Management Data Entry

M ARGARET M W ALKER

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A CCOUNTING & FINANCE B USINESS S UPPORT S PECIALIST

Recognized go-to resource with strong problem-solving skills and a flair for client relations; 15 plus years of

extensive experience in the financial industry from central banking, investment banking, wholesale banking, bank

operations management, middle and back office operations, plus life & health insurance sales.

KEY STRENGTHS

Financial Modeling (DCF, Comps, Waterfall) Research, Investigating & Resolution

Statistical Analysis Report Writing & Flow-Charting

Variance Analysis Strong Communication skill

Payment, Clearing & Settlement Effective Time Management Skill

Accounts & Bank Reconciliations Analytical & Critical Thinker

Accounts Payable/Receivables Computer Operation-PC/Mainframes

Budget Forecasting & Monitoring MS Office, Oracles, Crystal Report, Raiser Edge

Data Entry, Receipts & Invoices Bloomberg, Markit, FRED, STaRS, SWIFT, SAP

Compliances STATA, SPSS, SAS, Matlab, Python, VBA

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Business Economics December 2010

Pace University, New York

Bachelor of Arts: Mathematics December 2010

Pace University, New York

Minor: Finance & Management

Related course work: Financial Mathematics, Multi-Variable Statistics, International Management,

Organizational Management, Strategic Management, Business Law, Advance Accounting, Advance Financial

Analysis, International Finance, Money & Banking, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Game Theory &

Personal Financial Planning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial and Organizational Consultant March 2010 – December 2013

Anchor Strategy Group, Brooklyn, NY

Consult small business on how to create a more efficient workplace by implementing strong organization

skills, software and employees training.

Generate customer and vendor center database in excel, access, QuickBooks, MS Outlook, and other

software.

Reconcile credit card and bank account statement backlog, adding general ledger (GL) and other data entry

as needed.

Contribute substantially to reduce outstanding monies owed by working closely with AP/AR personnel and

owner; improving invoicing and collection methods and ensure AR aging is brought current.

Prepared data and run statistical analyses in SPSS to support market research.

Demonstrated the ability to assess rows of data and recognized patterns and trends that can be translated

into meaningful reports that generated discussion with business leaders.

M ARGARET M WALKER

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Math Tutor September 2008 – December 2010

Pace University Student Center, New York, NY

Provided academic assistant to students in mathematics.

Assisted students to build the skills and confident needed to be successful in course work.

Scheduled and prepared weekly assignment worksheets for tutors.

Account Receivables Specialist January 2008 – October 2009

UniTemp Agency, Assignment: The Great A&P Tea Company, Montvale, NJ

Processed cash receipt from lockboxes for 15 - 20 individual assets.

Continuous reviewed and monitoring of open accounts receivable balances.

Discuss outstanding accounts receivable balances with tenants.

Liaison with property management, legal and lease accounting to resolve issues.

Reconciled tenants’ accounts.

Provide both periodic and Ad hoc AR reporting to management

Created and maintained spreadsheets for receivables and payables

Computer Operator/Clearing & Settlement Associates January 2007 – August 2007

CoWorx Staffing, Assignment: Jack Henry Financial Service, Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Data Entry processing daily Bank Reconciliation of Check operation workflow

Created daily end-of-day statements and reports using AS/400 operating system

Reconciliation Analyst/Trainer December 1996 – October 2006

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Check Operations, East Rutherford, NJ

Assisted in daily supervision of Proof & Reconciliation function and monitored capture workflow

Monitored and reconciled check processing transaction exceeding 2 billion dollars daily using Real-Time

reconciliation system (IBM CPCS).

Prepare end-of-day proof and consolidation (General ledger) into an integrated accounting system (IAS) for

clearing and settlement of 100+ financial institution accounts.

Ensure all regulatory and compliance requirements are followed, including maintaining relevant and current

procedures, risk item are escalated appropriately, and documents are filed and archived according to

corporate policy.

Trained, implemented and documented Check 21 procedures using flowcharts for Proof and Reconciliation

training.

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for operations team process and procedures.

Led cross-functional team to improve quality of workflow, performance and eliminate wastes.

Recommended solutions that improved quality of workflow, reduced cost, meet deadlines a nd moved District

II, Check Operations from bottom to the top 25 percentile within the system.

Securities Processing Transaction Specialist March 1994 – December 1996

Progressive Agency, Assignment: State Street Bank, New York, NY

Monitored work queues and cash activity, providing required client engagement for resolution

Handled complex processing and servicing of transactions

Ensured all incoming inquiries and subsequent resolution is executed according to established service levels

Processed and reconciled all cash movements ensuring all exception management is reported and resolved

Reconciled, researched and resolved any discrepancies for activities including cash deposits, disbursements as

well as the securities activities.

Provided support services to institutional investors, broker dealers, hedge funds and private equity firms.

AFFILIATES & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

National Association of Business Economics September 2008 - Present

Society for Human Resource Management January 2014 - Present

Fundraising Director & Math Tutor (Volunteer) May 2013 - Present

Jamaica Needs You Inc. Nonprofit www.jamaicaneedsyou.org

Internship Program Coordinator (Volunteer) April 2014 - Present

Young, Hot & Modern Magazine www.yhmmagazine.com

EXPECTED MINIMUM SALARY RANGE $50,000 - $65,000

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