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West Sayville, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, New York

• Communicated to Controller analyses of Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly financial results for appropriate understanding of significant drivers of financial statement performance and variances between actual and budgeted.
• Lead and managed communications between financial statement auditors for Healthcare and NACUBO audits for consolidation to ensure compliance with GAAP and PwC deadlines
• Prepared and reviewed monthly financial statements for presentation to the Board of Directors to ensure precision of financial data and practical communication of financial standing of the organization
• Collaborated with Data Management and IT to develop financial reports related to Allocated Operating Expenses and other P&L financial statement lines to reduce financial analysts’ manual workload and for constructive.
• Performed month-end and year-end financial statement close duties including preparation and review of journal entries, and providing assistance to storefronts and departments on appropriate guidance for journal entries
• Assisted staff and management with preparation of NYU Langone Health Financial Statement footnotes to ensure compliance with agreed-upon and unified presentation guidelines across all departments and areas

Rochester, New York Area

• Executed control and substantive testing of key audit areas within the Balance Sheet and Income Statement using accounting knowledge and professional skepticism
• Supervised and coached staff and interns to ensure understanding of the purpose of our testing to ensure efficient work, as well as develop a deeper understanding of the healthcare and insurance industries, and to.
• Developed and executed planned audit procedures on or ahead of schedule, specializing in analyzing a hospital system that generates ~$2 billion in revenue, and Actuarial Life Reserves amounting to ~$2.3 billion.
• Integrated industry risk assessment factors into the audit team’s determination of financial statement risks
• Moderated client and auditor relationships through daily written and verbal interactions with key client contacts including CEOs, CFOs, and Controllers regarding testing procedures, audit findings, and positive client.
• Researched and stayed up-to-date with relevant accounting guidance to ensure compliance of tested accounts and effectively problem solve for issues that arise from the test results, including NAIC, SAP, GAAP, US AAM

Rochester, NY

• Lead audit to completion and performed duties of senior to ensure completion of audit after sudden loss of team leader
• Generated new analytical procedures surrounding Allowance for Bad Debt, Contractual Allowances and Accounts Receivables
• Utilized Data Analytics to document findings related to Revenue trends and outliers in order to effectively test Revenue accounts for health care clients
• Performed substantive testing over Balance Sheet and Income Statement financial statement lines for Operating Expenses, Property Plant and Equipment, Cash, Revenue, and Receivables
• Drafted audit reports and external auditor reports to write up observations and other sections of the audit report and present to management
• Designed and implemented responses to material misstatement, test appropriateness of journal entries while focusing at end of reporting period, review accounting estimates for bias, and analyze significant unusual.

Rochester, New York Area

Rochester, New York Area

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Analytics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting, Biology (Minor)

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi, Geneseo Golf Club, Club Tennis, Club Volleyball, Club Soccer, Biology club, PAWS, Hall Council.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Tennis, Drama Club, Volleyball, Junior State of America, Model UN