Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Certified Public Accountant as of March 2018

- Managed day-to-day accounting operations such as Accounts Payable processing, revenue recognition, daily bank reconciliations, credit card processing and petty cash.•	Managed monthly closing procedures to produce accurate P&L’s, BS’s and Statement of Cash Flows.•	Reviewed monthly closing processes and implemented new procedures to shorten the close from 35 days to 5 days•	Managed Staff Accountant by assigning responsibilities such as reconciling bank accounts and intercompany transactions and credit card processing•	Produce monthly financial deck which consisted of financial statements and scholar analysis for presentation to the board after CFO review and approval•	Assisted FY17 audit and successfully shorten the field work required by our auditors by providing detailed schedules that are prepared on monthly basis during closing procedures as well as answering any questions brought forth accurately and promptly•	Reviewed and defined purchase order process for the organization to determine where any bottlenecks may reside and suggest solutions to improve accountability•	Provide clear direction for our AP team to accurately code invoices and also set guidelines and expectations to accurately close each month such as thorough search for unrecorded liabilities

Success Academy Charter Schools

Accounting Manager

- Reviewed, managed and  implemented subsidiary closing processes from start to finish for example revenue and cost of sales monthly recognition	Decreased monthly close from 35 days to 5 days for the parent company’s biggest subsidiary Next Level Funding	Reviewed and modified previous schedules related to the income statement and balance sheet for example checking balances and improving the informational appearance for easy reading and understanding	Analyzed and reconciled balance sheet accounts to ensure that all items captured within are indeed accurate for example search for prepaid expenses that may not have been amortized appropriately, accrued expenses that have not been relieved but should have and undepreciated fixed assets	Produced monthy financial statements after the close is completed and put together a variance analysis from prior month to current month for example revenue reductions/increases along with expenses	Reconciled intercompany transactions and facilitated communications amongst other Accounting Managers to ensure all transactions were captured appropriately	Communicated extraordinary items to the CFO immediately such as un-expensed prepaid items that require catch up journal entries to put the company back on track	Managed contractual relationships between ISO partners to ensure that the agreement has been captured appropriately on both ends such as Volume bonus and commissions payouts

Merchant Cash and Capital LLC

- Created and implemented revenue tracking spreadsheet since company inception which captured deferred revenue and the resulting accrued revenue entries per month	Implemented and standardized revenue recognition policy of how and when revenue should start to be recognized and end	Supervised a Junior Staff Accountant and three accounting interns in providing clear goals and responsibilities in their job objectives and effective completion of each individual projects and task such as assistance in contract review, AP and AR issues while reporting to me	Created working papers that tracks company’s balance sheet items such as prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, deferred rent, fixed assets and other revenue recognizing items (Professional and Translation Services)	Thoroughly reviewed financial statements since inception to make sure that all accounts are up to date such as prepaid rent and tax	Improved efficiency of monthly close procedures from 15 days to 5 days	Assisted CFO in ad-hoc projects to ensure quick and easy analysis to make financial decisions such as monthly billings and new self-service portal that conducts sales

Smartling

Senior Accountant

- Personally supervise and prepare monthly closing procedures to ensure all relevant transactions such as expenses and sales are properly recorded between all the entities -Analyze and review actual versus budget statement to verify any discrepancies before presenting and discussing with CFO-Generate upcoming year's budget as to the analysis of sales, cash, expenses and other capitalized technology cost-Lead and work alongside with auditors during annual review engagements to ensure objective financial statement accuracy including discussions regarding specific sales revenue recognition principles and cost allocation for the company-Review current company methodologies and suggest improvements and changes including employee travel and expense reporting concepts and mandatory authorization for purchases exceeding a certain threshold-Implement new methodology to match cost with revenue after reviewing historical commission recognition methodologies which are not compliant with GAAP principals-Enforce Fixed Asset recognition procedures with IT department personnel as it relates to logs and identification-Maintain and document any significant company accounting policies and procedures-Generate companywide process documentation for company records and understanding-Train incoming senior management and CFO in Microsoft Dynamics GP

Real Capital Analytics

- Reviewed company sales processes, observed turnaround with payments to vendors, and suggested and administered Accounts Payable process for the company as a whole-Significantly improved turnaround time with vendors as they require prompt payment in order for the company to obtain the supplies necessary to complete the sale-Implemented and documented travel and expense reimbursement policy as well as instructed employees on expense reporting submission-Worked closely with senior financial controller to ensure all transactions have been recorded in the appropriate period