ARYA SALEM
Meadowview,VA
Summary
Resourceful Accounting professional, MBA/CPA Candidate with 10+ years of designing efficient quality control procedures and maintaining sound internal controls. Experience working with Public, Private, and Nonprofit Organizations. Experience working directly with CPA firms and federal agencies for yearly internal and external audits. Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning, and decision-making abilities. Team player who works collaboratively across departments to communicate and implement accounting system strategies. Flexible self-starter who welcomes additional duties and responsibilities to meet team goals. Organized, responsible worker with ability to juggle multiple projects and track records of completing projects in a timely manner.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Oportun Inc (Public)
06.2022 - 11.2023
- Assisted with monthly financial close and reporting process for 10-Q and 10-K.
- Responsible for recording journal entries, including 75% of monthly accruals, intercompany, and reconciled items.
- Prepared prepaid and other liabilities schedules in support of monthly financial statements and for purposes of month-end close.
- Completed monthly reconciliations for all assigned balance sheet accounts.
- Prepared other assets, other liabilities, and prepaid related schedules as needed for external audit and reporting purposes.
- Prepared flux analyses detailing monthly, quarterly, and yearly earning packages (MoM, QoQ, and YoY).
- Prepared estimates by working directly with business owners internally and externally to establish most accurate monthly accruals.
- Evaluated current internal accounting and reporting process for potential improvements through automation and implementation enhancements.
- Assisted with ad hoc accounting/finance projects, such as implementing Gappify to improve accrual process.
- Contributed to hiring, training, and development of accounting teams.
- Assisted team members in transitioning to new system through extensive training and one-on-one support.
- Reviewed budgets and communicated discrepancies to senior management.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Reviewed account payable documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
SOUNDEXCHANGE INC (Nonprofit)
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Responsible for various aspects of day-to-day accounting operations related to analyzing accounting transactions, preparing and recording month-end journal entries for all facets of monthly close process.
- Assisting with monthly, quarterly, and annual close process and timely completion of deliverables according to close calendar, including preparation of journal entries in accordance with GAAP, preparation and presentation of account reconciliations, account analysis, and preparation, review, and presentation of stand-alone and consolidated financial statements within required timeline.
- Preparing and completing monthly account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts within closing schedule deadlines and resolve reconciling items.
- Assisting with preparation of monthly and quarterly financial packages and KPIs for senior management and Board of Directors.
- Assisting with technical accounting research of new accounting pronouncements and propose accounting treatment as it relates to SoundExchange, Inc.
- Document accounting treatment as applicable.
- Assisting with technical accounting tasks related to purchase accounting, impairment, and other areas as assigned.
- Supporting external interim and year-end compliance work such as but not limited to financial audit and reviewing audit schedules and reports as listed on PBCs.
- Performing administrative functions in Company's employee expense reporting system (Concur Online) and assist with training new employees as needed.
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy of underlying accounting records and accounting systems/applications and reduce time to close.
- Responsible for maintaining integrity of accounting records as applicable in their role, financial reports generated from Company's reporting tool, and adhering to Company's internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures.
- Engaging in various department and company-wide initiatives and complete/lead other ad hoc projects to support management reporting and analysis requirements.
- Providing supervision to Staff and General Ledger Accountants.
- Assisted HR and Finance team in transitioning from SyncHR to UKG through extensive training and one-on-one support.
- Analyzed financial audit information and made recommendations to improve efficiencies.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
IRONNET CYBERSECURITY INC (Public)
11.2015 - 07.2020
- Oversaw implementation of new billing software to ensure seamless integration with current accounting program.
- Performed full accounting cycle from journal entries and month-end close procedures in accounting department to provide timelier financial reporting of 10-Q.
- Prepared month-end journal entries and reconciliation related to revenue recognition process.
- Performed revenue analysis by product to ensure appropriate revenue recognition based on contracts.
- Assisted quarterly financial packets including statements of cash flow, corporate balance sheet, statement of operations, and allocation Reports.
- Reconciled all balance sheet accounts and analyzed their variances on monthly basis.
