Sales Accounts

Nyla C. Edwards

Hempstead, NY *****-****

Cell 516-***-****

*****@***.***

Professional Experience

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), New York,

NY

Not for Profit Organization

Senior Staff Accountant November 2008-

Present:

. Prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP through FRx

Report Writer using data from Dynamics Great Plains GL - to eliminate

statement generation using MS Excel

. Perform analysis of Changes in Net Assets, Balance Sheet, and Cash

Flows Statements - for reliability and adherence to accounting

standards

. Partner with Controller to create financial reports for Board of

Directors, create new strategic budget format for financial

statements, generation of entities' tax returns, and assist with W9

and 990 company reporting

. Generate both departmental and strategic versions of consolidated

budget with all supporting reports; liaise with Finance Committee to

review strategic budget

. Perform month end close of company accounts including eight

consolidated entities cash accounts, all advertising revenue accounts,

publication sales revenue accounts, commissions expense accounts,

and all payroll expense accounts; allocate revenue from member dues

payments to appropriate departments

. Perform appropriate reclassification of deferred revenue for all

classified and display advertising accounts and required accrual of

commission expenses

. Prepare and post own journal entries, approve junior staff journal

entries, enter and approve intercompany journal entries for the

NYSSCPA and the Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) entities

. Create and maintain the new chart of accounts to mirror goals and

objectives of strategic budget for the NYSSCPA and FAE entities

. Perform bank reconciliations for cash accounts of consolidated

entities; reconcile receivables accounts and create payment plans for

delinquent customers

. Perform bi-weekly payroll processing through Check-Point software,

track staff deductions related to 401K, FSA & transit accounts,

medical & dental benefits, and monitor Paid Time Off balances to

assure adherence to NYSSCPA policies

. Report fiscal year-to-date totals of employee gross salaries for

proper allocation of staff time to various departments and strategic

objectives of company budget - for comparison and analysis

. Monitor daily cash balances and check clearance reporting through Bank

of America; manage company cash and receivables accounts

. Create company policies for employee reimbursements and payroll

processing

. Other duties include supervision of company Bookkeeper, audit of

company petty cash account, and point person to external auditors for

all cash and receivables accounts, advertising revenue, deferred

revenue, and sales commission accounts

InformedRx, Inc. (f/k/a) NMHC, Inc., Port Washington, NY

March 1999-October 2008:

Over $13 Billion in Revenue

Accountant, Staff

. Performed month end closing duties including journal entry preparation

& analysis for two of the largest activity accounts- pharmacy cash

and pharmacy claims payable, and all commissions/royalties accounts

. Performed reconciliation of several accounts including the

commissions/royalties, Medicare D CMS A/R & A/P, pharmacy claims

payable, and the pharmacy cash accounts

. Provided analysis of distributed commissions/royalties for budgeting

purposes, and liaised with both internal and external audit staff for

ongoing SOX compliance; ad hoc reporting for analysis of several

Income Statement and Balance Sheet accounts for the Corporate

Controller and CFO

. Assisted senior level accounting staff with preparation of 10Q and

10K reporting

. Conducted internal audits of operations including Rx drug program

designs, QA analyst assignments, data entry claims-both automated and

manual

. Other duties included initiation of company wire transfers for the

Corporate Controller and CFO, and data migration from cash management

system into Great Plains via the Integration Manager function

Education

Briarcliffe College at Bethpage, Business Administration

BBA-Professional Accounting

August 2006

Magna cum Laude, GPA: 3.86 / 4.0

150 credit degree, Dean's List 2004-2006

Skills

Great Plains 9.0 & 10.0, QuickBooks Pro, Lotus Notes, Oracle 8.0, Cognos

Reports 8.0, Crystal reporting,

FRx Report Writer 6.7, WordPerfect, TurboTax software, H&R Block tax

software, Microsoft Office - Excel (including pivot data tables and

VLOOKUP), Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, ADP Software, Check point Hr

software

Accomplishments

. New York State CPA candidacy

. Member of Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society of Business

Management & Administration

. Associate Member of the American Institute of Certified Public

Accountants (AICPA)

. Associate Member of the New York State Society of Certified Public

Accountants-Manhattan/Bronx Chapter

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