I am currently working as the Accounting Manager/Head of Shared Services for RATP DEV USA, a Global Transportation Company. I am in charge of the accounting for 4 of the US subsidiaries, also revenue recognition, accounting policies, month end close, accounts payable, payroll and commissions, managing the GL structure, assisting with budgeting process, fixed assets. Successful implementation of Sage X/3 Accounting software for all entities.
I also have 2 years experience as an accounting manager in a small private technology company, in charge of their US accounting, Accounts payable, expense reimbursements, Accounting policy, Software Capitalization, assisting with budget to actuals variance explanations for management reporting.
I have 7+ years of experience as a senior accountant in large corporate fortune 500 firms.. I have worked in both public and private accouting. I am in the process of getting my MBA in Finance and Management from Rutgers University with an expected graduation date of May 2015.
I am an active CPA and an MBA in Finance from Rutgers University
Specialties: Accounting and Finance, US GAAP, IFRS. Month end close, journal entries, account analysis, accounts payable, year end audits, financial statements, consolidations, corporate accounting, software implementations.
Accounting Manager/Head of Shared Services @ Accounting for 4 subsidiary company ledgers.
Supervising Accounts Payable
Supervising work of Staff Accountant.
Implementing Accounting software Sage X/3 with each company's ledger
Payroll
Commissions
Month End Close
Providing data for Budget
Revenue Recognition
Monthly Bank Reconciliation From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) Consultant @ I am doing consulting work for Cognizant while still looking for a full time Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager position From 2012 to 2013 (1 year) Teaneck, NJAccounting Manager @ Responsible for assistance with month end close and accruals for the US operations.
Managed Accounts Payable for the US.
Supervised 1 direct report in the US and 2 indirect reports in Singapore.
Project leader to implement new global expense reimbursement tool.
Presentations to CFO on accounting/project and policy issues
Responsible for analyzing and reporting of Software Development and QA expense by Project.
Assisted in yearly audit and corporate tax return.
Prepared quarterly Sales and Use tax filings.
Responsible for yearly review of US Accounting Policies.
Performed Insurance review and coverage for US and Int'l
Prepared yearly Software Capitalization. From 2010 to 2012 (2 years) Senior Accountant @ Responsible for Monthly Closing, Journal Entries, Bank Reconciliations, General Ledger and Intercompany.
Responsible for Monthly Consolidation of 3 International Subsidiaries.
Preparation of Monthly Cash Flow Reporting.
Preparation of Equity Roll forward and analysis.
Assisted in preparation of 10K and 10Q.
Tested and implementation of new consolidation system.
Prepared ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests from various finance departments.
Assist in year-end closing and audit. From 2008 to 2010 (2 years) Senior Corporate Accountant @ Responsible for General Ledger, journal entry, consolidations, and bank reconciliations.
Maintained, reviewed, and analyzed the monthly ledger and reporting for 2 Subsidiaries.
Responsible for US GAAP and IFRS reporting.
Prepared balance sheet reporting, account analysis and treasury cash flow reporting
Quarterly and yearly preparations of footnotes, lease commitments, take or pay, QFR 101, divestiture/shutdown reporting for 10Q and 10K.
Reconciled intercompany balances with Engelhard and Degussa.
Prepared the monthly price volume report for Parent Company.
Project leader for Operating Lease project to review lease policy and implement new standards for reporting From 2004 to 2008 (4 years) Staff/Senior Accountant @ Conducted audits, tax compliance, and monthly administrative services for a variety of hedge funds, funds of funds, and private equity funds with a variety of investment strategies and fund structures including master-feeder structures, domestic and offshore entities, and fund of fund structures.
Responsible for preparation and review of monthly and yearly audited financial statements, footnote disclosures, partnership allocations, distributions, and management fee calculations in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
Identified tax issues and performed tax analysis including wash sales, constructive sales, straddles, §1256 contracts, dividend received deduction, qualified dividends, extraordinary dividends & return of capital, unrelated business taxable income, and foreign currency transactions.
Created and reviewed work papers for tax-return generation, including tax adjustments, partner allocations, and the preparation/issuance of K-1's to the partners.
Reviewed pricing methodologies of investments, including domestic and foreign equities, warrants, corporate bonds, government bonds, distressed debt, foreign exchange r! ates, pr ivate securities, securities on loan, contributed securities, and derivative products including options and swaps.
Performed monthly administrative accounting work for hedge funds. From 2002 to 2004 (2 years) Intern @ From May 2001 to October 2002 (1 year 6 months)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Management, 3.4 @ Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark From 2008 to 2015 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting) @ Montclair State University From 1998 to 2002 Wayne Hills High School From 1994 to 1998 Brad MBA is skilled in: Accounting, IFRS, Consolidation, Financial Reporting, Analysis, Accounts Payable, Auditing, General Ledger, Excel, SOX, Financial Analysis, Management, US GAAP, Public Sector Accounting, Financial Statements