- Monitored both accounts payable and accounts receivable on biweekly basis; identified errors and flaws; recommended corrective actions as necessary.
- Supported monthly general ledger closing activities, including preparing journal entries and reconciliations.
- Full maintenance of company general ledger, chart of accounts, and all financial records.
- Assisted with biweekly payroll and performing payroll reconciliation on Monthly basis.
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Managed business licenses in multiple states and assisted in yearly tax and property reports at state and federal levels on yearly basis.
- Managed annual financial audits by working directly with auditors as main contact of company and leading financial audits in timely manner by working closely with company team.
- Assisted executive management in preparing and editing internal control procedures after evaluating on quarterly basis.
- Reviewed accounting systems and services for efficacy and productivity; identified potential problem areas; recommended new controls and action items as needed.
- Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Developed and implemented effective inventory tracking procedures.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
ACCOUNTANT
VALADOR INC (GovCon)
08.2013 - 08.2015
- Prepared monthly receivable invoices using calculated complex billing charges in accordance with Governmental Contracts.
- Reviewed billing data from various sources to ensure that amounts and account numbers are accurate.
- Processed accounts payable: Issuing Payments to Subcontractors and other payables.
- Reconciled company's bank, payroll, and credit card accounts.
- Processed Payroll Biweekly (By Unanet and QuickBooks).
- Prepared month-end /Biweekly general ledger closing journal entries related to Payroll, Expense and Revenue Accounts.
- Prepared Yearly Cash Flow Statement and updating daily for budgeting purposes.
- Assisted and preparing financial reports for GSA and Internal Auditors to clarify accounting and related financial activities.
- Analyzed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts.
- Prepared 1099 forms for subcontractors and other related vendors.
- Trained five new employees on accounting principles, payroll and company procedures
Education
Master of Business Administration -
George Mason University
Fairfax, VAAccounting Career Studies Certificate : CPA Candidate -
NVCC
Fairfax, VA2015
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA05.2013
Skills
- Expertise in Workday
- Expertise in Workiva
- Expertise in NetSuite
- Expertise in Great Plains
- Expertise in Quickbooks Pro
- Expertise in Expensify and Concure
- Expertise in ADP, Paychex, and UKG
- Expertise in Unanet & Oracle Financial
- Expertise in Excel
- Expertise in Xero
- Expertise in Elite V43152
- Expertise Sage 50(Peachtree)
- General ledger accounting
- GAAP proficiency
- Financial Statement Review
- ASC 606 revenue recognition
- Payroll Processing
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
- Intercompany Reconciliations
- Accruals and Provisions
- Cash Analysis
- Audit Preparation
Accomplishments
- Took over the 3 largest departments of the company and playing the main role in accounting team of accomplishing the 7-day close from 12-day Close.
- Improved the reconciliations for the largest accounts to be more transparent and audit-ready with suitable back-ups and comments on the month-to-month basis.
- Improved the AP processing workflow to record the AP Accruals (largest accrual entry) on day 3 of close versus Day 8.
- Handled and resolved the largest Number of reporting discrepancies in few weeks.
- Worked directly with project managers and sub-contractors to improve billing procedures on monthly and quarterly basis.
- Improved the fixed assets recording and tracking both in purchasing and Account Department.
- Created an efficient network for approval process across the company.
- Improved the accuracy and efficiency of employees’ reimbursement processing.
- Improved maintenance of annual business licenses.
- Successfully resolved 85% of collections-related issues.
- Supervised team of multiple staff members of the different departments to work on annual audit.
- Maintained a leadership that has resulted in completing annual.
- Managing financial audits most efficiently.
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Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Oportun Inc (Public)
06.2022 - 11.2023
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
SOUNDEXCHANGE INC (Nonprofit)
08.2020 - 12.2021
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
IRONNET CYBERSECURITY INC (Public)
11.2015 - 07.2020
ACCOUNTANT
VALADOR INC (GovCon)
08.2013 - 08.2015
Master of Business Administration -
George Mason University
Accounting Career Studies Certificate : CPA Candidate -
NVCC
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Economics
George Mason University