ANDREW R. NORRIS
Waltham, MA 02453
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OBJECTIVE:
To find a position that will help me gain more on the job experience
while studying for a master's degree in accounting
EDUCATION:
UMASS BOSTON Boston, MA
Pursuing a Master's Of Science In Accounting (MSA)
Fall 2014 - Present
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY Boston, MA
Concentration: Business Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 05/2007
Honors: Deans List Spring 2007
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY Providence, RI
Concentration: Event Management 2003-2004
Honors: Deans List Did Not Graduate -
Transferred
EXPERIENCE:
Benchmark Senior Living Wellesley, MA
Portfolio Accountant 07/2014-Present
. Assists in calculating monthly distribution amounts to investors based
on the monthly cash flow
. Assists with gathering tax filing documentation and tracking all
communications from the IRS and individual state revenue departments
. Processes all journal entries relating to capital activity and loan
repayments using the Yardi accounting system
. Reports Cash Flow forecasts on a monthly basis
. Prepares quarterly investor reports
. Acts as the main point of contact for updates to investor information
CBRE Walpole, MA
Assistant Facilities Manager 01/2014-07/2014
. Was responsible for assisting with the operations and accounting
related to operating expenses for three buildings within the
healthcare sector totaling over 200,000 SQ feet
. Assisted the facility manager with managing operations and vendors
. Processed all facility related general ledger entries for all three
sites
. Prepared expense budgets for all three sites totaling over 6 million
dollars
. Accounts payable
. Accounts receivable
. Managed vendors while onsite
. Processed accounting entries for all invoices paid, using the Ariba
system
. Wrote purchase orders for all vendor invoices
. Worked closely with financial reporting team to ensure financial
workbooks and accruals were accurate on a monthly basis
STATE STREET CORPORATION Boston, MA
Private Equity Fund Accountant Manager/ Officer 06/2012-
01/2014
. Directly responsible for managing a team of four fund accountants,
interviews candidates for open positions within team and preforms semi-
annual staff reviews
. Worked on capital call and distribution notices and wires related to
distribution payments
. Prepared expense budgets for clients on monthly and quarterly basis
. Prepared and provided quarterly FAS 157 (ASC 820) reports
. Worked on audit related requests
. Prepared and delivers monthly and quarterly reporting packages
. Experience pricing funds
. Maintained accounting records for thirty private equity funds
. Worked closely with financial reporting team to ensure financial
reports are accurate on a quarterly basis
. Processed and authorizes wire invoices
STATE STREET CORPORATION Quincy, MA
Custody Specialist/ Associate 2 12/2008-
06/2012
. Interacted with multiple clients regarding mutual fund account related
queries
. Worked with various mutual funds including Fixed income, hedged,
equity, fund of funds, and international funds
. Fixed income: pay downs, derivatives, mortgage backed securities,
collateral (Treasury bills), security lending
. Hedged: Short and long term trades, derivates, collateral (Treasury
bills), security lending
. Equity: Both domestic and foreign, dividend payments, reconciling all
balances for all currencies (assuring the custody and accounting
records tie)
. Ensured all cash accounts are correct and that accurate cash numbers
are provided to clients on a daily basis
. Experience with failing trades, capital stock, expenses, audits, repos
and overdraft billing
. Resolved differences in accounting records to assure accounting and
custody records tie
. Researched income that has not paid to mutual funds
. Reviewed daily work of overseas team
COMBINED LIFE INSURANCE CO. Utica, NY
Management Trainee/ Sales Associate 10/2007-07/2008
. Contacted and serviced existing accounts by helping policy holders
with claims and answering questions
. Grew existing accounts
. Found new accounts
. Manage a territory assignment
SKILLS:
. Bloomberg, Ariba, Yardi, QuickBooks, Microsoft Windows, Word, Works,
Excel & PowerPoint
. Excellent Interpersonal, Organizational, Planning, Analytical and
Marketing Skills