Accounting Analyst

ACCOUNTING ANALYST

Qualifications Profile

Success-driven, highly-analytical, and performance-focused professional, offering wide-ranging experience in overseeing large-scale and complex accounting and finance operations as well as driving process improvement. Expert at streamlining processes and optimizing efforts within deadline-driven environments.

Areas of Expertise

Accounting Administration and Reporting Budgeting and Funding

Program/Project Coordination Data Management and Analysis

Professional Experience

The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX

Director, Financial Services, Office of Administration 2016–2017

Expertly manage and oversee a cumulative budget of more than $30M while analyzing financial reports in an accurate and timely manner and presenting clear monthly and annual financial statements

Work with the associate vice president of budget to produce pro-formas for new construction projects

Offer recommendations regarding funding shortage-related matters, while maintaining knowledge of Capital Improvement Program

Participate in various meetings with different professionals:

Regular meeting with all departments to ensure achievement of budget needs

Bi-weekly consultation with the director of engineering

Periodic conference with the associate vice president of budget and finance to keep informed on issues affecting the Office of Administration and Budget and Finance

Key Highlight:

Designed and introduced a custom Excel tool to track budgets, project revenue, and calculate revenue, expenses, and encumbrances that could be updated real-time using PeopleSoft (ERP), thus boosting process efficiency

Senior Financial Accountant Plant Accountant, Accounting Operations 2013–2016

Rendered expert leadership to overall plant and property accounting and asset management operations, while overseeing budget and funding for construction projects worth $590M

Strategically handled and organized all plant fund schedules in the annual financial report, as well as unexpended plant fund balance sheets and Construction In Progress analysis

Key Highlight:

Optimized accounting efficiencies by developing advanced queries in PeopleSoft Financials with Excel pivot table capabilities

Senior Accounting Analyst, Accounting Operations 2012–2013

Keenly managed endowment and gift accounting, while auditing all journal uploads to the general ledger

Created custom quality-control tools to ensure annual financial schedules aligned with UT System records

Held responsibility in organizing quarterly endowment distribution schedules for upload, while preparing budget transfer and asset transfer journals

Key Highlights:

Led a team of five to develop a custom, annual report for the Office of Development’s endowment reporting requirements

Led the assembly of manual B6/index system to guarantee alignment of fund and function codes of endowment cost centers with the UT System endowment type and NACUBO code

Made key contributions in drafting an advanced Excel training document to guide the campus on account reconciliation

Exhibited efforts in creating a fund balance training curriculum for accounting operations and treasury purposes; as well as building the discounted cash flow model to monitor accounts receivable pledge balances

J.P. Morgan Chase Dallas, TX

Fund Accounting Analyst – Regulatory Reporting 2011–2012

Handled compilation and validation of client investment data, from two database systems for complex financial reporting products, include ERISA, PSA, FAS 157, FAS 161, GASB 40, and GASB 53, as well as ad hoc and custom reports

Closely worked with a team of seven members, while coordinating with client services to address possible discrepancies and attain 100% deadline delivery

Key Highlights:

Played a pivotal role in developing 814 regulatory reports for 358 clients as well as 13 Fortune 100 and 31 Fortune 500 companies

Created an Excel template to systematize data scrub for 7,035 accounts for 144,388 holdings of over $405B

Generated matrix, which reduced reconciliation time for GASB 53 (Derivative Instruments)

Collaborated with clients to define system rules for modified asset classifications for particular client derivative reports

Fund Accounting Specialist – Client Reporting, Institutional Fund Accounting Services 2010–2011

Worked collaboratively with a team of 10 members, 11 client service officers (CSO), and worldwide colleagues in organizing and validating data for multiple regulatory reports

Aided with data reconciliation and verification for client plan accounts against investment accounts

Closely liaised with various teams that included Pension Utility, CSO, 401K, Net Asset Value Validation (NAV Val), and Off-Shore Cash Reconciliation teams

Key Highlights:

Demonstrated strategic efforts in creating 285 monthly plan sub-accounting (PSA) reports and 30 annual PSA reports

Brought keen contribution in decreasing team’s late reports from 22 to 7 within eight months

Produced custom-made reports according to client needs, including mark-to-market reports, monthly holdings report, and ERISA reconciliation templates

Education

Master of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting

The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas

Professional Development

Management, Customer Service, and Compliance Training PeopleSoft Academy

Activities

Member, University Business Council

Volunteer, Homeless Kitchen

Technical Acumen

Microsoft Office Suite PeopleSoft SAP

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