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Houston, Tx, Us

Sugar Land, Tx, Us

Prepare quarterly and annually financial statements including draft tie outs for 4 entitiesPrepare employee benefit plan financial statements for the yearPrepare and distribute monthly operating statistics reporting packagePrepare monthly and quarterly investment letters including draft tie outs for 3 fundsPrepare account reconciliations monthly and resolve differencesPrepare and book journal entries into OracleAccount for derivative transactionsTrack and reconcile producing and drilling monthly overhead analysisTrack and account for Asset Retirement Obligations using Assent Software

Chicago, Il, Us

• Completed complicated segments of audit and accounting engagements.• Assisted with drafting annual financial statements, including footnote disclosures.• Supervised, trained, and mentored associates on audit process. • Completed Annual Audit and Quarterly Reviews (SEC forms 10-K and 10-Q) with company’s largest oil and gas client

Chicago, Il, Us

• Completed complicated segments of audit and accounting engagements.• Assisted with drafting annual financial statements, including footnote disclosures.• Supervised, trained, and mentored associates on audit process. • Completed Annual Audit and Quarterly Reviews (SEC forms 10-K and 10-Q) with company’s largest oil and gas client

Chicago, Il, Us

• Perform detailed audit procedures on financial statement account balances.• Recognize potential problem areas in specific engagements and discusses them with engagement supervisor.• Participate in the engagement planning and reporting process.• Perform other accounting, auditing, and administrative duties as needed and as assigned.• Assist with complicated segments of audit and accounting engagements.• Assist with drafting annual financial statements, including footnote disclosures.• Gain proficiency in auditing programs and preparing financial statements using the firm’s software programs.• Supervised, trained, and mentored associates and interns on audit process. • Acquired a working knowledge of the client’s business. • Completed quarterly reviews (SEC forms 10-Q) with major oil and gas client

New York, Ny, Us

• Perform detailed audit procedures on financial statement account balances.• Recognize potential problem areas in specific engagements and discusses them with engagement supervisor.• Participate in the engagement planning process.• Perform other accounting, auditing, and administrative duties as needed and as assigned.• Assist with complicated segments of audit and accounting engagements.• Assist with drafting annual financial statements, including footnote disclosures.• Gain proficiency in auditing programs and preparing financial statements using the firm’s software programs.

New York, Ny, Us

• Proactively demonstrate a willingness to learn and attain greater knowledge of accounting related issues; looks to build technical skill base.• Grasp concepts quickly and demonstrates knowledge of basic technical skills, as well as related knowledge of necessary systems and procedures.• Make well-thought-out decisions and considers all facts prior to making final conclusions.• Ask appropriate questions and requests supervision when in need of assistance.• Demonstrate knowledge through effective communications; seeks to continuously develop verbal and written communication skills.• Develop proficiency in use of all technology necessary to performance execution.• Understand basics of client systems environment in context of any client project.• Ensure quality control procedures are being executed under direction of engagement supervisor.• Maintain positive client relationships.

Houston, Tx, Us

Prepared monthly reconciliations for various departments and programs, used in management analysis of revenues and expenses and budgetary concerns.Conducted monthly audits of departments to determine the appropriateness of expenditures as related to the funding source.Assisted in the creation and editing of reference materials for use as a standard templates for various departments. Leveraged Microsoft excel formulas in the creation of templates for use by departments in the capturing of payroll information, sick leave and vacation balances, Oversaw, participated, and verified cash handling procedures in regard to daily deposits of revenue.Created historical reports to be used in the forecasting of future years budgeting process.Implemented various tracking logs so that completed and open items could be identified and projects could meet deadlines.

New York, Ny, Us

Worked as an Audit Intern as part of the Assurance and Business Advisory Services groupPerformed testing procedures on various accounts to provide confidence in financial statementsWorked with controllers and other company officials within numerous companies to perform analytical procedures to ensure effectiveness of internal controls

Worked as part of Morgan Stanley's NY trade desk. Performed data reconciliation and analysis to compile and create a final list of drop down values for Morgan Stanley's Repurchased System.Performed current business process modeling session with users, using Microsoft Visio diagrams illustrating the current business process, future state, and mapping the steps need to move there.Used Microsoft Excel for report analysis and reconciliation to eliminate and refine the amount of open task being worked on by the Desk.Microsoft Excel was also used for comparisons via logic and analysis to validate vender spreadsheets with the master control spreadsheet used to evaluate vendor performance and monitor/control each vendors workload.Worked on a comprehensive data dictionary integrating values and details from the old system into the current system being used. Eliminating duplicate data and validating that all items had been captured.

Austin, Tx, Us

Inspected construction of box culverts, laying of fiber optic and electrical conduit piping, and the construction of the Southbound Main lane on I-35 between Waxahachie, Texas and Italy, TexasHeld workers and contractors to the State of Texas and OSHA safety guidelinesEntered line items, work orders, and payment information for the I-35 Project

Austin, Tx, Us

Inspected the construction of cross over bridges, concrete structures, and the Center Main lane on I-35 between Waxahachie, Texas and Italy, TexasHeld workers and contractors to the State of Texas and OSHA safety guidelines