patricia garza

investment management accounting

About

Accounting/Finance professional with expertise in generating management tools through activities including journal entries, reconciliations, account analysis, accruals, budget creation, etc. Detail oriented, efficient, highly organized, able to handle multiple tasks to meet critical financial reporting goals. Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in financial analysis. Team leader with proven ability to coordinate efforts among staff to reach project goals. Reputation for strong work ethic and able to work well with minimal supervision. Specialties: accountancy, accruals, advertising, billing, customer relations, database administration, documentation, english, equities, file management, financial reporting, funds, general ledger, investments, management, materials management, microsoft excel, microsoft office, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft word, peoplesoft, proxy server, reconciling, spanish, strategic, supervisory skills,

Country

united states

City

chicago

Industry

financial services

Skill

financial reporting, accounting, finance, financial analysis, account reconciliation, equities, analysis, general ledger, peoplesoft, budgets, journal entries, bloomberg

Experience

investment management accounting

senior staff accountant

nuveen

2007-11 - 2009-6 · 1 yr 8 mos

* Assisted with the supervision of 3 Staff Accountants and 3 Account Payable Clerks. * Reviewed expense accrual analysis for 200 Funds based on fiscal years for each set of Funds in preparation for data to be reported for Financial Reporting purposes. * Initiated and implemented monthly timeline process for staff members to track tasks which resulted in timely completion monthly and quarterly work. * Met filing deadlines for SEC filings such as NCSRs and Proxy meeting materials by preparing accounting data. * Maintained accurate fund accounting database by reviewing general ledger balances. * Created documentation to reconcile database exceptions. This ensured accounting records and monitored any impacts on Net Asset Values of the Nuveen Funds. * Prepared Company Board of Directors quarterly investment reports as well as monitored investments.

staff accountant

nuveen

2001-12 - 2007-10 · 5 yrs 11 mos

* Conducted expense accrual analysis for 180 Funds based on fiscal year ends for each set of Funds. * Monitored fund accounting database exceptions to ensure integrity of general ledger and Net Asset Value of Funds. * Developed and analyzed expense accruals for 180 Funds (i.e. municipal open-end and closed-end funds, equity funds, preferred and convertible funds, and taxable funds). * Reconciled fund accounting database exceptions to ensure the Net Asset Value of the Funds and not cross thresholds. * Created various reports for the Board of Directors. * Reviewed trial balances and expense ratios. * Prepared monthly revenue package which reported 45% of company earnings.

intern

nuveen

2001-8 - 2001-12 · 5 mos

Reconciled Portfolio Accounting records utilizing the PeopleSoft System. -Coded invoices and prepared billing for various Trusts.

biller

leo burnett

1999-4 - 2001-7 · 2 yrs 4 mos

* Procured payments to different vendors for advertising services provided by the firm. * Reconciled client accounts. * Created and maintained client resolution records.