Arthur Choate
Senior Accountant at Adaptive Health- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Adaptive Health
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United States
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Nov 2019 - Present
• Reported to the controller for daily ad hoc reports that were requested by the CFO. • Prepared Month End JE’s to ensure all corporate accounts were accurate for reporting. • Managed the accrual process. I was in charge of booking all accruals during Month End. • Implemented new procedures to reduce my Month end closing from 5 to 2 Business days. • Prepared the cash forecast weekly so the Controller could make business decisions quickly. • Used sumifs and pivot tables to organize 32,000 transactions onto a 25 line summary view. • Booked sales for Amazon, Amex and Vantiv using excel and oracle on a semi monthly basis. • Managed the bank recon to ensure all transactions were reconciled in Oracle and our Bank. • Reconciled the corporate credit cards and booked JE’s to GL accounts for 500 monthly transactions • Used multiple vendors portals to book Credit Memos and apply cash daily. • Tracked all Credit Memos in excel and found deductions that were not valid and alerted the CFO. • Met with auditors and pulled requested documents they needed for our annual corporate audit. • Managed the migration from SAP to Oracle cloud. Used uploaders to import all new data. • Created expense workpapers for Month end in order to book accruals for missing invoices. • Booked the corporate payroll by department in Oracle and tracking it in excel. • Managed the AP team to ensure all weekly payables were processed correctly through the bank. • Oversaw the AR team to ensure all AR aging was being collected upon in a timely manner. Show less
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Annex Brands, Inc.
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United States
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Freight and Package Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Accountant
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Apr 2014 - Nov 2019
• Managed the accounting needs of 270 Postal Annex franchise stores. • Performed weekly audits of all franchise stores on submitted Unit Sales Reports. • Invoiced all franchises weekly and collected on those invoices with ACH debits. • Used Access Database and MAS90 for all of my Receivable and Payable tasks. • Responsible for all corporate AP including check processing and ACH payments sent. • Uploaded all Sales information to a website that enabled stores to compare and view sales data. • Called each store monthly to ensure that stores were getting the accounting support needed. • Performed month end bank reconciliation across 14 corporate accounts and general ledger reports. • Recorded Journal entries in MAS 90 for month end close and prepared the Trial Balance for review • Met with external auditors to coordinate the fiscal year end audit. • Handled month end reporting including statements, top 30 reports and store performance reports. • Taught the new store owners how to report all sales numbers in a classroom training setting. • Met with the CEO to discuss AR and AP aging reports and to discuss ways to reduce liabilities. • Trained all new employees on auditing and interpreting the 360 website that I maintained. Show less
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Life Settlement Solutions
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Feb 2006 - Nov 2013
• Handled a large amount of reconciliations across internal and external accounts. • Managed all receivables and payables for the company using QuickBooks and MS Excel. • Handled all bank reconciliations to ensure all financial data was accurate. • Reviewed general ledger accounts and ensure journal entries are correct. • Prepared customer invoices and managed the billing and collections for the company. • Produced a monthly balance sheet showing all corporate assets and liabilities for the CEO. • Delivered all month end financial reports to the CEO in a timely manner. • Analyzed cash flows and made recommendations to the CEO of where money could be saved. • Created, maintained and updated the company’s budget. • Submitted to Paychex payroll information and updated employee information as requested. • Created amortization schedules in MS Excel to track a loan portfolio of over 250 loans. Show less
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State Street
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Analyst
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Jun 2001 - Dec 2005
• Managed the accounting, reporting and analytical needs for the General Motors Pension fund. • Delivered month end financial reports to the executive board of General Motors. • Added journal entries to our database based off of a daily cash report. • Reconciled our daily cash report to the hard copy month end report. • Prepared NAV statements on the fund and portfolio level. • Made journal entries and made sure the balance sheet was accurate. • Managed the accounting, reporting and analytical needs for the General Motors Pension fund. • Delivered month end financial reports to the executive board of General Motors. • Added journal entries to our database based off of a daily cash report. • Reconciled our daily cash report to the hard copy month end report. • Prepared NAV statements on the fund and portfolio level. • Made journal entries and made sure the balance sheet was accurate.
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Education
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Saint Michael's College
B.S., Political Science -
Norwell High School
General Studies