Financial Analyst

Shelli Harrington

www.linkedin.com/pub/shelli-harrington/78/b39/884 ● 248-***-****

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced finance professional with 9 years in analyzing, problem solving, and reconciliation of customer accounts. Self-motivated, hard worker who focuses upon project completion within time requirements. Self - manages to accomplish responsibilities while working effectively within teams. Understand GAAP principles such as balance sheet item classification and outstanding share measurements. Knowledgeable with SAP, CIPP, AMS, TAS, TRIPS, Pershing, Access, and Excel (VLookUps, Pivot tables, and Macros)

Education

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration August 2013

Major: Accounting

Professional Experience:

Thomson Reuters, Bingham Farms, MI April 2014 – September 2014

Accounting Reconciliation Specialist, - (DAHL Consulting Agency) Position eliminated due to contract ending

Increased Payment Coordinator productivity by 15+% through:

Analyzing and implementing 40+% discrepancy items by determining asset or liability causes of backdated invoices with multiple entries in patent department to bring intake current;

Performing audit processes on systems daily to reconcile resolution, financial, and agent/payment coordinator variances promoted to trademark department for same; and,

Self-training in trademark department on renewal procedures and jurisdictions

Hewlett Packard, Pontiac MI May 2012 – October 2012

Financial Associate III, - (Client – Federal Government) Position eliminated due to large company downsizing

Reduced Financial Analyst approval time by 8% through:

Analyzing and implementing data input verification procedures by determining and reconciling financial, coding, and operator error variances merging and distributing 40% of departments invoices with multiple entries to company automated systems daily;

Developing and performing systems audit procedures through researching several systems and interfacing with departments to identify source of financial processing errors; and,

Utilizing above-described audit process as a foundation for continuous systems improvement for month-end closing.

Bank of New York Mellon, Troy, MI October 2007 – January 2010

SS Stocks Records Specialist

Saved Reconciliation’s Department processing time by 5% through:

Analyzing and implementing searches for share variances through bank automated systems for all Employee Stock Purchase Plan accounts daily while meeting deadlines; and,

Reconciling journal entries for cash flow and share variances at systems conversion from data entry to automated systems with 100% accuracy.

Bank of America, Livonia, MI December 2001 – June 2007

Operations Associate July 2003 – June 2007

Saved the Bank 10+% in annual profit loss due to improved accuracy and efficiency through:

Analyzing 20% of departments customer cash flows while determining verification of financial postings, and implementing searches using banks automated systems for unreconciled journal entries for day-end closing;

Reconciling checks daily to subsidiary and general ledger accounts during computer system down-times through 10-key while maintaining all other job responsibilities; and,

Identified by supervisor as “go to” person in department

Proof Operator December 2001 – July 2003

100% accuracy of reconciliations eliminating bank teller out-of-balance reports through:

Processing 15000+ checks monthly using banks automated systems and self-trained on 10-key during personal time to improve accuracy and speed; and,

Awarded bonus for accuracy and speed within 6 months of hire.

Associations:

Wayne State Alumni Association

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