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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

New York, Ny, Us

I assisted newly formed team to formalize the regulatory review process, develop a fraud risk assessment, develop data analytics, and with root cause analysis.

New York, Ny, Us

I became a subject matter expert for the primary subledger used globally throughout the bank assisting the clean-up and management of accounts used for more than 100 unique processes. I also was responsible for accounting related primarily to revenue recognition for the Asset Servicing and Markets lines of business and working with a large join venture to ensure that revenues and expenses were properly shared between the entities.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

I worked on audits and other attestation engagements of various private companies in industries such as construction, manufacturing, publishing, technology and food importation and distribution. I also prepared individual and fiduciary tax returns, and assisted in the preparation of corporate tax returns. Additionally, I performed other accounting functions for various clients such as bookkeeping and payroll.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

I was responsible for overseeing all accounting and financing activities within the company as well as working with external auditors, establishing and managing credit policies, reviewing contracts, ensuring proper insurance coverage for the company, assisting in the continuing development of our ERP system to better suit our evolving business demands, and managing several IT functions.In the time that I was in this position, I successfully selected and led the implementation of NetSuite and Domo, implemented EDI, managed and provided new training to my staff (including temporary employees during the NetSuite implementation and a new hires), restructured the credit insurance to insure more than twice the percentage of receivables at about 2/3rds of the cost of the old structure, upgraded the hardware and software solutions to add robustness to the IT backbone of the company and transition to more cloud based solutions, and played a key role in increasing the company's credit line with a new lead bank while still satisfying the interests of the ownership of the company. During this period, the company experienced the retirement of the VP of Finance in my first three months on the job and then record sales and profit growth that continued throughout my tenure there.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Calculating year-end accruals and preparing journal entriesPerforming ad-hoc reportingProcess and system documentationResponsible for implementation of a new ERP system

I was the only accountant and was responsible for all of the internal accounting activities. I implemented SAP and served the function of data base administrator. In addition, I brought the company closer to GAAP compliance and worked to improve and formalize processes and procedures.

Walgreens is the largest U.S. drug store chain with more than 7,400 stores and annual revenues of $63 billion. Responsible for monitoring daily bank activitiesInvestigate payments from unknown accountsStandardized ACH reconciliation processCreating, reviewing, and documenting processes and procedures related to outsourcing of positionAuditing work of outsourcing company employeesJournal entries including sales adjustments and write-offs for receivables Reduced number of mismatched fills/deletes in system from more than 12,000 to less than 200Manage a prescription plan with unique guidelines (claims auditing, billing, and account reconciliation)Created and formalized all processesReduced rejected claims from over 5% to less than 0.5%Control all electronic remittance files loaded to the information management systemPreparing monthly unmatched deposit aging schedulesUnder own initiative, documented processes and procedures related to the position (including flow charting)

Entergy is the second-largest nuclear power generator and an electric and gas utility provider, with annual revenues of $10 billion. Approved project and work ordersApproved project and work order billing methodsPerformed account reconciliationsHelped to prepare managerial account summaries on unbalanced accountsPrepared intercompany account transfersPrepared general journalsAided in instituting new process for filing backup for journal entries

Mba

B.S. In Accounting