Accounting Microsoft Office

SAMUEL A. ERHABOR

**** ****** * ***** 347-***-****

BROOKLYN, NY 11236 Cell 917-***-****

E-mail: *********@***.***

OBJECTIVE

Upper position in Accounting or Finance providing the opportunity to make a strong contribution to organizational goals utilizing both financial software and leadership skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

5/2014 – Present Breeze National Corporation, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Assistant Controller *Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable *Responsible for accurate and timely month end closing of the general ledger *Reconcile all revenue, accounts receivable, credit card, etc. balances between the general ledger *Review all monthly job cost reconciliation and complete all bank reconciliations *Maintain general ledger accounts for all projects under construction and the operating entities *Review, reconciliation and analysis of accounts, monitor the close process *Ensure that all subcontractors and vendors meet all requirements of contract agreement prior to any payments *Prepare Financial Statements, Budget and other Management Reports *Implementing and updating accounting policies and all posting in QuickBooks *Oversee cash management the operating entities and all development/construction projects *Prepare internal books for outside auditors in timely fashion (quarterly, annually)

9/2011 – 4/2014 SAMABOR SERVICE, BROOKLYN, NY

Consultant (General Accounting)

*Responsible for the Account Payables, Account Receivables

* Payroll Review (Union, Non-union, hourly and short term)

*Preparation of Financial Statements and Consolidation

*Responsible for General Ledger and Financial Analysis

*Reconciliation of Accounts including CAM and Financial Analysis

*Technical Accounting Advisory

*Interpretation of Contracts and Agreements, Royalties and Participations

*Budgeting, Revenue Recognition and Auditing

*Non for Profit Accounting, Grant Writing and Fund Raising

*Corporate Tax, Small Business Tax Returns and Form 990s

*Federal and States taxes

10/2007 – 8/2011 THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY INC., NEW YORK, NY

Accounting Manager

*Supervise staff of two within the department

*Responsible for Account Receivables and Account Payables

*Prepare participation statements to third parties in accordance with legal agreements

*Prepare Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP

*Intercompany Accounting and Transactions including month end close

*Perform significant interpretations and analysis of legal contracts on daily basis

*Review and ensure that contractual reporting obligations are met

*Corporate Tax and Responsible for Foreign Currency Conversion

*Prepare status reports and management reports highlighting significant findings

*Coordinate with various departments to ensure residual payments are paid accurately and on time

*Revenue Recognition including SOP 97-2 and Budgeting

*Work with General Ledger on a daily basis to analyze revenue/costs on a title per title basis

*Coordinate with the Finance group to have an understanding of ultimates, cash flow and

quarterly close procedures

*Responsible and work with the external CPA auditors and coordinating with outside CPA for tax matters

9/2004 – 9/2007 SCHOLASTIC, INC. SECAUCUS, NJ

Senior Royalties Accountant

*Monthly royalty accrual and Payment Review

*Advance Report and Month end closing for revenue accounts

*General Ledger Analysis and Journal Entries

*Contract and Licensing Master Review

*Advance and Accrual Accounts Reconciliation

*Analysis of the royalty accrual accounts and royalty advance accounts

*Budget Review, Cash Management and Financial Forecasting

*Revenue Recognition, Inventory Analysis and Statements review

*Review and Reconcile all payable Liability General Ledger accounts quarterly

*Reconcile the advances paid per the G/L to what has been posted to the statement

*Actualization Analysis and Financial Analysis

*Special Projects and Accounting Analysis with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and testing

11/96 – 9/2004 W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK, NY

Accounting Supervisor

Team with programmers to implement the royalty system

*Supervise staff of 4 within the royalty department

*General Ledger and Preparation of Financial Statements

*Participated in Systems Migration Projects in the Department

*Royalty and Participation Accounting including knowledge of GAAP

*Revenue Recognition for software and Payroll Reviews

*Variance Analysis including Budget and Inventory

*Intercompany Financial Transactions and Foreign Currency Conversion

*Responsible for the accruals and calculate the participations and royalties payment

*Interpreting Contracts, agreements and Handle authors’ and agents’ inquiries

* Auditing and Intercompany Billings Review

*Prepare inter-company elimination entries including royalty advances

*Handle all licensing agreements and calculate royalties under all agreements

*Accounts payable and receivable maintenance and analysis

*Integrate sub-rights income by supporting document for the authors

*Daily postings, month end closes and interfaces into the general ledger

SKILLS

*Software: Microsoft Office – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Visual Basic, Fox Pro, Turbo Tax, ProSeries Tax, Lingo (Optimization) and @ Risk (Monte-Carlo Simulation) – Advanced Risk Analysis for spreadsheets, AS 400, JD Edward, SAP, People Soft, Oracle, QuickBooks, Great Plains and FRx. Can adapt and learn new software.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, August 1996

Major: Accounting

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