Staff Accounting

Andrew Passanante

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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

(Relocated to Florida in August 2012)

Phone: 631-***-**** / E-mail: ************@*****.***

Professional Experience

Arise Virtual Solutions, Inc., Miramar, Florida, 33027

Staff Accountant: September 2012 to Present

. Focus of responsibilities are on the Accounts Payable (Expense)

side of the company

. Maintain majority of balance sheet schedules including:

accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets

. Responsible for a wide range of month end journal entries in

order to close the books

. All international bank reconciliations

. Create vendor payments and handle majority of vendor inquiries.

Maintain working relationship with vendors.

. Process all Purchase Order requests

. Track and analyze payroll

. Assist with various ad hoc requests from management and other

departments

.

Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP, Garden City, New York, 11530

Full time Staff Accountant (Auditing Department): December 2011

to July 2012

. Clients served in the Manufacturing, Distribution, Real Estate

and Investment Management sectors

. Completed initial work papers for Audits, Reviews, and

Compilations at both the Staff and Semi-Senior levels

. Tax Return preparation for Individuals, Small Businesses, and

Partnerships

. Daily interaction with client contacts regarding audit inquiries

and other matters

. Responsible for completing analysis/schedules for audit purposes

and leading discussions on these topics

AriZona International, LLC (AriZona Iced Tea), Woodbury, New York,

11797

Full time Staff Accountant: May 2009 to November 2011

. Responsibilities included assisting with external GAAP and

statutory reporting, including management reporting and

corporate accounting

. Developed the ability to successfully multi-task in a fast paced

business environment within an organization in a significant

growth phase

. Interacted and worked with various foreign subsidiaries on a

daily basis

. Performed daily and monthly bank reconciliations

. Performed financial analysis on operating revenue, cash flows

and balance sheet accounts for purposes of operating decision

making

. Performed reconciliations of profit and loss accounts

. Prepared monthly conversion of financial statements from dollars

to foreign currency

. Prepared backup and calculation of monthly value added tax for

payment

. Assisted in training interns and new staff on accounting

policies and procedures

Intern: July 2007 to May 2009

. Assisted with the accounting for three of Arizona's foreign

subsidiaries, Arizona Canada, Arizona International, Arizona

Mexico

. Input sales and receipts into system for several companies

. Assist Senior Accountants and Managers with various tasks

Education

St. John's University, Queens, New York,

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (2009) and Masters of

Accountancy (2010)

Computer Skills

Strong PC skills including experience with components of Microsoft

Office (i.e. Excel, Word, and Powerpoint)

Working knowledge of Oracle, OBIEE (BI tool), Hyperion, QuickBooks,

SAP, JBA, Microsoft Access, ProSystem fx and ProSystem fx Tax.

References: Available upon request

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