Accounting Manager

PROFILE

Accountant capable of developing and managing high-end projects on time and

within budget. Extensive experience in hedge fund and private equity,

public and nonprofit accounting and auditing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

December/2013 - Present Noor Society

Senior Accountant

* Prepare annual budgets for grant proposals

* Maintain current budgets by monitoring monthly/quarterly expenditure

reports by various grants

* Analyze budget variances reports to amend budgets or request grant

expansion

* Prepare and post journal entries

* Reconcile cash, investments positions, receivable, accruals and P&L

analysis

* Reconcile balance sheet accounts

* Assist in the quarterly and year-end audit and tax processes

* Prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other

financial reports

August/2010 - August/2013 Bank of New York Mellon

Fund Accountant

Conversion projects

Convert the accounting records of the new client funds to BNY Mellon data

base including

. Review the conversion package to assure the underlying schedules

supporting the trial balance

. Build holding cross reference and set up new securities if required

. Load tax lots, review securities prices and price new securities

. Reconcile tax lots, Portfolio valuation and load other accounting

related transactions

. Reconcile receivable, payable and perform the fund allocation

. Calculate net asset valuation to match the counterparty and client's

record

. Reconcile all lines in the trial balance

. Review all conversion project aspects according to a pre-set check

list

Fund Accounting

* Communicate with the Funds manager to process funds daily trading

activities

* Reconcile positions and cash balance and resolve any reconciling items

* Prepare monthly shareholders activities and reconciliations

* Review accounting related transactions, Accruals and calculate Net

Asset Valuation

* Perform month end closing process

* Prepare and post journal entries

* Calculate Net Asset Valuation on daily, weekly and monthly basis

* Assist in the month end closing process

* Assist in the quarterly and year-end audit and tax processes

* Prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other

financial reports

* Created documentation for audit purposes

Help Desk

. Liaise with the fund managers to decided and build the fund structure

with appropriate related accounting parameters on the date base

. Support fund accounting teams to resolve accounting and operational

issues

September/2008 - March/2010 Potter & Lamarca CPA

Auditor

* Audit of non-profit organizations in accordance with generally

accepted auditing standards

* Perform statistical tests using audit software (Creative Solution) to

examine the financial statement and reconcile bank and revenue

accounts

* Review contract provisions and grants and tested the accuracy of

expenditure reports

* Prepare quarterly financial reports for private parent and affiliated

companies

July/2006 - July/2008 Council for Unity

Accountant

* Prepare annual budgets for grant proposals

* Maintain current budgets by monitoring monthly/quarterly expenditure

reports by various grants

* Reconcile budget variances reports between budgets and actual

* Analyze budget variances reports to amend budgets or request grant

expansion

* Prepare consolidated financial statement (agency wide) entries

* Work closely with the independent auditor during the audit process

July/2002 - July/2006 United Bronx Parents

Financial Consultant

* Supervise the accounting department, lead and train accountants during

the implementation of new accounting processes and transition to new

accounting software

* Study all existing contracts and budgets, match and determine adequacy

of existing chart of accounts

* Revise and prepare new charts of accounts, re-determine accounts

segments

EDUCATION

* June 2010 CPA-Inactive

* Bachelor's Degree in Accounting -Alexandria University

SKILLS

. Working Knowledge

. Advent - Geneva

. MS Excel, MS Word - Power Point

. Creative Solutions

. MIP - Sage Nonprofit, Fund EZ, Quick books

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