1. Bernice Diaz
2474 Hull Ave.
N. Bellmore, NY, 11710
516-557-3958
Bernice.diaz30@gmail.com
EDUCATION Queens College, City University of New York Sept 09-Present
Master of Science in Accounting
G.PA. 3.3
Queens College, City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting & Information Systems May 09
Graduated with over 150 Credits
Worked 60 hours per week while attending school full time
EXPERIENCE Citigroup, Uniondale, NY Feb 10-Present
Analyst
Work with senior executives with financial analysis and billing strategy for both clients and
executives
Assist executives with interpretation of and compliance with Citi finance and expense policies
Ensure timely and effective cash flow approval and practices with respect to engagements
Forecast spend on current and future engagements
Facilitate new suppliers in becoming Citi approved Suppliers
Construct spreadsheets for tracking and productivity
Liaison between Procurement & Innovation engagements
Process Invoices
New York Neurological, New Hyde Park, NY Jan 08-Jan 09
Billing Assistant
Assisted in the process of billing/collecting No-Fault and Workers Compensation totaling in the
billing of over $100,000.00 and the successful collection of $80,000.00.
Reprocessed inactivated accounts
Klein Kaufmann (McDonald’s Franchise), East Meadow, NY May 05-Sep 08
Manager
Supervised over 40 employees and 10 production leaders
Audited daily operations according to corporate regulation, projected sales reports
processed payroll Implemented quality service and good customer focus
Maximized profits by effectively forecasting labor hours while focusing on low food cost
Hired and trained employees, calculated daily deposits, prepared bank statements
HONORS AND
LEADERSHIP Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting-ALPFA
ALPFA - Queens College - President Sep 07-May 09
Organized campus events, select & train E-Board, Increase Community Service
opportunities for Queens College members
Retained & increased ALPFA Queens College membership by 50%
Queens College Toastmasters Chapter
President/Founder Sep 08-Dec 09
Founded chapter to help students obtain the tools to become better communicators
COMPUTER Knowledge of MS Outlook, QuickBooks Pro., Excel, MS Word, Access and Peachtree Acctg.
LANGUAGES Fluent in Spanish - written and oral