For the given job description <<My client is seeking a Staff Accountant to come in and join their rapidly growing team. This individual will gain great exposure to each facet of the Accounting cycle within a top-tier Hedge Fund. Client DetailsMy client is a sophisticated Hedge Fund located in Old Greenwich, CT. DescriptionManage financial operations of all US multi-state officesAnalyze and process accounts payable and all other financial activityAssist with completion of global consolidated auditAnalyze company ledger accounts actual to budget, month over month, and annual trendsBecome a knowledge center for all US financial activity and expense policiesAssist with project management activities, including development and maintenance of project schedules, tracking and mitigating risks, and communicating project status and quality targetsMaintain documentation, assist in efficiency initiatives for new business processes, construct workflow charts and diagramsProfileBachelor's degree in Accounting or FinanceAdvanced Excel skills are required and will be evaluated as part of the interview process4+ years of relevant experience, including auditsAble to manage multiple activities simultaneouslyPrior exposure in a multinational workforce culture is a plusKnowledge of Workday general ledger and human resource system is a plusJob OfferCore Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, full paid parental leave, generous PTO with unlimited sick daysPerks: Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities etc., healthy snacks, casual dress codeTraining: learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-siteEmployee resource groups
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Summary of SkillsInternet and Microsoft Office - MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel, Pivot Tables, Spreadsheets,Macros.* Business Objects, Lombardi, Eagle Accounting System, PEGA, DRAS, Workbench.Account reconciliationsDetail-orientedVariance analysisDetail-orientedAnalyticalExpert in MS Office SuiteAccount reconciliation expertEffective time managementComplex problem solvingSuperior research skills
Professional Experience09/2012to10/2015Investment AccountantAmerican Modern Insurance Group|Birmingham,AL,Reconciled mutual fund accounts with the custody Identified and Resolved differences in Custody and Accounting Cash, Currency and Positions using Eagle, IAX, Business Objects, Lombardi and Workbench Reports Communicated and Collaborated with other areas in the firm, client, fund accountant, custodians that are impacted by the functions of the team Conducted weekly client meetings and act as liaison between Accounting and custody to resolve any outstanding items in cash, currency and positions.Completed special projects from the management as needed Trained, Oversee and assisted staff in offshore team (Pune, India) and acted as a liaison between Pune Office and US.Helped US team by performing tests on Pega Vs.Business Objects and Eagle during the Platform Migration Trained new staff and assist them as needed to meet the department goals.Ran daily reports for fund accountants using business objects and MS Database.Award:  Received a special achievement award at BNY Mellon Bank in Asset Servicing  (Dec 2013) Award: Received a special achievement award at BNY Mellon Bank in Asset Servcing (Dec 2014.10/2011to02/2012AML Compliance OfficerWedbush Morgan Securities|New York,NY,Audited customer's bank accounts in the company's system Performed quality assurance reviews on customer information maintained on various bank systems Reconciled the quality assurance results on spreadsheets Performed background search on clients using tools such as world check and google search Finance Projects at UD Project 1: Group simulation project to develop the investment philosophy and strategy to drive a simulated investment of $1,000,000 using Stock-Track.Invested about 50% of our funds in moderate to high-risk investment in order to achieve capital appreciation; Invested about 25% of our funds in low to moderate risk investment in order to preserve our capital.Invested 25% of our funds in derivatives and rest in index fund, cash and money market.Performed an analysis to determine the allocation of stocks by minimizing CV and graphed the daily returns for each stocks Performed regression analysis and analyzed the regression statistics on weekly returns.Performed an analysis on our group's portfolio with the market and with other groups.Case analysis on Price Momentum Strategy Used price momentum model analysis to test whether the price momentum model will work on US stock market as it did with the US Canadian stocks.Used the weighted annual returns and created the worst outlook portfolio and the best outlook portfolio Selected the top eight performing stocks for each quarter to create the best outlook portfolio and compared to the market to determine if the pricing momentum would hold up.Calculated the average return for each portfolio and rebalanced the portfolio and compared to the S&P 500 for each quarter within the same time period.06/2008to02/2012Medical TechnologistUs Oncology, Inc.|Palos Heights,IL,Clinical Microbiology Experience - Highlights include ordering, processing, plating and culturing patient's specimens Tests - Performing rapid tests such as Rapid flu, C.Diff quick check and many more; Performing rapid and confirmatory tests to identify organism; Reading Gram stain slides.Other - Performing daily maintenance and running quality control on instruments.
EducationExpected in2011totoMaster of Business Administration|FinanceUniversity of Delaware,Newark,DEGPA:FinanceExpected in2008totoBachelor of Science|Medical TechnologyUniversity of Delaware,Newark,DEGPA:Medical TechnologyExpected intotoRelated course work in Business: Financial Reporting and Analysis, Financial Management, Corporate Financial Policies, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Corporate Governance, Financial Engineering and Risk Management (Derivatives).|,,GPA:
SkillsMS Office: Database, Macros, V-look up, Pivot tables, OutlookCompany Platforms: Business Objects, Workbench, Eagle, Pega, Lombardi, DRAS.>>. The result is, Good Fit

Fit assessment: Good Fit