Accounting Assistant Corporate Accountant

Jonathan Li

***** ***** ***, #**

Flushing, NY **355

Telephone: 917-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Jan 2016 – Mar 2021 International Value Advisers, LLC New York, NY Corporate Accountant (Investment Management)

Performed bank reconciliations for various bank accounts and its foreign subsidiaries in both USD and foreign currencies on a monthly basis.

Responsible for maintaining the fixed assets depreciation schedule which includes updating the acquisition and disposal records and calculation of monthly depreciation values.

Reconciled and prepared journal entries for capitalization of prepaid expenses and related amortization.

Participated in the preparation of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes by reviewing Profit & Loss current/prior period account variances; researching, identifying, and drafting detailed variance analyses and explanations.

Assisted Controller with cash planning by providing recommendations on vendor cash disbursements.

Handled the monthly accrual to cash conversion entries for prepaid expenses to provide better insights on current operating cash flow.

Assisted with finalizing the year-end budget/forecast; provided actual vs. budget/forecast variance analysis, recommendations, and decision support to management.

Managed full-cycle Accounts Payable which includes vendor file and 1099 record maintenance, reviewing invoices and expense reports for accuracy and eligibility for payment verifying the coding of account payable, and closely monitoring accounts to ensure timely payments.

Reviewed employee expenses to ensure they adhered to company's travel expense policy and verified all supporting documents were provided.

Researched and assisted with the preparation of filing company's Annual Services Report, Economic Census, and Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs.

Generated invoices and calculated quarterly expense allocations for internal fund billing.

Prepared and filed quarterly Commercial Rent Tax, NYS Sales & Use Tax, and form BEA-185 (Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons).

Collaborated with accounting manager in the development and implementation of new financial software

(Sage Intacct) and participated in the financial report configuration for management's special needs.

Assisted in preparation and documentation for the annual audit.

Tracked timeliness and provided delinquency report of expenses not submitted by employees.

Maintained cash activities on a daily basis and performed various banking operations.

Implemented a new system for tracking vendor agreements/subscriptions; reviewed and cautioned management for upcoming contract expirations or renewals.

Assisted with calculating and updating the quarterly management fee schedule.

Maintained and updated the 12(b)-1 fund related expense allocation schedule.

Formatted and generated spreadsheets tracking monthly recurring expenses, invoice approvals, entries posted after month-end close, etc.

Updated the redemption/subscriptions flows schedule on a monthly basis.

Assisted with building board books in Diligent for quarterly board meetings. Jun 2010 – Dec 2015 Six Sigma Academy, LLC New York, NY Staff Accountant (Business Consulting)

On time, quality completion of monthly closing to ensure accurate reporting of the financial positions of all businesses which included taking the initiative to ensure all balance sheet and income statement GL accounts had proper documentation and tied out to the Trial Balance.

Processed Accounts Payable on a bi-weekly basis.

Prepared monthly bank reconciliation for six U.S. bank accounts and nine foreign bank accounts.

Took an active role in the implementation of the new accounting and financial reporting system, including defining and documenting new AP processes, testing, configuration and staff training.

Analyzed and reconciled labor costs on a monthly basis.

Processed Payroll through ADP.

Managed one AP staff and responsible for AP staff training.

Created prepaid expense schedules and posted monthly journal entries to expense them accordingly.

Inputted all companies’ asset information in Sage Fixed Assets Accounting software and depreciate assets; created journal entries for depreciation and amortization on a monthly basis.

Reviewed daily cash balances to identify any abnormal bank activities.

Assisted VP of Finance to monitor companies’ cash positions on a weekly basis.

Reconciled to ensure Intercompany transactions are in balance.

Prepared and processed year-end 1099s and submitted to IRS and vendors.

Completed and filed Canadian Sales Tax return on a quarterly basis.

Coordinated and assisted with year-end audits.

Provided training to subcontractors in using the company’s accounting system.

