Sales Accounting
Resume:
GABRIEL G. CABALE
Seattle, WA 98144
abkvlg@r.postjobfree.com
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTANT
Well versed with GAAP, process improvements, data collection and analysis; experienced in account
reconciliations and accounting system conversions. Cooperative and hardworking, communicates
well with internal and external customers.
KEY SKILLS
Journal Entries/Accruals, G/L Reconciliations, Month End Close, AP, AR,Fixed Assets, Budget F/S,
Payroll, Procurement and Expense Procedures, Financial Analysis, Vendor Relations, AccPac, MAS 90,
Oracle, Excel, Spanish.
E D U C AT I O N
Masters, Accounting & Financial Management, Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry
U., Bellevue, WA; 2008
• CPA Candidate (Certification expected in 2011, taking exams 2009 – 2010)
MCSA, MCP, Network +, A+, Microsoft IT Academy Program, Thousand Oaks, CA; 2003 – 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; 1998
EXPERIENCE
Accountant, ACCOUNTEMPS, Seattle, WA 2008 – 2009
Under supervision helped reassess $1.8B of fixed assets in the City of Bellevue financial
statements by:
o Analyzing fixed assets activity and reconciling general ledger accounts and
depreciation accounts.
o Writing training procedure for proper entry of fixed assets into the city government
accounting system.
o Assisting to resolve $57MM in budget funding discrepancies along bringing
compliance with GASB standards.
First direct report to the CFO at Allozyne, a biotechnology startup, credited with significantly
aiding to:
o Implement MAS 90 accounting system conversion; perform purchasing function and
improve payables.
o Establish and maintain scheduled performance reports satisfying operational and
investors and ad-hoc needs.
o Maintain ADP masterfile, generate and send biweekly payroll files, and record payroll
in general ledger
o Recover over $83K in return refunds from vendors; save 31% in travel expenses
coordinating staff trips.
o Prepare audit schedule for WA Dept. of Revenue resulting in $50K tax refund on
capitalization expenses.
Implemented Controller’s improvements in accounts reconciliations at Community Health
Plan of WA tracking
o Procedures updates, resolution of A/R aging issues, and meeting month-end closings 3
days earlier.
Bakery Associate, QUALITY FOOD CENTERS, Seattle, WA 2006 – 2008
Suggested simple updates on inventory ordering and loss recording that reduced department
shrinkage 17%.
Rebate Coordinator, TRIDENT SEAFOODS, Seattle, WA 2005
– 2006
Processed, tracked, and analyzed rebate deductions; kept customers informed on their
performance achieving contracted deductions targets; reduced budgeted variances $378K
and recovered $200K in written off sales.
Family Caregiver and Administrator, FAMILY ESTATE, Thousand Oaks, CA
2002 – 2005
Assisting father overcome two types of cancer, identified novel treatments, and
negotiated treatment outside his insurance coverage. Managed family finances. On the
side, obtained IT certifications.
Market Data Analyst, MARKETSCAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Westlake Village, CA
2001 – 2002
Maintained, compiled, and updated a growing automotive lending database. At Help
Desk offered first tier client support for software and hardware issues, escalating the complex
ones to IT. Improved QA logging.
Prepared Crystal Reports for the monthly Sales and Marketing performance review
meetings. Provided trend compilation on market size and segmentation as well as on lease
and sales lending for forecasting purposes.
Payroll Clerk II, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara, CA 1997
– 1999
Processed direct deposits, verified advances, corrected overpayments, voided stale
dated checks, issued stop payments, implemented valid garnishment requests, and double
checked calculations.
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