Norman R. Levin
Chicago, Illinois 60629
aczj0s@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY:
Twenty Years Comprehensive Accounting Experience
Ten Years Retail Management
Insurance, Real Estate & Automobile Sales
Management Consulting
Customer Service Priority
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT – Chicago: 2009 – 2017
Toyota Technical Institute Chicago - Chicago
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago – Chicago
ESP Transportation – Chicago
BCR Services, Hurricane Hydro Services, Images Med Spa, Southwest Laser & Med Spa – Chicago
Northwestern Institute of Health & Technology – Chicago
Jennifer Ames Chicago – Chicago
Victoria Court Reporting Service – Chicago
Accounts Receivable - Collections, Factoring, Government Vouchering
Accounts Payable
Reconciliation of bank, credit card and investment accounts
Processing of weekly payroll & semi-monthly payroll for up to 100 employees
Personnel administration
Monthly preparation for financial statement publication
ACCOUNTANT: Alzheimer’s Association – Chicago: 2007 - 2008
Accounting for Chapters’ contributed revenue received at Home Office
Accounting for Chapters’ contributed revenue received at Chapter
Applying 60/40% split to contributed revenue to be shared by Chapter & Home office respectively
Reconcile split quarterly; receive or remit differential
Advise/ consult with chapter officers regarding accounting conversion/ process from licensee to subsidiary
Recording, reporting and reconciling National/Chapter Shared Fundraising revenue
ACCOUNTANT: Oak Park Regional Housing Center - Oak Park: 1995 - 2007
Administration of all G/L entries, A/P, A/R
Designed custom chart of accounts
Instituted more efficient bookkeeping system
Federal HUD/ CDBG contracts management
Cash management of operating/checking, money market accounts, cds, stocks
Publication of monthly financial statements: BS, P&L, AR, AP, Ad Hoc
Wrote annual budgets for organization’s six funds
(Consolidated expense actuals consistently under budget for 12 years)
Reconciliation of all bank and investment accounts
Wrote draft of new personnel/company policy manual for organization
Cash flow analysis
Credit card merchant account processing
Annual audit compliance and adjustments
Processing of bi-weekly payroll for up to twenty employees
Administration of employees’ insurance benefits/Sec 125; 403B, benefit days
Risk Management (workers comp, business liability insurance, safety, security)
Office and Plant Management (supplies, maintenance/repairs, landlord liaison)
Purchasing Agent (copier, postal meter, computers, phone system, cap imps, d & o insurance)
Oversight for grants and contracts compliance
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT – Chicago: 1991 - 1995:
LaSalle Bank, Chase Bank, Resolution Trust Corporation, Kidder Peabody, First Commonwealth, Lutheran Child & Family Services, VOA).
Various financial accounting activities
EDUCATION:
University of Illinois at Chicago; Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting/ Management – March 1991
SOFTWARE:
QuickBooks, Peachtree/ Sage, Excel, Word, MAS 500, Team Approach, Client Bookkeeping Solutions, Analyzer, Abila, ADP, Paychex, Payville, QuickBooks Payroll