Yesenia De Los Santos
Bronx, NY 10463
Phone: 718-***-**** E-Mail: *********@***.***
Cell: 917-***-****
Experienced, hands-on, self-starting professional with over 12 years of
experience in corporate accounting, budgeting and financial reporting and
analysis, including managing teams up to 2 collaborators. Experience also
includes extensive work in accounts payable, accounts receivable, general
ledger, payroll administration and taxes.
EXPERIENCE:
INNOVID
New York, NY
06/13-04/14
Interactive Video Advertising and Ad Serving Technology with global offices
in Europe, Australia and Israel
Senior Finance Accountant
. Prepared balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to
summarize current and projected company financial position for United
States, and our subsidiaries in Europe, Australia and Israel
. Involvement in global budgeting and forecasting processes
. Performed monthly variance analysis against prior month's budget and
forecast; investigate key variances, trends and drivers.
. Responsible for accrued and prepaid expenses, treasury/cash management,
and tax responsibilities
. Analyzed and record appropriately revenues, commissions and expenses on a
monthly basis
. Assisted Controller in general ledger consolidation, and generation of
period financial statements
. Lead role in accounts payable and T&E functions
. Maintained and balances subsidiary accounts, Posting entries and
reconciling intercompany and foreign currency translation transactions
. Responsible for monthly bank reconciliations and credit card
reconciliations
. Assisted our CPA firm with franchise tax, and federal tax returns for all
office locations
. Prepared monthly financial analysis of the trial balance, account
reconciliations and journal entries
. Prepared year-end audit by analyzing general ledger accounts and provide
information for external auditors
. Ensured that the Accounting and Financial policies and procedures are
being followed.
. Prepared and maintain fixed asset schedules and depreciation entries
. Assisted in the development or improvement of related internal controls
and corporate policies and procedures
ARITAS GROUP, INC
New York, NY
07/07-09/12
Aritas Group, Inc. Operated institutional electronic brokerages in the US
and Europe.
Assistant Controller
. Responsible for monthly closing process and preparation of financial
statements for US and our international subsidiary in London
. Maintained and balanced subsidiary accounts, Intercompany transaction
entries, foreign currency translation by allocating, posting and
reconciling transactions
. Full responsibilities for Accounts Payables and Receivables, and
developed online invoicing procedures in order to streamline the accounts
receivable process which reduced invoice turn-around by a minimum 30 days
. Assisted the controller in the implementation, configuration and training
of the automated T&E program with Concur Technologies for US and London.
. Reduced accounts receivable from $400K to less than $100k in past due
invoices in less than 7 months.
. Assisted in the preparation of 1099s for tax reporting on an annual
basis.
. General ledger maintenance, Balance sheet and Profit and loss analysis
using Microsoft Dynamics, Great Plains and FRX reports
. Monthly bank reconciliations
. Generated and issue monthly financial reports to senior Management using
SAP Business Objects
. Assisted in the preparation of monthly FOCUS reports, SEC report fillings
and net capital computation under rule 15c3-1 to ensure that proper
capital requirement guidelines were met.
. Prepared monthly financial analysis, account reconciliations, journal
entries
. Prepared year-end audit by analyzing general ledger accounts and provide
information for external auditors
. Full responsibilities for accrued and prepaid expenses, Journal entries,
account analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations
. Responsible for CapEx reporting internally, proper computation of all
fixed assets and leasehold improvements depreciation and amortization
expense.
. Prepared monthly and annual expense forecasts, including any necessary
recommended action required to manage costs to achieve budget.
. Performed monthly variance analysis against prior month's budget and
forecast
. Assessed Company credit ratings and clients watch lists in order to
notify the controller of potential collection risks
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COFFEE GROWERS OF COLOMBIA (Juan Valdez Coffee)
New York, NY
06/05-06/07
Multinational coffeehouse chain that specializes in coffee retail.
Accounting Manager
. Responsible for monthly closing processes, financial statements and
variance analysis ensuring financial statements are in compliance with
corporate policies and US GAAP
. Analyzed results and performance; presents finding to management
. Prepared financial reports for Parent Company
. Compiled and analyzed sales and revenue data to assist in budget
preparation.
. Responsible for the supervision of A/R and A/P department and ensuring
accuracy and timeliness of accounting entries, in addition to performing
regular performance reviews
. General ledger& P&L analysis using Mas 90 and FRX reports
. Month and year-end financial closing responsibilities including numerous
accruals, allocations, reconciliations and other journal entries
. Monthly bank reconciliation, Wire & fund transfers and cash flow reports
. Assembled, analyzed, and summarized Juan Valdez Cafe Store Sales
. Monthly and Quarterly sales tax
. Analyzed and approved purchases of new equipment and materials for store
managers
. Managed all aspects of royalty payments and intercompany transactions
reconciliation
. Prepared and maintain fixed asset schedules
. Prepared monthly store profitability reports and analysis
. Staff development and training
. Ad- hoc projects, as required by the business
Trystate Mechanical, Inc
Yonkers, NY
09/02-05/05
HVAC contractor wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Energy Corporation.
Staff Accountant
. Responsible for managing all aspects of the accounts payable and
receivables function within the organization's established policies.
. Entered invoices and expense reports into Timberline system for payment
in a timely manner
. Ensured the accounts payable aging is accurate and always kept free of
errors, mispostings or omissions.
. Processed all disbursements checks on a timely basis
. Resolved vendor invoices disputes through communication with vendors and
operation staff
. Handled billing, accounts receivable and collections
. Balanced and reconciled A/R, A/P, billings and receipts, ensure
completeness and accuracy of data on accounts thru General Ledger
. Ensured that all cash is applied accurately and completely and must
balance in order to achieve a timely monthly closing of accounts
receivable.
. Prepared invoices and distribute invoices to clients, Managed client
collections and ensured invoices were paid in a timely manner
. Assisted account managers to identify billable services as per contracts
. Produced financial management reports for senior executives on a
weekly/monthly basis
. Prepared collection letters to customers, account audits &
reconciliations
. Prepared journal entries, expense reports, job costing, account analysis
and sales tax preparation
. Prepared and distributed monthly analysis report
. Performed month-end close
. Assisted special projects (year-end audit, financial statements,
monitoring revenues, budget, monthly variance analysis)
EDUCATION:
Herbert H. Lehman College, Bronx, NY, Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, 2001
Southern New Hampshire University, MBA- August 2014
SKILLS:
Microsoft office, Excel, Great Plains Dynamics, MAS 90, Priority, FRX
(Financial Reporting), SAP Business Objects and Timberline
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Fluent in Spanish