Accounting Financial
Resume:
Jose Songco, CPA
718-***-****; *********@*****.***
Professional Experience
International Council of Shopping Centers: Trade organization 2017 to present
Director, Accounting, Tax and Audit Compliance
Manage separate year-end external audit liaison and PBC (provided by client) submissions, financial and tax reporting (IRS Form 990) and write up of footnote disclosures, fund investments performance for the membership-based and events organization, and its stand-alone foundation.
New Jersey City University: Education/Non-profit 2016 - 2017
Associate Controller
Managed separate year-end external audit liaison and PBC (provided by client) submissions, financial and tax reporting (IRS Form 990) and write up of MD&A and footnote disclosures, and endowment fund investments performance for the university (GASB), the university foundation (FASB), and the affiliate entity for student housing (FASB).
Robert Half Management Resources / Protiviti (NY): 2011 - 2016; 2004 - 2005
Senior level management staffing firm:
Engagements/External client assignments:
Managed year-end external audit liaison and PBC (provided by client) submissions, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, endowment fund investments performance, budgeting, and tax reporting (IRS Form 990-PF) of two non-profit organizations (Teach for America and The Wallace Foundation).
Assumed duties and responsibilities of assistant staff director for federal government benefits administrator (Office of Employee Benefits - Federal Reserve) during the latter’s maternity leave. Managed pension and post-retirement benefits other than pension general ledger accounting, financial reporting and footnote disclosures (on cost, obligation, and fair value level measurement); SOX compliance and counterparty (benefit plans trustee and record keeper) due diligence requirements, and year-end external audit liaisons and PBC submissions.
Assisted the budget director in the disbursement budget monitoring of eight of a prominent museum’s (American Museum of Natural History) departments. Coordinated with museum department heads on the completion of their respective department’s budget. Coordinated with the generation and dissemination of monthly comparative profitability statements to global legal firm’s (Shearman & Sterling LLP) partners worldwide.
Assumed duties and responsibilities of assistant controller during a real estate agent and management company’s (Drummond & Hill Inc.) winding down of operations. Assisted health care firm (Touchstone Health Partnership, Inc.) controller on internal and external reporting, general ledger system maintenance and month-end closing.
Successfully concluded data testing and equity opening balance verifications of 525 entities related to enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions migration for two real estate services firms (Cushman & Wakefield; W.P. Carey).
National Grid (NY): Energy/utilities 2008 - 2011
Manager-External Reporting and Accounting; Supervising Lead-Regulatory
Managed and coordinated both internal and external submissions of regulatory, compliance and audit requirements (SEC/US GAAP and FERC/regulatory basis of accounting financial statements and footnote disclosures; Appendix A submissions to debt trustee institutions).
Managed accounting period close process; consolidation of US-based legacy affiliates of acquiring entity.
Maintained periodic Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) control procedures and logs and addressed control test and narrative requests.
Provided accounting research guidance and support on emerging accounting issues.
US POWERGEN Co., LLC (NY): Energy/utilities 2006 - 2008
Accounting Supervisor
Supported VP/Controller in managing accounting period close process and financial reporting.
Supported VP/Treasurer’s group on cash management and SOX control compliance.
Provided reporting and compliance requirements related to: a) business acquisition, b) business combination, c) S-1 registration and IPO process documentation requirements.
Managed integration project of procurement/purchasing system and accounting system.
MetLife (NY): Financial services 2005 - 2006
Senior Financial Analyst/Associate (full-time role)
Managed accounting and monitoring of software acquisitions and maintenance accounts.
Handled corporate and department-wide special projects affecting Enterprise Sys. Solutions Group.
Societe Generale - Constellation Group (NY): Financial services 2000 - 2003
Senior Accounting Analyst
Internal and external reporting of financial statements; coordinated completion and dissemination of quarterly board meeting packets. Managed automation of the company’s daily cash activity, NAV calculation pools.
Set up general ledger and financial reporting system for 18 securitization entities.
Areas of Practice
Public and Regulatory Reporting,
Financial and Investments Modeling,
Strategic Planning,
Cost Containment,
Contingency Planning,
Incentive & Compensation Analysis
Technical Accounting Research,
Financial Analysis,
Budgeting & Forecasting,
ERP System Migration,
Project Management,
Acquisition Resource Integration,
Due diligence Reporting
SOx Compliance Monitoring
Industry Lines
Energy/Utilities,
Software/Technology,
Non-profit,
Professional Legal Partnership,
Healthcare,
Financial Services,
Publishing & Printing
Computer Applications
PeopleSoft, Oracle, Great Plains, Blackbaud Financial Edge, Yardi, Workday, Elite, Peachtree, QuickBooks, MYOB, Cognos, Business Objects, TM1, MS Office Suite, Lawson, MAS 90
Professional Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), NY State Board of Accountancy
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), AICPA
Education/Qualifications
M.B.A. Finance and Controllership
De la Salle University
B.S. Accounting
University of the East
Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certificate
New York University
Accounting and Taxation credits
Louisiana State University
Other Training
Dale Carnegie Course on Human Relations and Effective Public Speaking
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