Hanna Berkowitz
Baltimore, MD 21209
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CAREER FOCUS
Accounting
EDUCATION
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelors in Business Administration, with concentration in Accounting & Management
Robert Morris College, Graduate School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate work in Business & Accounting
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Accounting professional with over ten years of proven experience
Working knowledge of GAAP, accounting theories, principles & systems
Demonstrated ability to perform multi–entity/subsidiary financial reporting, budgeting & analysis
Fixed asset management
Effective management, planning, judgment, decision-making & organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal skills & ability to interact with internal & external populace
Extensive knowledge of accounting programs & spreadsheet applications
Strong verbal & written communication skills
COMPUTER SOFTWARE/APPLICATIONS/PROGRAMS USED: Windows, Outlook, Excel, MS Word, Word Perfect, Great Planes, E-Solution, Elite, Jures, Solomon, Fox-pro, TAB, Business Works, Quick Books & Peachtree
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Corporate Accountant, Fiducial Support Systems, Columbia, MD May 2006-March 2011
• Managed the accounting and financial functions for multiple entities
• Responsible for all aspects of month-end close
• Performed complex reconciliation and cash flow analysis
• Reconciled intercompany accounts
• Maintained reconciled foreign bank accounts and exchange rates
• Prepared and prepared monthly financial reports
• Analyze monthly financial results, including actual versus budget variances
• Managed fixed assets
• Ensured adherence to GAAP
• Developed accounting procedures
• Hired, trained & supervised accountants
Controller, Offit, Kurman, Yumkas & Denick, PC, Owings Mills, MD 2003-2005
• Managed all aspects of accounting, including month & year-end closing
• Produced financial statements
• Performed financial analysis & complex reconciliation
• Developed audit trail protocol to insure data integrity
• Prepared & presented management reports & analysis to senior partners
• Developed expense tracking & refund protocol
• Calculated & tracked commissions
• Administered payroll & benefits
Billing Coordinator, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, PC, Baltimore, MD 2001-2003
• Responsible for auditing, monitoring, reporting & reconciling client accounts
• Coordinated & managed billing process for over 125 attorneys
• Processed adjustments
• Prepared accounts receivable & non-billable reports
• Resolved issues
Financial Manager, Raphael, Ramsden & Behers, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA
• Managed all aspects of accounting
• Prepared financial statements
• Performed financial analysis & planning
• Prepared & presented management reports
• Developed audit trail protocol to insure data integrity
• Managed day-to-day operation of an eleven attorney, two location law firm
• Addressed clients’ financial issues & approved payment plans
• Interviewed, hired & supervised support staff
Assistant Controller, Pittsburgh Vision Services, Pittsburgh, PA
• Facilitated conversion & training process of computer accounting package
(Solomon III to Solomon IV)
• Developed & maintained financial & tracking reports in Excel
• Posted journal entries & reconciled bank & general ledger accounts
• Supervised accounts payable