Robers Armand Financial Accountant/Bookkeeper/Web Developer
288B Washington St Cambridge MA 02139 857-237-7405
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Bay State College, Boston, MA — Bachelors of Science in Business Management
Degree expected May 2020
Associate of Science in Business Administration September 2009 - May 2013
3.0 GPA; Courses in Management, Macro/Micro-Economics, Accounting, Marketing, Financial Analysis, Negotiation, Statistics
Cambridge College - Year Up, Boston, MA
SKILLS
Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Access, QuickBooks, Data Collection, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Client Reporting, Client Operations and Client Services, Customer Service, Negotiation, Group Leadership and Meeting Facilitation
August 2008 - July 2009
Year long intensive program split up into 6 months of college credit courses in Investment Operations and 6 months in a paid internship at State Street Bank. Google IT Scholar Support Professional Certificate August 2018-Present Coursera Courses in Computer Networking, Operating Systems, System Administration & IT Infrastructure, and IT Security. EXPERIENCE
Web Development Fellow Startup Institute, Boston MA— October 2017 - PRESENT
Community Service Goree Freedom House: Community group dedicated to help the underprivileged in the Area 4/the Port neighborhood in Cambridge. US-ES Sister City Project: Participated in educational Cambridge MA Delegation to Sister City San Jose Las Flores, El Salvador, in Summer 2003 . The City School:
- Web Developer Bootcamp using Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS. - Selected from competitive applicant pool to complete eight week full time intensive program focusing on web development topics - Completing coursework in Ruby on Rails, TDD, Git, AJAX, REST APIs, Agile -Participated in Hackathon contest with Operation Code; a program to help veterans get into Technology field. - Partnering with Fortune 500 company to develop website to improve current marketing strategy and expand brand to target new customer base
Participated and later
Accounts Payable/Cash Apps Coordinator - Temp
discussion workshops and
Go Management, Cambridge, MA — August-September 2017 -Scanned check and deposited online via banking software -Reconciled bank statements weekly and monthly -Ensured accurate and timely processing of invoices, payment requests and expense reports. -Worked with outside vendors and internal customers to resolve billing and payment issues.
organized/facilitated educational workshop on the Prison Industrial Complex to youth. Peace and Justice Corps: Lead/Facilitated group retreats on social issues to High school students as participant then leader.
LANGUAGES
-Processed and distributed accounts payable checks.
Bookkeeper/Temp Nick Papakyrikos CPA, Brighton MA — M arch 2017 - April 2017 -Executed Accounting and Bookkeeping processes with local businesses for Tax season. -Input Bank Statement into QuickBooks and performed balancing and reconciliation via Excel and QuickBooks in a timely manner. -Aided with Tax Preparation as needed.
Corporate Actions Specialist - T emp State Street Corporation, Boston MA —
Dec 2015- June 2016
-Performed a variety of routine and non-routine accounting activities for non US Voluntary Corporate Actions. -Processed and posts information for physical processing of securities, re-registering securities, and trade settlement. -Reconciled cash and shares differences between accounting, custody, and client reports. -Performed balancing and reconciliations. -Monitored fund expenses for accuracy and also priced the fund to determine the Net Asset Value
Institutional Investor Services Accountant State Street Corporation,
2 /2015-9/2015
-Monitored date exchanges with portfolio management, transfer agency, custody and pricing services to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of NAV -Monitored the amount of income and posted daily accruals based on client directions -Ran daily and monthly reports for my client and maintained contact with sub-custodians; prepared daily/monthly documentation and client reporting records for auditing purposes
Portfolio Administrator 6/2013-9/2013
-Managed daily operations of assigned client portfolios; mainly consisting of reconciliations, client reporting, fielding occasional client questions and delivering any special client requests -Performed daily maintenance of funds accountant books and records for client Lord Abbett -Ensured accuracy of custodial records, involving frequent communication with custodians and internal trade settlement specialists
Fund Accountant 1/2009-7/2009
-Performed daily maintenance of funds, accountant books and records -Produced and verified financial statements, trust statements, daily NAV reports and pricing for funds and accounts -Provided information needed to prepare financial reports for shareholder, director and management reports in an accurate and timely manner
English, Haitian Creole
PROJECTS
Operation Code Hackathon
-Participated in Hackathon contest with Operation Code; a program to help veterans get into Technology field.