Becca Kessler Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

New York, NY, US

• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and year-end external financial reports, including the Company's quarterly earnings releases, 10-Qs, 10-Ks, benefit plan, and other audit reports as applicable.
• Reconcile, analyze, and prepare financial statements for benefit plan accounts, including 401K, pension, and medical accounts.
• Prepare and maintain the Company's stock data and EPS calculations.
• Participate in internal and external audit and SOX 404 efforts, including documentation of processes and facilitating testing of controls.
• Prepare and provide data to the actuary to analyze and prepare expense and liabilities for benefit plans.
• Prepare various journal entries and account reconciliations.

New York, NY, US

• Independently perform all Lease Accounting functions for over 300 stores.
• Prepare and process monthly accruals, amortization and percentage rent entries associated with property lease and facilities contracts.
• Prepare and analyze monthly forecasts for accuracy and perform research on variances.
• Compile annual and revised seasonal plans by analyzing changes and variances from prior projections.
• Research, advise, and account for leases appropriately under ASC 842 Lease Accounting.
• Assist Director of Accounting Services with special projects, maintaining internal controls, and resolving complex landlord issues.

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

• Conduct audits and reviews of the Company’s controls and procedures over key financial risks, operational risks, and legal risks.
• Conduct interviews with business owners at all levels and across the enterprise.
• Independently execute audit tests and assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the business areas processes, policies, and controls.
• Identify gaps, opportunities, and key risks and develop corrective actions to address gaps or assess adequacy of solutions offered by business partners.
• Document assessment and test results in compliance with internal audit industry (i.e., Institute of Internal Auditors) and departmental standards. Accurately prepare written audit findings/issues and apply judgment and.
• Present and confirm audit findings/issues and the related corrective action to various levels of business owners.

• Created an in-house tool using Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to pull current stock prices within custom portfolios to perform analysis.
• Generated, compiled, and analyzed stock market statistics.
• Automated functions using Excel to increase office efficiency.
• Edited client newsletters and quarterly reports.
• Conducted an audit of complete company historical electronic records to ensure SEC compliance.

Oxford, Ohio, US

• Started as Teller and advanced to Supervisor performing oversight and non-routine services.
• Resolved client issues including parental interactions requiring privacy screening.
• Reconciled the general ledger with all daily transactions.
• Recruited, interviewed, and evaluated intern applicants.

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting

Accounting And Tax Policy Program

John. E Dolibois European Center