Experienced, hands-on accounting professional with expertise in report
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LIZETT SANCHEZ-STEVENSON Altadena, California 91001
e-mail: ********@*********.***
BACKGROUND
Experienced, hands-on accounting professional with expertise in reporting
and general accounting in various industries. Energetic, creative with
excellent interpersonal skills.
CAREER HISTORY
03/01 To Present Resources Connections, Kelly Services - Los Angeles,
California
. Project Specialist: On contract basis, assist in various
aspects of financial reporting and general accounting
projects.
California Portland Cement - Glendora, California
o Balance sheet account analysis due to company
conversion to SAP
o Responsible for the generation of the BS and P&L
Consolidation
Pall Medical - Covina, California
o Acted as Accounting Manager supervising two staff
accountants
o Coordinate preparation of journal entries and
financial statements
o Prepare reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
Keenwood - Long Beach, California
o Inter company reconciliations
Wescom Credit Union - Pasadena, California
o Analyzed and reconciled accounts in Loan Servicing
Dept. after conversion to new software
Martino's Bakery - Burbank, California
o Assisted controller and CFO in the company's audit
o Analyzed and reconciled balance sheet accounts and
P&L
01/98 to 02/01 Transamerica Life Insurance - Los Angeles, California
Independent Consultant
. Part of the implementation team for the conversion of the
accounting system from ABC to People Soft
. Audited and tested monthly Financial Management and
Statutory reports for this six billion dollar company
. Provided supporting schedules in accordance to Statutory
Annual Report and documentation to IRS
. Analyzed and reconciled complex inter company accounts.
Researched and resolved over six million dollars of
outstanding bank items
01/91 to 8/97 Mission Foods - Food Manufacturer- City of Commerce,
California
Supervisor of Corporate Accounting
. Responsible for the monthly consolidation of ten division
and production of consolidated financial package (10K
format)
. Assisted the divisions in the preparation of their
financial reporting package
. Prepare a foreign financial package for the Latin America
Division
. Prepared and analyzed the consolidated statement of cash
flow
. Coordinated inter company billing and reconciled balances
(foreign/domestic)
. Updated inter company policy manual and informed the
divisions of changes
. Analyzed consolidated financial information for internal
and external purposes
. Prepared internal and external audit schedules (10K format)
. Reviewed budgeted balance sheet for the divisions
. Assisted the monthly closing of one of the manufacturing
divisions which included all operational and financial
closing activities and cost variances analysis
. Reduce the preparation time for the consolidated report
from two weeks to a day and a half
. Supervised a staff of two employees
05/88 to 12/90 Senior Corporate Accountant
. Coordinated month end closing and produce headquarters
financial package
. Prepared inter company billing and reconciliation of
balance with subsidiaries
. Prepared departmental budgets and external audit schedules
. Handled balance sheet accounts analysis and internal
expense variance analysis
. Coordinated the internal capitalization of engineering
services to CPI projects
. Reconciled the cash concentration receipts
. Oversaw ADP payroll for 50 employees
01/87 to 04/88 Tradicional, Inc. and affiliate of Mission Foods
Corporation - Food Distributor- Canoga Park, California
Senior Division Accountant
. Set up accounting system for the newly formed company
. Performed all general ledger accounting functions including
accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, general
ledger entries, bank reconciliation, inventory and
financial reporting
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, March 1986
California State University, Dominguez Hills
UCLA - Accounting courses 1987
Real Estate License
SPECIAL SKILLS
Excel, People Soft, Microsoft Word, ABC, AS400, MAS 90, Dac Easy
Languages: Spanish and English
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