Ramatoulie Sosseh
Everett, WA. 98203
Home# 425-***-****, Cell# 206-***-****
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Desired position: Financial Analyst
Professional Experience:
Microsoft (Rylem LLC) Redmond, WA
Accounting (Royalty) Analyst 12/2012-5/2013
* Manage large contracts and vendor communication to reconcile and
validate royalty statements up to $60M disbursements
* Executes tactical changes: resolve royalty data integrity issues and
provide monthly advance tracker report to cross functional team
leaders
* Partner with Account Management to manage processing approvals and
statement communication
* Portal changes & maintenance
* Support New Business Model and change testing for multiple platforms
partnered with developers and publishers
* Provide audits to ensure contract agreement compliance for internal
SOX audit and external audit results impact
* Provide revenue reporting in a timely manner
KPMG LLP Seattle, WA
Financial Associate, (GMAS) 05/2011-08/2011
* Financial budgeting and forecasting (pivot table and charts)
* Provide advisory services practice focuses on fundamental business
issues
* Provide analytical information needed to help meet strategic business
deals
* Identify and manage risks inherent in business processes
* Utilize accounting information systems that support business
objectives
* Prepare income tax for employees relocated globally
* Audit financial statements to increasing revenues, controlling
organizational costs and across various industries
Microsoft (Cartus) Bellevue, WA
Accounting Analyst 11/2008 - 05/2011
* Execute service pacts between Relocation Accounting Department and
internal partners/customers
* Financial reporting, budget and forecast (v-lookup, pivot table and
charts)
* Prepare fiscal year financial statements including periodic general
ledger reports
* Serve as a financial consultant for third-party vendors and operations
department: assignees, client coordinators etc.
* Work directly with managers to update blanket approvals and close out
reports in adherence to financial standards
* Develop, coordinate and assess top management meeting to ensure
appropriate and required information
* Develop policy, provide training and education to team members to
facilitate accurate audits and reimburse assignees
* Respond to customers' feedback and correct information in ATLAS,
SharePoint and PeopleSoft
* Conduct audits in compliance with company policy, state, federal [SEC,
SOX etc.] and international regulations, specifically in the Asia
region
* Complete and audit complex account reconciliations in compliance with
GAAP, GASB, and company's financial policy
* Journal Entries of big vendor invoices in ACH payout process
* Expedite disbursement of funds in foreign currencies to customers and
vendors
* Create W8/9 forms, vendor setups and process multi-batch vendor
invoices
Thomson-Reuters Corporation, Thomson Tax & Accounting Edmonds, WA
Accountant and Administrative Assistant 06/2007
- 10/2008
* Data integration into new system Siebel Analytics (OBIEE), dynamic
reports combining data entered in a TPM system
* Prepare revenue reports (Excel), process company's daily payables to
ensure accuracy
* Process accounts receivables (MYOB), enter sales in accounting program
(UNISON),
* Process refunds (SAP), Reconcile sales (FileMaker) for bank deposits
* Track credit card sales, prepare reports and reconcile accounts,
handle chargebacks and other disputes
* Process invoices for payments using SAP application
Cise and brothers Inc. Seattle, WA.
Bookkeeping Associate 03/2007- 06/2007
(Contract- while attending college)
* Prepared trial balance for corporate tax filing
* Create excel database to record corporate transactions
* Process payroll and prepare pay checks through third party payroll
system (Intuit Payroll)
* Prepare quarterly payroll reports
Kroger Inc. / Fred Meyer Everett, WA.
Teller (Accountant) 08/2001 - 01/2007
* Audit cashiers' registers for sales and other miscellaneous
transactions
* Prepare cash receipts, make bank deposits, and post payments
* Prepare Trial balance, daily sales reports and reconciliations, A/P
for vendors
* Prepare bank cash, check deposits and order cash for cahiers'
registers
* Be in charge of daily cash transactions
Customer service supervisor Kennesaw, GA
* Supervise and operate the customer service desk
* Attend to customers' immediate needs
* Train new cashiers for their tasks and supervise courtesy clerks
* Deputize for managers
* Close store and perform general accounting of sales
Academic Achievements:
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration
Central Washington University Lynnwood,
WA.
Graduation date: August, 2008.
Central Washington University Lynnwood, WA.
Professor: MaryAnne Atkinson Spring quarter,
2007
Individual Research Study
Topic: Fraud and Identity Theft, 30 pages long including citations
Associates degree in Art and Science
Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA.
Graduation date: December 7th 2007.
Associates degree in Accounting
Chattahoochee College Marietta, GA.
Accounting Certificates: General accounting, Payroll accounting, Income Tax
Preparation
Graduation date: June 12th 2003.
Accounting Experiences:
* Have maintained account books and other financial statements for
companies
* Act as a the lead accountant and mentored teams of relocation
accounting analysts
* Maintained accounts for subsidiaries and international vendors
* Routinely update financial accounts and balance books monthly to be
submitted to senior managers
* Report discrepancies in financial statements to management and conduct
inquiries
* Trained new hires and conducted continuing education for employees
* Coordinated financial statements and transactions between departments
* Financial reporting, cost allocation and financial forecasting models
Computer Skills:
Software / Applications:
Alliant, MSRA, MS sales, Windows 8, Office 2013, Lync 2013, IE10,
Outlook, Adobe 11, FileMaker Pro, SQL Server, Data Warehouse, QuickBooks,
SAP, Oracle, COGNOS, Headtrax, SharePoint, ATLAS, PeopleSoft, UNISON, ERP,
MYOB, RAS (Access tool), DA (Direct access)
Reference: Available Upon Request.