Robert Lusardi
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******** ******
City: Bronx
State: NY
Zip: 10465
Country: USA
Phone: 347-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: 70
Willing to Relocate
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ROBERT A. LUSARDI
3249 Griswold Avenue * Bronx, New York 10465
*********@********.*** * home 347-***-**** * cell 347-***-****
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LDH Energy - Stamford, CT August 2012 - Present
Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy (LDH Energy) is a leading merchant energy company, and we deploy capital across the value chain of energy-related commodities. LDH Energy employs more than 300 people and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with the principal offices in Houston, Canada, Switzerland, Uruguay, Singapore, and China.
Staff Accountant (Temporary Position)
* Assist with cash application and daily cash reconciliation for multiple banks as needed
* Assist with analysis & clearing of Intra company activity
* Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and analysis
* Assist with posting of purchase and sales journals and receipts and disbursements journals.
* Code and voucher accounts payable for G&A expenses
* Reconcile third party margin balances in general ledger to credit department balances.
* Book third party margin interest
* Analysis of Trade A/R and A/P
* Perform account analysis, research as requested
* Responsible for maintain monthly close schedules such as: fixed assets, prepaid, accrual, and other monthly files in Excel.
PrinceRidge Holdings, LLC - NY, NY May 2012 - July 2012
PrinceRidge is a financial services firm built upon extensive industry experience, professionalism and integrity. The firm is client oriented, fixed income focused, and offers a variety of financial services to an institutional customer base.
Corporate Accountant (Temporary Position)
* Responsible for maintain monthly close schedules such as: fixed assets, prepaid, accrual, and other monthly files in Excel.
* Responsible for the monthly accounts payable process and maintaining vendor maintenance data and balances.
* Preformed month end closing accounting functions for the various companies that comprised the company.
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. - NY, NY December 2011 - February 2012
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. is a holding company whose affiliates provided financial guarantees and financial services to clients in both the
public and private sectors around the world..
Senior Finance Analyst (Temporary Position)
* Responsible for monitoring and entering various trade activity on a daily basis in the PAM software system.
* Maintained Excel roll forward files for upper management review on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly review.
GAMCO Investors, Inc. - Rye, NY, July 2006 - June 2011
GAMCO Investors, Inc. is a publicly traded investment advisor and broker dealer with $30+ billion in assets under management.
Senior Accountant
* Prepared monthly bank reconciliation, treasury accounts reconciliations, and cash applications.
* Responsible for monthly close and financial statements preparation for three corporate entities.
* Prepared general ledger entries, prepaid expenses schedule, accrued expenses schedule, and depreciation schedules.
* Preformed account reconciliations pertaining to balance sheet accounts.
* Reviewed the profit and loss statement as part of variance analysis.
* Prepared Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) process memos as related to the wire process, treasury management, bank and broker reconciliations.
* Meet continuously with the Audit Committee to review, update, and implement audit matrixes.
* Worked closely with Director of Internal Audit & Controls to maintain SOX process memos under my management.
* Prepared quarterly audit support material for external audit and internal audit review as it pertained to various areas.
* Reviewed analyst trade activity in the APL system.
* Prepared analyses of company assets under management by entity and investment strategy.
* Responsible for daily preparation and monitoring of wire transfer activity in regard to trade commissions, stock purchases, stock proceeds, payroll funding, and vendor invoices.
* Maintained reporting files for upper management review on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly review.
* Oversaw open account process for firm-owned money market accounts and maintained all confidential bank documentation.
EDUCATION
Monroe College King Graduate School of Business - New Rochelle, NY 2010
MBA in Finance
GPA 3.5
Monroe College - New Rochelle, NY 2007
BBA in Accounting
GPA 3.6 Cum Laude
TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Microsoft Word, Advanced Excel (macros, lookups, pivot tables, etc.), Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
* AS400, Great Plains, SmartStation, FRX, Platinum, APL, DST, BNY Mellon Workbench, Pershing, JPMorgan Access.