Mina Askander
**** ********* ***. #***, ******, CA 91316 818-***-**** ************@*******.***
www.linkedin.com/in/mina-askander-b285665b
Education
Bachelor of Science in Professional Accountancy/Information Systems Graduated: August 2019
California State University, Northridge, CA
CPA Candidate
Professional Experience
OSI Systems, Hawthorne – Global Tax Accountant (40 hours/week) April 2022 – September 2022
• Review financial statements for “tried-and-true" calculations tying out to trial balance.
• Update workpaper links to various workpapers with current values that contain complex excel formulas.
• Gather and filter bulk data sets for legibility and conciseness for the executive suite to make crucial business decisions.
Upworks, Los Angeles - Accountant (8 clients) August 2021 – April 2022
• Consulting clients on compliance with GAAP standards ASC 606 and ASC 842, tax planning and entity formation.
• Preparing month end and year end closing, reconciling bank accounts, credit cards, loan amortization, and depreciation.
• Compiling P&L statements, Cashflow statements, Balance Sheet Report, data entry for my clients using QuickBooks enterprise and online.
Robert Half, Woodland Hills - Accountant (40 hours/week) July 2019 – August 2021
• Preformed payroll functions using ADP for more than 200 employees (Hertz Investments).
• Organized large sets of data to improve legibility in preparation for internal auditing (NLARC).
• Reviewed contracts for compliance with SOX and GAAP along with accuracy of the data provided (DocuSign).
• Processed accounts payable, accounts receivable transactions, adjusted fixed asset depreciation (Golds Metropolitan).
KROST CPAs & Consultants, Woodland Hills - Assurance & Advisory Staff (40 hours/week) November 2019 – February 2020
• Conducted audits, reviews, and compilation engagements of the services to be performed.
• Performed CAM reconciliations, rent roll testing, and measured profitability of commercial real estate investments.
• Served small to medium sized businesses in various industries; nonprofit, manufacturing, restaurants, and real estate.
• Assured that financial reports are in compliance and accurately presented to users in correspondence with GAAP standards (ASC 606 and ASC 842).
Professional Involvement Volunteer Experience
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), Northridge, CA (72 hours, 42 returns) – Tax Preparer January 2018 – April 2018
• Prepared and filed 1040, 1099 tax returns and amended tax returns for low income individuals.
• Interviewed and gather the information required from individuals to accurate complete and receive the maximum refund on their tax return.
MISA – Vice President of Operations August 2017 – May 2019
• Mentored Directorship of Publicity and the Directorship of Meetings on public relations.
• Delegated duties to directors in perpetration for events to ensure active club member’s participation.
Accounting Association- Member August 2017 – May 2019
ALPFA- Member August 2017 – May 2019
Millennium Leadership Foundation Alumni August 2017 – March 2018
• Utilized leadership and soft skills that promote inclusiveness in the work place and developed as a norm Entrepreneur.
BSA leader at The Saint Mary and Saint Athanasius Boy Scouts, Northridge, CA (4 hours per week) March 2015 – Present
• Organized scout events and setting up campsites.
• Taught children in the ages 11 to 13 in learning the essential skills for survival.
• Collaborated with teams for Scout outings and navigating the environment without GPS or any electronic aid.
Skills Certificates
Languages: Conversational in Arabic and working proficiency in Spanish.
Skills: Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Salesforce, NetSuite, D365, Navision, Sage 50, Power BI, SQL, TaxSlayer, and JavaScript.
Certificates: Property Management Certificate, Economics Certificate, and Business Management Certificate.
Interests: Going to the beach, sightseeing, car enthusiast, traveling, food connoisseur, hiking with my dog, exercising, and playing Golf.