-Prepared monthly and quarterly financial report packages (GAAP), including the consolidation of three subsidiaries.-Analyzed and reported variances between actual and budget to senior management. -Responsible for budgeting revenues, salaries & benefits, and expenses correlated directly with revenues. -Tracked and calculated quarterly commissions for sales staff. -Responsible for understanding and applying client fee schedules as they related to revenue accruals, budget variances, and billing concerns. -Provided leadership & guidance for 3 staff accountants with budgeting, project work, and general business development.-Provided due diligence support to executive management whenever segments of the business were offered for sale. This included detailed financial modeling of five-year revenue and expense projections. -Provided transitional support to acquiring company, helping to understand revenue projections and to accrue for quarterly revenues. Further assisted closing of the sale by helping to relate accounting functions (GL & bank balances) to operational controls (trust accounting system). -Performed ad-hoc profit and loss studies for executive team. Drafted summary recommendations advising management to grow, maintain, or terminate services offered. -Built automated fee-calculation spreadsheets to assist other team members with quarterly billings for over 400 clients. -Acted as primary back up to the Treasury Analyst, whose responsibilities included management of daily cash flows from client investments, corporate AP/AR and payroll.-Maintained subledgers for prepaid client fees and 401(K) participant revenue sharing/ 12b1 fees. -Worked directly with financial and regulatory auditors to answer questions and resolve any concerns. -Simplified revenue reporting which shortened the month-end reporting process. -Drafted job descriptions/ conducted interviews. Recommended candidates for hire and provided training.

-Planned and performed multi-location year-end audit designed to ensure proper revenue recognition. -Reviewed, updated, and addressed business process concerns regarding documented risks and controls.-Evaluated, communicated, and developed remediation plans regarding the effectiveness of documented controls through performance of internal control testing. -Assisted with the onsite implementation, documentation, and refinement of internal controls for newly acquired German subsidiary. Prepared and presented the regulatory need and business case for implementation of SOX to staff acquired with new subsidiary. -Traveled to consignment inventory locations to ensure that inventory per third-parties matched internal quantities recorded. -Maintained MS Access databases used for revenue recognition purposes. Made changes necessary to ensure the database was user-friendly, accurate, and complete.

-Investigated fluctuations within assigned accounts, monitored trends and daily business operations to determine month-end accruals. Assisted finance department to identify and understand budget-to- actual variances. Ensured principles of GAAP were properly applied to each account.-Participated in corporate accounting initiative related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, including the review and documentation of existing internal controls. -Prepared ad-hoc analyses for various levels of management.-Responsible for month-end coordination of financial reporting from Janus-owned subsidiaries. -Calculated monthly intercompany fees related to the management and marketing of subadvised funds. Made consolidation possible by reconciling subsidiary's monthly Quickbooks trial balance, formatting, and importing into SAP. -Maintained fixed asset subledgers. Prepared and analyzed property roll-forwards and monthly depreciation calculations. Gathered monthly property cash flow information. Assisted IT professionals to make recommendations towards restoring fixed asset accounting functionality to an automated SAP process. Provided guidance, training, and ongoing supervision of fixed asset responsibilities to another staff accountant.

-Senior auditor for engagements with clients including manufacturing, banking, non-profit, construction contractors, and employee retirement plan audits.-Established and maintained relationships with new and continuing clients-Supervised engagement staffs of 2 & 3, ensuring all were provided adequate instruction and assistance for successful completion of their assigned areas.-Worked to identify areas of audit risk and prepare budget of engagement resources accordingly. -Identified and addressed technical accounting issues.-Ensured timely progression and wrap-up of audit engagements.