PROFESSIONAL RESUME

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Highly skilled and driven finance professional with over a decade of experience in Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll. Diligent, innovative, goal-oriented individual with comprehensive, profound analytical business perception and a proven track-record of showcasing practical, uncompromising, cost-saving solutions that boost financial and operational growth.

My experience includes leading accounts receivable and accounts payable operations, preparation of annual budgets, conducting commercial negotiations, being in-charge of revenues, collection and distribution of payments, as well as working on yearly audits according to GAAP.

I always get the job done on time and thrive in dynamic business environments. That is why I quickly become the go-to-person at my workplace and why I can take on new initiatives that improve overall performance.

Some of my quantitative achievements include: 

• Increase collection of revenue by 360 percent year-over-year

• Save 50 percent in bank fees year-over-year 

• Decrease total corporate tax liability by 10% 

I work with Excel and several accounting softwares, primarily NetSuite and QuickBooks and have utilized my excellent technical skills to partake in the implementation of new softwares and systems and in constructing new work-procedures.

• Worked as an Accountant for a management company of approximately 100 apartment buildings located mainly in Brooklyn. 
• Was in-charge of executing the entire Financial Operations of the company and worked directly with the owner and CEO on ongoing and prospect business and financial developments. 
• Prepared periodic Financial Reports and performed Bookkeeping activities (AP/AR) including various accounts’ reconciliations. 
• Engaged in daily work and communication with banks, insurance agencies, tax authorities, auditors, suppliers, and company's employees.  
• Preformed Payroll Coordination for company’s employees, including time reporting and expenses reimbursements. 

• Performed full Bookkeeping including bank and credit card reconciliations, monthly/ yearly tax reporting, ongoing recording and updating of accounting and payroll transactions, and preparation of various liability reports.
• Administered A/P: created an expenses approval procedure that increased inter-departmental work efficiency, recorded incoming invoices, prepared & distributed payments, established a positive supplier experience. 
• Payroll control: prepared salaries for all 75 employees, including distributing payments, processing updates in employment terms, reporting and payments of social benefits, Income Tax, Social Security, and expenses reimbursements.
• Provided input in labor law issues and used my outstanding knowledge in taxation to assist reducing taxes to a minimum. 
• Engaged in ongoing communication with banks, insurance agencies, tax authorities, auditors, suppliers, and company's employees with regards to business operations and personal salary-related matters.   

• Income Tax Refunds and planning
• Cost-Benefit Analysis of small businesses operations 
• Legal counsel to private clients in Labor and Commercial Law, such as employment agreements, labor disputes and rental agreements.

• Prepared financial reports such as P&L, Cost+, accrued taxes, PP&E, surplus expenses, accumulated vacation & convalescence liabilities.
• Reported directly to parent company's Controller and VP Finance (based in U.S.). Delivered all reports for monthly close according to U.S. GAAP, provided quick and accurate answers to auditors' inquiries, including U.S. auditors. 
• Prepared, managed & monitored budgets and operations. Contributed to decision-making processes & strategic planning. 
• Performed end-to-end bookkeeping, including banks, credit cards and all other accounts' reconciliations. Filed monthly/yearly reports and payments to Israeli Tax Authorities, processed vendors' payments, issued tax invoices. 
• In-charge of payroll coordination, including salary and terms updates, expense reimbursements, social benefits, calculating vested options for employees. 
• Initiated and successfully led implementation of new policies & work procedures. 

• Assisted in providing ongoing legal counsel under the Corporate & Business Law department to large enterprises in various aspects concerning commercial and corporate law, including M&A's and labor law. 

• In-charge of revenues and payments collection, created and maintained yearly revenue forecast, issued proforma-invoices & proposals for architectural services. Took part in planning and executing company's strategic development in a period of intense growth. 
• Guided and supervised external bookkeeper, controller and payroll controller's work and financial reports.

Certificate in Contemporary American Business Practices with a concentration in Accounting, Baruch College CAPS (NY, USA) - 07/2020

Payroll Controller, Tamal College (Israel) - 05/2016 

Advocate, Israel Bar Association - 06/2013 

LL.B. in Law, Striks School of Law, The College of Management Academic Studies (Israel) - 03/2011