Old Bridge, NJ H: 732-679-7120 C: 732-770-0723 mbe466f2@westpost.net SENIOR / STAFF ACCOUNTANT An accomplished and multifaceted Accounting Professional with over 15 years of e xperience exhibiting team leadership, cost saving initiatives and in-depth knowl edge of all facets of the Accounting Cycle within the electronic, insurance, com munication and public utility industries. Selective Accomplishments Project leader to implement and assess new transitional Accounts Receivable soft ware (CARMS) Significantly reduced number of items needing reconciliation from 100 to 20 Created Excel spreadsheets that monitored cash collateral, calculated interest a nd withdrawals
* Accounts Payable and Receivable
* Bank Reconciliations and Deposits * General Ledger and Journal Entries * Balance Sheet / Income Statement * Cash Collateral Statements * Cash Management * Month End Closings * Training * Inter-company Transactions * Forecasts * Government Reporting * Fixed Assets * 10K and 10Q * Accounting Compliance/SOX Reporting EXPERIENCE inVentiv Health, Somerset, NJ 2010 - Present Billing Analyst Lead billing analyst entrusted to resolving over 100 of the most complicated inv oices per month * Match and reconcile invoice totals to contracts and client payment history * Submit invoices for project manager approval as well as track and resolve all issues * Analyze Pass through expenses, fixed fee amounts and hourly rate contracts PSE&G, Newark, NJ 2007 - 2010 Senior Staff Accountant Performed daily Fixed Asset Depreciation activities while maintaining compliance with internal accounting policies * Monitored and tracked depreciation expenses including manual verification * Conducted analytical preparation of depreciation expense for year over year an d actual cost plan as prescribed by ASD Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) procedures * Prepared 10K and 10Q information as it applied to PSE&G depreciation reporting * Presented FERC reports highlighting depreciation and select balance sheet item s * Analyzed balance sheet and journal entries in accordance with PSE&G internal c ontrol guidelines * Assisted with Ad-Hoc projects such as calculation and depreciation forecasts, CIAC and corporate rate council requests AIG, Berkeley Heights, NJ 2006 - 2007 Staff Accountant II Coordinated closely with company employees and clients regarding completion of c ash collateral statements and handled all documentation for booking loss sensiti ve business results * Analyzed banking software and streamlined procedures to improve efficiency res ulting in significant savings of time and money * Created Excel spreadsheets that monitored cash collateral balances for losses, calculated interest based on balances and examined withdrawals for over 200 cor porate customers PSE&G, Newark, NJ (company merger) 2004 - 2006 Senior Staff Accountant Oversaw daily activities of four (4) employees handling reconciliation of 200 ba nk accounts, with responsibility for ensuing highest levels of accuracy while ma intaining compliance with internal accounting policies * Significantly reduced number of items needing reconciliation from 100 to 20 by developing exception list to track dated items * Monitored, tracked and closely coordinated with various internal departments a nd managers to resolve the more complicated account reconciliation issues Centennial Communications, Wall, NJ (recruited by PSE&G) 2000 - 2004 Senior Accountant / Fixed Asset Accountant Managed all fixed and intangible asset accounting for midsized regional wireless communications company with $175 million in annual revenues * Controlled over $1 billion in gross assets, encompassing 20,000 separate asset s in six company divisions Prudential Life Insurance, Newark, NJ 1999 - 2000 Accounting Team Leader Hired to manage the implementation and support of business continuation emergenc y response plan for business unit, including accounting functions to determine p rofitability of investment activities, preparing journal entries, and participat ed in month end close Panasonic, Secaucus, NJ (recruited by Prudential) 1993 - 1999 Senior Staff Accountant (1998-1999) * Collaborated with various departments and senior managers as project leader to implement and assess new transitional Accounts Receivable software (CARMS) * Fulfilled multiple accounting duties including maintaining accountability for cash management functions ensuring entry of cash activity, verifying, deposits a nd managing inter-company reconciliation and payments * Supervised and provided training to junior accountant Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable (1993 - 1998) * Performed daily and monthly payable / receivable functions * Produced and prepared monthly collection performance reports and bank reconcil iations * Conducted balance sheet income statement analysis * Reconciled accounts payable register to general ledger on a monthly basis * Monitored and reported travel and entertainment expenditures of sales force ve rsus budget SKILLS Excel, Word, SAP, Lawson, PeopleSoft EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey, Ne wark, NJ H&R Block, Basic Income Tax Course