CLAIRE A. NURSE
Monroe, CT ****8
Cell: 203-***-****
OBJECTIVE: A highly motivated individual offering over five years of
experience in Accounting, Finance and Business
Administration. Areas of strength include
financial reporting and analysis of
departmental projects. This entails the
tracking of P & L costs, forecasting,
reconciliation and project financial reporting.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
STATEWIDE PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION
2002 - Present OFFICE MANAGER
Supervise secretary with day to day activities.
Prepare payroll for eighteen employees.
Prepare project reports using quick books and excel to reflect
profit or loss.
Maintain customer data base.
Assist in preparing customer proposals.
Budget and manage company expenses against budget.
Assist project estimators with project pricing.
Process invoices.
Prepare all other ad hoc reports requested by the management
Customer and vendor liaison.
CITICORP
2000 - 2001 FINANCIAL ANALYST / ASSISTANT MANAGER
Managed direct operating expenses of $70MM and headcount of 90.
Maintained salary and headcount files.
Consolidated and prepare risks and opportunities analysis.
Developed annual operational budgets.
Processed functional transfers and organization hierarchy
structure changes.
Reviewed and investigate detail expense items for management
saves and prepare
corrections for any erroneous charges.
Reviewed current month expenses and process accruals to
estimate months actuals.
Generated monthly comparative reports for preparation of
variance analysis.
Prepared and analyze travel and entertainment expenses for
senior management review.
Assisted management with ad hoc analysis and projects.
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
1994 - 2000 Forecasted monthly expenses by category to estimate
current and future
changes to the original budgets.
Tracked all consulting related expenses for multiple
departments.
Submitted variance explanations to senior management.
Allocated charges to various businesses.
Prepared monthly charge-back reports and journal entries for
incorrect charges.
Created monthly accrual spreadsheet to capture all recurring
expenses.
Prepared monthly trend reports for fluctuations in departmental
charges.
Maintained consultant database for expense reporting, inventory
tracking and analysis.
Reconciled vendor reports for consulting related expenses.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE Microsoft Word for Windows
Microsoft Excel for Windows
Quick Books 2006
EDUCATION B.A ., Bernard Baruch College, 1989
Major - Finance
Minor - Marketing