Representative
. Service of loans and maintenance of customer base
. Reconciliation of bank statements and account related
issues
. Assist in daily branch operations
Brooks Brothers -Central Valley, New York
September 2002 - January 2004
Assistant Manager
. Evaluated associates on skill development and
training
. Focused on corporate out reach programs to maximize
business consistent with recruiting
. Coordinated staff meetings and enforced corporate
policy and procedure
. Maintained Customer Base
EDUCATION
MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE,
Newburgh, NY May 2009
. Masters of Business Administration with a
concentration in Accounting
. Bachelor of Science in Business Management and
Administration( May 2006)
SKILLS
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Investment Portfolio
Accounting (Paragon & QED) Software Package, Ceto, Cognos, Jack Henry,
Quickbooks, IWIM, IPS Sendero