Magdalena Chojnowska

· Manage complex financial analysis and reporting for federally sponsored awards, reviewing over $1.3B in transfersannually to ensure compliance with GAAP, federal regulations, and university policies.

· Manage and approve over 150+ daily non-payroll and payroll cost transfers, 50 reviews of federal administrative costs monthly, and salary cap adherence of $225,700, reducing compliance errors by 30% and improving departmental reporting efficiency by implementing review procedures and constructing user guides for training and mentoring purposes for operational efficiency.

· Serve as project front on accounting compliance initiatives and audit assistance, independently reviewing 200+ documentation, invoices, and aiding in Single Audit packages to ensure 100% audit readiness.

· Utilize advanced Excel, SAP, Effort Reporting System, and Oculus, to analyze and streamlining cost allocation for over 300 daily transfers processes and enhancing data quality for over 12 divisions who collectively have 200+departments and 4,000k funding awards.

· Prepared 50 annually and reviewed compilation, audit, and financial statements for small to mid-size construction and manufacturing clients ($100K–$20M revenue) ensuring compliance under GAAP.

· Maintained fixed asset schedules while calculating depreciation, recorded disposals, and managed month-end, quarter-end, and year-end journal entries for over 50 clients annually.

Prepared 30 Federal and State tax returns for individuals, partnerships, S corporations, and C corporations.

· Conducted 30 year-end and interim audits for Housing Choice Voucher Program and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) real estate clients, applying GAAP to revenue, assets, expenses, and compensation accounts ($10K–$10M revenue), and conducted city government audit.

· Improved audit efficiency by leveraging Audit Pro and CaseWare for data analysis and financial compilation.

· Drafted and reviewed over 100 financial statements and assisted in account closing and Capital Dividend Account filings.

· Managed over 200 daily transactions including deed, property tax, water/sewer, and business lien payments.

· Delivered customer support, addressing 100+ calls daily regarding property tax, accounts receivable, and tax credits.

· Reviewed and maintained records for 1,000+ real estate properties weekly to ensure accuracy and compliance.