NICOLE ROMO
*** * ***** ** • Los Angeles, CA*****
310-***-**** • **********.**@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Efficient and proactive Staff Accountant with over 10 years of accounting experience. An analytical and logical thinker that is capable of handling various accounting functions while meeting deadlines. A team player with effective interpersonal and communication skills.
EXPERIENCE: Falltech -Compton, Ca May 2016- May 2017
Staff Accountant
•Process 3-way P.O. matching invoices
•Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
•Ensure invoices are coded to correct general ledger codes
•A/P aging, monitoring and review
•Credit card reconciliation
•Review vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies to ensure payments are up to date
•Bank reconciliation
•Review and process employee's expense reports
•Collection calls
•Process payroll for 100 employees (back up to HR Manager)
•Post cash receipts
•Process credit memo’s
•Research and resolve chargebacks/billing discrepancies
•Review and release customer accounts from credit hold
•Process credit applications
•Prepare bank deposits
•1099 maintenance
•Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately in accordance with company policy and GAAP
•Assist with month end closing
•Assist the CFO with special projects
RAND Corporation-Santa Monica, Ca July 2013- May 2016
Travel Accounting Associate II
•Audit expense reports F-L to ensure that they fall within the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
•Process 50 expense reports on a weekly basis
•Submit visitor set-up forms
•Process check request
•Enter reject expense reports manually in OASIS
•Respond to help desk questions regarding expense report
•Maintain aging report to under 5 business days
•Follow up on expense reports with pending issues
MT Performance Marketing – El Segundo, Ca June 2009- July 2013
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
•Receive, verify and input invoices into QuickBooks
•Prepared and perform weekly/monthly check run for 250 payments
•Monitor timelines of payments in order to ensure payments are current
•Update and submit cash forecast to controller & CEO (Monthly/Weekly)
•Reconcile vendor accounts and employees credit card statements
•Set up & maintain vendor files
•Correspond to vendors and respond to inquires
•Assist with month end
•Request 1099’s from vendors
•Composed effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data
•Ensured that the health & dental insurance policies were current by adding/removing new or terminated employees from the policy
•Order office supplies
MKT Community Development – Los Angeles, Ca Jan 2004- June 2009
Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Associate
•Code and enter 200 invoices for 13 entities into QuickBooks
•Post payments from tenants and Housing Authority for 200 tenants
•Reconcile tenant and vendor accounts
•Daily bank transfers and deposits
•Reviewed all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure
•Maintain and update files as needed
•Assist with payroll
•Perform other duties as required
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Political Science
Option: Public Administration
California State University Los Angeles
Received: 2008 GPA: 3.0
Courses:
•Accounting I
•Accounting II
SOFTWARE:
•QuickBooks
•Deltek
•Yardi Genesis
•Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)
•Great Plain
•ADP
References:
Crystal Clayton
HR Manager @ Falltech
Dewi Slayton
Accounting Manager @ MKT
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Dorjoo Bukman
Accounting Supervisor @ MT Performance Marketing