Paul Nowierski Background - Accounting / Operations 4+ years
*** ******* ** ********* - ********* of Science (Accounting) Scarsdale, NY 10583 Level of Experience: Intermediate to Senior ***********@*****.*** Available Start date - 2 weeks from offer 914-***-**** Salary requirements - Role Appropriate Education
Bachelors of Science - Accounting (Class of 2012)
Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York
Intermediate Accountant - Transamerica, Harrison, New York ( May 2017 to Present)
(Mutual Fund Re-Registration Team Leader / Daily Dividend Research Leader) GAAP, SOX
-Reconcile Dividend discrepancies between mutual fund families and dividends paid to Transamerica 401k participants
-Process trade corrections in Oracle / DAS to resolve accounting to fund family discrepancies for plan activity
-Provide accounting correction audit documentation support to be used for yearly audit
-Reconcile Settlement cash accounts & process P/L accounting adjustments when necessary
-Initiate Broker to Broker Asset transfers for lost business moving from Transamerica to other 401k providers
-Analyze malfunctioning business processes and provide solutions to Sr Management
-Analyze / streamline inefficient business process - making processes more efficient to give to junior level staff Accountant - Pentegra Retirement Services, White Plains, New York ( May 2016 to May 2017)
(Finance / General Ledger / Treasury)
GAAP, SOX
-Assist Senior Staff / CFO in month end close
-Prepare Monthly Journal Entries / General Ledger Account Reconciliations
-Oversee Payroll Distribution funding for Pentegra’s Pension Plan
-Provide Wire / ACH funding for daily 401k distributions
-Record incoming wires for 401k plan activity
-Maintain expense schedules for prepaid assets
-Maintain Cash Receipts Journals for multiple Pentegra Subsidiaries
-Maintain Complex Sales Team Commission File / Oversee Insurance Sales Team Payroll
-Perform Bank Reconciliations
Trade Administrator - Pentegra Retirement Services, White Plains, New York ( November 2014 to May 2016)
-Reconcile 401k trade activity between Pentegra’s trading platform and Reliance Trust Company
-Oversee stock liquidity for 401(k) plans
-Maintain recordkeeping for mutual fund dividends owed to participants
-Verify all daily 401k plan Contributions, Loans, Distributions
-Oversee PCRA activity
-Process and Trade Participant loan repayments
-Generate a nightly trade / trust file for daily 401k activity
-Assist in yearly Audit
Software Skills:
Microsoft Excel
-Proficient with Pivot Tables, V Look Ups, Sum IF formulas / MACROS
-Adept at formula creation / As well being able to interpret existing formulas and create professionally formatted reconciliations
-Capable of accurately maintaining and updating complex spreadsheets which contain hundreds of sensitive formulas
-Experienced working within sensitive SQL Databases Microsoft Oracle / Dynamics / Crystal Reports
-Journal Entry / General Ledger Modules
-Accounts Receivable Modules Including Payment Applications / Journal Entries
-Intercompany Export / Import / Company Trial Balance Specialized areas of knowledge / expertise:
Accounting / Finance / Mutual Fund Trading / Fund Operations / Trust Reporting Accounting / 401k, 403b, DB, DC plans