Oversee the preparation and presentation of financial statements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirementsManage day-to-day accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll, to ensure smooth and accurate financial operationsEnsure adherence to financial regulations, industry standards, and company policies, including tax laws, FINRA regulations, and other relevant compliance requirementsConduct in-depth financial analysis to assess performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management for decision-makingCoordinate and manage internal and external audits, including preparation of audit materials, addressing audit findings, and implementing recommended changesMonitor and manage cash flow to ensure liquidity and financial stability, including overseeing cash management processes and forecasting cash needsSupervise, train, and evaluate accounting staff, ensuring high performance, professional development, and adherence to company policies and proceduresPrepare and file regulatory reports and documents as required, including financial disclosures, tax filings, and other compliance-related submissionsIdentify and drive process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations and reporting

Enhanced financial controls and processes for accurate and timely reporting of firm-wide FinancialsManaged daily profit and loss reporting for the firm and departmentsCoordinated banking and clearing firm cash requirementsLiaised with firm management, auditors, and trading teams for accurate financial reportingCoordinate and support internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation and addressing any audit findings or recommendationsPrepared journal entries and detailed account reconciliations for month-end close, payroll, and trading activityMaintain and reconcile the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and discrepancies are addressed promptlyManage and optimize accounting software and financial systems, ensuring they meet the company’s needs and are functioning correctlySupervise and mentor accounting staff, including overseeing daily operations, providing training, and conducting performance evaluations

Coordinate with clients on their day-to-day and monthly activities. Assists with directing and reviewing employees to ensure work is done correctly and on time. Main activities and functions included:Review work performed by Financial Service AccountantsPrepare and review yearly tax leviesConduct interviews for new hires and internsOnboarding and setup of new clientsAttend and present monthly financials at board meetingsBudgetsHuman ResourcesIdentify and initiate the need for accounting policies and provide for Board approval and adaptation

Assists clients with their day-to-day operations mainly financial matters with emphasis on payroll, A/P, A/R, budgeting, and overall financial planning and analysis. I educate and prepare clients for annual audits and interface with their auditors to clarify any questions. Operational matters included:PayrollAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableYear End/Audit Work Paper PreparationPrepare Monthly FinancialsUpdate and maintain capital assetsLearn multiple kinds of accounting software's

On a daily basis I would manipulate data on spreadsheets to report the previous days trading for executives and I help with filing our Daily Segregated, Secured 30.7 and Sequestered Statements for the CME. On a monthly basis, during the first two weeks of the month I will work on paying customers and allocating offices interest for the previous month. With interest rates increasing, I have been very busy with this process. I would then work on customer payouts and manager shares for the previous months trading and activity they had in order for RCG to pay them. I will answer calls and questions when necessary to customers/clients about their accounts and other monthly reports, like the payouts and manager shares. I do monthly account reconciliations. I also allocate fees to the manager shares that RCG pays upfront and we need to get reimbursed for them. I am learning a lot about futures trading and the accounting for them.

I did individual and business tax returns. I worked in SurePrep, ProSystems fx, and CaseWare. I have done extensions and estimates. I worked with all of the BNA programs.

Work on making reports for partners and others in Jet Reports.Create quotes for the Tech team to send out to clients in Quosal, as well as the go to person for solving all problems within Quosal.Internal Audit/Report on Tech departments financials.Work on monthly financials/reports for the Controller.Work in a lot of different programs and given a lot of different types of tasks.

In charge of accounts payable, bank reconciliations and any other jobs asked to do. I deal with Microsoft's GP system.

I only worked summers here.Swim Lesson Coordinator (2011) - Set up classes and made sure the instructors were doing their jobs.Swim Team Coach (2010-2012) - Coached kids how to swim and worked them out.Swimming Instructor (2010) - taught kids the basics to swimming.Front Desk (2011) - took money and counted it at the end of the day, also took credit cards and dealt with customers.Pool/Slide Attendant (2010-2011) - cleaned where needed and looked after the slides and told kids when to go down.

Helped set up and take apart sporting events, like football, soccer, volleyball and basketball games.

Took cash, credit, debit and checks. Dealt with customers, and cleaned messes if there were any.