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Boston, Ma, Us

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Boston, Massachusetts, Us

•Manage accounting records for various entities including LLCs, alternative investment vehicles, individual clients, and charitable foundations; prepare financial statements and supplemental information for entities and bookkeeping records for clients on a quarterly basis; execute the reconciliation of multiple checking and investment accounts monthly. •Direct fund operations for eight alternative investment vehicles; coordinate all member contributions/distributions and investment manager capital calls/distributions; record valuations in wealth management platform; prepare investment/equity schedules and fund financial statements. •Reconstruct AUM, stakeholder, and wealth reports used by management for strategic decision making; analyze client wealth data from these reports to communicate trends, opportunities, and threats to management.•As primary contact and manager for bill payment services, identify inefficiencies and develop a comprehensive system for managing invoices and payments received from vendors. •Serve as primary liaison between management company and auditors over fund investment vehicles; assist with preparation of supporting documents and account schedules for annual audit of management company. •Coordinate dissemination of tax information including 1099s, K-1s, and ad-hoc reporting requests to ensure accurate tax returns are prepared for 100+ clients, entities, and trusts; pay state and federal tax estimates, extensions, and balances and collaborate with tax accountants to remedy any tax notices received.

Toronto, On, Ca

•Plan and execute financial statement and integrated audits for retail & consumer, agriculture, venture capital, insurance, federal government, financial services, and construction clients.•Review and evaluate financial risk, financial reporting, and accounting transaction processes in order to develop appropriate audit responses.•Interact with key client management to gather information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.•Instruct, direct, and review the work of audit associates in the completion of audit procedures over accounting processes (e.g. Revenue, COGS, Cash, PP&E, A/R, A/P, Debt, Journal Entries, etc.).•Identify tasks to be completed by the firm’s offshore delivery center as well as processes that can be automated through Data & Analytics techniques, thus reducing hours and costs charged as well as improving efficiency.•Plan, track, and report audit progress to meet internal and external deliverable deadlines.•Research new and emerging accounting standards to determine applicability to current and upcoming audits.•Review financial statements to ensure they are fairly presented in alignment with US GAAP.•Draft notices and communicate audit results and findings to management and those charged with governance.

Toronto, On, Ca

•Assisted in the preparation of audit documentation related to clients’ processes including the flow of transactions and identification of process risk points.•Performed control and substantive testwork and effectively documented the results in accordance with applicable auditing frameworks and professional standards (i.e. GAAS and GAGAS).•Identified and communicated accounting and audit matters to senior associates, managers, and partners in a timely manner.•Analyzed large data populations to communicate trends and other findings through data analytic tools (e.g. IDEA) and Excel pivot tables.•Instructed, directed, and reviewed the work of audit interns in the completion of audit procedures over various accounting processes.

Toronto, On, Ca

University Park, Pa, Us

●Responsible for all social media engagement through Facebook, Twitter, and parts of the College of IST website.●Assisted in the planning and development of career expositions, job fairs, and various corporate engagement events.●Increased Facebook and Twitter engagement (likes/follows/comments/hits) by 62% and 34% respectively.●Developed online student resources to help individuals improve interviewing, resume, and networking acumen.

University Park, Pa, Us

●Worked extensively with multiple online resources/databases, primarily Advance Web (AWA), to determine prospective donors within certain industries and geographic regions.●Developed and implemented a marketing plan for the launch of Tassl, an alumni engagement application, within the College of Information Sciences and Technology.●Implemented strategies in order to improve alumni/donor engagement and relations with the College of Information Sciences and Technology.●Attended personal development and training sessions to discuss and learn about topics relating to philanthropy, the nonprofit industry, higher education, and fundraising in general.

●Responsible for the entire client engagement process (client selection, creating client engagement documents, etc.).●Manage all projects (seven), project managers, and consultants to ensure the successful completion of the projects.●Organize and assign teams to projects where their skills would be most useful.●Communicate with both the project managers and clients to ensure that the work being done is to the client's satisfaction.

●Managed a team of four individuals to complete a year-long consulting engagement with a non-profit client.●Reviewed the by-laws, mission statement, and constitution of Jesus Ministries, Inc. and made sure that they aligned correctly with the organization’s future aspirations.●Identified and developed a plan for where additional levels of financial accountability were needed.●Established a plan to increase donors/donations along with sample fundraising events.●Analyzed the risk of taking out a $250,000 loan for capital improvements and where those funds would be best allocated.

●Designed a company brochure to help with the physical marketing campaign of the company.●Created a comprehensive list of over 70 potential partnerships in the region that would be beneficial for the company's vision and future.●Created a database to keep track of customer/business orders and demographics.●Advised the company on how to create and maintain partnerships for long-term success.

Master’S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting