Natividad Pena

Repots to the Associate Director of Finance and assists in the maintenance of accounting records and aids in the assurance and accuracy of account balances for each domestic estate and ancillary estate.
- Prepare and reconcile bank statements;
- Review monthly, quarterly and annual trial balances from the Financial Reporting Unit.
- Review and approve claim checks generated by the CAPS system
- Prepare the re-class entries for non-allowed portion of NYSF liabilities to reflect accurately under appropriate line item of the financial statement.
- Prepare and deliver timely reports and projects, based on schedules.
- Perform special projects at the CFO's request.
- Other duties as required.

- Utilized CAMS, HHS Accelerator, and FMS to process and approve more than 100 vendor invoices and voucher payments on a weekly basis.
- Conducted audit tests on payroll ledgers, timesheets, disbursement ledgers, and supporting documents for vendor invoices based on proper audit procedures, contract terms, agency rules and regulations.
- Handled the preparation and maintenance of spreadsheets for the following:
- Coordination of audit findings and follow up with vendors for additional required documentation for the completion of audits and pay invoices;
- Keeping track of the status of vendor invoices by analyzing payments, backup documentations, and problem resolution, including presentation of results and any issues to supervisors.
- Took charge of maintaining vendor contract ledgers based on developed budget codes, while ensuring proper placement of adequate funding for payment processing.
- Performed in-depth analysis of vouchers processed by coworkers to guarantee compliance with DFTA rules and regulations.
- Rendered effectual accounting and technical support to vendors regarding the submission and completion of their invoices.

• Contribute to the implementation of a vendor procurement system by collaborating with the Vendor Risk Manager.
• Initiate the Accounts Payable process with vendor set-up within the Oracle Vendor Management Module.
• Monitor the Accounts Payable SharePoint site in conjunction with the Office of the Corporate Treasurer.
• Assign to the three largest AmTrust Financial Services carriers within the family of entities for disbursements and treasury transactions.
• Perform cash receipts and disbursements analysis prior to posting to AFSI Custodial Bank accounts held at JP Morgan Chase Bank.
• Handle cash receipts and disbursements.
• Prepare account reconciliation and analysis of general ledger natural accounts.
• Prepare quarterly and annual management and statutory reports for SEC filings.

• Handled cash receipts and disbursements.
• Prepared account reconciliation and analysis of general ledger accounts.
• Facilitated quarterly and annual management and statutory reports for SEC filings.
• Performed and led special project teams on ad-hoc project assignments.