Raul A. Robalino

**** ********** ****

Holiday, Florida 34691

727-***-**** Cell

Email: acgr5s@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: An accounting position offering the opportunity to utilize my professional financial expertise, extensive business

experience, and ability to interact well with senior management. Provide accurate financial data to support management and

enhance effective decision making on a local and worldwide basis.

Experience:

10/08-Present Self Employed, Holiday, Florida

Accountant/Bookkeeper

• Engaged in data input services, fixed asset reporting and depreciation, reconciliation of ledgers, prepare

monthly or quarterly financial statements, bank reconciliations and manage A/P and A/R functions.

10/07-7/08 Samy Company, Oldsmar, Florida

Revenue Accountant

• Assisted the controller in preparing monthly and quarterly financial statements. Managed all aspects of accounts

receivable generating three and a half million dollars monthly revenue while supervising accounting staff.

• Analyzed and managed one and half million dollars budgeted returns and damages monthly allowance.

• Contributed to the planning, forecasting of our annual budget, and interacted with our international customers

• Interacted with all levels of senior management, prepared monthly comparative variance performance reports.

07/05-08/07 Self Employed, New York-Tampa

Real Estate Investor

• Invested in distressed residential properties and renovated for resale. Consulted and cooperated with

architects, engineers, local building department, sub-contractors, and inspectors to conform to local building

codes. Prepared and maintained strict budget guidelines and project schedules to maximize profits.

05/02-06/05 Air Cargo Partners, Ltd. (Former Subsidiary of Virgin Group Ltd.), Lake Success, New York

Financial Manager/Human Resource Manager.

• Human Resource responsibilities included the processing of new employees, background verification,

maintained employee attendance, salary history, and 401k. Processed medical plan enrollments, and changes.

• Financial Manager responsibilities included maintaining financial records, general ledger accounts, accruals

and depreciation schedules. Prepared financial statements, bank reconciliation reports, and contributed to the

preparation of company yearly budgets. Prepared bi-monthly billing and posted transactions to ledger accounts.

• Accounts Receivable: Updated customer data base, maintained accurate aging balances, reconciled receivables

to financial records. Prepared bank deposits and posted payments.

• Credit/Collections: Ensured timely payments and resolved customer discrepancies. Processed new credit

applications, bank and trade references, and reviewed Dun & Bradstreet credit reports.

• Accounts Payables/Payroll: Implemented QuickBooks Pro and revised payable guidelines to expeditiously

process payments to vendors. Managed and processed bi-weekly ADP payroll.

04/00-05/02 Virgin Security Services, Inc. (Former Subsidiary of Virgin Group Ltd New Hyde Park, New York

Assistant Controller

• Responsible for posting journals to general ledger accounts. Prepared multiple bank reconciliations, created

depreciation and fixed asset schedules, recorded pension expenses, and completed monthly financial statements.

• Billing: Monitored weekly billing cycles, conducted random audits to verify that the billable payroll hours were

accurately billed. Confirmed that various tax regions were properly journalized to the general ledgers accounts.

• Accounts Receivable/Collections: Applied cash deposits, maintained customer ageing, communicated with

customers to solicit payments, reconciled discrepancies, and processed credit applications for new accounts.

• Accounts Payable: Implemented software modification which resulted in a thirty percent reduction in the check

disbursement cycle and worked simultaneously with ledger accounts.

11/95-04/00 Virgin Atlantic Airways (Subsidiary of Virgin Group Ltd.), Lake Success, New York

Credit & Collections/Cargo Agent, JFK International Airport

• Engaged in effective dialogue with clients and agents to solicit payments and reconciled discrepancies. Prepared

sales reports, bank reconciliations and posted general ledger entries. Processed Dun & Bradstreet bank and

trade references and prepared credit applications for final review.

• Prepared cargo flight manifest, waybills and pertinent documents in compliance with domestic and international

governmental agencies. Interacted with truckers, shippers, consignees and brokers to facilitate and coordinate

international and domestic freight.

Education:

09/05-05/07 Almeda University, Boise, Idaho

Bachelor of Science, Accounting: Minor: Business Management

09/97 -06/01 St. John's University, Jamaica, New York

Associates in Science, Business: Major: Accounting

Personal: Experienced in MS Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint, AS400, Sage Accounting, QuickBooks, ADP for Windows.

Fluent in Spanish language, Served and honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps.

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