Accountant/Bookkeeper Resume
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PROFILE SUMMARY
Dynamic and performance-oriented professional with extensive experience in Financial Management, Accounting, Analyzing Financial reports and ensuring quality control for financial activities. Well-versed in collaborating with employees and leaders to resolve control and procedural problems negatively affecting business operations. Dedicated to process and resource optimization.
PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Demonstrating extensive and continuously expanding know-how of accounting deliverables and expertise
- Capable of delivering special attention and a degree of creativity to the assigned projects with a unique grasp on financial reporting and documentation
- Passionate about finance and has a deep understanding of the overall dynamics of the sector
- Able to effectively evaluate the objectives of the organization to facilitate better decisions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bookkeeper
Brooklyn Lifestyle Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York
Jun – Jan
Responsible for uploading and indexing past due and current invoices, creating, verifying and submitting payments for approval, and closing the month's books to get ready for tax filing.
- Performed all AR/AP, bank reconciliations, and credit cards statements monthly, and closing entries for monthly and annual financial close
- Prepared and transacted directly deposited bank accounts in person and through a computerized system
- Adjusted balance sheets, and income statements to expedite the company's accounting procedures in an efficient manner
- Processed journal entries, online transfers, and payments
- Executed accurate QuickBooks entries, bank reconciliations, and monthly income statements
- Collaborated with outside CPA to create financial procedures
- Assisted with the preparation of ad-hoc reports as required
Accountant
MUFG Union Bank, New York
Aug – May
Responsible for overseeing the accounting operations of the department, including assigning the tasks to associates, monitoring their progress and performance, ensuring the accuracy of data, and updating the senior management on weekly/monthly financial reports.
- Identify significant and unusual accounting and reporting issues, make recommendations to overcome the existing shortcomings in an effort to ensure flawless reporting
- Review all the requests for new journal accounts before forwarding to the concerned person or departments
- Ensure to update and advise the Business Unit of the emerging risks and other issues that may have an accounting of reporting consequences
- Collaborate with front, middle, and back-office to share information adroitly and identify issues pertinent to the accounting processes
- Instigate automation in the financial processes to keep human errors and accounting mistakes at bay
- Analyze the performance of the accounting staff, identify areas of improvement and make recommendations accordingly
Senior Fund Accountant
Bank of New York Mellon, New York
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Responsible for supporting expense budgeting and analysis by verifying data related to expense payments, accruals and postings, and maintaining appropriate records of daily and monthly activities for the client. Conscientiously managed the daily fund administrative services for domestic and foreign equity funds for clients/ investors while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Worked closely with investment managers, brokers, fund trustee custodians, and auditor to ensure smooth execution of the departmental processes
- Ensured to keep me up-to-date with the ever-evolving stock prices to advise the clients on a regular basis
- Ensured accuracy of funds' trades, cash transactions and corporate actions and verified securities' prices to properly value portfolios
- Audited the work performed by other members of the department; instigated training programs
- Maintained monthly supporting schedules for all outstanding items, as well other records required for fund audits as required
Key Accomplishments:
- Ensured prompt and effective provision of fund accounting services to equity fund clients including, calculations of NAV (Net Asset Value), monthly distributions, daily accrual, analyzed market value regularly, reviewed corporate actions attentively, verified security pricing, and oversaw reconciliations of daily balance
- Scrutinized financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital; prepared balance sheet, expense reports to summarize, interpreted and projected funds financial positions
Senior Accountant
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- Effectively coordinated with operating divisions to shorten the reporting process for monthly closings and improve forecast accuracy
- Conducted training session with the newly hired and existing finance staff to educate them on the latest and effective industry practices
- Maintained all aspects of the general ledger including month-end closing and accruals and analysis of general ledger accounts
- Worked with external auditors during reviews and audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests
Key Achievements:
- Acted as Subject Matter Expert tasked with utilizing advance knowledge of industry’s best practices and conducted a training session with the accounting staff to walk them through on the best practices
- Resolved service problems swiftly by clarifying the clients’ complaints; determining the cause of problems; followed up to ensure that best resolution was applied
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Accountant
United Cerebral Palsy of Queens, Jamaica, NY
Apr – Dec
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Hunter College, City University of New York
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified in Anti-Money Laundering
- Certified in Risk Assessment Awareness
SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
- QuickBooks Online
- Peachtree Accounting
- PeopleSoft
- TaxWise
- FundE-Z
- MS Office Suite
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
New York State Notary Public
Dec – Dec
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Sep – Sep
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Analytical/ Strategic Thinking
- Asset Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Robust Communication Skills
- GAAP
- Quality Assurance
- Investment Banking
- Assessments & Evaluations
- Financial Statements
- General Accounting
- Securities
- Tax Preparation
- Investment Accounting
- Problem Solving Skills
- Attention to Details
REFERENCE
Available upon request
