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Shabab Rahman

Long Island City

Summary

To obtain Senior Associate – Financial Planning & Analysis position where I can utilize my experiences and advance my skills

Finance professional with strong background in accounting and financial management. Known for accuracy in financial reporting and ability to streamline accounting processes. Collaborative team player focused on delivering results and adapting to changing needs. Skilled in financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and budget management.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

H&M
10.2021 - Current
  • Complete monthly close of books; preparing journal entries including accruals
  • Review, investigate, & correct errors and inconsistencies by ensuring accuracy and proper classification of accounts
  • Perform monthly variance analysis on P&L and balance sheet accounts by comparing actuals to budgets and write Trial Balance notes for all three entities: US, Puerto Rico & Business Tech
  • Identify and implement ideas to streamline the accounting process and improve efficiency
  • Run Reports and prepare Intercompany Billing for US COS Brand
  • Run JP Morgan transaction detail reports, prepare, and review weekly Cash Forecast and post liquidity in Business Planning & Consolidation portal
  • Prepare and review balance sheet schedules to identify discrepancies
  • Perform Monthly Credit Card fees analysis for the month end close
  • Review and record JP Morgan & Wells Fargo bank fees and interest
  • Collaborate with Benefits & Payroll team to reconcile schedules
  • Review and prepare Concur reconciliation schedule
  • Investigate and resolve discrepancies in accounts payable schedule, work with vendors on payment arrangements
  • Collaborate with other accounting team members to ensure smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks
  • Work cross functionally with other groups within the organization identifying issues, trouble shooting, and problem solving
  • Assist with year-end audits, ensuring all schedules and necessary documentations with explanations are provided; auditors’ questions and follow-up items are addressed
  • Prepare year-end financial reporting package
  • Prepare US & PR Flux analysis reports for Quarterly Consolidated Financial Schedules for Global by analyzing financial data to identify trends, variances, and potential risks, providing insights to management for decision making
  • Staying up to date with local accounting regulations and ensuring adherence to H&M group policies
  • Delegate, review and follow up on work of Staff, Junior, and Clerical Accountants
  • Assist in Special Projects as needed

Staff Accountant

National Audubon Society
10.2017 - 10.2021
  • Responsible for being the staff accountant for selected field locations and assisting them with their accounting process
  • Prepared bank reconciliations for national accounts, International Colombia & selected field locations and work with field staff & AP/AR team to ensure reconciling items are properly recorded
  • Prepared & uploaded monthly journal entries across the organization, ensuring that the coding is accurate and sufficient documentation has been provided
  • Prepared monthly & quarterly sales tax reporting for selected locations
  • Performed Pre-Rec & monthly reconciliation of various accounts
  • Created custom and standard reports to communicate results to various field locations in a clear, consistent, and concise fashion.
  • Updated monthly donor-restricted schedules, Grant & non-grant A/R schedules
  • At discretion of Assistant Controller, reviewed & posted journal entries.
  • Contributed to special & long-term projects as needed.
  • Prepared year-end fiscal year Inventory report
  • As part of a team, assisted with month-end and year-end closing process, as well as the annual fiscal audit - audit prep, Retirement Audit-preparation of 403b plan Schedule H, compiled selections & inquiry response, form 990 prep & assisted with NICRA application advance
  • Binder Lead for selected field locations during the year-end closing process

Revenue Staff Accountant

College Art Association
11.2015 - 09.2017
  • Prepared monthly journal entries in the Financial Edge Software
  • Performed monthly reconciliations of all A/R accounts & prepared the audit schedules
  • Prepared the monthly reconciliations of all grants & contribution accounts
  • Coded & entered all weekly payable invoices in the financial edge software to process payments
  • Prepared daily bank deposits, lockbox checks, credit cards & maintained receipts log
  • Researched cash receipts, coding, posting receipts and applied unallocated cash
  • Prepared batches for invoices in the Net Forum to process payments
  • Prepared invoices for CAA Directories fees owed by universities & process payments
  • Oversaw client accounts, accounts receivable write-offs and payment reversals
  • Developed spreadsheets to report on data as needed & provided monthly financial reports

Junior Accountant

PHD Media (Omnicom Media Group)
11.2012 - 06.2015
  • Prepared and entered all monthly journal entries from Omnicom Netting & Cash Statement
  • Prepared monthly recurring entries from the allocation schedule provided by financial analyst
  • Prepared analysis of accounts of Interbank Transfers
  • Used pivot table to allocate the healthcare charges and then prepare the GL entry to record
  • Prepared the journal entry for AP Media Cash Disbursements, Media Control Clearances & AP cash
  • Recorded the miscellaneous cash journal entry and the reclasses between accounts
  • Recorded the accruals of DDS fees, Bank of America, Profit Sharing, unbilled media for Mercedes, Swatch and Harry Winston
  • Processed all revenue accruals given by East and West Coast Finance directors
  • Processed all reclasses and accruals given by Associate Finance director & financial analyst
  • Performed bank reconciliation of 9 client accounts - Mercedes, Mitsubishi, HP, Safeway, GAP, HTC, Bayer, PHD Overhead and PHD Media
  • Uploaded concur expense reports in Solomon, prepare journal entries & attach backup reports
  • Assisted with month-end, quarter end & year- end closings
  • Other ad hoc projects as assigned

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College
09.2011

Skills

  • SAP
  • Power BI
  • BW Query report
  • Concur
  • Cadency
  • BPC
  • Net Forum (Abila)
  • Financial Edge
  • Millennium
  • Box
  • Asana
  • Salesforce
  • Solomon & MS Office Suites
  • General ledger accounting
  • Financial reporting
  • Audit support
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Variance analysis
  • Audit preparation
  • Consolidation accounting

Languages

Fluent in Bengali, Hindi & Urdu
Conversational in Spanish

Timeline

Senior Accountant

H&M
10.2021 - Current

Staff Accountant

National Audubon Society
10.2017 - 10.2021

Revenue Staff Accountant

College Art Association
11.2015 - 09.2017

Junior Accountant

PHD Media (Omnicom Media Group)
11.2012 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

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