Nico Rivera, PMP

Experience

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  Glory Global Solutions

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Technician and Programming Intern

  Money handling equipment technician and Programming● Next Gen project for new Federal government issued one hundred dollar bills● Programming EPROMS with new firmware for currency processing industry

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  College of Graduate & Continuing Education at Rowan University

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2015

  Graduate Admissions

  Assistant Deans Office ● Clerical Office support with graduate admissions ● Work on Running Projects making Student Databases ● Extensive excel use ● Graduate Admisions Assistance

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Government Loan Intake Analyst

  Housing and Urban Development (ReNewJerseyStronger) ● Taking clients and working out assets and losses Related to Hurricane sandy ● Gave Grant assistance for qualified Losses for disaster recovery ● Program responsible for giving out $100 million of related assistance for recovery ● Took care of many situations with discontented clients and families for loan assistance

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  VIA - Visions in Innovative Accounting

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  Junior Accountant

  ● Internal Accounting with assisting and providing small businesses and nonprofit organizations ● Utilizing QuickBooks including entering cash receipts and disbursements, reconciling bank accounts● General ledger, account analysis, adjusting journal entries, monthly work papers ● Internal reporting including profitability and budget analysis

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  Ruotolo, Spewak & Co.

  Oct 2013 - May 2015

  Staff Associate

  ● Public accounting assisting and providing audit and accounting services to small businesses● Reading and summarizing Financial reports to highlight companies financial standings ● Experience included client fieldwork, fixed assets, accounts payable, payroll, audit WP's● Accurately doing Journal entries for clients transactions and adjusting entries ● Preparation of financial statements and non profit/ for profit tax returns ● Maintaining chart of accounts for clients and categorizing client expenses Show less

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  Beneficial Bank

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Corporate Staff Accountant

  ● Corporate accounting and Sec Reporting( 10K and 10Q)● Prepared financial statements & analysis and responded to management inquiries● Generated and recorded monthly closing journal entries for multi-company general ledger● Reconciled various asset and liability accounts on a monthly basis● Prepared financial reporting & ratios for management decision making.● Working in a professional environment communicating and interacting with coworkers

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  BDO USA, LLP

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2017

  Senior Audit Associate

  •Conducted SEC audit , SOX, and other compliance engagements• Supervised the work of others and provided mentoring to a team of associates to ensure reporting deadlines are met efficiently• Assessed the effectiveness of internal control policies as part of risk assessment and recommended areas of improvement to maximize value-added client servicing• Prepared financial statements, required disclosures, and supplemental schedules in accordance with GAAP and other regulatory requirements• Responsible for many aspects of the audit engagements, including planning the engagement, performing fieldwork, resolving audit and accounting issues, and preparing and delivering financial statements and related disclosures.• Conduct audits for multiple clients within the Financial Services (Banking), Manufacturing, Government Contracting and Mortgage industry, as well as employee benefit and pension plans, to ensure compliance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.• Work closely with client management to document, evaluate and audit internal controls over financial statements in compliance with the requirements set forth by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.• Organize and implement various audit strategies based on the risk assessment and client service plan. Show less

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  Barclays

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2023

  • Developed reporting strategy and delivered expertise in US regulatory reporting requirements. Managed reporting using Axiom for Call Report, FR Y9C, FRY8, FRY-16, FR 2853A and FR2572, FR 2420, FR 2900 and FR 2644 • Perform Daily internal reporting for FR 2052a, Collateral, and Daily Liquidity Reporting. • Manage monthly consolidation process for balance sheet reconciliation and journal entries for regulatory reporting presentation • Prepared quarterly statement for equity roll-forward reconciliation. Identified and Investigated discrepancies among source documents, GL and/or sub-ledger systems. • Day to day contact with regulators from FRB, FDIC and OCC regulatory agencies. Show less

  • Assistant Vice President of Partnership Accounting

    Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Partnership Accounting

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Senior Regulatory Reporting Accountant

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2020
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  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  Jun 2023 - now

  Vice President

  Controller Payments and Merchant Services