Kirsten Crame has over 5 years of experience in public accounting at national firms. She has advanced to senior staff and tax-in-charge roles completing tax returns, audits, and other services. She also has teaching experience as an adjunct accounting professor and internal firm instructor. Crame has a Master's in Accountancy and Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance, and is a CPA with proficiency in various accounting software and research tools.
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Bank on Me
Finance Management Trainee
Program Overview
Bank on Me, a financial services company based in NYC, is now recruiting a select number of candidates for its Finance Management Training Program. This is a comprehensive, two-year financial training program to provide you with experience in the major financial areas of the bank.
In addition to ongoing classroom training, the Finance Management Training Program gives new associates projects and task force work in one or more of the following:
· Analyzing and reporting on internal operations
· Forecasting financial trends
· Developing models and performing financial analysis of investments
· Supporting the corporation’s internal planning and management accounting functions
· Preparing external reports for shareholders and regulatory authorities
· Providing guidance on accounting policy issues and/or taxation issues
Position Qualifications
· Associate’s or bachelor’s degree
· Financial coursework
· At least one summer of finance-related experience
· Minimum 3.5 GPA
· Demonstrated leadership experience
· Bi-lingual Spanish, a plus
· Microsoft Excel proficiency
· Strong communication skills
· Excellent attention to detail
About Bank on Me
Founded in 1964, Bank on Me offers consumer and commercial banking services in 630 branches throughout the Northeast U.S. We offer personal and business checking accounts, loans, credit cards, and other financial products. We also provide home loans and assistance to commercial property owners and investors. At Bank on Me, we pride ourselves on superior customer service and have won several service awards to demonstrate this commitment.
Contact Information
Please send your cover letter and resume to the following:
Marley Catona
Recruiting Officer
Bank on Me
555 New York Ave.
New York, NY 10022
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for Candidate Interviews
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Bank on MeFinance Management TraineeProgram OverviewBank on .docxjasoninnes20
Bank on Me
Finance Management Trainee
Program Overview
Bank on Me, a financial services company based in NYC, is now recruiting a select number of candidates for its Finance Management Training Program. This is a comprehensive, two-year financial training program to provide you with experience in the major financial areas of the bank.
In addition to ongoing classroom training, the Finance Management Training Program gives new associates projects and task force work in one or more of the following:
· Analyzing and reporting on internal operations
· Forecasting financial trends
· Developing models and performing financial analysis of investments
· Supporting the corporation’s internal planning and management accounting functions
· Preparing external reports for shareholders and regulatory authorities
· Providing guidance on accounting policy issues and/or taxation issues
Position Qualifications
· Associate’s or bachelor’s degree
· Financial coursework
· At least one summer of finance-related experience
· Minimum 3.5 GPA
· Demonstrated leadership experience
· Bi-lingual Spanish, a plus
· Microsoft Excel proficiency
· Strong communication skills
· Excellent attention to detail
About Bank on Me
Founded in 1964, Bank on Me offers consumer and commercial banking services in 630 branches throughout the Northeast U.S. We offer personal and business checking accounts, loans, credit cards, and other financial products. We also provide home loans and assistance to commercial property owners and investors. At Bank on Me, we pride ourselves on superior customer service and have won several service awards to demonstrate this commitment.
Contact Information
Please send your cover letter and resume to the following:
Marley Catona
Recruiting Officer
Bank on Me
555 New York Ave.
New York, NY 10022
Bank on Me: Hiring Decision Matrix
for Candidate Interviews
Instructions: Please rate each candidate’s qualifications against the criteria defined in the “Finance Management Trainee” job description. For each criterion, click on “Choose an item” to select a rating from the drop-down list. Write a few comments to explain and support your rating; the box will expand.
