Specialist - Business and Finance Accounting

•Support Global Technology & Operations Accounting Unit in SAP integration & implementation, business releases & month end close processes for both US & Global offices
•Lead & perform UAT testing on integration of accounting systems to SAP Platform by creating and running test cases, performing regression testing, variance analysis & coordinating between IT and key business users
•Primarily involved in Proof of Concept testing & various process improvement initiatives with successful efforts in reducing redundancies & lengthy manual activities
•Provide hands-on training and support to accountants in US office & international branch located in Cologne, Germany
•Develop and analyze reports to monitor variance analysis in estimates to actuals, changes in accruals, fluctuation in revenue, funds held, overdue balances & cash in suspense
•Assist senior management and account managers on client forecasts, quarterly slide decks & contractual issues with clients
•Run monthly batch jobs for period end closing; monitor system errors and make adjustments as needed
•Prepare and reconcile premium & loss registration, deposit invoices and annual adjustments
•Manage Treaty reinsurance accounts for large & mid-size insurance companies; including USAIG
•Review and adhere to contract wording for all Treaty reinsurance agreements to ensure proper client reporting

•Managed monthly accounting process for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, which airs professional baseball, hockey & basketball games
•Analyzed historical trends & forecasts for regional cable subscribers & adsales revenue for all commercials aired on CSN Philadelphia network
•Tracked and analyzed event expenses and accruals for all professional sports games aired on CSN Philadelphia
•Prepared financial statements, intercompany reports and ad-hoc requests for senior management & NBCU corporate for joint venture of CSN regional network and Philadelphia Phillies
•Worked directly with senior management and NBCU corporate to create a new accounting procedure of recognizing revenue for the Philadelphia Phillies
•Examined contracts to ensure accuracy for teams rights fees and rates applied to cable subscribers

•Maintained monthly close assignments; including managing general ledger systems,
intercompany balancing, correcting system errors, & processing journal entries
•Completed quarterly & yearly GAAP required reporting to E&Y; including premium/loss analysis, expense to revenue ratios & annual statements
•Worked with IT on interface specs to improve processes posted to general ledger
•Prepared account reconciliation for GAAP and STAT reporting; assisted in preparation of Schedule P in quarterly & annual statements
•Created spreadsheet to check each journal entry had proper coding prior to posting to GL system

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