Controller/Accounting Manager

William Courts

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Chicago, Illinois 60616

312-***-**** E-mail *********@*****.***

ILLINOIS STATE BOARD of INVESTMENT Chicago, IL (2007-11)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Brought on to convert old General Ledger (done on Excel) to Mas90. Maintained both old General Ledger and Mas90 during conversion. Prepared Budgets, Balance Sheets, Income Statements, Trial Balance on FrX. Payables and receivables reconciled to various State Reports on monthly basis. Prepared all Financial Reporting and consolidation of 68 funds held at ISBI, net amount approximately $11billion in aggregate Net Asset Value. During this transition developed and liaised with State Street Bank and all Fund Managers on all reconciliations, maintained due diligence to assure Net Asset Value Integrity was reconciled with State Street Bank (the Custodian).

Employment:

Temporary positions: SEE ADDENDUM

SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT Chicago, IL (2003-07)

ROSENTHAL COLLINS GROUP Chicago, IL (1994-03)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - REGULATORY In 1994 set up original General Ledger in Great Plains/Dynamics as member

of first accounting department. Monitored and reconciled all customer activity for Balance Sheet interface with

General Ledger. On daily basis imported all transactions into General Ledger, all reconciliations. Monthly Capital Computation. Balance Sheet, Income Statement through Trial. All Financial Reports – 1FR included, done on WinJammer.

Skills: Mas90 GREAT PLAINS/DYNAMICS FrX EXCEL ACCESS

AS400 GMI RECON PLUS WIRE TRANSFERS LOTUS CODA

QUICKBOOKS WINJAMMER MICROSOFT WORD POWERPOINT

ANALYZE ASSETS LIABILITIES CAPITAL

CHECK FOR FRAUD MISMANAGEMENT OR WASTE

DETERMINE ACCEPTABILITY OF ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

ENSURE GAAP COMPLIANCE

INTERFACE WITH NON GOVERNMENT AUDITORS

INTERFACE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITORS

MAINTAIN GENERAL LEDGER

PREPARE RECORDS/REPORTS

PREPARE FINANCIAL REPORTS

PREPARE GENERAL LEDGER ENTRIES

VERIFY LEDGER ENTRIES

COORDINATE ACCOUNTING CONTROL PROCEDURES

ANALYZE FINANCIAL RECORDS/STATEMENTS

ADDENDUM:

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2007)

FINANCIAL MANAGER

Was here during transition from one manager to the next manager.

They wanted to maintain all of the daily functions until the start

date of the new manager, maintained all the functions required.

Any special projects that arose.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER (2006-07)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - RECHARGE MANAGER

Prepared budgets, main focus on recharge rates for cancer

center facilities had to maintain zero profit while recovering

total cost.

SEYFARTH SHAW (2005)

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Worked on pension plan for partners.

LASALLE BANK (2005)

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Prepared daily and monthly reconciliations for over

100 accounts this was done on Recon Plus.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL (2005)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Worked on budget and analyzed all expense activity.

GLAXO SMITH KLINE (2005)

SELLS REPRESENTATIVE

3 day assignment where I sold discount memberships for

medication to seniors, part of the new Medicare package.

PLS FINANCIAL (2004)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Prepared all monthly financials on FrX for the southern region,

this included all of Texas, Mississippi, Florida and Georgia.

FREEBORN AND PETERS LAW PARTNERS (2004)

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Prepared daily reconciliations to record billing and submitted

findings in month-end reports.

FIMAT, INC (2003)

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Prepared foreign currency reconciliations for month end reporting.

Worked on monthly bank reconciliations.

Education:

DEPAUL

Bachelors Degree Evening Business Management Minor: Accounting 3.0 GPA

CARROLL COLLEGE WAUKESHA, WISC

Business Management and Accounting

SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE CRESTON, IOWA

Associates Degree in Business Administration Minor: Accounting

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