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Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

• Assist in Pre-Clinical/Clinical/CMC accounting including monitoring expenses, preparing prepaid and accrual entries, and working closely with internal and external business partners to process financial data• Assist in AP, AR, Payroll, Fixed Asset, Cash Reconciliation and Cash Analysis as needed• Assist in various account reconciliation for Income Statement and Balance Sheet• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements• Assist in Annual Budget and Forecast• Assist in Quarterly, Year-End and SOX audits• Assist in implementing new Accounting Software, AP Software and Budget Software• Prepare various account analyses as needed

Waltham, Ma

• Responsible for all day-to-day accounting operation and compliance with all public requirements• Created various financial modules in Excel to facilitate a more efficient reporting, for example, consolidated financial statement, budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial modules• Actively involved in SEC reporting, including the preparation of 10Q & 10K financial statements, footnotes and MD&A section, as well as coordinated all related audit activities• Responsible for all audits• Coordinated payroll and all related activities to comply with changing rules and regulations• Supported all HR functions as needed• Assisted in private placement by providing financial modules and critical information to management for decision making• Coordinated with bankers and insurance brokers for all company matters

Waltham, Ma

• Within two months, successfully converted the Accounting System from Encore to Great Plain to establish a more efficient accounting environment, included designing the accounting infrastructure and tailoring the chart of account to the company needs, transferring legacy data and parallel testing• Assisted in successfully achieving Sarbanes-Oxley compliance• Supervised an accounting staff• Maintained accounting systems, procedures and policies to ensure accurate compilation, analysis and reporting of accounting data• Assisted in the preparation of the company’s operating, capital and cash budgets• Generated and analyzed monthly and year-end financial statements• Assisted with quarterly and year-end financial reports, audits and SEC reporting• Managed the company’s day-to-day and long-term IT needs • Worked closely with the company’s IT Consultant to troubleshoot IT-related problems and made recommendations for resolution

Boston, Ma

• Prepare monthly and year-end financial statements• Prepare budget and cash-flow projection• Coordinate all audits• Support all financial reports as needed • Train accounting staffs• Write policies and procedures• In 1999, successfully created the Accounting System using Peachtree Software to establish a more efficient accounting environment, included designing the accounting infrastructure and tailoring the chart of account to the company needs• In 2011, successfully converted the Accounting System from Peachtree to QuickBooks to establish a more user-friendly accounting environment, including transferring historical data and parallel testing

Waltham, Ma

• Managed the day-to-day operations of the accounting department• Supervised all accounting staffs• Managed all internal and external financial reports• Responsible for all financial audits• Assisted in writing various Policies and Manuals to improve and control the organization’s functions

Waltham

Senior Accountant (1995-1996)• Responsible for the preparation of financial statements• Prepared Federal Form 990 and 5500, Form PC and Uniform Financial Report (UFR)• Managed various audits for the organization• Performed various accounting and financial analysis to ensure accounting controls• Assisted in outsourcing the in-house payroll system to ADP’s payroll system to reduce cost• Assisted in re-financing the outstanding debt, thereby reduced interest expenses, improved cash flow and enhanced financial flexibility of the organization• Assisted in achieving a positive margin for the first time since 1987 by providing the CFO with critical and accurate financial analysis reports• Made recommendations to improve organizational and departmental efficiencyStaff Accountant (1993-1994)• Responsible for the preparation of financial statements• Performed various accounting and financial analysis to ensure accounting controls• Successfully automated financial statements on an in-house computer system to eliminate duplication of effort• Created PC AR Aging Report which facilitated cash flow analysis and receivable collection efforts• Assisted in the development of an automated Budget/Forecasting module, which helped increase accuracy and eliminated further duplication of effortFund Accountant (1992-1993)• Prepared financial reports for scientists• Monitored expenditures of various grants, contract and special funds

Waltham, Ma

• Responsible for the consolidation and preparation of financial statements and budgets• Performed account, cash-flow and financial analysis for the organization and related subsidiaries.• Assisted in monthly and yearly closings• Managed the full-scale accounting and administrative duties of the organization’s Charitable and Educational Fund, and assisted in converting computerized accounting routines of this Fund from Knowledgeman into Alpha4

Canton, Ma

• Responsible for the consolidation and preparation of financial statements• Performed financial analysis and budgeting• Successfully converted the computerized accounting routines from Multiplan into Lotus 1-2-3

Boston, Ma

• Performed various general accounting duties including Tax Accounting and Bank Reconciliation