Henry Crowdus
Chicago,IL
Summary
Driven senior accountant with diverse financial accounting responsibilities, a growth mindset, and a team player attitude. Accustomed to working cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to ensure materially accurate reporting during tight financial close deadlines.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
CME Group
10.2024 - Current
- Corporate Accounting Liaison for Commodities & Options and Human Resources divisions
- Present quarterly Management Team Certifications and annual non-profit audit results
- Accounting for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
- Perform divisional reconciliations, quarter-over-quarter financial analysis and reporting, and ad hoc projects
- Post broad expense allocations, accruals for employee benefits (bonus, SBC, pension, health insurance, commuter benefits), and accruals for Commodities & Options division (license/royalty fees, professional fees)
- License and royalty fee calculations
- Tie-out annual benefit plan audits for 401(k) and pension
Experienced Accountant
CME Group
04.2022 - 09.2024
- Divisional financial analysis for Data Services, Product Marketing, Client Development & Sales
- Corporate Accounting Liaison - Client Development & Research Division
- 10-Q MD&A Commentary for Market Data Revenue and Other Expense
- Assist with audit requests
- Post journal entries for cash, investments, insurance and pension allocations, debt amortizations and issuance, manual accruals and deferrals
- Non-profit accounting for 3 standalone entities and corporate accounting liaison for the annual audits
Staff Accountant
CME Group
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Posted journal entries, substantiated audit support, and reconciled balance sheet accounts
- Maintained investment, debt, and lease schedules
- Assisted team leads with report compilation, reclasses, and divisional accruals
- Prepared multi-entity and multi-currency expense allocations
- Identified inactive worktags to optimize ledger
Staff Accountant
PharMerica
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Reviewed monthly divisional pharmacy financial results and performed trend analysis
- Reconciled inventory, cash, and posted related journal entries
- Assisted team with ad hoc requests
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting (Summa Cum Laude)
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY08-2018
Skills
- Communication
- Deadline-focused
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Financial variance analysis
- Adaptable
- Detail-oriented
- Software: Workday, Microsoft Office, Adobe, SharePoint
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Activities
- HighSight Volunteer and Advocacy Council (July 2022 - Present)
- Bellarmine University Orientation Leader (2016 - 2018)
- Bellarmine University Investment Group Senior Analyst (2016)
- Bellarmine University Accounting Association (2014 - 2017)
Timeline
Senior Accountant
CME Group
10.2024 - Current
Experienced Accountant
CME Group
04.2022 - 09.2024
Staff Accountant
CME Group
02.2020 - 03.2022
Staff Accountant
PharMerica
01.2019 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting (Summa Cum Laude)
Bellarmine University