Jekai Moore
Durham,NC
Summary
Resourceful Accountant offering 7 years of expertise in examining and analyzing accounting records, financial statements and financial reports to assess accuracy and enforce compliance. Evaluates processes to identify deficiencies and formulate strategy to mitigate risk. Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, standards and best practices. Personable and energetic with an aptitude for client relationship management.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
Capital One
Richmond, VA
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Demonstrate an understanding of business processes, control frameworks, and related regulatory and compliance standards.
- Obtain and analyze data, supporting and initiating efforts to improve data sourcing and innovation with business partners.
- Manage schedules to ensure all results are completed within established timeframes and documented within systems of record.
- Demonstrate problem solving and conceptual skills.
- Exercise professional judgement and skepticisms.
Finance Associate
Bank Leumi
New York, NY
09.2020 - 12.2021
- Perform review of incoming applications to ensure information is complete and accurate.
- Adhere to all federal and state compliance guidelines.
- Provide daily support and assistance to team members and other department associates by phone, zoom and/or email.
- Perform monthly and quarterly accounting close activities as assigned.
- Prepare journal entries and ensured they were entered before close of entity books.
- Responsible for preparing account reconciliations and clearing all reconciliation items.
- Work with internal and external SOX auditors to enure approved accounting policies are monitored t support quarterly and annual audits.
- Demonstrate problem solving, troubleshooting skills in addition to being proactive.
Staff Accountant
New York University Langone Hospital
New York, New York
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Perform high level analysis on financial statements and cash flows
- Review changes of net assets as well variance and balance sheet analyses
- Focus on preparing for Month-End involving PO receipt accruals, balance sheet analysis, match exceptions, reconciliations, and other related tasks
- Audit various reports, reconciling accounts, retrieve financial data and provide ad hoc reporting
- Support the preparation of monthly financial statements, including the preparation of journal entries and account analyses
- Ensure the accuracy of general ledgers, financial statements and ancillary reports
- Monitor budgets on a monthly basis, confirm the accuracy of variance analysis of actual vs budget
- Work with the departmental leadership teams to monitor program budgets and troubleshoot problems identified within the financial reports.
Financial Analyst
North Carolina Speciality Hospital, NCSH
Chapel Hill, NC
05.2017 - 02.2019
- As needed with reviewing invoices for accuracy of price and quantity and matching to proper approvals
- Review invoices for price and quantity discrepancies; Follow up with appropriate department and/or purchasing
- Assist as needed with collecting and verifying that all check requests and expense reports are signed by the appropriate Department Head and approved by the CEO
- Assist as needed with accurately coding the vendor code, department code, expense account numbers, date, invoice number and invoice amount into the selected computer software system
- Assist with capturing data for financial end closings and ensuring accuracy of batch totals by checking the edit journal as needed
- Assist with posting all accounts payable batches upon completion of entering
- Select invoices for payments and assists with the AP check run
- Assist with reconciling all vendor statements and researching any discrepancies
- Assists the CFO/ Accountant with End-of-Month accruals and journal entries: Provide assistance with researching variances to budgeted expenses when requested
- Prepare and post journal entries for closings, bank reconciliations, and complete balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with auditing and completing cost report schedules and special projects such as rollout and implementation of Lawson Financial system
- Act as a resource for General Ledger Coding of invoices/Purchase Orders to ensure proper captures.
- Reconciled company bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers.
- Assessed accuracy, completeness and integrity of corporate financial records.
- Interacted with internal and external auditors to help complete audits and resolve issues.
- Managed large amounts of financial data using balance sheets, profit and loss reports and online databases.
- Adhered to audit standards and requirements by monitoring and improving accounting procedures.
Financial Analyst
University of North Carolina
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Knowledge of accounting methods, procedures, and accounting practices
- Understand, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures applicable to the processing of financial data; maintenance of financial records, preparation of fiscal reports, and management funds
- Review expenditures for compliance in accordance with cost principles
- Perform financial reconciliation of reported and general ledger expenses
- Performed Actual vs Budget analysis to determine any deviations
- Interpret UNC and sponsor regulations and guidelines for fiscal award management and partner with departments in managing their sponsored funding
- Assisted with project closeouts which included trial balance analysis along with revenue, expense, and balance sheet reconciliation.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Finance
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-salem, NC05.2016
Skills
- Accounts Payable
- GAAP Accounting
- Financial Auditing
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Problem-Solving
- Processing Checks and Invoices
- Decision Making
- Financial Statements Review
- Amortization Valuation
- Report Preparation
- Monthly and Annual Journal Entries
- Effective and Professional Communication
- Account Reconciliation
- Journal Entry Preparation
- Discrepancy Reconciliation
References
Tara Jackson – Compliance Privacy Auditor Duke University Tel: (919) 668-5156
Cherry Sims – Financial Manager NYU Langone Hospital Tel: (212) 263-5800
Timeline
Financial Analyst
Capital One
07.2022 - 03.2023
Finance Associate
Bank Leumi
09.2020 - 12.2021
Staff Accountant
New York University Langone Hospital
04.2019 - 03.2020
Financial Analyst
North Carolina Speciality Hospital, NCSH
05.2017 - 02.2019
Financial Analyst
University of North Carolina
10.2016 - 05.2017
Bachelor’s Degree - Finance
Winston-Salem State University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Winston-Salem State University