Full-Charge Bookkeeper/Assistant Controller

OKSANA KOVALENKO

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Full-charge bookkeeper with established expertise and 30-years of experience in Bookkeeping/Finance Management/Accounting

Applicable computer skills: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power Point

Computerized Bookkeeping: QuickBooks Desktop & QuickBooks Online, Peachtree, SUN, 1-C

Trilingual: English, Ukrainian, Russian

Highly organized, Detail-Oriented, Meticulous, Accurate, Diligent; Quick learner, Trustworthy, Friendly, Nonsmoker

EXPERIENCE

APRIL 2024 – MARCH 2025

FULL-CHARGE BOOKKEEPER, R LLC (Art Gallery), New York, NY 10013

Performed all Financial Activities including monthly 4 Bank accounts, 3 Business Credit Cards, and P&L accounts Reconciliations

Maintained A/P and A/R full processing cycles: posting invoices and bill; processing payments to various vendors, and depositing customers’ payments

Prepared unique individual monthly sales statements for more than 20 Artists and Consignors for Controller and Director of Sales approval; Reconciled Artists balances

Created numerous Excel spread sheets to reflect daily activities

Ensured compliance between data in the custom made for Gallery Sales & A/R systems, and QBO.

JANUARY 2017 – JANUARY 2024

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER (5 Companies Under Same Umbrella), OTEP (OAK TREE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS) INC., NEW YORK, NY 10001

Prepared Internal & External Financial statements for review by Corporate Accountant and External Audit Teams

Consolidated Annual Financials to Corporate Controller, Executive VP

Recorded and review transactions in the companies’ books; Assessed companies’ ledgers to accurately reflect them in the Financial Statements

Assisted in the Budget preparations for all companies

Direct all bookkeeping functions including A/R, A/P, Payroll, Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Financial reporting

Process by-weekly Payroll using Paychex and ADP for 15-person staff

Use Square, Shopify, Thinkific platforms reports to calculate royalties and commissions for faculties; Prepare 1099-MISC forms for some faculty staff

Partnered with IT department to maintain Student’ ledger cards posting Federal Financial Aid, States Acces-VR, VA, cash transactions in the custom created system ‘PRO 18 Advance’

FEBRUARY 2012 – JANUARY 2017

FINANCE MANAGER / FULL-CHARGE BOOKKEEPER (4 Companies Under Same Umbrella) - LINK-UP MEDIA GROUP OF COMPANIES, NEW YORK, NY 10007

Monitored and maintained 7 bank accounts, merchant accounts (Authorize, Cynergy data, Business Track, Moneris Solutions, Ecommerce platforms (Nexternal, PayPal, CMM)

Bank accounts Reconciliations, Daily cash Flow forecast maintenance, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investments

Managed the preparation of the companies’ budgets

Maintained W-2 (using Paychex); and oversaw payroll based on commissions and fees

Maintained A/P and A/R: Invoices and Billing in QB

Prepared accurate financial reports for all Accounting, Legal, and other subsidiary matters

EDUCATION

DECEMBER 2008 – BROOKLYN COLLEGE, BROOKLYN, NY, 22 credits in Accounting GPA 3.68

MAY 2007 – KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BROOKLYN, NY / AAS, Accounting GPA 3.98

NOVEMBER 2002 – DCIC BUSINESS INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN, NY / Certificate: QuickBooks Specialist

1992-1993 – KYIV BUSINESS COLLEGE, KYIV, UKRAINE / Accounting Specialist

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