Experience

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  Nassau County Comptroller's Office

  • Mineola, New York, United States

  • Field Auditor

    • Nov 2018 - Present
    • Mineola, New York, United States

    Conducts Financial and operational audits of county departments, public authorities. County vendors, non-profit organizations and other agencies in Nassau County for the office of the Comptroller and performs related duties as require include examining books, ledgers and records. Analyzing data, developing findings and preparation support documents, worksheets and financial statements for year end. Reviews accounting practices for compliance with GAAP, Review applicable controlling laws and regulations and determines if procedures and practices are in compliance. Work is conducted both in office setting and various locations as part of the field audit process. Assist and review the Auditing for Nassau Health Care Corporation Insurance Benefits for Retirees. Audit NHCC Medicare Reimbursement for Retirees and NHCC Termination Pay accordingly using the Lawson Software tools.

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  New York Racing Association, Cleveland Real Estate

  • New York, NY

  • Consulting

    • Jun 2010 - Present
    • New York, NY

    General compliance review tax audit workCompleted technical researchEnsured current validity of authorities citedPreparation of Form 1065 Partnership returns and Form 990 returns for Exempt OrganizationsResponsible for the preparation of Tax estimates, and extensions and Form 5471Worked with Corptax and internal Information Technology personal to resolve various issues with the tax

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  Sunrise Systems Inc / New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

  • New Jersey

  • Financial Auditor

    • Jun 2014 - Nov 2018
    • New Jersey

    Review and analyze application data for NJ Department of Community Affairs –Sandy Recovery Division. Analyze data for State and Federal audit compliance for HUD, and/or Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grant.Clients included New Jersey Housing Mortgage & Finance Agency (NJHMFA), NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the NJ Redevelopment Authority (NJRA)Plan financial audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives; preparing audit programs. Assesses risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated financial processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues Verifies assets and liabilities by comparing and analyzing items and collateral to documentation.Completes audit work papers and memoranda by documenting audit tests and findingsCommunicates audit progress and findings by providing information in status meetings; highlighting unresolved issues; reviewing working papers; preparing final audit reports. Provides financial control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

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  Deloitte tax, llp

  • Tax Associate

    • Aug 2001 - May 2010

    Prepared clients’ State and Local taxes, Estimates and ExtensionsPrepared clients’ 5471, Partnership Return Form 990 returns for Exempt organizationsPrepared clients’ Franchise tax reportsIn Charge of clients’ (TYCO) entire process of Annual ReportsHandled any issues processing these reportsEvaluated the data to make certain it was pulling the correct informationIn Charge of clients’ (Keyspan) entire Excise Tax Quarterly ReportsHandled any issues processing these reportsEvaluated the data to make certain it was pulling the correct informationCalculate of Tax and Depreciation AMT and ACE produced by FAS Encore clientsAssisted with the estimated State Taxable income computations for State Apportionments and States ‘add back’ checks from Federal M-I’s. Filed Unclaimed Property Tax, completed technical research and rectified and cleared notices.Prepared Sales and Use taxes for clients. Worked with Corptax and Information Technology personnel to resolve various software issues for various clients – Tyco, Keyspan, Covanta Energy, TMP(entertainment co), Rockwood, Barclay Bank and several others. Assisted clients when they needed help with the use of CorpTaxCreated and updated eRoom system for CoSourcing group and the Northeast Region Tax. Monitored access rights, size limit issues, and maintained upkeep (i.e., empty recycle bins, ensure no duplicates, etc.) for the eRoom system.Mailed and processed all returns according to filing status due dates

  • Associate

    • Jul 1994 - Aug 2001

    2010 Leading provider of financial services with more than 169,000 employees.

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  Dean Witter Reynolds Inc

  • Accounts Payable Clerk

    • Sep 1985 - Aug 1990

    Provided administrative support to the Accounts payable department.Processed invoices for travel/expenses TE and vendor payments using the McCormack & Dodge System.Audit and coded invoices on a daily basis.Compiled daily reports of checks basis issued to vendors by using the Millennium/Highlight Broadless Query System.Heavy phone interaction with clients/vendors and firm employees to keep them apprised on a daily basis.