Accounting High School

Serge Asonganyi Atem

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

Address:

City: Columbus

State: OH

Zip: 43224

Country: USA

Phone: 614-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Proactive Financial Analyst Accountant with 8 years experience in preparation of accounting documentation, auditing of financial statements, research and investigation of suspicious accounting transactions, analysis of financial data using MS Excel and MS Access and an expert knowledge in resolving problems within the accounting/finance department. .

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Maharishi University of Management, Columbus OH 1/2001 to 12/2011 (Accounting)

High School Dipolma from Shalom Infotech, Columbus OH 1/2001 to 11/2012

High School Dipolma from University of Buea, Columbus OH 1/2001 to 11/2012

High School Dipolma from AICT, Columbus OH 1/2001 to 11/2012

Job History / Details:

Career Focus

Proactive Financial Analyst Accountant with 8 years experience in preparation of accounting documentation, auditing of financial statements, research and investigation of suspicious accounting transactions, analysis of financial data using MS Excel and MS Access and an expert knowledge in resolving problems within the accounting/finance department..

Summary of Skills

Research/data mining skills, Tax reporting calculations skills, Financial statements analysis skills, auditing skills, Anti-money laundering (AML) operations mitigation and terrorist financing investigation skills, Customer research skills, Codification of accounting transactions,Payroll accounting skills, Billing Account Management, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Budgeting and Variance Analysis skills, Business Development and Process Improvement skills

Domestic and International Experience skill, Expense Control skills, MBA in Accounting, Multi-Task Management skills,

Product Development skills, Project Management skills, Tax Preparation skills, Preparation of Financial Statements skills, Conflict Resolution skills

Quick Books Simple Accounting Peachtree Accounting PowerPoint Microsoft Word Visual Basic 6 Excel I FSD Application management portal 3.0; Customer Assist (CA), Contact Manager (CM) and IVault Data Mining and Research; Lexis Nexus, Access Dbase4 Fluent Languages (English) (French) (Creole) (Latin) MS Access SAR-software ESS-software Microsoft Project

Accomplishments

Anti Money Laundering Analyst/Investigator (AML)/BSA (Business Secrecy Act)

Implemented processes that analyzed and investigated on average 85 customers' individual accounts, businesses' accounts and personal records using data mining and accounting skills .

Monitored and investigated suspicious accounts/Customers with mastery of Suspicious Accounting Reporting Software(SAR)

Data Verification, Reporting and Client Interface

Checked figures, postings and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy and proper coding.

Implemented processes that utilized accounts receivable sub-ledger for accounting and customer attribute reporting.

Managed accounting close, accounts payable, and financial reporting for multiple clients.

Organizational Development and Account Management

Assessed accounting system structures and converted acquired company's accounting system to PeopleSoft.

Investigated, Monitored and Managed over 75 large accounts for suspicious activities on a daily basis.

Successfully improved the internal control system of a Cameroon Opportunities Industrialization Center which resulted in 100 percentage reduction in expenditure in all the different business sectors.

Setup the Accounting and Finance System of Micro Finance offices and designed the a simple software to manage the payroll system.

Strong reconciliation of sub ledgers accounts and the ledger accounts

Professional Experience

August 2012 to August 2012

Huntington Bank Columbus, Ohio

Senior Anti Money Laundering Analyst(Consultant)

Conducted research, assisted and provided information to support suspicious activity reports (SAR) and made recommendations.

Investigated, reviewed and monitored suspicious customers' account transaction activities and made recommendations for further review or closure

August 2011 to May 2012

J.P Morgan Chase Columbus, Ohio

Senior Anti Money Laundering Analyst and Terrorism investigator(Consultant)

Conducted research that utilized internal and external public and private databases to compile a portfolio of information on funds transfer and or check instrument products/transactions.

Assisted and provided information to support Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) or equivalent for regulatory filing;

Assisted in the codification of customers' accounts

Data Mining, monitoring and management

Operational Risk and Business Banking Credit Service Control Analyst

Provided consistent reporting and monitoring related to high risk accounts.

