Financial Analyst Senior Accountant

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Accomplished Senior Accountant with proven expertise and over 20 years of comprehensive experience in financial management, accounting operations, and strategic analysis. Strong experience in Banking, Mortgage, Health Management, Property Management, Manufacturing, and Retail/Wholesale. SKILLS

● Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve problems, sort through issues, and create/improve processes.

● Analyze and reconcile complex accounts, perform month-end closings, and implement accounting policies to ensure accurate financial reporting; analyzing variance and providing insightful recommendations to drive operational efficiencies.

● Create and maintain databases based on accounting historical data, creating dashboards, metrics, financial models, and ad-hoc reports.

● Interpret operating results regarding direct and indirect costs, budgets, and profit opportunities.

● Enterprise resource planning (ERP): Accounting & Financial Management, Business Planning, and Reporting.

● Analyze and record costs in the accounting system ( direct, indirect-fringe, overhead, and general & administrative expenses).

● Expertise in the use of SAP, QNXT, EZ-CAP, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics Solomon, and QuickBooks.

● Experienced in regulatory compliance and risk assessment.

● Strong knowledge of Financial Statements, Budgeting, AP, AR, GL, Payroll, etc.

● Proficient in Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Macros & Formulas, etc.), Microsoft Word,Adobe Acrobat, Access, SQL, Hyperion, AS 400, InSight, New Solution, and Megasys to streamline processes and enhance data accuracy.

● Strong leadership abilities; management and training of accounting personnel. Relevant Work Experience

GovAcs, LLC HQ Jersey City, NJ (Remote)

09 2024- Present Sr. Financial Analyst

● Oversee general ledger accounts, identified and resolved discrepancies, and prepared financial statements for month-end and quarter-end closings.

● Validate AP/AR processes, general transactions, and ledger systems, ensuring GAAP compliance.

● Processed and managed accounts receivable for a portfolio of client accounts, ensuring timely invoicing and collection of payments.

● Lead fixed asset accounting functions including asset additions, disposals, transfers, and depreciation, ensuring GAAP compliance and timely capitalization of assets.

● Utilized QuickBooks to generate, verify, and edit invoices, maintaining accuracy and reducing Eleanor Neyman

CONTACT INFORMATION

phone: 323-***-****

e-mail: *******.******@*****.***

location: Plano, TX

discrepancies.

● Provided excellent customer service by promptly resolving billing inquiries and addressing payment discrepancies, improving client satisfaction.

● Reconcile bank accounts using advanced MS Excel techniques and promptly responded to ad-hoc reporting requests.

● Assist Controller in preparing and consolidating annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with company objectives and financial targets.

● Analyze budget variances and provide actionable insights to senior management, contributing to improved cost controls and resource allocation.

● Collaborate with department leaders to gather budget assumptions, validate data, and ensure accurate and timely submissions.

● Prepare monthly financial forecast updates, incorporating actuals, trend analysis, and business intelligence to drive strategic decision-making.

● Perform monthly accruals and variance analysis. Conduct cost analysis and variance reporting to improve operational efficiency, and cost allocation strategies.

● Prepare journal entries, billings, payroll, and account reconciliations for month-end close; support internal and external audits by providing documentations and analysis.

● Develop revenue and expense forecasts, analyze variances, and provide strategic insights by evaluating and challenging key business assumptions.

● Develop and maintain financial models, financial statement analysis, excel modelling. Extract data from a variety of systems to validate essential information.

● Assist with internal and external audits by compiling documentation and providing financial insights. Train accounting staff.

● Develop and document business processes and job procedures to strengthen internal controls.

● Maintain and enhance standard costing methodologies and cost allocation strategies. City National Bank Los Angeles, CA

03 2023 – 09/2024 / Senior Accountant- Financial Analyst

● Verifying, analyzing, and reconciling assigned GL accounts to maintain accurate financial records.

● Performing monthly variance analysis, maintaining prepaid expenses.

● Analyzing financial information to summarize financial status and informed decision-making processes.

● Monitoring and preparing multiple bank accounts’ reconciliations monthly.

● Reviewing and recommending modifications to accounting procedures to improve accuracy and efficiency.

● Supported month-end and year-end close processes to ensure accurate financial reporting.

● Developed and documented business processes and job procedures to strengthen internal controls.

● Validating general accounting transactions, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with GAAP principles to maintain financial integrity.

● Liaised with the Accounting Manager to streamline and improve financial procedures.

● Providing relevant analysis and research for the company’s financial data. MedPoint Management Sherman Oaks, CA

12-202*-**-**** / Hospital Financial Analyst

● Developed, implemented, and maintained Financial models ensuring timely risk pool reconciliations, data retrieval, and sub-capitation payments.

● Provided leadership across financial operations, overseeing accounting, procurement, and contract economics.

● Designed models for sub-capitation, risk pools, and provided contract evaluation.

