Linda O'Sullivan

Accountant at Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey
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Parsippany, New Jersey, United States, JE

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Extremely deep in domain knowledge - Accounting and Administration. Bet my professional reputation on this one !!!

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Credentials

  • Bring Your Human to Work (getAbstract Summary)
    LinkedIn
    May, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Disrupting Yourself
    LinkedIn
    May, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certificate in Human Resources Professional- Generalist
    County College of Morris
    May, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Accountant
      • 2016 - Present

      Streamline preparations of monthly journal entries, payroll import, benefit accounts, balance sheet, investment accounts, product sales, inventory & cost, program & membership and annual depreciation budget. Reconcile monthly cash accounts, operating systems and quarterly tax returns including Tax Form 941. Maintain fixed asset system and record quarterly depreciation. Create monthly invoices for external clients. Manage day-to-day activities of the Time Management System and various components of the HR Information System. Reconciles alignment of time sheet approval process to the Time Management System. Monitors employee benefits. Prepare ad hoc reports as needed. Show less

    • Staff Accountant
      • 2015 - 2016

      Coordinated with senior management various annual budget preparations including Federal Payroll Tax budget. Prepared monthly journal entries including payroll import, mortgage, prepaid expenses, investments, product sales, inventory & cost. Reconciled various operating systems monthly to accounting system. Recorded quarterly depreciation for fixed assets. Produced various ad hoc reports including monthly management reports for all departments. Wrote various Finance/Accounting procedures. Documented full-scale workflow process for 2 departments including finance receipting. Show less

  • Chubb
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supervisor Property & Casualty Accounting
      • Oct 2007 - Mar 2009

      Supervised preparation and analysis of statutory financial statements for 5 of Chubb's U.S. Property & Casualty Companies using PeopleSoft general ledger, including approval of journal entries. Analyzed financial statements to respond to senior management inquiries. Supervised maintenance of the fixed asset system for the Company. Prepared various ad hoc reports. Supervised preparation and analysis of statutory financial statements for 5 of Chubb's U.S. Property & Casualty Companies using PeopleSoft general ledger, including approval of journal entries. Analyzed financial statements to respond to senior management inquiries. Supervised maintenance of the fixed asset system for the Company. Prepared various ad hoc reports.

  • New York Life Insurance Company
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Vice President and Assistant Treasurer- Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight
      • Sep 2005 - Sep 2007

      I led 1 2nd Vice President and 3 Senior Oversight Fund Accountants. Oversaw quality assurance of Sarbanes Oxley 38a-1 review included expense process, dividend and capital gain distributions, annual reverse share split, semi-annual/annual/pro forma GAAP financial statements, N-Qs, NSARs and various SEC filings for 5 fund families. Tax review of fiscal and excise tax provisions including corporate dividends received deductions, qualified dividends received deductions, foreign tax credits, wash sales, equalization credits, reclassification of capital-statement of positions and shareholder 1099 reporting. Review FIN 48 documentation for completeness. I also led special projects including the writing and implementation of various Sarbanes Oxley 38a-1 procedures for Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight. Attend various NYLIM departmental meetings to facilitate implementation of new products. Show less

    • 2nd Vice President and Assistant Treasurer- Mutual Fund Accounting
      • Jul 1999 - Sep 2005

      Implemented corporate repositioning with the reduction in workforce through attrition and outplacement services. Streamlined operations by consolidating several job duties into a few staffing positions. Managed 2-3 Assistant Managers and 5-8 Accountants on various funds including Money Market, Municipal, International, Indexed and Equity Funds. Improved operations in the areas of dividend review practices including annual fund excise tax review; cash availability; uniformity of monthly reconciliations and checklists; receipt of shareholder estimates; automation of inbound trades from outside sub-advisers; and, board reporting consistency. Coordinated the annual report process of funds in various fund families with external auditors, marketing, legal, fund accounting and the printer. Managed regulatory filings of N-SAR, Prospectus and SAI. Coordinated the initial quarterly N-Q filing between the fund accounting and legal department. Reviewed the analysis of results for fair valuation of international holding on a regular basis; prepared quarterly summaries of results for Valuation Committee. I also worked on special projects. Wrote, reviewed and implemented procedures for Fund Accounting Procedures manual. Remained on top of industry practices and implemented procedures including the amortization of premiums on debt securities, a new change in industry regulations. Managed the start up of a dual sub-adviser fund managed mutually exclusive of each other. Assisted with the implementation of new share classes within the 5 fund families. Show less

    • Manager of Accounting and Assistant Treasurer
      • Jul 1997 - Jul 1999

      Managed the preparation of Valuation Committee materials and quarterly Board Reports, including the following schedules: Fair Valued Securities, Price Overrides, NAV Errors, Defaulted Securities, Stale Priced Securities and Derivatives. Coordinated with portfolio managers to research fund holdings and calculate NAV impacts during security specific or marker specific instances that require a special Valuation Committee meeting (i.e. halted securities, significant events, de-listings, security reorganizations, etc.) to determine fair valuation in accordance with FAS 155 and FAS 157. Researched proper accounting for loan participations and assignments. Reviewed broker statements for short sale trading activity. Reviewed monthly reconciliations. Interfaced with internal and external auditors. Trained senior accountants. Participated in the conversion of daily accounting from Fund Accounting System ADS to PAM (Princeton Financial) for Y2K compliance. Managed 3 Senior Accountants and 9 Accountants on 9 funds including Convertible, High Yield, Government, and Municipal Funds. Show less

    • Senior Accountant
      • Jan 1994 - Jul 1997

      Reviewed and interpreted corporate actions, debt reorganizations and reported findings to senior management. Analyzed expense data for budget projects. Checked monthly reconciliation. Prepared fund specific compliance checklists for fundamental, non-fundamental restrictions and investment objective limitations. Supervised 3 Accountants on 2 MainStay High Yield Funds and the MainStay Strategic Income Fund. Recognized as the most complex area of the department. I also trained staff accountants.

    • Associate Accountant/ Accountant
      • Jun 1989 - Jan 1994

      Calculated the daily net asset value for the EAFE Index, Global and Indexed Bond Fund. Processed foreign trade activity and ensured adherence to investment restrictions. Prepared monthly reconciliations including compliance, interest receivable, investments at cost, capital share transactions, portfolio turnover, accruals, open trades, vault reconciliations and management fees. I was also a member of an Interdepartmental Quality Control Team. Participated in the conversion of daily accounting from State Street Bank to NYL Fund Accounting Department ADS Accounting System. Show less

    • Accountant Trainee
      • Jun 1987 - Jun 1989

      I established, documented and implemented an expense budgeting system for the payment and recording of expenses. Reviewed the daily accounting for the MainStay High Yield Fund and monitored adherence to investment restrictions/guidelines (1940s Act). Actively investigated corporate actions involving mergers, participated in establishing Paid-In-Kind procedures and calculated SEC Yields.

  • First Susquehanna Bank & Trust
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • Internal Audit Intern
      • Jan 1987 - May 1987

      While working towards my degree I had an internship in the internal audit sector. I audited client accounts to ensure accurate booking of interest payments. While working towards my degree I had an internship in the internal audit sector. I audited client accounts to ensure accurate booking of interest payments.

Education

  • Rutgers University Graduate School of Management
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    1991 - 1995
  • Susquehanna University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting
    1983 - 1987

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