Customer Service Accounting
Resume:
Markham, IL *****
Phone 773-***-****
***********@*******.***
VIRGINIA DOUGLAS
Employment
**** – present Bonded Collection Corporation Des Plaines, IL
A Hollis Cobb Associates Company
Accounting Manager
Manage all aspects of month-end close process for four companies within the required deadlines.
Oversee the daily accounting processes including balance sheet reconciliations, such as Fixed Assets, A/P, A/R and P&L analysis.
Prepare and disseminate the Executive Financial Consolidated Report to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, President and CFO.
Act as liaison to client auditors during the annual audit such as answer questions, gather supporting documentation and ensure audit report is completed in a timely manner.
Prepare and remit funds to clients via wire, ACH or check on a weekly basis.
Manage the day-to-day operations of cash posting positions.
Make necessary contact to client regarding outstanding receivable balances.
Prepare bi-weekly payroll entries.
The liaison between the company and our financial institutions.
2000 – 2002 ABN AMRO North America, Inc. Chicago, IL
Account Policy Specialist
Made all the necessary daily and month-end journal entries to the general ledger.
Reconciled various balance sheet accounts.
Researched outstanding receivables.
Prepared financial statements for Senior Management.
Worked with operations personnel to identify and resolve issues.
1990 – 2000 Cargill Investor Services, Inc. Chicago, IL
Regulatory Accounting Supervisor
Supervised the preparation of the daily segregation reports and the month-end reconciliation to the trial balance.
Supervised the completion and filing of financial reports distributed to regulatory groups including SEC, CFTC, NASD and U.S. and foreign commodity and security exchanges and clearinghouses.
Responsible for developing and administering an internal self-audit process through out the company to ensure policies and procedures are in place and being used correctly to protect the integrity of the financial data and safeguard the company assets.
Supervised the preparation of the daily pro-forma and capital computation.
Supervised the audit engagements conducted by our DSRO, DEA, SEC and KPMG.
Assisted in training employees in various regulatory functions.
Regulatory Accountant
Prepared the monthly, quarterly and annual Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single Reports (FOCUS Report) and distribute to the SEC, CFTC, NASD and U.S. and foreign commodity/security exchanges and clearing houses.
Prepared the daily pro-forma and weekly reserve calculation.
Responsible for keeping abreast with current policies, incorporating new rules and regulations as required being in compliance.
Assisted in audit engagements conducted by our DSRO, SEC, KPMG and other audit groups.
Responsible for other miscellaneous administrative accounting functions and projects such as reconciling general ledger accounts.
Supervised the process of our inter-company account to ensure accurate and timely allocation to the profit and loss statement.
Senior Treasury Analyst
Served as a point of contact for resolving customer service inquiries and problems.
Forecasted for all foreign bank accounts to ensure accounts were fully funded.
Inputted foreign wires and customer setups into First Windows and booked incoming foreign wires.
Verified that all transfers were inputted into all banking systems and Treasury systems with accuracy and all wires were transmitted to appropriate U.S. and foreign banks within set deadlines.
Served as a backup for various Treasury department responsibilities such as USD outgoing wires and T-Bill purchases and sells.
Forecasted USD to ensure bank account was fully funded, margin settlements were met and extra funds were invested in over night repos.
Assisted with Treasury projects such as reconciling all U.S. and foreign bank accounts with Bank One.
Make all necessary month-end accruals to the general ledger.
Segregation Accountant
Prepared the company’s segregation reports by noon on a daily basis to comply with CFTC rule 1.32.
Made all the necessary daily and month-end journal entries to the general ledger.
Completed the month-end reconciliation of the customer’s accounts to the segregation reports by the third business day of each month.
Served as the segregation report audit contact for all external audits.
2001 – 2006 H & R Block Oak Park, IL
Tax Professional
Prepare individual tax returns.
Reconcile the cash drawer at the end of the day.
Assist clients in financial decisions based on their financial situation.
Education
Robert Morris University Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Business Administration With a Concentration in Accounting, 1999
G.P.A. 3.33
Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society
Software
QuickBooks, FACS, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, J D Edwards, Winjammer, Web FOCUS
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