● Conducted balance sheet reconciliations, researched industry performance measures, calculate/update IBNR model using Lag reports and/or other appropriate methodologies.

● Coordinated analysis requests from clients and internal teams.

● Generated various financial reports, including EOM packages, board presentations, and ad-hoc analyses, tailored to client and leadership needs.

LA Care Health Plan Los Angeles, CA

09 2018- 12 2021 / Sr. Financial Analyst

● Reconciled multiple accounts.

● Validated database updates for DOFR contract changes and reflected in month-end Journal entries. Provided accurate regulatory requirements interpretation.

● Monitored compliance with disenrollment policies and accurately interpreted regulatory requirements.

● Developed and maintained month-end reporting tools, variance analyses, and trend reports.

● Prepared Journal Entries and reconciled Claim Expenses to the General Ledger, including analysis of Aging, QNXT, and Accounting Records.

● Contributed to audit schedule preparation and the completion of special projects. Auto Credit Corporation/Top Finance Company West Hills, CA 10-201*-**-**** / Sr. Accountant

● Conducted monthly accrual and variance analysis, maintained and reconciled fixed assets, developed and presented accurate financial statements.

● Collaborated with clients, vendors, and project managers to ensure timely financial commitments and conducted monthly multiple bank reconciliations.

● Reconciled GL accounts, resolved discrepancies, managed accounting schedules and ad hoc reporting.

● Managed AP/AR, Journal Entries, and reports per GAAP and regulatory standards, while developing models, metrics, and daily analysis reports.

● Supported budget budget vs. actual vs. forecast preparation and expense analysis. University Credit Union Bank/(WorkWay/Protocol) Westwood, CA 10-201*-**-**** / Sr. Accountant - Financial Analyst

● Provided day-to-day analysis, accounts reconciliation, variance analysis, research, and resolution of varied financial problems.

● Ensured accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions to warrant contractual compliance

● Assisted with annual operating budget, strategic planning, forecast, performance and actuals

● Defined, implemented and led ongoing delivery of analytical financial processes including long-term performance of the business.

● Prepared quarterly/yearly reports, reviewed and reconciled data, and participated in the development of specialized financial data.

GovAcs, LLC HQ Washington DC, VA

07 2011- 10 2015 / Sr. Accountant - Financial Analyst

● Overseen and reconciled general ledger accounts, resolved discrepancies, and prepared financial statements during month-end and quarter-end closings.

● Managed AP/AR, general transactions, and ledger systems, ensuring GAAP compliance, while maintaining fixed assets and inventory.

● Validated, reconciled, and maintained fixed assets, and inventory. Prepared and filed payroll-related government reports, such as payroll taxes and quarterly labor reports.

● Provided the day-to-day analysis, research, and resolution of varied problems. Functions include administering defined procedures, analysis and reports generation, and exception processing Hands-on reconciliation of bank accounts using advanced-level MS Excel skills (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Macros & Formulas, etc.), and timely response to ad-hoc reporting requests. Performed monthly accrual and variance analysis.

● Developed performance metrics and conducted monthly accrual and variance analysis for data accuracy.

● Performed month-end and quarter-end closing activities, account reconciliations, and accruals. Creating and maintaining statistical reports, actual vs. plan (forecast) information, and monitoring timelines to meet strict deadlines in reporting regulations.

● Created and maintained SAP reports, collaborated with IT to validate data accuracy, and provided analysis for financial reports, including balance sheets, P&L statements, and consolidated financials. Bank of America - Corporate Accounting Westlake Village, CA 03-200*-**-**** / Financial Analyst

● Performed various account reconciliations and worked to resolve any discrepancies, variance analysis, and ad-hoc reports.

● Supported internal and external clients in compiling, managing, and training accounting personnel. Recommended solutions to clients and staff ensuring that corrections or changes are implemented properly.

● Hands-on reconciliation of GL Accounts using advanced-level MS Excel skills (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Macros & Formulas, etc.) related to mortgage receipts.

● Created Metrics to evaluate financial and operational performance. Prepared daily and monthly reports using SQL queries. Responsible for month-end close and accompanying journal entries.

● Compiled and analyzed financial information to record transactions; reviewed and verified the accuracy of accounting data; performed post-close analysis.

● Developed and implemented accounting policies and procedures.

● Analyzed the company's financial reports, reconciled moderately complex accounts including intercompany borrowing, and provided written analysis of key variables.

● Made recommendations on decisions that have a direct impact on the accounting and control of the workgroup and department, cleaning and scrubbing databases.

● Acted as a liaison between secondary marketing and the real estate divisions: WLD, CMD, CLD, and FSL. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

MS in Mathematics Donetsk National University, Donetsk, Ukraine Structured Query Language (SQL) Avancee Corporation, Los Angeles, CA Accounting and Business Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA CERTIFICATES

Computerized Accounting Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

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