Senior Accountant - Full-Cycle & Nonprofit GAAP
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Brooklyn, NY *****
*********@*****.***
Senior Accountant
Maria M. Gooding, MBA
An analytical and detail oriented senior accountant who can easily manage the day to day accounting requirements of an organization. Possess a vast experience of overseeing all aspects of a company’s financial and accounting functions. Disciplined and dedicated accounting professional with excellent interpersonal and technical skills. Years of private accounting, not for profit accounting, financial statement analysis, audit and tax preparation: seeking a position in a professional, challenging, high quality environment.
Areas of Expertise
Full Cycle Accounting
Strong GAAP Knowledge & Internal Controls
Financial Statement Prep and Analysis
Grant Accounting- NYC PASSPORT
Sage Intacct Accounting Software
Bank, AP and AR Reconciliations
Payroll Processing
Non-Profit Accounting Principles
Microsoft Office Proficient
Audit and Tax Schedules
Professional Experience
THE MORGAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, New York, NY
Senior Accountant May 2026 – Present
Perform monthly bank reconciliations across multiple accounts
Prepare journal entries and complete general ledger reconciliations
Partner with Development staff to reconcile database records with the accounting system
Maintain loan receivables and manage related billing
Prepare accruals, prepaid reclasses, and closing entries
Support updates to net asset schedules
Prepare year-end analyses and supporting schedules
Assist with preparation of Form 990
Prepare financial reports for donors
Prepare pooling schedules for endowment funds
Record income releases from restriction and related journal entries
Process endowment draw entries
Maintain schedules and record realized and unrealized gains and losses
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY SERVICES, Brooklyn, NY
Senior Accountant Aug 2025 – May 2026
Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the General Ledger, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and resolving discrepancies.
Monitor Grant Expenditures and ensure compliance with funding requirements
Monitor and follow up on government contract receivables
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for government funders
Assist with budget modifications in coordination with finance and program staff
Assisted with Month End and Year End Close(journal entries, accruals, variance analysis)
Coordinate with program managers to track grant spending and provide financial analysis
Recorded, tracked, and reconciled all investment transactions, including income and expenses.
Prepared Bank Reconciliations to maintain accurate cash flow records.
BROWNSVILLE MULTI HEALTH SERVICE CENTER, Brooklyn, NY
Senior Accountant Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Accurate and timely monthly close: closing procedures including bank statement reconciliations, revenue recognition, reconciliations of General Ledger accounts and preparation of financial statements: prepare, review and reconcile balance sheet.
Managed fixed assets register, resulting in improved accuracy and timely recording of assets.
Reconcile bank accounts monthly and verify bank balance with the general ledger.
Worked closely with Assistant Controller maintaining General Ledger and daily cash flow.
Responsible for Analysis of amounts recorded as payroll taxes and employee benefits
Responsible for Monthly Bank Reconciliations for all 4 Bank Accounts.
Worked closely with CFO for Audit Preparation and Audit Schedules
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, INC Astoria, NY
Senior Accountant Dec 2019 – June 2020
Prepared and processed journal entries, cash receipts, budget vouchers and adjusting journal entries.
Prepared quarterly expense and financial status reports for tracking of budget and allocated funds to grants.
Reviewed and assisted with monthly bank reconciliations.
Completed account reconciliations and analysis of critical Balance Sheet accounts.
Responsible for reviewing and writing narratives for some 50 state and government contracts.
Assisted with close of Accts Receivable, Accts Payable, operating expenses and project costs.
Provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets.
Worked closely with Asst Controller in day to day accounting functions.
EQUALITY NOW New York, NY
Accounting Manager March 2018 – Aug 2020
Month-end, year end close, analysis and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
Updated fixed asset records on a quarterly basis and update depreciation estimates for agency forecast. Prepare year end depreciation entries.
Worked effectively with auditors to provide support and financial disclosure related to investments.
Processed and documented the reconciliations from subledger to ledger for all investments
Recorded investment activity.
Assisted Revenue Manager to Document and communicate areas pertaining to revenue recognition
Provided cash and treasury management, including overseeing reconciliation of banking activity(30 accts), revenue, credit card processing and sales tax returns.
THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH New York, NY
Senior Accountant Oct 2016 – March 2018
Responsible for preparing bank reconciliations, analyzing balance sheet accounts and adjusting entries.
Analysis and management reporting for over 45 funds in analysis and management reporting, and managed employee benefits for union members in separate funds as well as the administrative fund.
Prepared auditable monthly work papers for prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, deferred and unbilled revenue and reconciliations.
Responsible for recording the cost of newly-acquired fixed assets (both tangible and intangible), tracking existing fixed assets, recording depreciation and disposition of fixed assets.
Responsible for the monthly general ledger close process to ensure proper cut-off for reporting.
Assisted with the preparation of all year-end work papers and annual IRS Form 990 and supporting schedules.
Prepared journal entries and supporting reconciliations for all the investment funds.
BIG APPLE CIRCUS New York, NY
Assistant Controller/Payroll Mgr. Jan 2012 – Oct 2016
Processed by-weekly payroll, including posting of the journal entries, and handling payroll issues and problems with employees.
Reduced month-end close from 6 days to 4 days.
Managed and ensured accuracy of revenue, receivable, and expense accrual accounts.
Responsible for ensuring corporate controls are implemented, account reconciliations and analysis of critical Balance Sheet Accounts.
Responsible for full cycle financial accounting, inclusive of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and prep of bi-weekly payroll in Paylocity.
Management review detail analysis of fixed asset accounts, including recording of additions, disposal and review of depreciation, amortizations and useful lifespans.
EDISON LEARNING New York, NY
Assistant Controller March 2000 – Dec 2011
Assisted CFO in daily cash management including transfers, reconciliations.
Provided financial analysis to different departments
Maintained schedules and prepared entries for the amortization of pre-paid and other assets.
Oversaw daily cash flow, bank acct status monitoring and receivables as well as invoice and income process supervision.
Handled processing for end-of-year financial reports and statements, including analyzing general ledger accounts, preparing budgets, and providing forecasting including cash flow projections.
Maintained the general ledger and handled closing process on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis, as well as accruals and amortizations.
MIRACLE MAKERS Brooklyn, NY
Assistant Controller Jan 1990 – Feb 2000
Started out in the Accounts Payable department and progressed to a Staff Accountant responsible for various departments and was promoted to Senior Accountant and then Assistant Controller, managing 6 Accountants.
Journal entries, Balance Sheet Analysis, P & L account analysis, fixed assets, preparation of monthly closing reconciliations, AR, collections and Fixed Asset Roll forwards.
Liaison with independent auditors during year-end audit and generation of year end financials
Managed the AP process including reviewing and approving POS, approving payments and ensuring appropriate coding and working with site personnel to ensure all expenditures are in compliance with the operating budget, capital plans, contracts and restricted funding sources.
Run the monthly close process including recording month-end journal entries, accruing revenues and expenses and updating balance sheet schedules and ensuring all account balances are reconciled on a monthly basis, and ran Payroll for over 11 daycare centers.
Technical Proficiencies
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; PeopleSoft, Great Plains, Lawson, QuickBooks, Microsoft Navision
Education and Certification
CPA Exam Scheduled December 2026
BECKER CPA PREPARATORY COURSES
2019 – Present
LIBERTY TAX SVC Brooklyn, NY 2009 – Present
Tax Preparer Certification
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY Brooklyn, NY 1996
Master of Business Administration
GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY Grambling, LA 1988
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
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