Experience

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  Global Atlantic Financial Group

  • Des Moines, Iowa, United States

  • Senior Statutory Accountant/Analyst

    • Jul 2023 - Apr 2024
    • Des Moines, Iowa, United States

     Prepared and carried out all quarterly and annual blue book reporting for responsible legal entity, to include all schedules, exhibits, disclosed footnotes, in addition to NY supplement required reporting, and importing data in both GAIN and Wings software prior to submission Responsible for p...

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  Transamerica

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

  • Senior Accountant

    • Aug 2017 - Oct 2021
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

     Responsible for the accounting of complex reinsurance transactions typically associated with new reinsurance deals, recaptures, and novations which included assessing the legal agreement, summarizing financial transactions, booking properly to ledger, in addition to, verifying the accuracy of j...

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  AIDS Healthcare Foundation

  • Los Angeles

  • Senior Accountant

    • Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Los Angeles

     Participated in month-end close procedures by preparing journal entries, Inter-company allocations, complex accruals involving IBNR (incurred but not reported medical claims) and miscellaneous transactions involving accounts receivable and accounts payable  Responsible for various financial re...

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  Worldview Travel

  • Beverly Hills

  • Senior/Staff Accountant

    • Nov 2013 - Mar 2014
    • Beverly Hills

     Closed the books for all of Beverly Hills entity ensuring all entries affecting financial statements were completed by deadline and core reports tied to balance sheet accounts Reviewed bank reconciliations and financial statements for proper general ledger coding  Prepared monthly agent state...

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  GameFly

  • Los Angeles

  • Staff Accountant

    • Apr 2012 - May 2013
    • Los Angeles

     Performed monthly, quarterly, and yearly close procedures within deadlines involving preparation of general ledger journal entries affecting both income statement and balance sheet, along with the reconciliation of cash, inventory, and accrued liability accounts Created and maintained detailed...

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  Savers Inc.

  • Staff Accountant

    • Apr 2009 - Jan 2012

     Played a major role with the implementation of new cash reconciliation software which transitioned the entire staff accountant role by automating cash processes resulting in increased job efficiency and accuracy Performed monthly and yearly close procedures within deadlines involving preparat...

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  gensler

  • Project Accountant

    • Oct 2007 - Feb 2009
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  Arc Worldwide

  • Accounting Analyst

    • Oct 2004 - Jul 2007
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  United States Air Force

  • United States / Overseas

  • Visual Information Specialist / Photographer

    • 1995 - 1999
    • United States / Overseas

     Awarded Top Secret Clearance for time in service overseas Operations management of "state of the art" satellite imagery and digital photographic equipment with costs exceeding $120,000 per assembly Responsible for the expedient recovery, scanning, and ftp (file transfer protocol) of...