Marie G. Casseus
Monroe,NY
Summary
Self-driven team player with strengths in communication and developing interpersonal relationships. Possess excellent planning, organization. Strategically coordinate and collaborate with various professionals to maximize performance in facilitating goals and attaining operational excellence. Primary liaison with external Auditors. Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with 20 years of demonstrated positive impact company growth. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence. Expertise in financial statement preparation, analysis and foot notes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager
Maven Coalition
New York, N.Y
01.2020 - Current
- Approve and post all cash accounts receivable entries and credit memos
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies
- Reconcile general ledger cash accounts versus bank statements and send request to senior accountant for missing entries
- Prepare and file the company monthly Sales Tax Return for several States and timely process the payment
- Prepare and record journal entries for the company acquisition
- Review AP and prepared journal entries for accrued expenses
- Manage the company employee's corporate credit card expense and employee's expense reimbursement
- Review and approve reimbursement expenses and send report for payment.
Controller
Academy of Management, Inc
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y
06.2016 - 01.2020
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management
- Managed payroll journal entries, cash flow, bank reconciliations, fixed assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, P/l variances and balance sheet account analysis
- Prepared timely and accurate consolidated financial statement for executive team and the Board
- Timely managed and fulfilled year-end audit
- Managed account receivable and prepare revenue recognitions journal entries
- Performed month end closing and maintained internal controls
- Managed team of 2 and external staff providing vision, direction, and support
- Controlled the organization corporate credit card and purchasing card
- Assisted CFO in preparation of the annual budget forecasting/ monthly financial report to the executive leadership team and board meeting package
- Worked with several executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses
- Handled the organization–wide accounting policies and procedure including research and implementation
- Successfully implemented new technology process and internal control to support effective financial statement and accounting operations
- (AvidXchange).
Senior Accountant
Academy of Management, Inc
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y
05.2015 - 06.2016
- Managed daily accounting operations: including AP, AR, payroll journal, and month end report
- Oversees US and international payment and reconcile several bank accounts
- Prepared supporting schedule on balance sheets and income statements
- Reconciled several bank accounts
- Prepared Tax forms and filings; 1099, 1096, 990, GST rebate
- Managed global payment processing: wire transfer and corporate credit card.
Senior Accountant – Consultant
Medidata Solutions Inc
New York, NY
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliation for various cash accounts, month-end journal entries and maintained associated account analysis
- Prepared all intercompany- Japan & UK journal entries and account reconciliation for month-end and quarter-end reporting process
- Recorded all prepaid transactions using the Company's automated system
- Ensured internal control activities associated with financial close are appropriately followed
- Process improvements and automation of key areas to streamline the company's close process
- Performed analysis, make recommendations, and document complex transactions and prepare journal entries accordingly
- Prepare a variety of routine and ad hoc financial reports for management.
Senior Staff Accountant
Northern Leasing, Inc
New York, NY
03.2007 - 02.2014
- Strongly responsible to review and post all company transactions for the preparation of monthly financial statements
- Provided monthly and year end reports to management & executive for analyzing financial statement and detail data that reflects actual variance against approved budgets
- Assisted in the annual operating budgeting process through analysis and updated annual operating budget proposal
- Coordinated with AP & AR departments to ensure all expenses are coding properly to the respective GL and correct department and ensure receivable are accurate and record to the corresponding bank account
- Maintained and prepared monthly schedule for all general ledger accounts analysis including sub-ledger and provided details related to the review/analysis for account variances
- Diligently provided all supported documents for the compilation of monthly, quarterly & year-end balance sheet binders for management meetings
- Strongly responsible to provide all items requested by the auditors during interim and year-end audit.
Staff Accountant, Consultant
Volt Delta Resources
New York, NY
02.2006 - 03.2007
- Prepared journal entries for month-end closings deferred revenue, accrued expenses, deferred sales and service charges
- Reviewed accounts payable reports and monthly P&L, as well as adjusted revenue and cost figures
- Reconciled analysis for Direct Material, working progress and other Direct Cost
- Drafted analyses for goodwill, intangibles, amortization and roll forward schedules.
Senior Staff Accountant
Affinity Health Plan
Bronx, NY
04.2001 - 11.2005
- Assisted In the preparation of financial statements and other financials projects
- Reconciled monthly investment statement to the general ledger by reviewing portfolios and journalized each purchase, sale and redemption, realized and unrealized gain / loss on sale of equities and bonds
- Prepared monthly and YTD budget variance, roll forward reports for accounts receivable, fixed assets, net assets roll forward and statement of cash Flow
- Reconciled several bank accounts and money market funds
- Prepared payroll journal entries including employee benefits
- Prepared and processed electronically the Health Care Reform Act Tax (HCRA) in accordance with the New York State requirement
- Prepared and provided all necessary requirements to the outside auditors for the A-133 and year-end audit.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Medgar Evers College – CUNY
Skills
- Tax law knowledge
- Financial Management
- AP and AR management
- Audits
- Accounting solutions integration
- Financial statement presentations
- GAAP understanding
- Bank account reconciliations
- Month-end reporting
- Closing procedures
- Budget Management
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Maven Coalition
01.2020 - Current
Controller
Academy of Management, Inc
06.2016 - 01.2020
Senior Accountant
Academy of Management, Inc
05.2015 - 06.2016
Senior Accountant – Consultant
Medidata Solutions Inc
03.2014 - 09.2014
Senior Staff Accountant
Northern Leasing, Inc
03.2007 - 02.2014
Staff Accountant, Consultant
Volt Delta Resources
02.2006 - 03.2007
Senior Staff Accountant
Affinity Health Plan
04.2001 - 11.2005
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Medgar Evers College – CUNY
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