Maria Del Carmen Carrera

Phone: 925-***-**** Cell: 925-***-****

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

Pittsburg, CA 94565

Email: ac5tif@r.postjobfree.com

June 7th, 2018.

FIRM

Dear Human Resources Manager,

I am interested in the Staff Accountant position that you have open. I welcome the opportunity to provide you with an understanding of my skills and goals for this position.

I am confident my qualifications match this position. I have extensive experience in preparing financial records and performed accounting services for a variety of companies that use cash and accrual methods of accounting in recording, posting, and adjusting their records. I also have experience preparing payroll, payroll tax reports, financial statements, and other special reports. I assisted in the process of compiling, reviewing, and auditing financial statements. In addition, I have prepared individual and businesses tax returns. Furthermore, I have experience with accounting software. Furthermore, I reconcile General Ledger accounts and use 10-key calculator by touch and type 52 wpm.

Regarding my education, I am prepared for pursuing opportunities in the accounting field. My educational background includes accounting coursework at Golden Gate. I have completed my BS in Accounting at Golden Gate University and UNAM. I also successfully passed all four parts of the CPA exam. I also possess analytical skills and revise own work.

I am goal oriented, capable of meeting deadlines and working under pressure. I strive to complete projects in an efficient and accurate manner as a team and independently. I am also a problem solver, courteous, responsible, and honest. I strive to excel.

I have enclosed my resume for your review. I would like the opportunity to discuss my qualifications further with you. I believe that my skills are an excellent match to your needs. I would really appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate my qualifications.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Cordially yours,

Maria Del Carmen Carrera

MARIA DEL CARMEN CARRERA

3355 William Way

Pittsburg, CA 94565

ac5tif@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 925-***-**** Cell: 925-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY:

Accountant with over 10 years of experience focused on account reconciliation, payroll, and taxes.

Worked on cycles of accounting: Revenue, Disbursements, Payroll, Purchases, Adjusting entries.

Skilled in QuickBooks, Unilink, and Lacerte, and Microsoft applications: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Certified 52 wpm.10-key by touch according with CalWorks, August 2017.

Bilingual English/Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2017SENIOR CLERK: Human Services Agency. San Francisco, CA.

Called Clients to pick up the authorized benefits.

Searched for Clients’ benefits in the given software.

Disitributed the benefits accordingly

Checked for valid Identifications or route them to the Express Counter to get a Temporary Identification.

Wrote in respective logs: the Clients’ names, identifcations, Case number, so the clients signed and date when received.

Work with fellow billers and application of payments, and some adjustments

2017SENIOR CLERK: San Francisco International Airport-City & County of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.

Assisted SFO’s Customers’ requests orally and in writing with the invoices, billing and payment application.

Forwarded Customer’s emails regarding supporting information and persons in charge.

Search the Tenants’ Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger to review the transactions.

Checked the Requests for Refunds for correctness and completeness.

Work with fellow billers and application of payments, and some adjustments..

2016 F/C BOOKKEEPER: BI-BETT, CORP A NonProfit Organization Concord, CA

Prepared journal entries to record and post in the general ledger.

Inputted journal entries in the accounting software used by the company: NetScape.

Prepared billing to a variety of agencies, such as Kaiser, VA, Contra Costa County, among others.

Checked the Petty Cash Fund’s expenses for replenishment.

Assisted in the preparation of semimonthly payroll for salaried and hourly employees.

2015 SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK: Contra Costa County-Patient Accounting Martinez, CA

Applied patients’ payments and insurance coverage to patient accounts.

Updated patients’ addresses according to USPS and other services.

Received patients’payments over the phone and in person.

Checked patients’ coverage in websites such as Medical, Medicare, CCHP among others.

Answer Patients’questions regarding their bills over the phone and in person by browsing the accounts.

2013-16 SPANISH TEACHER/SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Mt. Diablo Unified School District Concord, CA.

Applied classroom management.

Planned and delivered lesson plans.

Assessed formally and informally. Graded projects and tests.

Have a discipline plan.

Follow Teaching Standards of the profession and follow school’s policies, rules, and regulations.

2002-12 TRANSLATOR/INTERPRETER: Pittsburg Unified School District, Pittsburg, CA.

Translated educationals’,psychologists’ and speech therapists’, and other reports.

Interpreted parents and staff at school meetings.

Tested students’ achievement in Spanish as needed.

2000-01 GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTANT: Joe Lopez Accountancy Corporation / Sallmann, Yang & Alameda, CPAs.

Prepared workpapers in the form of schedules for the general ledger accounts: Beginning and Ending Balances with individual DR/CR transactions. The schedules are in order of the GL Accounts, so workpapers have the account numbers.

Reconciled Bank and Investment, and Loan Payable accounts per bank statements and loan’s amortizations schedules, fixed assets according to the amortization schedules. Checked payroll expenses and employer’s tax expense and the amount payable. Checked the Employer’s expenses in the Income Statement. Checked the taxes payable quarterly and yearly from tax reports.

Checked the income reported in the sales tax payable against the tax reports with revenues and accounts receivable and liability of sales taxes due against estimated paymen due at the end of the month, quarter, or yearly.

Checked payments recorded in the Prepaid Expenses for payments to insurance and office expenses.

Checked accounts with higher balances of the Income Statement’s expenses if needed to be reviewed.

Checked the Repairs & Maintenance Accounts and other expenses if the expenses can be capitalized or expensed.

Checked the fixed accounts to see disposals and acquisition of assets.

On each schedule per GL account attached copies of the insurance policy or invoice of purchases.

Did cross reference to the enclosed evidence and calculations.

I signed as the preparer. I also dated the work done.

Prepared journal entries as well as the reclassification entries at the end of period. Clearly stated the Adjusted Journal Entry number.

1988-00 STAFF ACCOUNTANT: Dominic Massoni, CPA 1988-94, Creed/McDonald 1996-98, CPAs, Williams Adley, CPAs 1999-00

Coded and inputed receipts, disbursements, payroll, and adjusting entries.

Prepared proof of cash and reconciled bank and other general ledger accounts.

Prepared payroll, payroll tax deposits, and quarterly and yearly tax reports.

Prepared sales tax reports and estimated payments.

Prepared payments to vendors.

Prepared income taxes for businesses after adjusting their financial statements and using other financial information.

Prepared individual income taxes organizing the information according with the forms and schedules.

1995-96 F/C BOOKEEPER.NON PROFIT: Stoneman Village Subsidied Appartments Pittsburg, CA.

Post purchases with vendor’s invoices.

Cut checks weekly and mailed them to vendors.

Reconciled bank accounts for each fund.

Recorded receipts, payroll, and adjusting entries.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: CSU-East Bay:2009-12 Earned Teaching Credential/Imcomplete MS in Education.

* CPA EXAM: Successfully passed all four parts: November 1999 and November 2000.

* GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY. BS Accounting, GPA: 3.3 Dean's list GPA 4.0

* CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO/DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE/LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE: Transfer Student.

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