Boubacar Ba, EA, MBA
New York, NY
Phone: 212-***-**** / E-mail: ***********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Block Advisors - New York City: from January 2017
Tax Advisor / Enrolled Agent
Tax Professional Pro Bono (Volunteer) with Agostino & Associates, Hackensack, NJ
Urban Upbound - Long Island City New York
Tax preparation support during the 2016 tax season / Quality Reviewer (IRS Vita program - Advanced Level)
Tax Consultant: January 2008 -Present
Tax Specialties: Corporations / Domestic Partnerships / Individual / International / Nonprofit Organizations / Partnerships / Representation / Small Business / Transfer Pricing
South Harlem Financial Empowerment Center
Tax preparation support during the 2015 tax season (IRS Vita program) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (Vita/Aarp)
Volunteer Tax Preparer: New York, February 2010 -Present Recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for outstanding public service contributed through the SPEC (Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Assistance) and TCE (Tax Counseling for the Elderly) Programs Accountemps
Accounting Consultant: New York. October 2003 -January 2008 Assignments to various clients for assistance in accounting and bookkeeping. New York Life Insurance Company
Licensed Sales Agent: September 2001 –January 2008:Sales of Life Insurance products: Whole, Life, Term, Universal
American Finance House LARIBA
Accountant Pasadena, CA, USA May 2000 -July 2001: Bookkeeping, QuickBooks, Journal Entries.
Accounts payable. Accounts receivables.Bank reconciliations. General Ledger. Monthly closings
WS Marketing/ Equinox International
Sales Representative New York: October 1998 -April 2000 Bank Daar Al Maal/B.I.S.
February 1986 - September 1996 Financial Manager /Internal Auditor / Accounting Manager Dakar
In the West African Regional Office
Financial Manager, responsible for :
. Assistance and coordsination of the subsidiaries in accoun ting, budgeting and finance
. Implementation of Corporate procedures and policies
. Internal Audit
Progress reports to the the Chairman of the Regional Office on :
. Financings
. Liquidity situations
. Budgets
. Financial statements (Balance sheets, profit and loss accounts)
. Secretarial assignment in the Board of Meetings
In the Senegalese subsidiary :
Internal Auditor / Accounting Manager, responsible for :
. General Ledger
. Financial statements
. Regulatory reports to the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance
. Preparation of tax schedules
. Budgeting
. Profitability analysis
. Staff development
U.S.B. Bank (Affiliated with French CREDIT LYONNAIS) - Dakar
(Senegal)
May 1983 - January 1986 Chief Accountant
Center for Training of Bank Employees ("Centre de Formation de la Profession Bancaire") - Dakar (Senegal)
Teacher from 1980 to 1987
EDUCATION
William Howard Taft University, Denver, Co.
Graduated in July 2013:
Master of Business Administration (MBA).
(GPA: 4.00)
IRS Enrolled Agent Credential
Licensed by the U.S. Treasury Dept.
French State University of CNAM / International Institute of Bank Techniques (ITB) - Paris (France)
Master's degree in Banking and Finance
Bachelor's degree by a regionally accredited U.S. Institution: Evaluation by World Education Services (WES)
New York Real Estate Institute (NYREI)
New York State Real Estate Salesperson license
Skillsoft (Continued Professional Education ) Nashua, NH USA Major: Accounting
Certificates in :
. Managerial Accounting. Information technology (IT). Tax Planning. International Finance
. Financial Risk Management. Cost Accounting Decisions NYU SCPS -Division of Programs in Business
Annual Tax Controversy Forum
N. American Securities Administr. Assoc. (NASAA)
Certification: Series 63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) - Rockville, MD USA Certification: Series 6 Investment Co. Products/Variable Contracts Rep. Exam University of the State of NY - Education Dept. New York, NY General Educational Development
Center for Bank Training - Dakar (Senegal)
Graduate Professional Brevet as Senior Bank Employee Maurice Delafosse Professional and Technological High School ("Lycee Technique Maurice Delafosse") - Dakar (Senegal)
Certificate of Professional Ability as Accountant Associate AFFILIATIONS
. Member of the Institute of Management Accountants - New York chapter
. Member of the Alumni of the International Institute of Bank Techniques (I.T.B. -PARIS FRANCE)
. Member of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) - USA COMPUTER
Tax software: Pro-File; Drake; TaxWise; Intuit ProSeries; BlockWorks MS Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
QuickBooks
LANGUAGES :
Native or bilingual proficiency: French, English, Fulah (Peul) and Wolof Elementary proficiency: Arabic