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Management Accounts Payable

Location:
2035
Posted:
April 30, 2010

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Natalia D. Stasiewicz

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Home Phone 508-***-****, Cell Phone 508-***-****, E-mail: ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE Senior Financial Analyst

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Actuarial Consulting Group (former George Beram & Company), division of Diversified Investment Advisors

(Owned by AEGON N.V.) April 2002 - Present

Responsible for managing divisional accounting department and office of sixty + employees, including reporting to Division’s

President, Vice Presidents & Corporate Director of Expenses and Expense Management Department, with primary

responsibilities, as follows:

Finance Responsibilities: Expenses & Revenue

•Responsible for divisional Expenses including, preparation of annual Expense budget, monthly forecasts, variance reports

• Develop and maintain divisional metrics and monthly management performance reports: unit cost, productivity, efficiency

• Responsible for divisional Revenue, including, preparation of annual Revenue budget, quarterly forecasts, variance reports

• Work closely with divisional Sales and Legal to determine fees and applicable billing structures under service agreements

• Create and maintain Revenue matrix to support efficient, complete and timely billing process

• Implement various Revenue process improvements and performance measures

• Prepare various forecasting models to determine staffing requirements, periodic headcount reconciliation

• Prepare various analyses on productivity improvements and cost cutting opportunities

Accounting Responsibilities

• Responsible for divisional Billing, including new client billing set up, ensuring compliance with contracts’ provisions, preparing

invoices, resolving billing discrepancies; credit, debit memos

• Prepare various monthly and ad hoc quarterly and annual divisional billing reports for management

• Implement billing processes and improvements, standards and automation to ensure timely, efficient and accurate billing

• Implement various measures to track billing and collection performance

• Manage Accounts Receivables, including collection of outstanding invoices; reminder letters, emails, phone calls, resolving past

due issues, disputes, negotiations and settlements, working directly with management, Account Executives and clients, managing

write-offs and Reserves for uncollectible accounts

• Responsible for Accounts Payable, including preparation of cash vouchers, monthly expense reconciliation and reports, 1099, vendor

relationship, contracts review/new contracts

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end closing journal entries, including accruals, charge backs and reclassification entries

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, company’s accounting and Records Retention policies and procedures, external/internal audits

Other Responsibilities, including IT, HR and General Office

• Responsible for all office IT related issues, point of contact and working directly with corporate IT Department

• On-site representative of corporate HR, assisting with new hires, temps, contractors, ensuring compliance with FLSA

• Point of contact and responsible for all general office matters; maintenance, repairs, security

• Currently developing Information Management System process, including developing foundations for efficient and effective e-

filing system in preparation of a transition to paperless environment, including application of OCR system and processes

• Responsible for annual benefit calculations audits

• Responsible for accurate and timely annual participant benefit statements

• Building and maintaining client database and PTO tracking system in Access

• Responsible for monthly all staff meeting presentations (advanced Power Points skills)

• Other various ad hoc projects as required to support divisional managers decision making and general operations

FINANCIAL ANALYST

George Beram & Company, Actuarial Firm

• Responsible for cash, deposits, transfers, monthly bank reconciliation, banking relationship

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Natalia D. Stasiewicz

15 Beach St. Foxboro, MA 02035

Home Phone 508-***-****, Cell Phone 508-***-****, E-mail: ***********@*****.***

• Supervise Billing process, administering timesheets database; set up clients, consultants, billable rates, monthly timesheets run,

reports run and preparation of invoices

• Manage Account Receivables, including collection of outstanding invoices; reminder letters, emails, phone calls, resolving past due

issues, disputes, negotiations and settlements, managing write-offs and Reserves for uncollectible accounts

FINANCIAL ANALYST (continue)

George Beram & Company, Actuarial Firm

• Responsible for Accounts Payable; weekly check processing, vendor aging, purchase and disbursement journal reconcil., 1099

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end closing journal entries, including reclass and accruals

• Prepare quarterly and annual financial reports; Income Statement, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet

• Prepare management and profitability reports for monthly management meetings

• Revenue projections for quarterly and year-end reporting

• Implement accounting policies and procedures

• Assist outside auditor with quarterly reviews and annual audits

STAFF AUDITOR

Arthur Andersen L.L.P. August 2001 – April 2002

• Participate in various engagements: audit, reviews, 3-year retro audit for public offering

• Testing and reconciling financial statements account balances to assure completeness and consistency of reportable information,

verifying accuracy of financial statements, supporting schedules, auditor’s notes and references

• Perform business and accounts variation analyses

• Assist in filing various SEC reports: 10-K, 10-Q financial results

• Understanding GAAS & GAAP

SENIOR MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTANT

State Street Bank January 2000 – July 2001

PERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Solid accounting and finance skills, excellent academic background

• Detailed oriented, diligent, organized, follows up

• Ability to work under pressure and with multiples projects (multitasking) and deadlines

• Great business senses and judgment, ability to analyze on micro and macro scale

• Ability to work independently and with teams

• Excellent people skills, value and respect diversity

• Effective problem solving skills, ability to identify issues, proactive

• Excellent and effective communication skills, ability to work with various levels of management

• Passionate, committed and dedicated

SOFTWARE Proficient in MS Office 2003-2007: Access (ability to create relational database, forms and reports), Excel (Pivot

tables, V-lookup, macros, advanced formulas writing skills), Word (advanced mail merge skills, including

charts, special formatting), PowerPoint (able to produce dynamic presentations), Outlook, Visio, Connected,

Epicor, Mainframe, Timeslips, Daceasy Instant Accounting, QuickBooks Pro, Visual Basic for MS

Applications, Lotus Notes, Word Pro, Word Perfect, Windows NT, 2000, XP, 7 and company specific

applications (AWD)

EDUCATION University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA September 1997 - June 2001

College of Management, Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Accounts Payable Professional designation from International Accounts Payable Professionals

Certified Compensation Management Specialist from International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists

Certified Fundamental Payroll Professional from American Payroll Association

HONORS National Dean’s List, Member of Golden Key National Honor Society

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Natalia D. Stasiewicz

15 Beach St. Foxboro, MA 02035

Home Phone 508-***-****, Cell Phone 508-***-****, E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Dean’s List – UMass Boston

Member of AICPA

LANGUAGES Fluent in Polish and Russian languages

* References Available Upon Request

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