ADEKEMI KASSIM, MBA

*** **** **** ****** / #*** / New York, NY 10011

C: 646-***-**** / aczlh6@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration in General Management (2011) – Nyack College

Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Information Systems (1999) – CUNY Queens College

SKILLS: MAS 90/200, Great Plains, FRx, AS400, QuickBooks, Solomon IV, PeopleSoft, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Sage Peachtree, Sage 50/100, MRI, SAP

EXPERIENCE:

Staff Accountant, New York, NY 11/15 – 03/17

ROZA 14W LLC

Full Cycle Accounts Payable in MRI – Coding, Entering, Processing Checks, Signature Approval of Checks, Mailing out Checks

Full Cycle Accounts Receivable IN MRI – Process Sundry and Utility Charges to the tenants in Excel, Bill Tenants, Send out Rent Statements by email and mail, Record Payments and Credits towards their accounts

Answer and respond to tenants’ questions and concerns regarding their rent statements and their office space.

Sr. Staff Accountant Consultant New York, NY 05/10 – 10/15

Clients: Lighthouse Int’l, Groundwork Inc., Australian Global Network, Albert Ellis Institute, NYU Medical Center

Sterling InfoSystems, Paramount Group, Tower Group Companies, The Smile Train, MACYS,

1199SEIU, FEGS, Carver Federal Savings Bank, Weil-Cornell Medical College, Cassa Hotel, Battery

Park City Parks, Omni New York

Accounting/Bookkeeping – Maintain Ledger Accounts, Bank Reconciliation, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable

Account Payable - Invoicing, Coding, Account Setup, Vendor Management, Issuing Checks, Processing Payments, Invoice Reconciliation, A/P Accruals, Invoice Reconciliation, Researching Discrepancies

Billing/Accounts Receivable – Enter daily cash receipts, apply client payments, wire transfers, bank deposits, commissions, misc reimbursements, A/R variance reports, monthly/quarterly reports

Credit/Collections/Customer Service – Collection calls, resolve issues, credit investigations, coordinate activities with collection agencies, prepare reports and attend monthly credit meetings; Resolving customer issues

Budget Analyst – preparing monthly budget forecasts and variance analysis, develop and review department budgets, prepare reports on key planning and budget issues, identify and recommend solutions

Financial Analyst – profit and loss analysis; monthly forecasting activities, analysis, review and reporting; developing analyzing, maintaining and reporting the annual plan; reporting on budgeted and forecasted information; review and analysis of client contracts, analyzing risks and opportunities, oversight of finance policies

Research Analyst – Analyzation of receivables from its union members while providing comprehensive health, pension, and quality of life benefits to unionized workers represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers

Cashier/Sales – Operation of cash registers, greeting customers, ringing up purchases, and answering questions about products, merchandise and services

Billing Accountant, New York, NY 01/08 – 02/09

ProcureStaff, Ltd

Management of periodic billing to major accounts (Eli Lilly, Avaya) and the weekly maintenance of said billing

Responsible for all aspects of their account as it relates to billing, adjustments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, auditing, and reporting as it relates to the financial function of the account.

Accounting Consultant, New York, NY 03/04 – 01/08

Position titles included: Accountant, Project Analyst, Administrative Manager,

Billing Manager, Bookkeeper, Payroll Assistant, Collections, Customer Service

Clients: Louis Vuitton, Transport Workers Union, Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, NY&Co., Environmental Defense, EMusic, Perfect Building Maintenance, Brown Brothers Harriman, Clarendon Insurance, Partsearch Technologies, Horizon Media, Natural Resources Defense Council, EMI Records

Internal/External Project Analysis, Evaluation & Review of various departments within the company

Heavy Billing of building accounts generating $2M monthly

Monthly/Yearly Financial Reporting and Analysis of the Company’s Financial Position

Reconciling the Stock Ledger Balancing Report of Daily Sales Activity

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll

Retail - Creating Inventory Reports of Sales and Profitability

Recording client payments in the appropriate account; identifying and resolving payment discrepancies

Accountant/Financial Analyst, New York, NY 05/01– 12/03

TransitCenter, Inc.

Preparation and Analysis of General Ledger, Financial Statements, Income Statement, Comparative Financial Statement

Bank Reconciliation, Account Reconciliations, Monthly/Yearly Closings

Record and Enter in Great Plains System: Payroll, TransitChek Premium/Bulk Program

Consignment Inventory Report Prepare and Record a monthly report on Excel of TransitChek, Metrocards Shipped and Lost

Daily Chase Bank Activity Report Prepare, Record and Enter (Deposits and Withdrawals) daily activity transactions from the Chase Bank Fax

Accountant/Finance Consultant, New York, NY 06/97– 04/01

Clients: United Nations (UNICEF), United Nations Hotel, ING, Israel Discount Bank, Tishman Speyer, Zomba Records, NYC Employee Retirement System

Reconciliation of foreign bank accounts- Cash Management, ACHs, Wires

Daily data processing of payables

Adjusted entries account reconciliation

End-of-the-month and yearly reconciliation of general ledger accounts

Daily recorded and adjusted entries of certified checks from respective branches

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable/Collections/Payroll/Pension

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