Melissa Camera
Bayville
Summary
Dedicated accounting professional skilled in financial analysis and account reconciliation. Known for maintaining accuracy in general ledger accounts and preparing comprehensive financial statements. Committed to ensuring compliance and optimizing financial processes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Cassena Care
11.2025 - Current
- Manage monthly financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Implement internal controls to enhance compliance and reduce financial discrepancies
- Maintain general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to accounting standards
- Prepare balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations by managing the timely preparation and filing of all required returns
Senior Accountant
National Health Care Associates Inc.
09.2024 - 10.2025
- Prepared and submitted financial statements on a monthly basis for 3 nursing home facilities with minimal supervision, including notes and narratives to explain month over month variances
- Full analysis on financial statements for accuracy and completeness
- Monthly analysis on balance sheet accounts and certain income and expense accounts
- Posted and analyzed journal entries for payroll, AR, general accruals, bank reconciliation, and other monthly entries
- Maintained fixed asset schedule and ran monthly depreciation
- Worked with auditors to submit audit workpapers and responded to all questions and requests
Accounting Coordinator
ACLD
11.2022 - 09.2024
- Supervised accounting staff to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner
- Assisted with audit and 990 preparations for both ACLD and its intercompany organizations: reviewed both for accuracy
- Ran and analyzed monthly financial statements for the CFO and CEO
- Handled fixed assets and ran depreciation monthly
- Was in charge of ASC 842 finance and operating leases and the accurate recording of leases
- Handled the books for Oyster Bay Gardens, a subsidiary organization
- Supported the accounting team in other projects and analyses as necessary
Accountant
ACLD
12.2017 - 11.2022
- Assisted with audit preparations
- Analyzed monthly reports for budget variances and researched if necessary
- Oversaw the residential benefits area of the A/R department
- Performed bank reconciliations
- Recorded monthly journal entries
- Analyzed expense accounts on a monthly basis
- Handled fixed assets and ran depreciation
Tax Preparer/Small Business Accountant
OA Tax Partners LTD
05.2016 - 10.2017
- Prepared federal and state tax returns for both individuals and businesses
- Assisted taxpayers to ensure they receive the maximum benefit permitted under the tax law
- As a small business accountant, recorded client transactions in Quickbooks and prepared financial statements for tax returns
- Processed monthly and quarterly payroll taxes as well as monthly and quarterly New York State sales tax for businesses
Staff Accountant
Mercyfirst
06.2014 - 04.2016
- Entered journal entries into Financial Edge Software and analyzed account changes on a monthly basis
- Recorded deposits for monetary donations along with other miscellaneous refunds
- Reconciled agency credit card statement monthly for around twenty credit cards
- Reviewed accounts payable invoices for correct coding with accuracy
Education
BBA - Accounting
Briarcliffe College
Bethpage, NY08-2015
Bachelor of Science - Global Studies
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY12-2011
Skills
- Financial statements
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Account reconciliation processes
- General ledger accounting
- Financial analysis
- Bank reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel (advanced)
- Accounting software: NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics GP, QuickBooks, Financial Edge
Timeline
Controller
Cassena Care
11.2025 - Current
Senior Accountant
National Health Care Associates Inc.
09.2024 - 10.2025
Accounting Coordinator
ACLD
11.2022 - 09.2024
Accountant
ACLD
12.2017 - 11.2022
Tax Preparer/Small Business Accountant
OA Tax Partners LTD
05.2016 - 10.2017
Staff Accountant
Mercyfirst
06.2014 - 04.2016
BBA - Accounting
Briarcliffe College
Bachelor of Science - Global Studies
Hofstra University