Daniel Marfin
Orangevale,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant with 4 years of experience in G/L and investment accounting across partnership, corporate, and real estate entities. Skilled in preparing and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements while streamlining workflows to improve accuracy and efficiency. Known for quickly learning complex processes, maintaining precision under pressure, and delivering clear financial insights that support informed decision-making and business growth.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Apercen
07.2025 - Current
- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations and financial reporting for a portfolio of 250+ private corporate investments.
- Supervise Staff Accountants, providing review and guidance on journal entries, reconciliations, and investment reporting.
- Review and post journal entries for complex investment transactions including capital contributions, distributions, conversions, mergers, acquisitions, and liquidations.
- Coordinate investment funding activity, including preparing wire requests, verifying wire instructions, and drafting communications to banking, legal, and tax teams.
- Perform month-end and year-end close processes, including detailed G/L reconciliations across investments, bank accounts, and expense accounts.
- Prepare financial statements and reports (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Equity/Net Worth) to summarize investment performance and activity for clients.
- Review and interpret legal documents such as stock purchase agreements, SAFE agreements, Convertible notes, merger agreements, and liquidation documents, ensuring accurate accounting treatment and compliance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with tax and legal teams to ensure accurate reporting of investment-related activities.
- Assist with quarterly and annual client deliverables, providing clear financial narratives and data-backed insights.
Staff Accountant II
Apercen
01.2024 - 06.2025
- Prepared and recorded partnership investment transactions, as well as corporate private investment transactions such as capital calls, distributions, K-1 adjustments, valuation entries, mergers and acquisitions, conversions, and liquidations. Also recorded company-related transactions for revenues, expenses, and other operating activity.
- Reviewed and analyzed stock purchase agreements, SAFE and convertible note agreements, merger and acquisition documents, and liquidation filings to ensure proper accounting treatment and compliance.
- Maintained comprehensive investment tracking reports summarizing cost basis, fair market value, ownership, and realized/unrealized gains for each investment.
- Performed extensive G/L accounting and reconciliations, ensuring that investment, bank, and expense accounts were properly recorded and balanced on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Assisted with payroll and insurance administration for client entities, as well as vendor analysis and year-end Form 1099 preparation.
- Prepared financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and equity/net worth statements) reflecting entity performance and investment activity.
- Began supervising and reviewing the work of Staff Accountant I and other Staff Accountants on the team, providing feedback to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Coordinated with legal, tax, and banking teams on corporate and investment activities, maintaining proactive client communication and ensuring timely updates across the engagement team.
- Supported month-end and quarter-end closes, performing reconciliations and variance analysis to validate investment and operating account balances.
Staff Accountant
Apercen
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Supported accounting operations for 150+ partnership funds, focusing on investment accounting and partnership activity tracking.
- Prepared and recorded capital calls, distributions, K-1 adjustments, and valuation entries, reconciling all activity to the general ledger (G/L) on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Maintained and updated detailed investment tracking reports summarizing cost basis, fair market value, and ownership for each investment.
- Recorded management company revenue and expenses, and prepared balance sheet, income statement, and equity/net worth reports reflecting financial performance.
- Assisted in preparing partnership financial statements and reconciling investment and bank accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Monitored client and investment-related correspondence, managing the client inbox to keep the engagement team informed of new activity and requests.
- Collaborated across multiple entities within the client structure, gaining exposure to diverse investment types and accounting treatments.
Audit Intern
Moss Adams
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Developed understanding of company audit methodology, approach and tools while working under supervision of licensed auditors.
- Identified major risk areas and gaps in internal controls, process notes and risk control matrices to plan and perform audit procedures.
- Gathered financial reports and documentation that were necessary to conduct an audit and examined accuracy of reports using different testing methods.
Credit Analyst Intern
Umpqua Bank
10.2021 - 12.2021
- Performed credit reviews on municipalities to assess financial conditions.
- Improved understanding of financial statements, which helped in assessing risk.
- Gathered loan documentation for underwriting.
- Spread financial statements and related information for analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA06.2022
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
American River College
Sacramento, CA06.2020
Skills
- Review of financial statements
- General ledger updates
- Expertise in Excel, Adobe, Oracle, Quickbooks, Microsoft Suite
- Month-end closing
- Year-end closing
- General ledger accounting
- Bank reconciliation
- Journal entry review
- Strong focus on accuracy
- Strong verbal communication
- Investment Accounting
- Financial statement preparation
Languages
- English
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Ukrainian
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Apercen
07.2025 - Current
Staff Accountant II
Apercen
01.2024 - 06.2025
Staff Accountant
Apercen
07.2022 - 12.2023
Audit Intern
Moss Adams
01.2022 - 03.2022
Credit Analyst Intern
Umpqua Bank
10.2021 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Finance
California State University - Sacramento
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
American River College