Manager Management

LeAndra R. Russo

Phone: 646-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Over the past 15 years I have developed a diverse set of

skills that include budget preparation, monthly forecasting and

systems implementations. I am currently looking for a new

opportunity to showcase these skills in a dynamic environment

that will allow for my continued growth and development.

EXPERIENCE:

Aircraft Service International Group, Jamaica, NY

Jun '08 - Nov '09

Area Accounting Manager, JFK International Airport

Supervised staff of two responsible for Accounts Payable &

Accounts Receivable

Forecasting - Monthly/weekly forecasting of revenue, labor

and expenses based on reviews with senior management and

other department heads

Budgeting - Preparation of yearly budget, review/refine with

General Managers; upload using Hyperion EssBase

Reporting - Preparation of monthly adjusting journal entries

and review of monthly financial statements; Preparation of

monthly Port Authority Concession Fee Reports; Reviewed fixed

asset register and prepare Project Authorizations (spending

requests) as required

De-Icing Operations - Assisted De-Icing manager with

coordination of deicing events and required paperwork;

Training of deicing personnel to track truck inventory and

fluid usage; Maintained inventory and usage records for

deicing fluids and report usage to the Port Authority of NY &

NJ as required

Reviewed customer contracts to ensure accurate billing rates

& terms; ensured yearly contract increases were implemented;

met with customers regarding billing issues as necessary;

assisted staff & corporate office with collection efforts

Coordinated finance related audits by internal auditors and

Port Authority of NY & NJ

Responsible for ordering of non-equipment/maintenance

supplies and tracking spending

JP Morgan Chase & Co., New York, NY

May '03 - May '08

Senior Associate, Investment Bank Expense Management

Supervised staff of two analysts

Inter-Company Charges - Investment Bank (IB) contact for

Indirect Allocation (Inter-company) charges - coordinated

annual budget of over $1 billion; investigated material

variances on monthly actual charges & approved adjustments as

necessary; coordinated weekly allocation discussion calls

with Planning & Analysis contacts from each of the major

Lines of Business (LOB's) - discussed open/pending items,

allocation methodologies and relevant deadlines

Reporting - Reviewed and signed-off of actual monthly

expenses for the IB - prepared expense commentary for IB EMR

(Executive Management Report); Monthly and quarterly expense

reporting to IB and Corporate Planning and Analysis-

Investment Spend, Productivity, Variance

Walkforwards/Waterfalls, Expense EMR Commentary, and

Annotated Schedules for Investor Relations

Budgeting - Assisted in coordination of IB Direct Expense &

Headcount Budget - helped determine the organization and

account level necessary for budget purposes and tracking of

investments and productivity

Forecasting - Reviewed monthly LOB expense forecast in OFA

(Oracle Planning System) - communicated with LOB contacts on

material variances to budget & prior periods

Legal Entity Control - Worked with the IB Legal Entity

Controllers on a monthly basis to determine which Inter-

company charges meet cash settlement criteria based on Legal

Entity/regulatory restrictions, coordinated the setup,

booking & review of monthly Legal Entity Cash Incentive

Accruals and IB topside journal entry related to monthly

performance

Worked as a consultant at JPMorganChase through Wall Street

Services beginning May 2003. Performed various accounting

tasks in support of three Vice-Presidents in the Expense

Management Group until I was offered a permanent position in

March 2004.

Various Consulting Engagements, Northern Virginia/DC Metro Area

May '01- May '03

. Various clients for KForce (11/01 - 4/02)

. Part-time Assistant Controller for Management Information

Consulting, Inc. (1/02 - 5/03)

. Monthly closing and financial statement preparation services

. Review of employee time & expenses; monthly & semi-monthly

billing as required by contracts

. Identified areas of cost savings, helped negotiate rates and

contracts with vendors

. Quarterly fixed asset reports (retired assets as necessary),

monthly bank reconciliations, AR balance review, year-end

closing and audit support

. Implemented Quick Books and convert data from clients

previous accounting system

Management Information Consulting, Inc., Arlington, VA

July '97 - May '01

Accounting Systems Analyst/Senior Accountant (07/99 - 05/01),

Staff Accountant (7/97 - 7/99)

. Daily maintenance of accounting system and SQL databases;

coordinated upgrade of accounting and cost management systems

(used for time/expense entry and billing), traveled to train

employees on new system, troubleshoot employee problems with

system

. Monthly revenue and profit forecasting for management,

monthly closing entries and financial statement preparation

including supporting schedules

. Reviewed work by Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

Accountants

. Negotiated company contracts with external vendors for

telecom, shipping and internet access

. Supervised yearly audit by Arthur Andersen

. Semi-monthly payroll using ADP, tracked and remitted employee

401k contributions to Fidelity

. Monthly commission reports, monthly sales & use tax filings,

weekly cash requirements

. Responsible for overall office management and purchase of

supplies & equipment

Level 3 Communications, Coudersport, PA

May '96 - July '97

(Formerly Hyperion Telecommunications)

Senior Accountant (5/97 - 7/97), Staff Accountant (5/96 - 5/97)

. Monthly financial reporting and analysis for five

partnerships

. Prepared budgets for all company partnership s and coordinate

with regional managers

. Assisted with the preparation of quarterly SEC filings and

reporting requirements

. Wrote and maintained financial report formats from the

Millennium mainframe system

. Reconciled inter-company accounts on a monthly basis -

prepare entries when necessary

. Monthly revenue recognition and various reconciliations,

including bank balances, cash receipts, capital projects,

fixed assets, and A/R trade balances

Professional Skills, Inc., Williamsport, PA

Oct '94 - May '96

Accounting Manager

. Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll

. Monthly commission, Franchise and Medicare cost reporting

. Provided CPA firm will all necessary data to complete

financial statements

. Supervised clerical staff in generation of payroll checks and

semi-monthly billing for clients which included Medicare,

Medicaid, Various Insurances and Private-Pay clients

. Prepared quarterly payroll tax reports

. Purchased office and medical supplies

. General system support and maintenance

. Implemented Peachtree Accounting

SKILLS:

. Proficient in using MS Office Suite (Excel, Power Point,

Access, Word)

. Payroll processing - primarily using ADP for multiple

companies, multiple locations/jurisdictions, union & non-

union. Attended advanced training at ADP's Bethesda, MD

location.

. Financial Report Writing/Query Tools - Crystal Reports,

Business Objects, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Hyperion

Essbase, SQL Query Analyzer

. Financial Accounting Systems - Platinum, Great Plains,

Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Peachtree, QuickBooks

EDUCATION: Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

B. A. Financial Accounting, May 1994

. Internship - Northern Central Bank, Williamsport, PA,

Trust Tax Division - preparation of Fiduciary Tax

returns and personal tax returns for trust clients

. Accounting Society President 1993-1994

. Student Assistant to the Chairman of the Accounting

Department 1993-1994

REFERENCES: Available Upon Request

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