TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Oracle PeopleSoft General Ledger System
• PwC Inform Accounting Research Tool
• Wdesk (by Workiva) SEC Online Reporting Tool
• SAP General Ledger & Applications
• Hyperion Financial Reporting Platform; SharePoint Coordination and Project Management Application
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Bloomberg Data Services and Clarity Financial Reporting Platform.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Corporate Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and reviewing SEC disclosures including footnotes and XBRL data for accuracy and completeness.
• Preparing Year - End footnote disclosures and reviewing subsidiary financial statements for various reporting obligations.
• Reviewing and providing comments on the defined benefit plan financial statements and disclosures for accuracy and compliance with ASC 715 - Compensation - Retirement Plans.
• Review the activity and journal entries related to debt issuance costs and ensuring their accuracy in accordance with ASC 2015-15 “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30 ) Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”.
• Coordinating, researching and addressing due diligence requests related to financial reporting and technical accounting.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Financial Reporting & Accounting Policy Manager

Responsibilities:

• Spearheaded the audits of a 35 entity consolidation under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that led to a signed asset sale/purchase agreement valued at approximately £480 million. The process involved ensuring the accuracy of the financial statements under IFRS at the SPV, Holding Company, and Parent Company levels.
• Liaised and coordinated with KPMG UK on complex consolidation issues, asset retirement obligations, and impairment.
• Drafted and issued accounting policy memoranda related to Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Subsequent Events (Topic 855), Impairment (ASC 360 Property, Plant, and Equipment) and Debt Modifications (Topic 450).
• Assisted with the compilation and preparation of the Annual 10K and 10Q SEC Filings by drafting footnotes related to Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements and updating relevant tables and schedules using the Wdesk, an online SEC reporting tool. Completed KPMG’s Accounting and Disclosure Checklists for the 2015 10 K and 2016 10 Q filings.
• Reviewed and signed off on Business Combinations memoranda related to acquisition accounting, goodwill, impairment and consolidations. The documentation supported the year-end audit and SOX requirements.
• Completed SOX requirements around Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements for the 10K and 10Q filings.
• Performed ad hoc research and analysis surrounding debt covenants, debt defaults, and held-for-sale criteria.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Accounting Policy & Financial Reporting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Assisted Confidential with its annual financial statement reporting process by reviewing the US GAAP disclosure checklists, researched complex topics involving leases, financing transactions, and derivatives.
• Maintained a database of newly issued accounting pronouncements and documented their impact and relevance on the company’s current accounting policies, procedures, and disclosures.
• Researched peer financial statement disclosures and communicated findings to the Director of Financial Reporting.
• Analyzed the impact of the company’s derivative positions and activities and their impact on current operations.
• Compiled the company’s pension plan financial statements, updated the footnotes with recent transactions, and ensured that the fair value disclosures were in accordance with ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement”.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Accounting Policy & Financial Reporting Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assisted the financial and trust fund reporting teams with reviewing and compiling financial statements that were subject to audit procedures, researched complex accounting issues, and communicated findings to Senior Management.
• Compiled, reviewed and analyzed the bank’s pension plan financial statements for both the Staff and Post Retirement Benefit plans and ensured that the disclosures were in compliance with ASC 715 Compensation “Defined Benefit Plans”.
• Provided technical accounting support to the financial reporting team by analyzing business drivers, key performance indicators, rating agency analysis, and investor requirements in order to rewrite the Management’s Discussion &Analysis for the Annual 10-K Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Coordinated and collaborated with various groups within the Bank such as risk management, treasury, legal, and loan operations.
• Participated in the preparation of the required disclosures for the Bank’s Quarterly and Year-end financial statements.
• Interpreted and analyzed new accounting pronouncements, assess and quantified any implications, and recommended their application with in the Bank.
• Updated the Accounting Policy Manual with recent changes announced by governing bodies such as the FASB, SEC, and IASB; ensured that the bank’s positions regarding the standards were appropriate.

Confidential, New York, NY

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Advised a large, $82 billion commercial banking institution on complex consolidation issues affecting its Regulatory reporting requirements
• Interpreted recent US GAAP pronouncements regarding the company’s technical accounting practices for consistency.

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Provided advisory and accounting services to financial companies ranging from technical a ccounting standards, transaction processing, SEC reporting, along with financial analysis and valuation
• Analyzed a $15 BLN portfolio’s derivative activities related to hedging foreign exchange, interest rate, and credit risks
• Reviewed ISDA agreements to validate the appropriate classification of fixed income derivative instruments such as OTC Swaps, Swaptions, and Interest Rate swaps
• Supported the group with its change initiatives related testing and implementation of new processes, derivative products, and regulatory reporting.

Confidential

Project Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Advised and consulted on a global, firm wide initiative to consider the implications of converting
• Documented business requirements for the Regulatory Reporting Group and ensured that the business conditions were properly captured in the functional specification documents produced by the Information Technology Department RHI Management Resources

Accounting Policy Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Completed transaction and process flow walk-throughs by documenting business events from the source trading systems to the General ledger and ultimately to the reporting platform that disseminated information to the Federal Reserve
• Drafted accounting policy memoranda regarding derivative instruments and complex consolidation issues; the documentation was housed in a global reference portal on the company’s intranet

Confidential, New York, NY

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Performed buy-side due diligence for financial services firms which included analyses of complex consolidations issues related to variable interest entities - ASC 810 “Consolidation”
• Provided SEC support services to Confidential regarding disclosures around consolidations and securitizations

Confidential, New York, NY

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed quarterly and annual SEC filings for Confidential . and dealt with technical accounting matters involving impairment, accounting for derivatives used in hedging activities, and Off-Balance sheet arrangements such as special purpose vehicles (SPVs)
• Maintained managerial responsibilities including supervision staff and revenue responsibilities within the Financial Services Industry Practice.