MARTIN KAHAN

Brooklyn, NY ***** 718-***-****

adhufj@r.postjobfree.com

Analytical and accomplished accounting professional with extensive experience in all areas of the accounting and tax function. Proven ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems, while also offering the highest levels of positive support to colleagues and customers.

Areas of Strength and Expertise

Financial Statements

Audits

Workflow Management

Process Implementation

Strategic Planning

GAAP

Compliance

Project Management

Relationship Building

Professional Experience

Superior Services Demo, Inc. Brooklyn, NY July 2018 to Present

In house Accountant and Office Manager

Monitor and analyze monthly operating results.

Recorded weekly customer invoicing, payment by customer and generated customer statements.

Recorded and paid all bills. Reconciled monthly bank accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable.

Down loaded monthly credit card activity to excel sort by category and post to the general ledger.

Post monthly payroll by expense category and by job.

Monitor the general ledger other balance sheet accounts to ensure they were properly adjusted, reconciled, and maintained in accordance with GAAP.

Generate monthly comparative Balance Sheet and Income Statements and profit and loss by job using Quick Books and exporting to Excel.

Jewish Federations of North America, New York, NY October 2017 to May 2018

Senior Accountant

Monitored and analyzed monthly operating results.

Key Accomplishments:

Generated daily cash report requirements to Chief Financial Officer and Controller.

Recorded daily cash transfers from the online bank account, recorded in MIPS general ledger software and export to Excel to generate monthly report to Israel Government and Monitored the Endowments.

Reconciled monthly bank accounts, printed monthly invoices and recorded customer cash in MIPS software and reconciled accounts receivable.

Generated monthly financial reports from MIPS software and export to Excel.

Prepared IRS Form 990.

Women's League Community Residences, Brooklyn, NY 2015 to January 2017

Director of Accounting

Monitored and analyzed monthly operating results against budget to provide insights into forecasts.

Key Accomplishments:

Generated daily cash report requirements to Chief Financial Officer.

Reconciled monthly bank accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, loans and exchanges, fixed assets, petty cash and metro cards. Monitored general ledger other balance sheet accounts to ensure they were properly adjusted, reconciled, and maintained in accordance with GAAP.

Responsible for administration of and execution of daily wire transfers.

Prepared quarterly reports for federal and state agencies.

Generated monthly comparative financial reports from the IBM ASA 400 to Excel.

Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 2001 to 2014

Director of Accounting

Monitored and analyzed monthly operating results against budget to provide insights into forecasts.

Key Accomplishments:

Generated daily cash reports requirements to Executive Director.

Prepared the bi-weekly payroll and recorded the payroll by cost center and contract.

Prepared quarterly payroll taxes 941, NYS unemployment and disability reports.

Reconciled credit card statement to the receipts submitted and coded the expense to the general ledger by contract.

Ensured compliance with local, state and federal budgetary reporting requirements.

Monitored the general ledger and all balance sheet accounts to ensure they were properly adjusted, reconciled, and maintained in accordance with GAAP.

Prepared annual budget and detailed department profit and loss statements allocating all costs to revenue sources for approval by the Board of Directors using Fund EZ and exporting to Excel.

Managed and supervised all external audits to local, state and federal agencies as well as worked with auditors in the preparation of the certified Financial Statements audited by Loeb & Troper CPA's A-133, and 990 and any ad-hoc schedules needed. I oversaw all external audits to local, state and federal agencies (NYC DYCD, NYC HPD, FEDERAL OTDA and NYS OCFS).

Bernath & Rosenberg P.C., New York, NY 1999 to 2000

Manager

Organized audit programs based on the assessment of controls, risks and exposures.

Key Accomplishments:

Prepared audit reports, for profit and not-for-profit corporations, to identify issues, risks and offer recommendations.

Developed financial statements and utilized Lacerte software to prepare all tax returns.

Diamant, Katz, & Kahn, LLC, New York, NY 1996 to 1999

Manager

Performed financial audits for profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Key Accomplishments:

Ensured that financial statements were properly stated in accordance with GAAP.

Developed audit conclusions, wrote audit reports, and presented findings to management.

Utilized CCH ProSystem FX software to prepare all tax returns and BNA software to prepare individual year-end projections.

Gutkind & Co., New York, NY 1993 to 1996

Senior Accountant

Streamlined accounting processes to reduce work paper and document requirements.

Key Accomplishments:

Prepared and assisted with general ledger (journal entries) analysis and analyzed and assisted with month and year-end reports.

Managed and ensured accuracy of revenue, receivable, and expense accrual accounts.

Assisted with the monthly/quarterly financial statements, general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, A/R, and A/P.

Prepared tax returns in compliance with city and state regulations.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

TOURO COLLEGE New York, NY

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Online,

Fund E-Z, IBM ASA 400 and Abila MIP Fund Accounting System

ProSystem FX Tax

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