Senior Staff Accountant

DMG / Mori Seiki USA

January 2012 to Actually working here

? Authorize machine releases after, verifying all necessary inventory and logistical information is properly entered into the Hanbai system. ? Due diligence on service and machine invoicing following through with established accounting methods. ? Manage the company lockbox for all of North America and South America. ? Liaison for DMG Mexico and Mori Seiki Mexico subsidiaries, responsible for all A/R activity, including collections, verification of foreign receivables, and managing the provision for doubtful debts. ? Assisting with preparing quarterly and annual government reports. ? Managing the monitoring, preparing, and reporting, of information for unclaimed property program. ? Reconcile purchase order accruals and book adjustments to deferred revenue accounts in accordance with GAAP. ? Testing functionality of SAP as an ongoing process. ? Testing and improving controls for JSOX as directed from Mori Seiki Japan.

Staff Accountant

MF Global

February 2011 to August 2011

? Processed invoices, receipts, and adjustments from Operations. ? Reconciled 11 A/R general ledger accounts to support the Chicago, New York and London offices. Efforts ensured all transactions were properly recorded. ? Reconciled five revenue accounts ranging from 15M to 65M to accurately report broker commissions. ? Addressed bank reconciling items daily with treasury. ? Prepared inter-company related A/R transactions. ? Prepared preliminary and final allowance for Provision of Doubtful Debts. ? Assisted preparing quarterly and annual government reports. ? Assisted monitoring, preparing, and reporting information unclaimed property program. ? Performed ad-hoc projects and assignments related to external audits and SOX compliance. ? Performed data migration and tested functionality during the company?s transition from Sun to Oracle.

Staff Accountant

Infor

May 2008 to November 2010

? Reconciled 14 major cash accounts for all of North America including three major lockboxes and intercompany balancing. Performed this activity during month-end close and on an on-going basis to meet closing schedule deadlines. ? Researched and reconciled all new invoices for North America to comply with internal auditing standards and month-end close deadlines. ? Performed day-to-day audits for deferred revenue by examining and matching selected invoices to their respective contracts and to back-office invoicing entered into the company?s sub-systems. Corrected errors to avoid overstatements on month-end P&L statements. ? Managed three major account receivable sub-accounts, including miscellaneous A/R, unapplied A/R and unbilled A/R. Corrected reconciling items within the month of identification to meet our stated accounting policies and department deadlines. ? Performed ad-hoc projects and prioritized deadlines to assist the company?s efforts in going public. ? Conducted user acceptance testing to validate migration of data to new GL system and invoicing systems.

Staff Accountant

Sterling Partners

January 2007 to May 2008

? Analyzed cash flows to maintain proper bank account cash balances for Sterling?s investing entities, Sterling Partners and its clients by organizing cash calls, for management, and preparing wire transfers and purchasing or redeeming commercial paper. ? Reconciled and updated journal entries in QuickBooks and Quicken for all major 17 Sterling entities and six partners. ? Performed A/P and A/R functions including, but not limited to, maintaining distribution and collection schedules for various ongoing investments and ventures. ? Reconciled all monthly bank and brokerage accounts for Sterling entities, partners and clients. Updated financial statements in Microsoft Excel to reflect current cash flow, investment positions and subsets for all fixed assets. ? Proofread financial statements and federal and state K-1 tax returns to ensure compliance with government standards. ? Created new entities including the company?s education venture in QuickBooks. ? Compiled and prepared documentation as needed for IRS audits.

Analyst

Zurich North America

January 2006 to December 2006

BS

January 1999 to January 2004

College Prep

January 1904 to January 1904

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