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• Plan and oversee client audits in both the public and private sectors in Retail, Hospitality and Real Estate industry with Revenue up to $150 million.
• Responsible for the audit of the SEC quarterly and annual reports for a Real Estate Investment Group, including the Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and earnings releases.
• Perform associated controls and financial statement testing covering complex audit areas such as Revenue, Investments, Inventory, Equity, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Debt, Cash, AR, PP&E, AP, Prepaids, Accruals.
• Manage and maintain budgets for 20+ clients, ensuring financial efficiency.
• Prepare client audited financial statements, footnotes, and supplemental information.
• Execute detailed reviews of team members’ work to ensure procedures are performed in accordance with the audit plan and risk assessment.

New York, New York, United States

• Applied individual initiative and strong problem-solving skills to perform client engagements within strict deadlines.
• Conducted audits for various real estate operations, including assisting in the conversion to the accrual basis.accounting, review of closing entries and proposal of adjustment entries deemed to be material.
• Collaborated with the team to deliver timely and high-quality audits, showcasing attention to detail in reviewing clients' financial statements, documents, data, and accounting entries.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Handpicked by PKF International for a Secondment Experience in Amsterdam, fostering collaboration between branches of PKF and developing strong inter-office relations.
• Coordinated a Consolidated Audit of an €50 million Tourism Group Operation, ensuring compliance with Dutch GAAP by preparing audited financial statements, footnotes, and supplemental information.

• Established, prepared, and executed efficient bookkeeping procedures for month-end closings while working full time in the summer and part-time throughout the school year.
• Developed and analyzed quarterly and annual budgets, engaging in discussions regarding variances between theforecasted and actual results.
• Analyzed monthly trial balance reports to determine variances between activity of month-to-month accounts.
• Monitored and recorded company prepaid, expenses, accruals, and intercompany transactions.

• Recorded all cash disbursements and receipts of the firm.
• Prepared regular invoices and other documents for clients.
• Researched potential business prospects in the rail and air transportation industries.
• Resolved information technology issues within the firm.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting And Finance

High School