JUDITH A.RUIVO
Stanton, CA *****
Home 714-***-****
Cell 714-***-****
SUMMARY: A detail goal oriented team player in the accounting and finance
field. Have expertise in the innovation and
implementation of automated financial system
conversion. Major strengths are in the areas of analysis, time
management, and the ability to direct and
communicate effectively with all levels of management.
SKILLS:
Financial System Sales tax reporting and Vantage
Conversions audit
GL Account reconciliation Payroll Solomon
Financial review Advanced Microsoft Excel KBM
Period End reporting Microsoft word AS400
Fixed Assets J.D Edwards QuickBooks
GAAP & FASB MAS90 Man Man
Financial audits Hyperion Job Boss
EXPERIENCE:
4/06-04/11 CONVERGENZ, Mc Lean, VA -Contract Assignment
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Monthly closing, journal entries, account
analysis, year-end audit workpapers, special projects,
system conversion and testing, income recognition,
daily cash reconciliation, bank reconciliations.
Manage and run a data base and system that track
membership income. Work with programmers to
maintain the system and resolve problems.
10/04-4/06 FREMONT INVESTMENTS
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Monthly closing, journal entries, account
analysis, year-end audit work, special projects, fixed assets,
Bank reconciliations, cash flow, trouble shooting
system problems, system conversion, audit of
expense reports resulting in overpayments returned
to the company.
5/02-10/04 TAYLOR-DUNN CORPORATION, Anaheim, CA
CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT
Prepare Financial Statements & supporting
schedules (4 Intercompany), corporate consolidation,
financial & account analysis, variance analysis of
actual to budget to previous period. budgeting, daily
cash flow, accruals, prepaid, bank
reconciliations, job costing, prepares journal entries, post &
balance General Ledger, Accounts Payable, fixed
assets, supervise A/P & A/R of 2 Intercompany,
maintenance & implementation of KBM (G/L, A/R &
A/P modules), year-end audit workpapers and
sales tax audit.
2/99- 11/01 BOND TECHNOLOGIES, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
Prepare Financial Statements & supporting
schedules to corporate headquarters (Hyper ion), financial
and account analysis, budgeting, cash flow, bank
reconciliations, reports to management by product
lines, prepares journal entries, post & balance
General Ledger, supervise Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable & payroll, sales tax returns, SEC
schedules, weekly sales report, fixed assets, accruals,
prepaid, maintenance of Vantage (G/L, A/R & A/P
modules), year-end audit workpapers and sales tax
audit.
3/98-12/98 MIL-I PRECISION LLC, Garden Grove, CA 92841
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Monthly closings, F/S & supporting schedules, General Ledger, Job
Costing, fixed assets, payroll,
supervise A/P & A/R, accruals, prepaid, approval of expense
reports, account analysis & special
projects
1/96 -10/97 CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, Bethpage, NY 11714
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Special project to establish G/L Controls in
compliance with external audit and account
reconciliation, Intercompany accounting-
allocations, and assist with monthly closing.
Respond to Government Audit requests. (Reconcile
941's, proof of Bases and O/H, etc.)
9/84 - 12/95 GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS DIVISION, Bethpage, NY 11714
SUPERVISOR/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, General Accounting
Served as a liaison to all related departments to
coordinate monthly closings to ensure the meeting of
schedules, prepare overhead cost center work-up and
calculate the overhead rates.
Automated the closing process, which resulted in an
accelerated closing going from 10 days to 2 days.
It improved financial accuracy and operating cost-
effectiveness, while in a downsizing mode-50%
reduction of personnel.
Established automated accounting systems upon
Divisionalization for several Divisions - adapting all
aspects of General Accounting thru to the Trial
Balance, as per their requirements. Responsible for the
management, staffing and training of personnel.
Supervised and coordinated the preparation of contract
billings-initiated the development of automated
progress payment billings, which saved 100 man-hours
monthly and cut billing time by 25%.
Analyze and estimate annual accrual of employee
benefits (i.e. Vacation, Holiday, Paid Absences, etc.).
Automated the process of compiling raw data to final
input on the Trial Balance, whereby the task was
completed in 1/8th of the time. A savings of 3
days per month.
Generated monthly reports for upper management-
overhead control and comparison, labor cost,
personnel, fringe benefits and Research and
Development. Interpreted financial records, explaining
variances in budget analysis and discrepancies in
comparative statements.
Interface with Budgets, Corporate and Government
Auditor, Contracts and Computer Programmers.
Assisted with the monthly closings and preparation of
contract billings. Audited and processed expense
reports, local travel, Off-site operating expenses
and reconcile bank statements for Off-site facilities.
Projected non-labor expenses, fringe benefits and
the finalization of the Accounting Forecasted Overhead
Rates. Reviewed formal procedural guidelines to
assure their compliance with Government Regulations
and GAAP. Compiled financial analysis and projection
of forecasted labor bases and labor overhead.
Performed monthly Work-In-Process and General Ledger
Account reconciliation and analysis.
Calculated Facilities Capital Cost of Money as an
element of doing business cost.
EDUCATION:
Bryant University, Smithfield, RI 02917
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting
Hofstra University College for Continuing Education,
Center for Development, Hempstead, NY 11550
Entrepreneurship Development Program Certification