Operational Accounting - Accounting Consultant Resume Northbrook, IL - Hire IT People

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Confidential, Northbrook, IL

Operational Accounting - Accounting Consultant

Responsibilities:

Prepare and analyze monthly assigned account reconciliations in accordance with Sox requirements.
Perform trend projections and comparative analysis of premium liability accruals and payments data.
Report detailed explanations for unusual trends or variances between prior month/ year activity and current month/ year activity.
Facilitate and validate the monthly liability reserves data flow to the financial statements.
Monthly prepare and post journal entries to the accounting system the company’s subsidiary to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the financial statements.
Preside the monthly Esurance and quarterly Canada close meetings.
Research and respond to questions to support required audits.
Prepare quarterly and annual premium income and loss expense regulatory statements of various Allstate companies.
Project leader in the automation of the various premium liability accruals.
Perform premium and claim testing procedures to validate results to conform to project requirements related to company growth initiatives.
Skilled in analyzing and reporting data to help identify potential issues, unusual trends, or exceptions to help improve results and find solutions.

Confidential, Northbrook, IL

Tax Department - Senior Tax Accountant

Responsibilities:

Prepared monthly and quarterly tax adjustments for Allstate Group of Companies tax provision.
Reconciled GAAP and STAT general ledger tax accounts.
Prepared Federal and State Income Tax Returns for the Allstate Group of Companies.
Completed the depreciation adjustments for the Federal and State Tax Return and respond to ad hoc requests for information throughout the year.
Prepared foreign adjustments and international statements for the Federal Tax return.