Elijah Dyer
Ottawa Lake,US
Summary
Self-motivated and highly organized student with experience in accounting and finance looking to gain experience in the actuarial field. Proven ability with accounting operations, account reconciliation, and financial data analysis. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. With one actuarial exam passed (FM Exam) and currently sitting for the P Exam.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Assistant
Saylor's Inc
Ottawa Lake, MI
02.2022 - Current
- Prepared invoices for billing clients.
- Provided administrative support to the finance department as needed.
- Prepared batches of accounts payable invoices for data entry.
- Communicated effectively both verbally and written with colleagues at all levels across the organization.
- Developed and maintained detailed financial records, including accounts payable and receivable, payroll, invoicing and bank reconciliations.
- Processed journal entries to accurately reflect business transactions in the general ledger.
- Provided support for accounts receivable activities, such as generating customer invoices, tracking outstanding balances and collecting on past due accounts.
- Supported the preparation of audit documents.
- Managed list of outstanding accounts payable, general ledger, and vendor files.
- Managed accounts payable weekly check run.
- Reconciled discrepancies between accounting documents by researching source documents for missing information or errors in calculations.
- Assisted with month-end closing activities such as accruals, allocations and amortization entries.
- Leveraged software programs to find, edit, and validate accounting data.
Janitor
Bedford Alliance Church
Temperance, MI
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Stocked bathrooms with paper products, soap and other items necessary for daily operations.
- Swept, mopped, and vacuumed all types of floors.
- Emptied trash cans throughout the facility ensuring that all waste is disposed of properly according to company policy.
- Cleaned and polished windows, lamps, mirrors and light fixtures.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Mathematics and Actuarial Science
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH, US12.2026
Skills
- Data analysis
- Business correspondence
- Administrative support
- File and database management
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger entries
- Data entry
- Microsoft Excel expertise
- Teamwork and collaboration
- In-depth financial mathematics knowledge, including annuities, loans, bonds, and immunization
Accomplishments
- Calculus 4
- Theory of Interest
- Actuarial Mathematics I and II
- Statistical Methods I and II
- Theory of Probability
- Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
Projects
Internship Class with a partnership with Grange Insurance:
We worked with Grange insurance to explore the effect territory factors would have for perils in both homeowner and auto insurance models. We used a XGBoost model to find the best territory factors for each peril. To do so we had to manipulate the parameters using either grid search and random search methods and find which parameters gave us the best factors. After finding the best territory factors, we had to incorporate them into the GLM model to get the final result. We also created a heat map to visualize the new relative rate.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accounting Assistant
Saylor's Inc
02.2022 - Current
Janitor
Bedford Alliance Church
08.2019 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Mathematics and Actuarial Science
University of Toledo