Customer Service Accounting

Jacob Ehrenpreis, MBA

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Controller, UA Enterprises, New York, NY 12/14-present

General Contractor and building services, $70 million annual revenue (projected)

Responsible for ensuring accurate financial and job profitability reports for a rapidly growing general contracting company and its subsidiaries

oReporting for the five companies is on a monthly basis and discussed with the principals of the company

oCost accounting procedures implemented to address any negative variances

oPrepare AIA requisitions to clients on a biweekly basis and manage expenditures by paying vendors based on percentage of billings

Managing a team of five bookkeepers, reviewing journal entries, payroll, and accounts payable/receivables

oImplementing ideas to increase positive cash flow such as requesting prompt payment discounts and fixing how change orders are processed

oHelping to transform the company from a cash basis to GAAP percentage of completion basis

oInstituting a spreadsheet data system to track expenditures, establish fixed pricing with vendors, and ensuring that audit logs are maintained

Accountant, CargoTrans, Valley Stream, NY 04/14-11/14

Freight Forwarding and Import/Export Company, $40 million annual revenue

Worked with controller to ensure accurate financial statements

oImplemented procedures that automate operations and improve profitability

oPost revenue in their proper period using GAAP accounting revenue recognition rules

oReconciled operating bank accounts and posted accrual entries on a monthly basis

oAnalyze revenue and expense trends, prepare reports to assist owners in forecasting and financial decision

Assist the Accounts Payable Department

oExamine invoices for accuracy and department approval

oReviewed statements from vendors and resolved vendor issues and discrepancies

Accountant, Tax Pros USA, Brooklyn, NY Contract Position 03/14-04/14

Business Services and Tax Company, $5 million annual revenue

Applied IRS principles to Corporate and Partnership Tax Returns

oEnsured that tax forms have accurate and complete data

oReviewed other tax preparers work for errors and data omission

Prepared sales tax returns and other back-office accounting support

oUse of QuickBooks to reconcile bank statements for 30 companies

oPosted general ledger entries to complete month and year-end closing entries

Accountant, Alliance Time, Brooklyn, NY Contract Position 10/13-02/14

Private Ecommerce Company, $50 million annual revenue

Applied GAAP principles to GL and related reports to insure accuracy

oImproved profitability by identifying $10,000 of expenses that were reclassified as prepaid assets

oExcel Pivot Table function used to analyze expenses from 3 operating entities on a monthly basis

oReported expenses to management with explanations for significant variances

oExcel VLookup function used to analyze intercompany transactions between parent company and 5 sub companies.

oReconciled 13 operating and 3 payroll bank accounts on a monthly basis

oExtensive use of Navision Software for general ledger accounting entries, including month end accruals, expenses, and payroll entries

ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIPS

Operations Accountant, Evergreen Products, Woodside, NY 06/13-09/13

Private HVAC Company, $10 million annual revenue

Established purchasing controls to reduce costs and maximize customer service/relationship management

oUsed QuickBooks to record GL transactions and update client information

oIncreased profitability 5% due to proper supply chain and warehouse management

Analyzed financial data for accuracy and to ensure profit margin benchmarks were met

oPrepared weekly reports that detailed revenue for the wholesale and retail divisions

Assistant to Owner/Principal, Marvin Gruza, CPA, Flushing, NY 01/13-06/13

Processed tax returns

oPrepared 1040, K1, and other tax forms for partnerships, small businesses, and individuals

oDiscussed tax planning and internal controls with start-up and small corporations

Used QuickBooks to insure report(s) accuracy, and prepare GL month-end accruals and deferrals

State of Israel Bonds/Development Corp. for Israel, NY, NY (Subsidiary of Israel Bonds) 09/11-06/12

Finance department, prepared all financial reports for the North America subsidiaries

oClarus software used to record journal entries, and to analyze profitability of fundraising events

oCoded 20 vendor invoices on a daily basis to cost centers and prepared correcting entries

oReviewed and recorded management and sales reports

Brant Publishing, NY, NY (Niche Market Magazine Publisher, $10 million annual revenues) 01/10-09/10

MAS 90 software used to ensure GL transactions were properly documented and posted

Completed accounts receivable transactions and 3 bank reconciliations on a monthly basis

Performed payroll and other budgetary analysis

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Navision, Clarus, MAS 90, QuickBooks, TaxAct, Cargowise, Excel – Pivot Tables, V-Lookups

EDUCATION

St. John’s University, Queens, NY 2012

MBA, Public Accounting, GPA 3.3

Certificate in Public Accounting pending, Regulation and Business Tests- Passed

Queens College of the City University of New York, Queens, NY 2006

BA, Economics, GPA 3.5, Graduated with Honors

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