Accounting Opportunity

MARK ZELTSER, MBA

**** ***** ***., ***. ***

San Diego, CA 92109

Phone: 619-***-****

E-Mail: ****@***.***

EDUCATION:

December 2008 Pace University

MBA: Financial Management

May 2004 Monmouth University

BS: Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS: Currently pursuing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination,

Passed two parts on first attempt, sat for the third part in August and scheduled to sit for remaining part in October

COMPUTER SKILLS: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Quicken, QuickBooks Pro, CCH Tax Research, SAP, TurboTax, Pro Series Tax Software, PPC e-tools, Go System Audit, Go System Tax, Citrix

EXPERIENCE:

ROTHSTEIN KASS AND CO.

(Public accounting firm ranked 17 nationally)

October 2006 to April 2009

Senior Audit Associate – Financial Services

· Provided audit and tax services for a variety of hedge funds with various investment strategies. Includes the confirming of account balances and holdings, valuations of securities and other holdings as well as financial statement preparation.

· Reviewed all client work papers, which would include equity reconciliations, general ledger, proposed journal entries and review of client and broker comparisons with independent pricing services such as Bloomberg.

· Responsible for reviewing trial balance and associated journal entries for accuracy.

· Performed client walk through regarding internal controls for SAS 112 regulations.

· Generated audit programs based on assessed risk levels.

· Completed audit engagements in a timely manner to comply with regulatory guidelines.

· Responsible for communicating with clients to get the work-papers necessary to complete the audit.

· Prepared tax returns and filings including K-1’s and 1065’s for hedge funds and 1040’s for individuals.

· Assisted clients with the adaptation of valuation policies to insure Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 compliance.

· Reviewed fund structures for accuracy of allocation and compliance with offering documents.

· Prepared and reviewed financial statements and ensured adequacy of required disclosures.

· Performed tax estimates which include wash sales, short side adjustment, short vs. box, constructive sales, straddles, and Section 1256 & 988.

· Responsible for valuation of different investments: domestic/foreign equities, swaps, options, and bonds.

· Prepared budget for audit engagements and continuously maintained actual vs. budget analysis throughout engagement to identify variances.

· Supervised staff and delegated assignments throughout fieldwork.

RCM TECHNOLOGIES

($200M Publicly traded Technology firm focused in Healthcare, Commercial, and Government Sectors)

September 2004 to September 2006

Staff Accountant

· Performed Profitability Analysis for a dozen domestic branches.

· Account Analysis of Balance Sheet and Income Statement Accounts.

· Managed accounts payable/receivable.

· Performed Bank Reconciliations.

· Journal Entries including accrual and recurring entries.

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