KIOJANNA (KIM) BRIGHT
Summary
Prolific and detail-oriented, offering over seven years of professional experience in general ledger accounting functions and financial reporting. Self-motivator personality, ability to adapt and multi-task in a fast-paced environment, strong organizational skills, as well as comfortable working independently or with teams to accomplish on time and accurate tasks.
Overview
1
1
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Controller
JPMorgan Chase
Newark, DE
01.2021 - 07.2024
- Managed month-end close activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting on flash variance analysis report.
- Managed 26 balance sheet and DDA reconciliations, prepared journal entries, and validated payroll general ledger.
- Managed payroll accounting BAU for eight legal entities across Bahamas, Canada, and Cayman Islands, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
- Oversaw and monitored processes for diverse financial activities, investigated discrepancies, and escalated account issues to HR payroll teams and stakeholders for timely resolution.
- Collaborated with HR Payroll teams to assist with internal and external audit requests/inquiries.
- Led mergers & acquisitions, facilitating onboarding processes for new legal entities to integrate into financial operations.
- Reviewed and updated reporting controls such as User Tools, SOP, and desktop procedures.
Human Resources Service Delivery Accounting Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
Newark, DE
08.2018 - 12.2020
- Managed Payroll Accounting BAU for five legal entities in the Bahamas and Canada.
- Prepared and distributed payroll funding notifications for each legal entity in Canada, facilitating timely payroll processing.
- Balanced Canada tax filing, T4 and T4A remittances for preparation of year-end tax filings.
- Reconciled the balance sheet and DDA reconciliations and prepared journal entries.
- Balanced Canada tax filing and T4/T4A remittances, ensuring readiness for year-end tax filings.
- Managed monthly accounting processes across multiple departments., reporting, and analysis for areas supported.
- Reviewed and updated reporting controls such as User Tools and SOP.
- Supported management and departments with various requests.
Wage Garnishment Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
Newark, DE
06.2009 - 08.2018
- Strong experience with administration and processing of wage garnishments calculations and rules in accordance with federal and state laws.
- Researched, analyzed, and resolved payroll related issues associated with multiple types of employee Wage Garnishments and adhered to state requirements.
- Responded promptly to garnishment inquiries from both internal and external customers.
- Cultivated strong communication rapport with internal and external stakeholders to foster effective collaboration.
- Cultivated effective communication rapport with stakeholders to strengthen working relationships.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to enhance processes and drive efficiency improvements.
- Verified data results and conducted quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy.
- Improved knowledge sharing by developing comprehensive documentation outlining standard operating procedures for various tasks.
- Executed database queries to extract information required for report processing.
Education
Wilmington High School
Wilmington , DESkills
- Financial reporting
- Payroll administration
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Journal entry preparation
- Audit collaboration
- Data analysis
- Process improvement
- Problem solving
- Consolidation accounting
- Project finance
Certification
Delaware Technical Community College, Certified Public Bookkeeper May 21, 2026, QuickBooks, Payroll, Bookkeeping, Accounting Fundamentals
Timeline
Financial Controller
JPMorgan Chase
01.2021 - 07.2024
Human Resources Service Delivery Accounting Specialist
JPMorgan Chase
08.2018 - 12.2020
Wage Garnishment Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
06.2009 - 08.2018
Wilmington High School