Julio C. Cortez

**-** **** ******

Woodhaven, NY 11421

718-***-**** (Home)

407-***-**** (Cellular)

acuz1s@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To contribute to the profitable growth of an organization utilizing my experience in the areas of finance, accounting operations, bookkeeping and management reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional background as Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst, Staff Accountant and Accounts Payable for several prestigious institutions. Known for the ability to analyze and translate complex finance data into effective and beneficial reports. Hands on skilled liaison and take-charge leader. Knowledge includes:

Preparation and analysis of financial statements

Annual Operating Budget

Assets Management

General ledger management

Accounts payable and Accounts receivable

Bank reconciliation

Month end closing

Journal entries processing and posting to G/L

Computer experience includes SAGE Construction and Real Estate system, Microsoft Windows Word, Excel, Lotus, Solomon, Quicken, QuickBooks, Blackbaund, Fund Ware, Great Plains and other softwares for accounting and budgeting practices.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Analyzed business operations, eliminating cost of annual expenditures and improving accounting systems, resulting in company’s revenue increase.

Initiated monthly revenue forecasting, allowing senior management to effectively manage and plan for revenue shortfalls and overflows.

Acted as liaison between management, banks, other institutions and trustees, which involved business valuation and development of procedures to improve money management process.

Converted Manual accounting system to an integrated system that includes job costing.

EXPERIENCE

THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH New York City, NY 11/15-Present

Senior Accountant - Contract

Assist in Supervising Accounts Payable, Payroll Specialist and Part-Time Staff Accountant.

Responsible for reviewing of accounts payable documentation. Verify the accuracy of A/P batch output to insure correct coding of vendors, cost centers, general ledger accounts, invoice amounts, and matching these records to checks and ACHs output.

Analyzes, review and post to general ledger balance sheet and other related accounting transactions.

Review monthly detailed general ledger account analysis for prepaid assets, accrued expenses and clearing accounts.

Analyzes, review and post to general ledger all fixed assets records.

Prepare monthly Capital Budget report for Building Committee.

Responsible for recording all Investments related activity on a monthly basis.

Assist in preparing all tax documents for auxiliaries, including 990’s and tax extensions.

TOWNLEY, INC New York City, NY 07/15-10/15

Senior Accountant - Contract

Prepared Monthly Financials analyzed variances and recorded adjustments if needed.

Prepared Annual Budget. Calculated quarterly commissions. Initiated in house company’s payroll.

Responsible for month end closing. Reconciled various bank and investments accounts.

Prepared daily, weekly and monthly cash flow reports. Finance’s liaison to human resources. Assisted senior management with reports and information as required. Recorded accounts payables and accounts receivables activities. Produced journal entries for monthly fixed assets updates. Maintained paper trail and schedules for annual audits.

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PRATT AREA COMMUNITY COUNCIL, Brooklyn, NY 03/10 – 06/15

Accounting Manager

Manage all accounting functions from original journal of entry to financial statements consolidations

Responsible for annual budget preparation and review

Supervise bookkeeper, accounts payables, accounts receivables coordinators, and an office assistant

Prepares weekly cash flow for 40 bank accounts, to be distributed among senior officers

Responsible for preparing bank reconciliations, cash receipts reconciliation and tenants’ accounts reconciliation

Monitors yearly Audits, supplying with accurate, timely and well-kept information

Works as liaison with investors managing operating reserves on withdrawals and distributions of gains

Comply with State and City yearly submission of information and reports as RPIE

Assist Property managers with financial and banking information

CONCEPT AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, INC Maspeth, NY 11/05-01/10

Assistant to the Controller

Managed the daily cash flow, analyzed daily expenses for CFO’s approval, managed daily bank transfer for company’s operating cost

Transmitted weekly payroll information to EDP agency and banks, to ensure employee’s weekly payroll

Produced monthly financial statements, management reports, sales and cost analysis, billing statements

Updated and maintained the processing of general ledgers, trial balances, bank reconciliations, receivables & payables update

Prepared and made payments of the company’s quarterly sales taxes reports

Responded to all mail, faxing and email financial compliance requirements

Assisted auditors with information needed in the yearly financials audit process

Processed the monthly posting of journal entries to various general ledgers.

DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC New York, NY 06/03-10/05

Accounting Manager

Managed contemporary arts organization with multiple locations and a $10 million annual operation budget, Accounting Manager for central office located in NYC. With other capital projects. Responsibilities included: to manage all accounting functions including G/L, A/R, A/P, account reconciliation’s, and asset management; ensured compliance with GAAP and other applicable regulatory and tax rules and regulations; prepared documentation for Dia’s annual audit; prepared financial and budget reports for management, board, funders, affiliates, etc.,; prepared various financial analyses involving budgets, cash flow, internal controls, cost efficiencies, etc.; suggested financial policies and procedures and ensured compliance; administration of commercial leases; supervised payroll and benefits administrator including compliance reports; effectively managed, motivated and supervised accounting support staff; and, any other assignments from Finance Director.

EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, New York, NY 12/01-6/02

Assistant to the Controller

Prepared and consolidated financial statements for non-profit organization. Kept track of all grants and their disbursements, providing a roll forward of the grants balances. Assisted in preparation and completion of grants related projects. Maintained and reconciled the general ledger. Updated fixed assets. Provided support for annual audit. Assisted in budget preparation. Bank reconciliation. Created an automated worksheet for vacation accruals in order to maintain balances and accrue associated expense by department.

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, New York, NY 4/97-10/01

Budget Analyst & Accounting Supervisor

Handled the accounting department progression of four New York City agencies. Prepared monthly balance sheet, capital and equities, profit & loss and other statements of financial condition. Produced quarterly consolidated assets holdings report. Prepared annual budget of operating expenses. Managed all the process associated with the company’s accounts payable and intercompany balances. Prepared monthly analysis of actual expenses versus annual forecasts. Processed the monthly posting of journal entries to various general ledgers.

ROBERT HALF – ACCOUNTEMPS, New York, NY 6/94-4/97

Consultant – United Nations Pension Fund Department

Brokerage functions: Reviewed and reconciled trades, cash and income activity in portfolios. Transmitted settlement authorization to banks and custodians. Prepared correspondence to banks seeking corrective actions to solve monthly discrepancies.

Accounting functions: Reconciled monthly portfolios holdings. Processed and monitored the execution of corporate actions to ensure receipt of proper entitlements. Identified and resolved withholding taxes differences. Verified timely receipt of income. Updated the aged reconcilable and prepared monthly statements for senior management. Processed monthly postings of journal entries.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, University of Guayaquil-Ecuador

SPECIAL SKILLS: Proficient in Spanish and Portuguese.

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