Accounting Control Analyst Resume Chicago IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Achievement-oriented with twelve years of successful accounting experience and proven ability to meet objectives, communicate with clients in medium and large professional companies. Skilled in developing excel spreadsheets, decreasing preparation time and providing client and customer support. Proven excellent team player and demonstrated leader with ability to oversee staff and interact as liaison between various departments. Recognized by management for professionalism. Proficient in PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, SAP, ADP, Microsoft Office programs, Lotus Notes, and Ten-Key Calculator. Goal oriented professional, eager to learn, and trainable.

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Accounting Control Analyst 2006-2008

Communicated with Client Financial Management, US and Canadian controllership, and geographic services to obtain support for all entries and clear outstanding open items in accordance with GAAP
Prepared quarterly and yearly audit workpapers for the US and Canada, including providing written analysis of variance explanation for audit review
Reconciled asset, liability, and equity accounts including prepaids, accruals, and lease incentives and process journal entries for month-end close
Resolved discrepancies between Accenture Legacy System and SAP during conversion and transition period
Oversaw and trained new contractors on the reconciliation process and Sarbanes Oxley compliance
Supervised new team members and Contractors with daily, monthly and yearly reconciled reports
Wrote training documentation and reviewed with new offshore team members in Argentina
Compiled monthly metric reporting, which consist of analyzing monthly transactions

Bank Reconciliation Analyst 2001-2006

Reconciled bank accounts with average monthly balances of $250M in order to service the needs of US and Canadian country controllership in accordance with GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley
Aggressively cleared aging items in complex scenarios while working closely and building relationships with Treasury, Accounts Payable, and Payroll
Evaluated account entries made recommendations and processed journal entries as required which included wire transfers and ACH payments
Reviewed all manual journal entries posting to cash accounts to verify that the amounts matched with the bank statement
Built and sustained relationship with Human Resources, Record to Pay (A/P), Controllership and Globally Treasury
Identified, analyzed and explained periodic fluctuations in foreign currency accounts, due to exchange
Wrote bank reconciliation procedure documentation and automated the process to improve efficiency

Confidential, Chicago, IL 2000-2001
Staff Accountant

Maintained records and correspondence with collectible and non-collectible charges in a manner that allowed for efficient retrieval of required information
Contacted vendors regarding credit memos to obtain $2M worth of refunds
Researched and recovered charge-backs of $1M

Confidential, Chicago, IL 1998-2000
Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable Clerk

Reduced the time required to compile data for weekly, monthly, yearly reports from a week to two hours
Generate the monthly financial reporting (Budget compared to Actual and Goal compared to Actual)
Handled overall functions for payroll, union, certified payroll reports, collections, and petty cash
Reconciled accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and bank statements
Performed month-end and year-end closing procedures and journal entries
Prepared variance analysis reports between current operations and budget by operating unit

EDUCATION
Concentration: Certified Public Accountant Exam

Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Management

Bachelor of Business Administration
Concentration: Accounting

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