1. MARCO A. COSTOSO
2 PLUMTREE LANE,
WILLINGBORO, NJ 08046
Cell # 609.336.1953
MARCOCOSTOSO@HOTMAIL.COM
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Summary of Qualifications:
Bi-lingual results-oriented professionalspecialized in corporate accounting and financial reporting. Highly motivated
individual with excellent analytical, problem solving, inter-personal and communication skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stephen James Associates Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ 05/2013-PRESENT
SeniorAccountant Consultant (Respond,Inc.)
 Assisted accounting manager in preparation for year-end fiscal audit.
 Reconcile accounts receivable and payable ledgers to aging report.
 Prepare monthly corporate and petty cash bank reconciliations.
 Responsible for bi-weekly payroll reconciliation and posting of payroll expense.
 Assist accounts payable clerk with entering vendorinvoices as well weekly accounts payable check runs.
 Redesigned and reconciled fixed asset and depreciation schedules for enhanced year-end reporting purposes.
Handling Material Coordinator Consultant (IKEA Distribution Services,Inc.)
 Prepare and analyze monthly reports to be distributed to management such as material handling business unit
reports, and store pallet return reports.
 Reconcile and analyze monthly handling material inventories for distribution centers,retail stores and local service
centers.
 Secure buyers and organize contract negotiations within the US and Canadian markets, as well as arrange delivery
for the sale of used handling materials.
 Coordinate the purchase and delivery of handling material to all the distribution centers.
 Special projects as needed.
Home Hunters Realty, Boca Raton, FL 2011
Real Estate Agent
 Responsible for rental sales in Broward and Palm Beach County.
 Preparation of legal documents including listings and rental contracts.
 Provide legal, economic and market advice to prospective clients.
 Analyze market trends to determine competitive market prices.
IKEA Distribution Services, Inc., Westampton,NJ 2005-2010
Accounting Supervisor/SeniorAccountant
 Assisted in supervising monthly, tertial and year- end closings.
 Reconciled and monitored various balance sheet and profit and loss accounts.
 Prepared monthly payroll journal entries and accruals.
 Coordinated the preparation, review and distribution of cost center reports to uppermanagement.
 Assisted terminal and cost center managers in the review of monthly reports to help reduce costs and achieve
financial goals.
 Fixed assets coordinator.Placed in service all assets with a capital asset value of $1,000 and above. Also,
responsible for state sales and use tax returns for all US distribution centers.
 Recorded monthly depreciation and prepared various fixed asset and depreciation schedules.
 Responsible for the supervising,coaching, training and educating two staff accountants.
 Project leader for the Travel and Expense Claims (TEC) systemconversion for all US distribution centers.
 Worked with global and regional contacts to ensure implementation and execution of TEC conversion in a timely
and efficient manner.
 Established succession planning for co-workers, including competence development.
 Worked with external auditors to ensure business area efficiencies.
Kramer Professional Staffing, Inc., Miami, Florida 2003-2005
Accounting Consultant
 Worked as a liaison between client’s corporate accounting department and its Mexican subsidiary to ensure that
recording of accounting transactions were in conformity with GAAP.

2.  Prepared and managed client’s bank reconciliations.
 Assisted in maintaining all necessary lead schedules for client’s month-end and quarter-end closings including
prepaid expenses, prepaid insurance and prepared maintenance, etc.
 Participated in the preparation of client’s quarter-end and year-end SEC reporting.
 Performed special projects for client as necessary.
Ivax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, Florida 2002-2003
SeniorAccountant,Accounting Department
 Worked with the Finance Director and Accounting Managerto reconcile accounts receivable aging report to the
general ledger.
 Reconciled, monitored, and reported intercompany transactions with foreign and domestic subsidiaries.
 Reviewed and verified that all inventory intransit accounts were properly stated and that all intercompany sales
orders were properly received.
 Prepared gross sales analysis for month-end close.
 Managed cash lockbox and cash disbursement bank reconciliations.
Vivra Asthma and Allergy, Inc., Plantation, Florida 1999-2002
SeniorAccountant,Accounting and Finance
 Assisted the Accounting Managerin the monthly close and supervision of two staff accountants.
 Helped to redesign month-end close procedures to improve operational reporting.
 Recorded monthly gross charges,contractual allowances and bad debt adjustments for approximately 23 physician
practices and 110 cost centers.
 Prepared and distributed to management daily cash position report. Performed other treasury management
responsibilities including ACH transfers and funding of all corporate bank accounts.
 Responsible for bookkeeping of self-funded employee health benefits entity.
Staff Accountant,Accounting and Finance
 Assisted in the transition of corporate accounting from California to Florida.
 Worked diligently with Practice Managers to help reconcile billing systemaccount receivable aging reports.
 Updated and analyzed lead schedules for balance sheet accounts such as prepaid expenses, prepaid rent, and security
deposits.
 Reconciled corporate and clinic bank statements as part of month-end close.
 Prepared various statistical spreadsheets forfinancial analysis and comparison.
Wasserstein, Perella and Co. Inc., Manhattan,New York 1998-1999
Staff Accountant,General Ledger
Bear, Stearns and Co. Inc., Brooklyn, New York 1996-1998
JuniorAccountant,Analysisand Control
Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey 1993-1996
JuniorAccountant, General Accounting
EDUCATION
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, South Orange, New Jersey
W. Paul Stillman School of Business
Bachelor of Science Degree May 1996
Major: Accounting
RIZZIERI AVEDA SCHOOL
Voorhees, NJ
Cosmetology Program November 2012
SKILLS
Bilingual in Spanish  Microsoft Office  Windows  FUND EZ  CODA  CNS  Invoice Manager  JD
Edwards  Platinum SQL and Platinum ERA  A+ Software and Hardware Certified  Cosmetologist