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ROBERT VEEREN
Education
Bernard M. Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business - New York, NY
May 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Concentration in Accountancy
Cumulative GPA: 3.7
Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY
May 2009
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Concentration in Finance
Cumulative GPA: 3.6
Professional Experience
EmblemHealth July
2012 - Present
Finance Department - Financial Reporting
Lead Reporting Specialist
. Reduced the time it takes to prepare the quarterly and annual
consolidated GAAP financial statements with supporting footnote
disclosures by more than half
. Streamlined the corporate year end external audit process
. Incorporated metrics used to monitor and review non-operating revenue
and expenses
. Work with team to prepare monthly management and board of directors
financial reporting package which includes a monthly management
operations memo that analyzes and explains monthly financial
deviations from budget
. Perform ad hoc analyses on financial and non-financial attributes of
subsidiary entities for internal and external reporting purposes
EmblemHealth September 2010 -
July 2012
Finance Department - Corporate Accounting - Investments and Subsidiary
Ledgers
Senior Accountant
. Recorded monthly journal entries for subsidiary business units to
ensures monthly, quarterly, and year end close are completed
accurately and timely
. Coordinated with external investment custodians and record-keepers and
treasury department to generate and record journal entries for all
investment accounts
. Reduced the time it took to reconcile cash accounts by converting cash
accounts to positive pay accounts
. Work with staffs to ensure that all critical and non-critical
subsidiary ledger and investment accounts are reconciled on a monthly
basis
. Prepared various flux analysis on balance sheet and income statement
line items to explain shifts and changes in accounts from month over
month
EmblemHealth June 2009 -
September 2010
Finance Department - Corporate Accounting - Medical Expense
Staff Accountant
. Prepared monthly capitation payments for the company's medical groups
and ancillary benefit providers
. Coordinated with provider relations, treasury, and accounts payable
groups to ensure that capitation payments are accurate and complete
. Analyzed and reported on monthly memberships trends for the medical
groups and ancillary benefit providers
Achievements, Skills and Interests
. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Outlook,
PowerPoint and Word)
. Skilled in Oracle's PeopleSoft
. Experienced with Cognos Datawarehouse, QCARE Mainframe, and Microsoft
SharePoint
. Mentor in the iMentor NYC Program
. Active in New York City charity sports leagues
. Passed two of the four parts of the CPA exam