Marissa Panarese

847-533-8180
1016 S. Chestnut Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
marissa.panarese@gmail.com

PROFILE
Dedicated and ambitious accounting and marketing student at Loyola University Chicago. Intend to pursue a career in public
accounting and to receive my CPA certification. Knowledgeable, responsible, and organized student who is eager to learn.

EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago: Quinlan School of Business, Chicago IL. Expected May 2019
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Marketing GPA: 3.57 CPA Eligible: May 2019
• Transfer Trustee Scholarship

St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA. August 2015-December 2016

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance, minor in Organizational Leadership

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

RSM US LLP, Chicago, IL. June 2017-August 2017
Assurance Intern
• Gained real estate audit experience by having the opportunity to work on multiple clients ranging from REIT’s to hotel audits
• Assisted with completing workpapers utilizing CaseWare as well as various forms of testing
• Worked directly on a team of five completing a client facing hotel audit at the client’s place of business
• Conducted expense testing by making selections and verifying over fourteen different expense types
• Conducted cash testing by using bank confirmations to vouch account balances and reconcile them to the general ledger
• Performed cutoff testing to ensure that the company was recognizing revenue and recording expenses in the correct period

NOTABLE PROJECTS
Systems Understanding Aid Project March 2017
• Completed a manual based accounting project to visualized and understand the flow of information in the accounting process

LEADERSHIP
• Accounting Mentor August 2017-Present
- Directed a meeting with fifteen underclass accounting students and provided guidance on how to be successful in the field
• Dance Marathon Finance Chair and Entertainment/Logistics Committee Member August 2015-December 2016
-Managed all donations and directed activites to raise money for the Iowa Children’s Hospital
• Peer Assistant Leader April 2016-December 2016
-Mentored a freshman homeroom of 30 students in acclimating to college life
• Captain of the Varsity Dance Team August 2014-May 2015
-Motivated and led my team at practices, football games, and competitions

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Rolling Meadows Park District: Pre-School Camp Counselor Summer 2014, 2015, 2016
• Supervised a group of 30 children and maintained consistent group motivation daily

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Beta Alpha Psi, Member January 2017-Present
• International Honor Society for Accounting majors, must possess a 3.5 GPA to become a member
Phi Eta Sigma, Member September 2016-Present
• Honor Society for First year students of all disciplines and must possess a 3.5 GPA after your first year of college
National Honor Society, Tutoring Moderator August 2014-May 2015
• Organized and supervised over thirty tutors for students while monitoring tutoring logs

SKILLS
· Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft PowerPoint · CaseWare · Qualtrics · SPSS ·

VOLUNTEER WORK
· 100 Hours of Service in Four Years · Feed My Starving Children · Ups for Downs Dance · Catholic Charities ·