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New York, Ny, Us

As the total solar eclipse accounts for the straight configuration of 3 important celestial bodies, the Sun, Moon and Earth, we have identified these as the candidate, job and client in our recruiting universe. At Eclipse Recruiting, our mission is to perfectly align our candidate with a career-advancing job at the best-fit client, that best matches their profile.We offer tailored and customized recruiting solutions to your firm’s hiring needs. We understand that in this competitive market, every client is different, and a one-size approach will not achieve your intended goals and objectives. Hence, we individualize our defined talent acquisition plan for every single search. Eclipse is a national search firm; we specialize in placements of finance and accounting professionals in all locations around the USA. All recruiters employed started their careers in public accounting and then moved into industry. We aim to utilize a variety of both personal and professional experience gained during that time to help our clients attract talented candidates. We work with a multitude of large reputable firms and industry leaders including; investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, broker-dealers, insurance companies, fortune 500 companies, public listed entities, start up’s, early growth stage companies, consulting firms, advisory, service firms, regulators, Big 4 and more.Our firm possesses over 35 years of work experience, stemming from accounting, finance, management, consulting, mentorship, HR, and agency recruiting. We are very familiar with what it means to work as an employee in industry, which provides us with an invaluable advantage in dealing with both clients and candidates alike.

New York, Ny, Us

We specialize in the permanent and temporary placement of accounting and finance professionals in New York City and the Tri-State Area. We work with a multitude of large reputable firms and industry leaders including but not limited to fortune 500 companies, investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, broker-dealers, start up's, early growth stage companies, consulting and service firms, regulators, the Big 4 and national public accounting firms. Our speciality is everything in the accounting and finance support areas. From controllers group, reporting, product control, treasury, risk, valuations, regulatory, financial planning and analysis, internal and external audit and many more.

Wilmington, De, Us

Providing interim financial assistance primarily to Fortune 1000 companies during critical times of need. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, accounting assistance, financial reporting and analysis, accounting research, budgeting and forecasting, external auditing, acquisition or divestiture support and special project implementation. Projects included:Apollo Global Management (Investment Manager with $105B assets under management)•Worked in conjunction with PWC’s Transactional Services Team•Prepared due diligence requests for lenders, attorneys and private equity investors•Converted internal accounting to US GAAP compliant balance sheet and income statement presentationSoros Fund Management (Hedge Fund with $23B assets under management)•Worked in Controllers Group under the close supervision of the chief accounting officer•Prepared investment portfolio and reviewed returns attained by the various investments•Performed daily P&L review and analysis by comparing nightly P&L reports to internal reports and identifying and resolving any differences•Overall review of NAV for the various classes of shares held by the fund•Detailed review of financial statements for all entities in the group to ensure compliance with US GAAP and IFRS•Undertook activities related to Citco system conversion from legacy Ephesus to Aexeo system•Performed month-end procedures such as cash and position reconciliations, review of the mortgage-backed securities portfolio, performance and management fees and valuation of private equity investmentsPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP•Worked as a senior associate on an audit for an investment advisor with more than $ 25B assets under management•Worked as a senior associate on an audit of a leading global reinsurer with five separate accounts, which held investments across 90 sub-accounts- Won an award for most billable hours for the NY office in 2011

Paris, France, Fr

Consultant - Ally Financial, Inc.• Assisted in defining and delivering the Close Process, Credit Risk and Average Daily Balance projects• Conducted objective analysis of the current state operating model, processes and organizational design and delivered a future state design with a roadmap detailing opportunity areas and the delivery mechanism to achieve these• The identified root cause of delays to accounting processes that would subsequently incur operational cost within the close process• Developed corporate guidelines to standardize and streamline the overall close process and develop monitoring tools and processes to enhance accountability Consultant - TransUnion LLC• An improved analysis is driven by enhanced access to a more robust universe of global financial data• Increased communication and understanding of international financials by leveraging a common language (CoA) and systems• Eliminated manual process and leverage knowledge across regions by utilizing one universal system

Chicago, Il, Us

Hedge Funds Group• Ran audit engagements of hedge funds of varying sizes and investment strategies, including long/short, future currency options and commingled funds• Documented client’s internal controls and assess reliance of these controls on the nature and timing of year-end substantive tests• Experienced with accounting for a variety of investments including long/short equities, private placements, forward contracts and futures, bank debt, corporate bonds, swaps, options, credit default swaps, and international and domestic securities• Recalculated and test investment partnerships profit and loss monthly allocation schedules, recalculated partnerships financial highlights and prepared and reviewed financial statement presentation and disclosures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles• Supervised audit team, coordinated timing of audit procedures and managed a progression of the audit through written and oral communications together with maintaining positive client relations• Gained exposure to ASC820 (Fair value measurement) and ASC815 (Derivatives and hedging activities)

Chicago, Il, Us

• Supervised, trained, and mentored associates and interns on audit process and assessed the performance of staff for engagement reviews; performed the in-charge role as needed• Worked with audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during the audit process• Researched and analyzed financial statements and audit and tax-related issues utilizing electronic databases, and employed audit software to review and compile financial information• Compliance checking to assess whether companies are operating within the rules and regulations dictated by the Companies Act and Security Exchange Regulation• Reviewed consolidations of financial statements for companies in complex groups in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)• Proactively interacted with key client management to gather information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements• Gained a comprehensive understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives and utilized that knowledge on engagements

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Post Graduate Diploma In Accounting - Honors, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Finance