Accounting Assistant

Christine Seward, CPA

Phone: 845-***-**** ■ Greater New York Area ■ Email: **************@*****.***

Dedicated CPA with four years of experience in public accounting seeking to transition to corporate accounting.

Extensive background providing accounting services to individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, and hospitality industry clients.

Broad knowledge of regulations and best practices that ensure profit maximization through effective reporting design, budget allocation, forecasting, risk management and corporate tax optimization.

Advanced skills in QuickBooks, Microsoft suite, and Thomson Reuters Software.

Additional experience teaching undergraduate accounting and business courses and serving on the boards of area nonprofits.

Experience

SCHAIN AND COMPANY CPA’S New Paltz, NY

October 2015 to Present

Senior Accountant

Developed a stronger understanding of accounting by working in a small firm with various client types. Eased the firm through various workforce transitions and increased efficiency and productivity. Key results:

■Completed comprehensive and review financial statements for various entity types, including corporations, LLC’s and not-for-profits.

■Established internal controls for organizations.

■Created business plans to ensure future growth potential for clients

■Prepared books as well as educated clients on using QuickBooks.

■Prepared various local and state tax requirements such as sales tax, hotel taxes, payroll taxes as well as correspondence with taxing authorities on various issues.

■Prepared tax returns for not-for-profits, corporations, partnerships, individuals, estates and trusts.

VANACORE, DEBENEDICTUS, DIGOVANNI AND WEDDEL Newburgh, NY

2013 to 2014

Junior Accountant

Entry-level employment at a mid-sized firm in the tax department. Learned key skills in taxation. Interned for a month with firm’s peer review team performing peer reviews for other firms as well as their own. Intense fast-paced work environment with heavy demand on productivity. Key results:

■Assisted the audit department on special assignments.

■Helped prepare firm for peer review, helped quality control partner prepare for outside peer reviews as a special assignment.

■Worked primarily in the tax department preparing corporate returns.

■Specialized in nonprofit Form 990 preparation.

■Prepared accounting for trusts, trust, gift and estate returns.

■Worked on various tax issues and research as needed.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ NEW PALTZ, NY

2010 to 2013

Assistant Professor, Research Assistant

Assisted CPA professor as teaching and research assistant. Tutored various courses such as financial accounting, managerial accounting and audit. Key results:

■Research assistant for audit topics to A. Rief Kanan, Accounting Professor.

■Assisted in implementing a continuing education program for accountants.

■Managerial/financial accounting tutor.

■Accounting teaching assistant.

■Student ambassador for Becker CPA review program.

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN RENTALS SAUGERTIES, NY

2005 to 2009

OWNER/OPERATOR

Started business from scratch renting equipment and party-wares, hosted events, sold retail inventory. Grew successful business then sold to return to complete degrees. Key results:

■Handled all aspects of management, including sales, accounting, and HR.

■Employed six individuals and oversaw their positions.

■Scheduled rentals with customers, planned events and increased growth annually.

Additional Teaching Experience

THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Hyde Park, NY

January 2016 to Present

Adjunct Professor

Taught Financial, Managerial and Business Planning to students in their junior and senior year of a bachelor curriculum. Used Moodle to integrate online and in class instruction. Wrote lesson plans to expand on my ability to educate students with ease. Key results:

■Utilize variety of technologies and instructional methodologies to keep courses fresh and engaging.

■Work with individual students to improve understanding and course grades.

■Help students develop talent through range of exercises, readings and discussions.

■Taught the capstone course of business planning to combine previous courses students completed and guided them to create individual business models to market to investors.

■Broadened my knowledge of business, accounting, leadership, human development and learning, and public speaking.

Education

Certified Public Accountant, New York, 2016

State University of New York at New Paltz

Master of Science in Business with a concentration in Public Accounting, 2013

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 2011

Personal Growth and Development

Landmark Forum- 2015 Worked on personal and professional development through an intense four-day program

Writing- 2017 Currently writing a financial and accounting guide for the hospitality industry

Recent Volunteerism: Unison Learning Center, Nextgen, NYSSCPA, New Paltz Middle School PTA

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