Philip Long

Facilitated smooth month-end close processes by efficiently reconciling accounts and addressing discrepancies promptly.

• Initiated process improvements that increased the efficiency of budgeting cycles while maintaining accuracy standards.
• Participation in Federal Reserve System workgroups involving reporting, processes and accounting applications.
• Reduced time spent on manual data entry, implementing automated data extraction tools.
• Enhanced team productivity, leading initiatives to improve financial analysis tools and techniques.
• Streamlined financial reporting for better decision-making with clear, concise analysis and presentation.
• Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
• Strengthened relationships with external partners through timely communication and collaboration.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.

• Prepared and presented financial reporting to senior management.
• Managed accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconcililations.
• Addressed and resolved non-routine, complex and unexpected variances.
• Reviewed accountant's book entries to ensure accuracy of the G/L.
• Provided timely actuals, forecast and budget data for IT and coporate management.
• Collaborated with corporate managers to develop annual expense plans and goals.

• Prepared monthly and annual expense forecasts, including any necessary recommended action required to manage costs to achieve budget.
• Worked with management at the project level to ensure expense plans are achieved.
• Assisted the CFO with production of the monthly financials, management reports and board packages.
• Managed accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations.
• Performed accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Executed warehouse inventory reporting enhancements and reconciliation procedures.

• Developed presentation formats for monthly/quarterly reviews of expense charge-outs.
• Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
• Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
• Prepared financial statements for three subsidiary entities, assisted auditors by preparing year-end schedules and reconciliations.
• Reconciled daily Federal Reserve accounts for member credit unions and resolved adjustment inquiries.
• Updated general ledger with latest entries.

• Prepared annual financial statement reviews.
• Prepared individual and corporate tax returns and prepared client payroll and sales tax returns.
• Consulted with clients with respect to accounting and tax issues.
• Compiled monthly, quarterly and annual bank reconciliations for eleven small companies.
• Prepared monthly financial statements all client companies.
• Managed the business billing and accounts receivable process.