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1. KIRSTEN CRAME, CPA
13703 Sweetwater Cove Pl. Tampa, FL 33613 407-375-6464 KirstenCrame@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
Well-rounded accounting professional with 5+ years of public accounting experience from national
accounting firms looking to add value to a world-class enterprise to help the company achieve success
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Crowe Horwath LLP, Tampa, FL
Senior Staff Accountant & Lead Instructor,Primarily Tax, Seasonally Audit Nov. 2011 - Current
Specialized in pass-through entities, investment partnerships and retail-dealership industry
Facilitated Tax 101 as lead instructor 3 times per year for 2 years and developed CPE materials
Earned 4 Crowe leadership awards for outstanding client service and extraordinary effort in solving
difficult client tax issues up against tax deadlines
Advanced to Tax-In-Charge status on over 90 clients
Selected as tax technology champion for Tampa and represented Tampa at firm-wide tax meetings
Served as “peer liaison” and mentor to 5 new staff
Arranged and lead multiple recruiting meetings with students from various universities
Created severalpresentations and presented to 6 Beta Alpha Psichapters at Florida Universities
Completed and reviewed federal, state, and local tax returns and some foreign forms
Corresponded with the IRS and states’ department of revenue offices regarding tax matters
Conducted numerous audit inventory observations independently during tax off seasons
Assisted in risk-based audit fieldwork using US GAAP including preparing and reviewing work
papers and documentation
Attended audit planning meetings for all of my tax clients who were also audit clients
LarsonAllen LLP,Naples,FL & Tampa, FL
Staff Accountant,Tax & Audit Busy Seasons 2009 & 2010, Sept. 2010- Oct. 2011
Graduated from both Tax-In-Charge and Audit-In-Charge firm internal training
Completed 2 split audit/tax internships, and 1 year full time as a split audit/tax staff
Assisted in commercial and governmental audits including testing of internal controls, writing
reports, audit walkthroughs and interviews with clients
Prepared various tax returns and corresponded with the IRS on behalf of clients
University ofSouth Florida, Tampa FL
Adjunct Professor of Accounting May 2011-July 2011
Taught Principles of Accounting during Summer 2011 term
Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson and English, PA,Fort Myers, FL Jan. 2008 - April 2008
Intern, Tax and Audit
Prepared tax returns (1040s and tangibles) and assisted in performing audits and reviews
EDUCATION
University ofSouth Florida, Tampa FL
Master ofAccountancy July 2010
Cumulative and Accounting GPA: 3.53
Completed two study abroad programs in the European Union with a focus on IFRS, 2009 & 2010
Florida Gulf Coast University,Fort Myers,FL
Bachelor ofScience in Accounting and Finance July 2009
Cumulative GPA: 3.4, Accounting GPA 3.5, Honors Program Member
2. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
University ofSouth Florida, Tampa FL
Beta Alpha Psi, Member and Chairof Best Practicesand Gold Challenge Committees July 2009-July 2010
Presented at the 2009 Beta Alpha Psinational convention regarding the chapter reporter position
Lead the USF Best Practices and KPMGGold Challenge committees, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
Beta Alpha Psi Heart & Soul award winner, Spring 2010
Maintained first place in the beta buddy mentoring program challenge all semester,Spring 2010
Selected as a teaching assistant by Dr. Bryant, the Director of the School of Accountancy as her
teaching assistant for 3 sections of Accounting Information Systems, Spring, 2010
Achieved 2nd
place in the state of Florida in the ACGCup business valuation contest, 2010
Nominated for Beta Alpha PsiInternational Board Alumni Representative position, 2010
Florida Gulf Coast University,Fort Myers,FL
Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Society, President Jan. 2007 – May 2009
Chartered and founded a chapter of the Beta Alpha Psihonor society organization at FGCU
Attended the national and regional Beta Alpha Psimeetings, 2008
Tutored students in Principles of Accounting I & II, Cost, and Intermediate I
Organized chapter meetings, invited presenters and planned events
Nominated by the accounting faculty for Student of the Year,2008/2009
Recorded in Who’s Who for Students 2009, was nominated by my AIS professor
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with GoSystems and Caseware tax software,FAS fixed asset software
Proficient with ProSystems Fx and Engagement tax software,and CCH fixed asset software
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, GoFile Room and Adobe PDF writer tools
Working knowledge of Quickbooks and Great Plains: to pull reports and drill down into transactions
Working knowledge of RIA & CCH research tools, and familiar with IRS and state revenue websites
NON-ACCOUNTING WORK EXPERIENCE
Walt Disney Company, Orlando, FL Jan. 2004 - Jan. 2009
Front Desk, Concierge, Itinerary Planner, Attractions Hostess, Facilitator, and Trainer
Trained new employees at Disney University to work in the front desk and concierge positions
Planned vacations for Disney’s highest net worth clients
Operated the front desk at fifteen of Disney’s resorts,sold tickets, booked dining and recreation
Handled large amounts of cash and credit card transactions
Earned more than a dozen guest service fanatic cards and two “You Create Magic” awards
Worked full time for 2 years,part time for 1 year,and seasonal while in school for 2 years
Hilton Grand Vacation Club Resort, Orlando, FL Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2006
Front Desk Supervisor and Manager on Duty
Oversaw front desk, back office, concierge, security and restaurant operations
Managed, mentored, and developed 7 front desk and back office staff
Resolved all client issues to make sure resort operations ran as smoothly as possible
COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT
USF Accounting Circle, Board Member & CPA ExamCommittee Chair,Tampa,FL
USF, USF St. Pete, UT, UF, FSU & FGCU Beta Alpha Psiguest presenter,FL
FICPA, Member, Southwest Florida Chapter
Humane Society of Tampa Bay, Volunteer and Military Dog Foster,Tampa,FL
Florida Parrot Rescue, Volunteer and Parrot Foster,Tampa,FL
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Volunteer,Fort Myers, FL
Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer,Fort Myers & Tampa,FL