Miezzan Emmanuel Kakou
Rockville,Maryland
Summary
My name is Miezzan Emmanuel Kakou and I am currently working as a Senior Accountant for NASEM (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine). With over 8 years of experience, I have been able to assimilate and to develop skills that reveal to be a great asset for my career. As a matter of fact, that growth allows me to take on new challenges such as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams which I am currently studying for. I am detail-oriented person focusing on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective planning and decision-making abilities. Therefore, because of my work experience, I strongly believe that I can assist with the accounts’ reconciliation, the accounts’ analysis, the month-end closings, and any other accounting-oriented projects that arose. I also have solid organizational and communication skills. I am always eager to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
12.2022 - Current
- Reviews, prepares, and guides the monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts such as but not limited to cash, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts payable, bond, and other liabilities to ensure accuracy for financial statement users
- Performs review, analysis, and reconciliation of accounts and cost centers
- Identifies potential problems or areas for improvement and provide solutions
- Oversees processing of month-end statements, ensuring the generation of timely and accurate financial statements
- Prepares complex financial reports and accounting statements
- Ensures the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles
- These reports may include complex financial reports, recommendations, journal entries and supporting documentation within functional accounting areas assigned
- Manages and reviews budget analysis, periodic expenditures, and cost projections
- Sets up and maintains accounting and fiscal control records
- Researches and responds to internal and external inquiries
- Maintains direct communications with sponsors and internal customers including program financial management staff regarding various expenses for billing and financial reporting purposes
- Supports external and internal customers through ad-hoc data collecting, reporting, analysis and special projects
- Processes departmental financial transactions
- Creates and maintains documentation on processes and procedures related to account maintenance
- Recommends and supports implementation of ideas and innovations to improve upon existing systems, work processes and procedures affecting the monthly and quarterly financial close
- Provides technical accounting advice within area of expertise to functional or operational areas managers to help them develop revenue and expense budgets, understand financial reports, and manage their financial responsibilities
- Supports special projects such as year-end closing and financial statement audit, quarterly financial statements presented to our bond holders, and may participate in the most complex general accounting projects
- May review, approve, and post journal entries as well as wire transfers, for accuracy and compliance with company policies and applicable accounting regulations
- May coordinate activities involving 'preliminary', 'cash basis', and 'accrual basis' closes, including preparing unaudited financial statements
- May provide work leadership for staff accountants and/or accounting assistants
- Coaches less experienced accounting staff and helps them resolve problems
- Maintains an appropriate standard of confidentiality
- When handling secure, privileged, sensitive, or confidential information and matters, maintains strict confidence and exercises care to prevent disclosure to others
- Accesses confidential information for work-related reasons only following the policies and procedures of the organization
- Ensures that any privileged, sensitive, or confidential information is securely stored, disposed of, and transmitted according to the Institutional guidance.
Budget Analyst
United Negro College Funds, Inc.
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Explained funding requests to others in the organization
- Organized budget templates and data in a clear and intuitive manner
- Provided project summary status reports to management as required or requested
- Worked with program and project managers to develop the organization's budget
- Monitored organizational spending to ensure that it is within budget
- Informed program managers of the status and availability of funds.
Staff Accountant
Health Affairs (Owned by Project HOPE)
05.2017 - 10.2021
- Reviewed/Verified, code, and get proper authorization for invoices and check requests
- Performed liaison role with outside vendors
- Reviewed employee expense reimbursement reports and monthly purchase card expense reports
- Verified the coding and submission of proper receipts and other supporting documentation and ensure compliance with Project HOPE's policies
- Assisted employees with Expensables system as needed
- Compiled and tracked receipts and other supporting documentation for Accounting Operations
- Manager's purchase card, and assisted with preparation of his/her monthly purchase card expense reports
- Assisted Editor-in-Chief with preparation and filing of monthly expense reimbursements and, as needed, other payment processing
- Assisted Director of Events with preparation of expense reimbursements for event participants' travel costs as needed
- Prepared and submitted completed payables (check requests, invoices, expense reimbursement reports, purchase card expense reports) to HQ for payment processing
- Coded checks and submit them to HQ to process and deposit
- Identified Health Affairs receipts that are electronically wired into Project HOPE's operating account, whether they are journal sales or grant revenue, and provide coding to HQ
- Monitored accounts receivables related to contributions
- Prepare analysis and status for supervisors on a monthly basis
- Prepared and submitted invoices or other payment requests to funders as needed.
Staff Auditor
Rubino & Company
01.2015 - 04.2017
- Developed an understanding of the company audit approach, methodology & tools
- Established working relationships with client personnel
- Performed analytical review of audit documents
- Reviewed client accounting and operating procedures and systems of internal control
- Exhibited a professional, business-like demeanor.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD05.2018
Associate of Arts - Business
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD05.2014
Skills
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Internal Controls Implementation
- Expertise in Workday Financials
- GAAP Proficiency
- Financial Reporting
- General Ledger Accounting
- Team Training
- Recordkeeping
- Internal Controls
- Revenue Recognition
- Grant Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- GAAP Compliance
- Project Accounting
- Accounts Receivable Management
- Year-End Closing
- Month-End Closing
- Nonprofit Accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Controls
- Balance Sheets
- Bookkeeping
- Records Review
- Financial Records Review
- Risk Management
- Financial Management
- Document Recordkeeping
- Attention to Detail
- Investigation Management
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Accountant
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
12.2022 - Current
Budget Analyst
United Negro College Funds, Inc.
10.2021 - 12.2022
Staff Accountant
Health Affairs (Owned by Project HOPE)
05.2017 - 10.2021
Staff Auditor
Rubino & Company
01.2015 - 04.2017
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Maryland - College Park
Associate of Arts - Business
Montgomery College
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