JOHN PALADINO, CPA
Bellerose Manor, New York 11427
Cell: 347-***-****
acxch5@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
I am a Certified Public Accountant seeking to apply my knowledge, skills
and experience in a position in accounting or finance.
EXPERIENCE
Katzman Produce: Accounting Manager - June 2015 to April 2016
( Supervised accounting department and reviewed the work of accounting
staff members
( Prepared monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements and
supporting schedules
( Managed general ledger activity and monthly closing process
( Oversaw accounts payable and accounts receivable process
( Prepared various reports, bank reconciliations and financial forecasts
( Managed the external audit of company financial statements
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Accountant - July 2014 to April 2015
( Prepared company monthly and quarterly financial statements
( Supervised accounts payable, ensuring proper allocation of expenses and
payments of vendors
( Managed the monthly closing process, booked accruals and ensured the
correct cutoff for
transactions
( Prepared financial schedules that provided support for account balances
and related
activities
( Examined monthly expense accounts for fluctuations and investigated
significant differences
( Prepared monthly bank reconciliations
( Assisted rental branches with daily rental activities and provided
branch managers with critical
accounting information
Marks Paneth, LLP, Accountant - November 2013 to April 2014
( Prepared financial statements for corporations, S-corporations and
partnerships
( Performed audits of companies' financial statements, including the
testing of account
balances and transactions, and examined the notes to the financial
statements
( Reviewed clients' financial statements for errors and made correcting
entries
( Prepared income tax returns and tax projections for high-net-worth
individuals, partnerships,
trusts and corporations
( Prepared payroll and sales tax returns for businesses
Imowitz Koenig & Co., LLP, Accountant - January 2011 to April 2013
( Performed audits and reviews of financial statements of various
companies
( Conducted in-depth research on various accounting and tax matters
( Prepared income tax returns and projections for individuals, trusts,
partnerships,
corporations and non-profit entities
( Trained accounting staff on accounting and tax software
Farkouh, Furman & Faccio LLP, Accountant - February 2009 to January 2011
( Performed extensive accounting and compilation work for corporations and
partnerships,
including preparing financial statements, booking journal entries, and
accounting research.
( Performed audit procedures on clients' financial statements
( Prepared income tax returns for high-net-worth individuals, trusts,
partnerships and
corporations.
( Advised clients on tax related matters and performed tax law research
( Prepared payroll and sales tax returns for businesses
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant, New York, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Queens College, 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Queens College, 2007
RECOGNITIONS
( NYSSCPA Excellence in Accounting Scholarship Award
( Golden Key International Honor Society Member
( New York City Peter Vallone Merit Scholarship
( Member of the Dean's List, Accounting GPA 3.9
COMPUTER SKILLS
( Peoplesoft ( Quickbooks ( Excel ( Word ( Outlook
( Prosystem ( Gosystem