Monitored and reviewed customer account transactional activities and made recommendations for further review or closure.

Ensured that regulatory, legal, bank and audit requirements are met.

Utilized analytical skills to compile data, research and analyze financial and accounting information, cost saving opportunities, and streamlining and standardization of business, financial and operating processes.

June 2011 to June 2011

J.P Morgan Chase Columbus, Ohio

Financial Analyst Accountant (Consultant)

Reviewed, Analyzed, reconciled and made recommendations on the following exceptions for default SCRA loans: Foreclosure (Charged off and sales), Retro Subsidies, Multiple Retro Subsidies, Loan Modifications interest charged, Interest rate charged before and after modification, and other assigned duties

Worked with the following banking and mortgage system software to verify, analyze and made changes where necessary to correct errors: MSP, SCRA Work Flow System, RE, LSAMS, PCH2/HPCH, DDCH, SER1, MAS1, Ivault, OnDemand, COGNOS etc.

Calculated, prepared, and issued bills, invoices and account statements according to established procedures.

May 2011 to May 2011

Ohio Department of state and Administrative service Columbus, Ohio

Senior Payroll Analyst ( Consultant)

Reviewed, analyzed financial transactions and Reconciled the old vs. new cash, balances in FUTA and IRS, and disperse as much as possible using advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Assess, and MS Power-point

Created Access Database for revenue recovery

June 2010 to July 2010

Attorney General of the State of Ohio Revenue Recovery Department Columbus, Ohio

Senior Accountant/Auditor (Consultant)

As Senior Accountant temp, I assisted with research of some of the various accounting issues as listed below but not limited to: Stale dated checks, un-applied checks (we will use the BKAR work-basket and perhaps work lists)

Helped with the testing &/or documentation of Great Plains as we ran parallel & "recreated" April and May

Helped with the conversion to electronic files

Reconciled the old vs. new cash, reconciled the balances, and disperse as much as possible using advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Assess, and MS Power-point

October 2004 to July 2008

Cameroon Opportunity Industrialization Center (NGO), Affiliate to O.I.C International-USA Buea, S.W

Senior Accountant/Controller

Oversaw the Accounting system and financial resources of the center Economics Venture Activities,

Performed a periodic cash control and inventory control on the manufacturing unit,

Prepared provisional budget for presentation and approval by the Board,

Analyzed the budget and actual financial situation of the company,

Supervised the preparation of monthly payrolls, tax payments and social security deductions,

Supervised the update of the debtors' and creditors' ledger, and journal entries daily

Prepared monthly account reconciliations, analyzed financial statements and reported Variances. Identified problems and recommended solutions to management

Improved the Internal Control Procedure and the segregation of duties to minimize illegal practice

October 2003 to July 2008

Nkong Common Initiative Group Buea, S.W

Internal Auditor

Set up the Accounting systems and the Internal Control systems of new created offices. Monitored the control systems, and trained the staff on the use of accounting documents.

Segregation of duties between authorization, recording and custodies amongst members.

Audited the financial and management department of the various Micro Finance operation offices and made recommendations to the Donors/Board Members as requested.

Designed the Payroll system using MS Access Software and MS Excel spreadsheet program.

Periodic reviewed of the accounting system and made recommendations where appropriate. Created solutions in the areas of inventory, sales reporting, distribution and product upgrades that led to system improvements and streamlined processes.

Education

2011 Maharishi University of Management Columbus, Ohio

MBA Accounting

Professional MBA in Accounting with complete review of all the four parts of CPA Examination Test Prep.

2003 Shalom Infotech Buea, S.W

Diploma Computerized Accounting

Diploma in Computerized Accounting.

Best Student Academic Achievement Award

2002 University of Buea Buea, S.W

Bachelor of Science Accounting

Bachelor Sciences(Honors) Degree in Accountancy

1999 AICT Buea, S.W

Diploma Data Processing

Diploma in Data Processing

Best Student Academic Achievement Award

Coursework in MS Advanced Words, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, DBASIV and Pascal Programing.

Professional Affiliations

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) student Membership

Certified Public Accountant(CPA) student Membership

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