Staff Accountant Position

Edie M. Aberle

**** *. ******** ***, #*** Phone: 605-***-****

Centennial, CO 80111 Email: ******@*******.***

Professional Experience

Spicer Jeffries, LLP Greenwood Village, Colorado

Staff Accountant May 2007 – March 2009

 Provide audit and tax services for clients in the service and securities industry, including broker-dealers, hedge funds and commodity pools

 Assessed internal controls

 Documented revenue and expense cycles

 Evaluated compliance with applicable State laws and Federal regulations

 Recalculated management fees, incentive fees and partner allocations

 Trained staff on auditing software and general auditing procedures

 Recruited students at college job fairs at Metro State College, Regis University and Colorado State University for staff positions

 Maintain relationships with clients, interacting with all levels, ranging from support staff to senior management

 Met or exceeded project deadlines within narrow time constraints

 Worked both independently and on teams to complete year end audits

Countrywide Financial Corporation Calabasas, California

Financial Reporting Intern June 2006 – August 2006

Sarbanes-Oxley

 Categorized entity-level controls under the appropriate COSO component and as preventive or detective.

 Performed testing on entity-level controls throughout the organization.

 Updated documentation assessed test criteria and performed testing of Sarbanes-Oxley controls over the financial reporting process and technical accounting in Certus software.

 Assisted in reduction of controls based on duplicates identified during fieldwork.

 Prepared questionnaire on the SEC Concept Release Comment Letter on Sarbanes-Oxley for distribution to Company management.

SEC and Regulatory Reporting

 Compiled information for and populated data within the Company’s 10-Q disclosures.

 Prepared the Company’s Pension Plan financial statements

 Corresponded with internal and external parties on a regular basis to complete assignments.

Special Projects

 Reviewed data transfer in general ledger and financial reporting system for completeness and accuracy.

Education

August 2003 – May 2007 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

B.S. Degree: Business Administration, Accounting Major

B.A. Minor: Spanish

Computer Skills

 Proficient use of ProSystem fx Engagement, ProSystem fx Tax Preparation and Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

 Familiar with Quickbooks and Peachtree Accounting Software Microsoft Access Database

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