Prepared Employees/Contractors Utilization reports - billable activities vs non-billable activities

Reviewed company expenditures to find savings.

Sep 2009 – Jun 2010 Maesa, Inc. New York, NY

Senior Accountant (Retail)

Assisted with month end closing process.

Prepared monthly bank reconciliation.

Reconciled all international and local vendor accounts to match the books on a monthly basis.

Accounts Payable - review and enter invoices into Quickbooks system; prepare and process check run on a bi-weekly basis.

Prepared sales performance analysis on a monthly basis.

Implemented a system to ensure all receivables are invoiced to customers. Sep 2007 – Jul 2009 Drake Management, LLC New York, NY Corporate Accounting Analyst (Investment Management)

Performed Accounts Payable functions – input of invoices into Quickbooks system, proper distribution to general ledger expense accounts.

Prepared and processed monthly Sales Tax returns includes reviewing invoices to ensure all taxable items are accounted for.

Responsible for monthly Fixed Assets depreciation schedules to confirm accuracy of Balance Sheets for the headquarters office and three international offices.

Maintain monthly schedules for prepaid expenses to verify accuracy of the books.

Prepared monthly Bank Reconciliations.

Analyzed and prepared bills to funds on a monthly basis.

Reviewed and processed 1099s at year end.

Reviewed all corporate Amex statements to verify all charges are legitimate.

Compiled spreadsheets for legal fees analysis on a quarterly basis. Jun 2006 – Sep 2007 Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. New York, NY Staff Accountant (Law Firm)

Oversee the Accounts Payable function including direct supervision of one A/P staff.

To ensure invoices were processed and paid in a timely fashion.

Preparation of Bank Reconciliations, includes all Escrow and operating accounts.

Coordinated bi-weekly payroll functions for 75+ employees.

Reconciled quarterly Payroll tax reports to ensure accuracy.

Reviewed and prepared weekly cash reports.

Prepared monthly journal entries.

Dec 2001 – May 2006 Gary Null & Associates, Inc. New York, NY Senior Staff Accountant (Retail-Health Products)

Started as staff accountant to do all general accounting functions (A/R, A/P, bank reconciliation, and Payroll), promoted to position of Senior Accountant in the 3rd year.

Working directly with Controller to oversee accounting department with responsibility for Cash, Payroll, Accounts Payable and Receivable.

Supervised and provided guidance and training to 3 accounting staffs in relation to A/P, A/R, bank reconciliation and Payroll.

Generated budgets and forecasts on a monthly basis for use by internal management.

Reviewed and analyzed AP/AR aging reports; to detect any discrepancies.

Ensure timely and accurate payments were made to make full use of available discounts.

Preparation of monthly Bank Reconciliations.

Analyzed company’s profitability; reviewed balance sheets and P&L.

Controlled budget, cash flow, and capital expenditure for two entities.

Filed and prepared sales tax.

Maintained extensive written and verbal communication with operations and upper management.

Assisted with employee benefits setup.

PART-TIME POSITIONS

Jan 2000 – Apr 2002 Broderick & Company, CPA, PC New York, NY Accounting Assistant (Public Accounting)

Preparation of Federal and New York State Individual Tax Returns.

Schedule D analysis, including research on stock prices.

Preparation of Bank Reconciliations.

Preparation of 1099 Miscellaneous Forms on Winfiler program.

Input of cash receipts and cash disbursements on Quickbooks accounting software.

Posting journal entries on Quickbooks accounting software program.

Petty Cash analysis.

EDUCATION

1997–2001 Baruch College New York, NY

Major: Accounting, BBA Degree.

SKILL SETS

Excel (Lookups, Pivot table), Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, Adaptive Insights, 1099 Forms Winfiler Salesforce/Financial Force, FAS Asset Accounting, Sage Fixed Asset Accounting, Pyramid, Deltek Vision 6.1, Outlook, Lacerte tax program (tax filings), Payroll applications (Paychex/ADP).

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