Bookkeeper

• Sep 2019 - Present

Senior Accountant

• Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

- Educated the company’s management on strategies for minimizing tax liability, which helped to reduce income tax by 18% using legal opportunities provided by the tax law- Delivered savings of 80% on costs allocated to fines through identification of a weakness in the company’s process of preparing and submitting reports to a government agency- Reduced errors in financial and tax reports by 25% by developing a sequence of actions and procedures and a system of control indicators to allow for early identification of errors- Efficiently managed the preparation of documentation, projections and narratives for a loan review process, which accelerated approval (by 1 month) of the company’s line of credit application- Maintained accurate accounts, including cash, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accounts receivable, etc., with no material weaknesses noted by auditors during that period- Prepared various tax forms and returns, as well as documentation for tax audits, with no material errors, problems, or outstanding balance of unpaid taxes were uncovered- Trained and supervised two new employees, assuring they maintain attention to details- Reduced paperwork by 90% by switching to Online Banking and filing all tax forms electronically

Associate Professor Of Economics

• Sep 2006 - Jun 2015

- Developed 7 curriculums in fields of Finance, Taxes and Taxation, which are still successfully used by the university; created curricular materials and exercises (i.e. handouts, videos, and experiential activities)- Taught students in Finance and Taxes & Taxation programs, and played a pivotal role in mentoring the students in their B.S. and M.S. projects and research (more than 80 students over the nine years)- Participated in the development of the graduate program in Taxes & Taxation; organized and conducted three student Olympiads and two student conferences in Taxes & Taxation- Authored more than 15 articles in reputed journals and presented them at international and national conferences- Developed and maintained research programs in the division of Finance- Enhanced the classroom learning environment to promote student leadership in initiating and creating positive learning opportunities- Implemented innovative teaching techniques to accelerate the learning process among students; as a result, students demonstrated profound knowledge of the subject at national and international student conferences and competitions

Accountant

• Sep 2010 - Oct 2011

- Successfully resolved various AP and AR problems with vendors and customers, which increased AR turnover by 15%, and approval response rate by 20%- Provided timely and accurate information for financial reports, which reduced the time spent on reporting by 1 day- Contributed to accelerating the month-end close from the 8th to the 5th calendar day of every month- Reconciled accounts on a monthly basis and checked records for accuracy- Managed efficient preparation of records for tax audits, resulting in 15% reduction of time spent on preparation of requested documents- Improved response time to financial inquiries from clients and government agencies from 5 to 3 days

Audit Intern

• Sep 2009 - Aug 2010

- Assisted in auditing client’s revenues and expenses to ensure they met accounting standards; assessed compliance with financial regulations and controls- Identified a non-taxable property which a client considered taxable, and recommended a change that helped to reduce the amount of property tax by 16%- Performed research and contributed to resolving a client’s tax issue, and prepared documentation supporting audit opinion that helped to win the client’s case in court (more than $500k)- Contributed to resolving an issue with calculating the right proportion of deductible and non-deductible expenses, which previously remained unresolved for 2 weeks - Generated a variety of financial reports for clients’ annual report based on client data- Performed standard monthly audits on petty cash, travel expense, and purchasing card transactions