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Chicago, Illinois

Assisting a privately held hemodialysis medical clinic after departure of previous controller. Audited and corrected company general ledgers and created year-end financial statements for 2018. Prepared schedules and reviewed Federal 1120S year-end tax returns with outside CPA firms. Monitor and fund current year pass through income and ownership tax provisions. Improved management monthly financial reporting and restored it to its current up to date status for 2019 through 2023. Review monthly A/R cash receipts, payor mix, contractual allowances, and profitability margins of key dialysis service programs. Monitor company cash flow and generate daily reporting. Assist Chief Operating officer in analyzing company expenditures, clinic staffing efficiencies, and CPT calculations. Prepare and file Federal and State payroll tax and U/C returns. Developed the medical clinic budget for 2020 through 2023. Created actual vs budget comparative profit and loss statements by program enhancing management understanding. Managed CARES Act Provider Relief Fund grants and tracked COVID-19 expenditures. Restored, updated, and reconciled company SAGE Fixed Asset System and current reporting.

Greater Chicago Area

Currently assist two local non for profit social service organizations as a P/T treasurer and operational board member. Utilize Quick Books desktop and Excel software to produce financial statements, account analyses, payroll, and banking relations. Also prepared the NFP's Federal Form 990 PF tax return for years 2015 through 2019.

Greater Chicago Area

Performed accounting and human resource functions for a surgeon’s medical clinic including cash management, payroll and related taxes, financial statements, account analysis, banking relations and financing, healthcare programs and profitability, business insurance, federal taxation, contract review and negotiation, medical credentialing, partner billings, commissions, employee recruitment, benefits administration, and working with outside auditors, lawyers, and medical professionals.

Chicago, Illinois

Provided volunteer income tax service for low income families and individuals on their current and amended tax returns and related items such as Schedules A, C, the Earned Income Credit, Educational Tax Credits, Additional Child and Child Care Credits and other supplemental forms and schedules. Also assisting in the CEP Tax Clinic on client cases.

Chicago, Ill

Contract assignment with a national syndicator of low income housing credits with reporting responsibilities for eight of its funds. Responsibilities included financial statement preparation, various supporting schedules, account analysis, along year end closings and audits.

Chicago, Illinois

Worked with the management of a government contracting company in areas of cash management, account analysis, accounts payable, receivables, credit card transactions, cash applications, sales and use taxes, vendor credit maintenance, and customer relations.

Chicago, Illinois

Assignment with a government consulting firm in Chicago utilizing Quick Books and Excel in the preparation of the monthly financial statements.Duties include journal entries, invoicing, payables, disbursements, account analysis, and financial statement review.

Oak Park, Illinois

Assisted the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society (The Children's Clinic) on a Financial Analysis/ Modeling project.

Aon Hewitt-Lincolnshire

Contract accountant working on Hewitt's Order-to-Cash project in conjunction with their Peoplesoft 9.0 system conversion. Reviewed and enhanced Hewitt professional services contracts in People Soft along. Responsible for Third Quarter revenue recognition and accrual analysis. Analyzed and reduced customer billings backlogs while working with project managers.

Chicago, Illinois

Completed the service and educational program of Mayor's office and the City of Chicago acquiring knowledge of healthcare for entry as an financial professional in this growing field. Studied information systems at Accretive Health, a provider of revenue cycle management services. Utilized various hospital computer systems and resolved patient accounts to improve cash flow. Educated in healthcare insurance, HIPPA regulations, processing CMS 1500 and UB-04 claims, and medical coding.

Chicago, Illinois

Attended classes in health information systems provided by Accretive Health. Served as a volunteer in the Diabetes Center of a local hospital performing Excel 2007 analyses and M/S Word documentation of departmental activity. Continued to assist the Diabetes Center in quarterly and year end statistical presentations through 2011.

Athletic coach and instructor in the Sports Kids Program for the Wilmette and Glencoe Park Districts since 2003 on a part time to near full time basis teaching sports to children and young adults. Activities include basketball, baseball, flag football, soccer, golf, tennis, volleyball, and Open Gym supervision.

Financial Analyst in the Corporate Real Estate Division.Analyzed and reviewed payment applications on major construction projects for compliance to corporate policies and contracts. Reported findings to management for discussion and resolution with contractors.Project cost reconciliations comparing actual to projected capital expenditures. Account analysis including depreciation and leasehold improvements, automobile allowances, moving expenses, and accounts payable for department costs centers.

Accountant for a world wide charitable organization.Analyzed the global financial statements of the foundation’s multi billion dollar investment portfolio for cost and market security valuations, contributions, disbursements, management fees, partnership equity balances, and other key factors for the Second Quarter of 2008.

Corporate accountant for a global financial services provider. Responsible for balance sheet account reconciliations with review and entry of daily and month end journal entries for the Retail Services and Credit Card utility groups.Utilized People Soft 8.4 G/L queries, M/S Excel, and Lotus Notes.

Contract accountant in the company’s Risk Management department. Responsible for unapplied cash resolutions, revised producer and insured billings, disbursements, journal entries, and coding documentation for imaging in the accounts receivable department. Worked with People Soft, M/s Excel, Outlook, and Cash Management Tools.Assignment ended due to second quarter cutbacks.

General accountant for a major local television station group. Expedited the network month end closings by preparing journal entries, inter company reconciliations, and account analysis for the two stations utilizing JD Edwards software. Generated daily sales pacing reports for the station management and cash postings for the group’s accounts receivable departments working with an Encoda A/S 400 system. Assisted the vice president with weekly financial reports and other designated projects. Assignment completed when permanent employee was hired.

Accountant for a major dental equipment manufacturer. Produced monthly account reconciliations for the principal bank account, flex spending account, and related sub accounts of a major dental equipment manufacturer along with preparation and entry of related journal entries utilizing the new SAP software system. Reported to management on difficulties and solutions to improve analysis.

Auditor for the financial department of the municipal services office. Reviewed prior year statements of fire and police department retirement work papers and statements for FY 2002. Analyzed retirement investments and prepared schedules for FY 2003 for both departments.Served as an accountant for a major telecommunications provider. Prepared detailed spreadsheet analyses by various intrastate locations involving equipment type, quantity, location, age and valuation.

Initiated monthly trial balance schedule preparation that addressed key business concerns that enabled senior management to better understand the company's financial position. Managed and enhanced fixed asset controls resulting in improved operational reporting. Prepared comprehensive year-end federal and state tax packages along with reporting enterprise zone requirements for the new Kentucky distribution center. Coordinated intercompany transactions and account reconciliations for the North American divisions during month end resulting in more timely consolidations and financial reporting.

Bachelors Of Business Administration, Accounting

Completed second degree at Loyola's University College with evening attendance financed through daytime employment.

Registered Certfied Public Accountant

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois CPA SocietyPursued and completed examination.