Sales Accounting
Resume:
WILLIAM SLOBODSKY
* ***** ***** ***. **, Staten Island, NY 10314
E-mail: *******.*********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE:
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, NY, NY (A leading law firm in the
United States)
Consultant January 2014 to June 2014
( Preparing various monthly financial reports
( Responsible for General Ledger balance sheet accounts and bank
reconciliations
( Sales tax and rent tax compliance; Record keeping and journal entry of
fixed assets on a monthly basis
Fross Zelnick Lehrman Zissu P.C., NY, NY (Among the top intellectual
property law firms in the world)
Accounting Supervisor November 2010 to October 2013
March 2008-October 2013
( Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements
( Direct supervision of Staff Accountants and Accounts Payable Group
( Indirect supervision of billing and accounts receivables groups
( Direct contact with partners about any accounting issues
( Responsible for sales tax and commercial rent tax compliance
( Authorized wire payments
( Reviewed balance sheet and income statement throughout the month
( Managed preparation for monthly unallocated meeting
( Dealt with Foreign Associates on receivables and payable issues
( Corrected the coding for newly set up clients
Senior Accountant March 2008 to October 2010
( Acted as Controller for the accounting department of 11 people
( Managed entire payroll from input to W2 production
( Processed semi- monthly and bonus payrolls
( Introduced production of overtime templates thru ezlabor resulting in
significant savings
( Automated reporting process for payroll reports which resulted in
savings of 10%
( Handled all aspects of A/P, Month End and Year End closings
( Prepared and analyze Month End reports
( Prepared weekly reports for the Executive Committee
( Oversaw the daily cash report
( Supervised staff accountant with payment application issues
( Proactively collaborated with HR to implement vacation, personal and
sick days on employees' paystubs
( Key liaison with ADP on all issues related to payroll
( Responsible for budget management and preparation
( Managed annual and workers compensation audits
( Reconcile the bank statements for all cash accounts
Scholastic, NY, NY (The largest publisher and distributor of children's
books in the world)
Financial Analyst (Consulting) October 2007 to March 2008
( Processed daily and monthly revenue reports and distributed to
department heads
( Analyzed the actual vs. budget and forecast on the monthly basis
( Created and maintained a file for capitalized expenses
( Project Leader to automate manual processes
( Checked and coded invoices for various Editorial, Marketing and Admin
Vendors
( Monitored Travel & Entertainment reports for NY office
Credit Suisse, NY, NY (World-leading financial services company)
HR Analyst / Financial Controller April 2004 to August 2007
( Prepared monthly budgeting report for headcount variance for HR
Americas
( Managed SOX controls and procedures for HR Finance department
( Prepared payroll, benefits and bank accounts transactions analyses and
reconciliations
( Assembled Accounts for Account Ownership on the monthly basis using
GAAP
( Funding and General Ledger reporting for Flexible Spending Accounts
( Managed and directed incoming wires for the US Payroll
( Responsible for establishing new tax identification for withholding tax
and SUI
( Authored and developed journal entry templates that were passed from HR
to Financial Accounting
( Served as liaison between payroll department and ADP
( Implemented quality control measures for ADP
( Prepared General Ledger Entries
( Balanced, audited and posted U.S. Payroll to the General Ledger
( Posted and reconciled payroll bank account for Credit Suisse's Mexico
entity
( Responsible for the Funding for the medical benefits bank account
( Managed and implemented escheatment procedures for US payroll
( Organized 401K and Pension Books for outside auditors
( Managed administrative tax filings pertaining to Rebranding of Credit
Suisse
( Prepared procedure manuals for payroll accounts
Rozel and Haykin, CPA, PC, Brooklyn, NY (One of the prominent CPA firms in
the Russian community)
Consultant January 2004 to April 2004
( Prepared Individual Income tax returns, write ups, payroll, journal
entries
Tioga State Bank, Spencer, NY (Leading community bank in Upstate New York)
Accountant II June 2002 to August 2003
( Performed Financial Analysis; Created queries for the accounting
department
( Developed special financial reports and monitored preparation and
review
( Constructed a program to monitor coding for new deposit accounts
( Prepared Call Report, FRY9C and FRY9LP regulatory reports
( Maintained Bank's General Ledger; Bid on Municipal CD's
( Analyzed Budget Variance Reports; Prepared Bank Holding Company
Financial Statements
( Wrote procedures outlining preparation of financial reports
Graybar Electric Company, Long Island City, NY (Leader in the distribution
of electrical, telecommunications and networking products)
District Information Delegate May 2000 to May 2001
January 1998-May 2001
( Performed Financial Analysis
( Supplied sales information to Branch and District management; Prepared
inventory management reports
( Served as liaison between accounting and IS group
( Provided financial data to the accounting department
( Assisted accounting and administration group with training on new
software
Supervisor of the Accounts Payables Department January 1999 to April
2000
( Managed four professional employees in the A/P department
( Negotiated better payment terms with local suppliers; Increased A/P
days outstanding
( Scheduled all merchandise invoices for payment; Ensured cash discount
was taken
( Identified potential duplicate payments on a monthly basis
Internal Auditor January 1998 to January 1999
( Audited and classified expense invoices and employee vouchers
( Resolved all the outstanding billing issues from prior management
( Produced expense reports; Responsible for sales and use tax compliance
( Reconciled bank accounts for all 16 locations; Prepared monthly journal
entries
COMPUTER & SOFTWARE SKILLS:
Windows 7, XP, MS Office, ADP Enterprise, PeopleSoft, Elite, PayExpert,
Access, Cognos, Hyperion Enterprise
JD Edwards, HRMS, Accountant's Relief, UltraTax, Profitstar, AS400,
CitiDirect, ReportSmith, ADP Reporting,
EDUCATION:
BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, June 1997
LANGUAGES: Fluent in Russian
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