BOZENA ANTOSIAK

ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL

630-***-**** I ad0slk@r.postjobfree.com I Naperville, IL

PROFILE:

Bringing a highly organized, efficient, ethical and detail focus to accounting and financial operations. Expertise in research, accuracy, regulatory compliance and team-member training. A reliable, conscientious team member who will be a consistent ROI contributor.

CONTRIBUTIONS:

•Results oriented and analytical professional with comprehensive experience in accounting operations, encompassing taxation, account balancing, reconciliation, monthly closing and financial reporting process.

•Efficient in providing accurate financial information to management through research and evaluation of accounting data and reports.

•Provide a keen attention to detail approach in analyzing data, systems, and processes to identify potential issues and to generate and recommend feasible solutions.

EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2018-2023

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT I / TAX PREPARER, ERIC J. FERNANDEZ & COMPANY, OAKBROOK, IL

Reported to manager and partner of the firm. Focus included accounting, bookkeeping and full month-end closing procedures and income tax preparation.

•Provided accurate financial information to management through research and evaluation of accounting data and reports.

•Oversaw the working and understanding of the Trial Balance for corporations assigned.

•Advised and educated client on correct account postings which built great rapport.

•Maintained company general ledger, monthly close process, and account reconciliations through 50% Year over Year revenue growth.

•Streamlined current business procedures to increase work efficiency by 50% and saving approximately 25 hours a month.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT II /TAX PREPARER, FATES, BODILY & PARKER, PLLC, ITASCA, IL

Reporting directly the three partners, responsible for day-to-day assignments, including tax returns, payroll and bookkeeping for clients.

•Prepared more than 50 Business Returns and 60 Individual Returns.

•On a monthly basis, identified medical client’s inconsistently incorrect payroll calculations on Excel worksheet and resolved problems by creating formulas for payroll deductions and produced accurate payroll tax returns.

•Conducted revenue and expense analysis and identified opportunities to streamline financials by 17%

•Oversaw revenue and expenses recorded to ensure accuracy and completeness.

BOZENA ANTOSIAK

ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL

630-***-**** I ad0slk@r.postjobfree.com I Naperville,

STAFF ACCOUNTANT II, BG ADVISORS CPA’S, NAPERVILLE, IL

Reported to senior staff and owner of the firm. Worked on financials for ten franchisee food stores as well as 15 medical service companies.

•Reconciled company supplied financials for 10 franchise businesses on a monthly basis which including reclassifying revenue and expense accounts.

•Excelled in performance of required accounting duties such as financial analysis and review, statement reconciliation, bookkeeping and payroll.

•Completed out of state sales tax returns for various states.

•Processed payroll for more than 50% of firm’s clients and reconciled reporting to an assortment of payroll systems used by clients.

•Accurately and efficiently audited monthly payroll for more than 200 client employees.

•Identified and addressed 65% of client revenue errors in the web-based Oracle and Radiant POS systems.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT II, KACZYNSKI & ASSOCIATES, OAKBROOK, IL

Responsibilities included income tax preparation for half of the time while the other half of the time was to record, analyze, and adjust transactions for multi-million-dollar client in Germany utilizing SAP platform.

•Identified and resolved 35% of reconciling problems to consolidate financial reporting.

•Proactively identified potential issues with accounting processes and continuously optimized these processes to improve efficiency of month end closing by 80%.

•Partnered with management to drive business processes to improve efficiency of financial reporting by 40%.

•Created trial balances and reconciled financial statements to provide accurate records of performance for senior leadership.

FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGER, ASSN.PARTNERS, INC., CAROL STREAM, IL

Responsible for reconciling bank statements and providing accurate financials to the board of directors of 15 associations on a monthly basis.

•On an annual basis resolved more than 150 issues and financial questions with homeowners.

•Prepared documents for Association attorneys for more than 50 legal proceedings annually against homeowners.

•Researched and accurately resolved expense variances.

•Reviewed on a monthly basis, revenue and expenses recorded, to ensure accuracy and completeness.

•Performed month-end/year-end close, financial statement preparation and budget variances on a timely basis for managers and Board of Directors.

•Created annual budgets for the 15 associations.

BOZENA ANTOSIAK

ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL

630-***-**** I ad0slk@r.postjobfree.com I Naperville,

CONTINUED CAREER HISTORY (2013-2017)

INDEPENDENT, SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY PLACEMENT POSITIONS:

•Accounts Payable Specialist - Razny Jewelers, Addison, IL

•Tax Preparer – Murphy & Associates, PC, Aurora, IL

•Bookkeeper- LM Harrison & Associates, PC, Chicago, IL

•Accounts Receivable - Brain Lab International, Westchester, IL

COMMUNICATION:

Articulate communicator, accomplished at maintaining productive cross-functional relationships and a clear focus on quality results. Bilingual in English and Polish.

LEADERSHIP:

Team training; created an A/R training program used for training new employees.

Computer Skills:

QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, Doc-It, Drake, Lacerte, Ultra Tax, Practice, T Sheets, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Accounting – Central Connecticut State University

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