Responsible for the day to day accounting, treasury, tax and credit and debit card settlement of the Company. Overall responsibility for the financial statement close process including monthly, quarterly and annual close process. Work closely with our auditors to complete the US GAAP audited financial statements. Research and document complex accounting and tax transactions and ensure the transactions are properly recorded.Work closely with IT and Project Management to develop new product platforms responsible for all accounting, tax and treasury aspects of the projects.

Responsible for the day to day operations of the accounting, finance and the commissions group including but not limited to:•The compilation of the monthly & quarterly financial package. •Responsible for the regulatory calculations, including monthly focus reporting 15c3-1 and 15c3-3 calculations.•Presented monthly and quarterly results of operations to the CEO and CFO of the broker dealer and quarterly presented results of operations to the CFO and Controller of the parent company.•Developed and implemented an internal control infrastructure which included assessing risk annually, process walkthroughs, testing significant financial controls, departmental certifications, developing remediation plans, and presenting to department heads and senior management the results of testing and remediation plans. •Managed the month end, quarter end and year end financial statement close process •Responsible for recalculating and discussing deferred tax assets and liabilities with tax department. •Responsible for all internal audit, and external audit deliverables of the broker dealer•Evaluate and reorganize the commissions group by streamlining processes and developing more robust internal controls.•Developed an Operations Working Group monthly meeting which provided a forum for other departments to discuss projects, lessons learned and initiatives currently being planned, executed and completed.•Developed customer service protocols for the commissions group which include tracking customer calls, and creating consistent call center responses. •Developed a call review program whereby we listened to calls and identified what was done right, wrong and how we could better have responded to the caller.•Responsible for a department of 9 professionals including assistant vice president, supervisors, team leads and staff accountants

Responsible for the day to day operations of the Brokerage accounting group overseeing 4 US registered broker dealers and one Canadian Broker Dealer •Performed all research and documentation on complex accounting matters including but not limited to software revenue recognition, gross vs. net revenue reporting, and loan accounting.•Evaluated complex accounting transactions and there effects on net capital•Oversaw Fidelity Clearing Corporation a Canadian Broker Dealer who reports locally in accordance with IFRS•Complete monthly FOCUS filing for two registered broker dealers•Restructured the group to better utilize the strengths of the individuals in the group.•Accomplished closing the books for 4 US broker dealers and 1 Canadian broker dealer in two days.•Responsible for the Brokerage Accounting Department consisting of 8 professionals.

Performed audit and advisory services for public and private companies concentrated mainly in Banking, Broker-Dealer, Merchant Acquiring, Merchant Processing, and Hedge Fund industries•Coordinated multi-location audits in accordance with PCAOB standard # 5 •Supervised approximately 20 managers, seniors and staff on multiple engagements.•Product exposure includes: asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, securitizations, general derivatives, credit default swaps, equities, repurchase agreements and fixed income.•Evaluate and document the effectiveness of accounting systems, operations and related internal controls to provide reliable financial data and report recommendations for improvement to senior management•EY University Instructor, taught intern, new staff hire, new manager, Introduction to Banking and Introduction to Accounting and Auditing for Securitization

Performed audit and tax services for private companies concentrated mainly in real estate, hospitality and manufacturing.•Performed internal control and substantive account testing for real estate clients both commercial, and residential.•Supervised the compilation of Corporate, Partnership, Estate and Personal tax returns.