Accounting Associate

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Houston, TX ***** 832-***-**** ***********@*******.***

Lauren S. Ware

Objective To obtain a position with a company that will allow me to utilize my quick learning, multi-tasking, communication and organizational skills and experience while providing opportunities for growth and advancement.

Experience October 2007-Present Fidelity Investments Lewisville, TX

Senior Trust Accountant

• Calculate, analyze, and report NAVs, yields and mil rates that are reported daily to clients.

• Review, research, and resolve bank balance variances and other exception items.

• Analyze and review monthly general ledger reconciliations and expense accruals and disbursements.

• Prepare, analyze and review on a semi annual and annual basis, financial statements, compliance tests and audit packages.

• Work with the fund reporting area and fund auditors to ensure these reports are completed accurately.

September 2007-October 2007 The BTS Team Sugar Land, TX

Accounting Associate - Contract

• Performed reconciliation of general ledger accounts.

• Reconciled of cash using bank balances.

• Prepared and enter general ledger entries into the accounting system.

• Coded invoices to correct general ledger accounts and enter into accounting system for payment.

October 2005-September 2007 Aegis Mortgage Corp. Houston, TX

Sr. Cash Management Analyst September 2006 – September 2007

• Daily balancing and cash movement to various investor custodial accounts.

• Prepared and submitted the daily GL transaction file to corporate accounting.

• Prepared and submitted wire requests as needed to various bank accounts.

• Recovery of returned (NSF) payments received via different facets. Processed reversals of payments posted to clear returned (NSF) items.

• Submitted claims to new servicers for clearing returned (NSF) items. Maintained and distributed the outstanding claims report.

• Assisted Cashiering as needed to ensure end of month goals were met.

Loan Boarding Analyst October 2005 – August 2006

• Performed quality control reviews on funded loans to ensure loan boarding accuracy.

• Uploaded loan boarding files on newly funded loans to servicing system.

• Generated various open items reports used by the production department to clear exceptions.

• Added newly boarded loans to workflow queues to distribute workload.

• Ran ad hoc reports to monitor production and provide management reporting.

• Performed reconciliation of all newly boarded loans and loan transfer.

• Generated report to identify loans that had been unfunded or rescinded.

Education May 2005 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX

• B.B.A., Business Management.

• Classes at Fidelity taken:

• Excel with concentration on Macros

• Access

Skills • Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• QuickBooks, Great Plains, AS400

References Available upon request

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