Kumba Ceesay

New York, New York, *****

917-***-****** adk2wk@r.postjobfree.com

Detailed oriented professional with years client service and financial accounting experience. Prepared, examine and analyze reports and financial statements. Seeking a challenging position in Finance/Accounting where my academic background and work experience would be a value added and will prepare me to take greater responsibilities in your organization.

Skills: Operating System: Windows 95/98/2000/XP Professional, Mac 0s X 10.

Software applications: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SAP, MS Access, SAS and SharePoint.

Accounting skills: General ledger, Journal entries, and financial statement analysis.

Data analysis certification –SAMS CONSULTING (EXCEL, BI-SQL AND TABLEAU)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Healthfirst, NY FINANCE OPERATION ANALYST 04/2018- 03/2020

Towne Careers – Healthfirst NY Finance reporting project 10/2015-02/2016

Run and distribute various levels of payroll reports for auditing by legal department.

Develop Ad-hoc reports and assist team in various duties as assigned by management.

Manipulate data to create payroll summary reports and validations.

Self-employed TAX PREPARER 01/ 2009 -Present

Responsible for income tax preparation for individuals and small businesses.

Identifies potential tax credits and liabilities and ensures accurate and complete returns are

File and complete tax forms in accordance with policies and in compliance with legislation and regulations.

Assist customers in immigration petition form fillings.

Accountemps - NY Botanical Gardens, Bronx, Ny

Financial Analyst 03/2015-09/2015

Assist in development and monitoring institutions annual operating budget and budget modifications.

Analysis of project expenses to budget versus actual, variance analysis and budget validations.

Preparations of ad-hoc reports, reconcile sub-ledger to General ledger, assist accounts payable to match and batch code.

Accountemps - KLM Airlines, ELMSFORD, NY

Contract Analyst 9/2014 -02/2015

Manipulate data using Microsoft access, Excel pivot tables to analyze price related aspects, vendor setup and deactivation in sap.

Compile statistical information for daily ad-hoc financial reports using spread sheets and specialized soft wares.

Maintain contract records to ensure date integrity. Assist in project completion

Troubleshoots and resolve all contracts and Airway bill issues escalated from customer service and vendor request.

Claremont Insurance Brokerage, New York

FINANCE –ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE 1/ 2011-05/2014

Pays invoices by verifying transaction information, audits and reconcile accounts on spreadsheets.

Preparing and mailing invoices, identifying delinquent accounts and using quick books for bookkeeping.

Scheduling and preparing disbursements; obtaining authorization of payment and customer service assistant.

Analyzes extracts, summarizes, and identifies significant trends and issues regarding payments and receivables.

EXXON MOBIL OIL CORP, Yonkers, New York

Assistant Manager 02/2003 -11/2009

Manages accounts payable, receivable and process bank deposits.

Reconcile sales report, invoices and petty cash on a daily basis.

Train new employees on business operations and client service.

Use ADP software for biweekly payrolls, audits and SAP software for expense and inventory management.

EDUCATION: City University of New York, City College, NY,

MA in Economics GPA 3.24

City University of New York, Lehman College, Bronx, NY,

BBA in Finance/Computer Applications GPA 3.23

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