Amber Brown

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

GPB Capital Holdings, LLC, New York, NY June 2017 – Present

Senior Accountant – Automotive Retail

Maintain financial records for dealerships and real estate entities by analyzing balance sheets and general

ledger accounts

Prepare consolidated quarterly financial reports for over 20 car dealerships into 3 holding companies

Prepare GAAP conversion entries for dealerships such as fixed asset depreciation, inventory reserves,

accounts receivable reserves, capital leases, etc.

Calculate deferred income and expense for warranty contracts sold by our dealerships

Maintain fixed asset and warranty contract schedules for dealerships

Assisting in the migration of financial data between Adaptive Insights to CaseWare which includes accurate account mapping, balance transitions, intercompany groupings, etc.

Compile and provide relevant support files and documents to auditors for annual reports

NOOK Digital LLC, New York, NY November 2015 – June 2017

Senior Accountant

Monitored the intercompany reconciliation of operational expenses between NOOK and Barnes and Noble, Inc. to make sure all charges were booked correctly on each side

Performed complex balance sheet reconciliations and prepared and entered journal entries monthly

Monitored bank statement activity and ensured transactions were properly entered into the general ledger

Booked accruals, expense allocations and performed general ledger account analysis as part of the month-

end and year-end close process

Assisted with successful migration of accounting system from SAP to Oracle

KPMG LLP (formerly Rothstein Kass), Roseland, NJ November 2011 – November 2015

Senior Associate, Alternative Investments - Audit

● Planned, managed, and performed financial statement audits for the financial service industry, with a

concentration in the alternative investment space; specifically hedge funds and fund of funds

● Exposure to an array of financial instruments, including hard to value public and private equities, marketable domestic and foreign equities, futures, forwards, options, warrants, bank debt, and various swaps

● Acted as Lead Senior, managed multiple staff on engagements, which includes supervising, delegating,

mentoring, training, and evaluating

● Recreated capital allocations for funds with varying capital structures to ensure adherence to governing

documents, including testing of income, management fees and complex performance fees

● Reviewed financial statements and footnote disclosures including fair value hierarchy and level three roll

forward schedules, derivative volume disclosures, impact of derivatives on the balance sheet and statement

of operations disclosures, capital share transaction schedules and financial highlights

● Member of firm’s internal Pathway 1 team, Employer of Choice, which keeps morale up of team members through planned events

INTERNSHIP:

Samuel Klein and Company, Newark, NJ May 2011 - August 2011

Audit Intern May 2009 - August 2009

● Performed audit test work for municipalities dealing with bank reconciliations, purchasing procedures, cash flow, revenue recognition, approval of claims, tax testing, police department ticket testing, sending

confirmations, completion of audit programs, and other related tasks

EDUCATION:

Villanova University, Villanova School of Business, Villanova, PA May 2011

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Minor in Business Communication

AFFILIATIONS:

National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) - Member of Northern New Jersey Chapter

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Outlook, SAP, Oracle, Adaptive Insights, QuickBooks, NetSuite