Staff Accountant Accounts Payable

Colleen Ruggiero

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SUMMARY

Seasoned Finance Manager with diverse industry experience, superior quantitative and analytical skills seeking role with growth opportunities.

EDUCATION

SUNY at Old Westbury

Bachelor of Science in Accounting; 2005

Nassau Community College

Associates in Business Administration; 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Northwell Health 6/2013-Present

Director of Finance 7/1/2023-Present

New and old contract reviews, ensure accuracy of contract terms benchmarks and bonus’

Review all new or changes to business plans analyzing P&L impacts

Prepare expense and revenue analysis and create annual budgets

Research and Grant Funding, review for accuracy and maintain the finances for the funds

Work with Operations Managers for departments, to help find revenue generating or expense mitigation items

Approve payroll for the administrative professionals in the departments

Report monthly, quarterly and year to date financial information

Prepare year end accruals and financial projections

Held monthly financial meetings to review past and upcoming expenses- Created process improvements to be more efficient with in the subspecialties/departments

Approve all expenses with in the departments

Financial Manager 06/2013-/6/30/2022

Collect, review and summarizing the Project trackers to review with Sr. Leaders

Report monthly, quarterly and year to date financial information

Organize the gathering of information needed to apply for awards/grants, maintain the finances for the approved awards/grants

Review salary monitors

Prepare year end accruals and financial projections

Created a business plans for new business

Crested the expense policy and manage the expenses for the new busniess

Held monthly financial meetings to review past and upcoming expenses

Review and approve all expenses submitted for department

Prepare year end accruals and financial projections

ran payroll for a small business venture with in, prepare all schedules in the monthly financial statements, and investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and reports.

Prepare and maintain monthly general and standard journal entries, income and balance sheet statements, account reconciliations, cost reports, and various other accounting statements and reports for corporate and purchasing department

Responsible for all general ledger accounts for corporate finance as well as system wide account analysis and budget variance analysis.

Manage the annual budget process for corporate finance.

Maintain the external audit reconciliations and footnotes to liaise with outside auditors, tax accountants and consultants.

Prepare all schedules in the monthly financial statements and investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and reports..

Lead accountants and other support staff in completion of projects and duties.

Develop and modify department processes to meet specialized needs for example expense mitigation

OpenLink Financial LLC Uniondale, NY Staff Accountant 10/10- 06/13

Maintained consulting revenue & travel expense invoices and prepared transfer pricing calculations across all divisions.

Created process improvements to make corporate departments more efficient in the reporting process.

Maintained cash receipts journal and invoice journal to facilitate inter-company account reconciliation for entire firm.

Reconciled statements for all domestic and international investment accounts.

Led operating and capital budget process for all divisions.

Coordinated the preparation of work papers for external audit team.

Shearman & Sterling LLP New York, NY Staff Accountant 04/07-10/10

Analyzed monthly and quarterly financial reports and maintained schedules for month and quarter-end closings.

Maintained general ledger accounts and produced financial and statistical reports for both internal and external use.

Researched and explained monthly actual to budget variance by location for the entire firm.

Kimco Realty New Hyde Park, NY

Staff Accountant 01/06-04/07

Computed and prepared schedules for quarter-end closings, created monthly and quarterly financial packages for joint ventures.

Researched and explained year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter variances.

Reviewed and maintained general ledger accounts and reconciliation of all accounts on a continual basis.

Open Link Financial, Inc. Uniondale, NY

Accountant Administrator- Cash Disbursements/Purchasing/Accounts Payable/Billing 08/01-12/05

Tracked all purchase orders from quotes to payments and prepared and reviewed month and year end accruals.

Administered corporate Amex account.

Assisted with quarterly and year-end preparation of financial statement and statistical reports.

Credit Suisse First Boston /Donaldson Lufkin & Jenerette New York, NY

Equity Derivatives Operation Support/ Global Reconciliation Associate 03/00-09/01

Utilized the internal systems to produce daily cash and position reconciliation reports used by management to track and control breaks in the equity derivative off shore entity.

Researched and corrected cash and position breaks between the firm’s general ledger and offshore depot.

Confirmed accuracy and input payment instructions for margin calls, dividend claims, and foreign currency trades.

Computer Skills

MS Office, Oracle (peoplesoft and other financial software), BPC(budget software), QuickBooks,, Elite Enterprises, Satori Budget, White Plains, Oracle, Tenrox, SAP, Kronos (time keeping system), Chrome River (payables system), PCLM (Physician contract software), Pershing (settling trade softeare)

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