(847) 507 – 9340

MURAT ARUTA
murataruta@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
Accountant
www.linkedin.com/in/murataruta

WORK TIMELINE EDUCATION

Working Towards CPA Graduation Date: May 2018
March 2020 – Present Bachelor of Business Administration in
• RubinBrown full-time Audit Associate offer affected by Accounting
COVID-19 pandemic Loyola University Chicago (Quinlan School of
• Passed Audit test October 2020 Business)
• Projected CPA completion: February 2021
• Major GPA: 3.3; Overall GPA: 3.27
Assurance Services Internship • 3rd place in 2015 Annual Quinlan
RubinBrown LLP I July 2019 – March 2020 School of Business Case
• Completed client engagements, assignments, and projects in Competition (Subject: IKEA
the office and at client site Sustainability)
• Participated in 50+ real estate group audits and worked on • Teacher’s Assistant to Ms. Lisa
every piece from start to finish. Procedures included working Gillespie, Accounting Professor at
on cash, debt, equity, liabilities, as well as preparing and Loyola University
reviewing financial statements. • Member of Beta Alpha Psi
• 1000+ hours of audit experience. 89% average utilization out (international honor society)
of 520 hours during busy season. • Member of the Society for
• Led the implementation of new Illinois Housing Development Collegiate Leadership &
Authority standards into over 100 financial statements. Achievement Honor Society (SCLA)

Green Card & International Work Application Process

May 2018 – June 2019 SKILLS
• Awarded Green Card in June 2019. • Programs: Microsoft Office Suite;
QuickBooks; ProSystem fx
Operations Manager • Performing accounts payable and
Start Valet Parking I December 2013 – December 2016 receivable functions
• Conducted bookkeeping for daily operations • Written and verbal communication
• Created weekly work schedule for 20+ employees at 10 • Critical Thinking
different locations
• Presentation & Public Speaking
• Determined number of employees needed based on work
• Leadership
conditions and volume and budgeted wages accordingly
• People management
• Collected cash from clients and distributed payment to all
• Fluent in Turkish
employees

Clerical Assistant & Student Ambassador for International Education REFERENCES

College of Lake County I January 2013 – December 2014
• Developed and implemented strategies to address frequently Avni Shah
asked questions from over 80 new and current international RubinBrown LLC I Audit, Experience Manager
students. E: avni.shah@rubinbrown.com
• Assisted with International Education Week activities and
New International Student Orientation (NISO) Lisa Gillespie
• Collaborated with manager to help promote study abroad Loyola University Chicago I Accounting
program spanning 30 countries and provided opportunities to Professor (T.A. Assignment)
CLC students E: lgilles@luc.edu