Geraldine Yvonne Trujillo
**** * **** ******, ******, CO 80260
Home 303-***-****/Cell 720-***-****
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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNTING BUSINESS MANAGER
Degreed accounting professional, qualified by over 10 years' full cycle
accounting experience. Selected qualifications include:
Accounts Payable Budget Driven Detail-Oriented
Accounts Receivable Deadline Driven Thoughtful/Friendly
Bookkeeping Customer Service Motivated/Flexible
Bank Statements Communication Teamwork
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DEVRY UNIVERSITY - Westminster, Colorado February 1994
- August 9, 2013
Accounting Business Manager and Finance (July 2009 - August 2013)
Senior Accountant & Staff Accountant (July 2000 - July 2009)
Denver Technical College-Accounts Payable/Payroll (February 1994-July 2000)
- Duties include the overall operations direction of A/P, A/R, Financial
reporting and performed and managed full cycle accounts payable,
Journal Entry process and General Ledger reconciliations for Month-
end, Quarter-end and Year-end GL closes. Evaluate transactions and
resolve transactions, reconcile issues and record to the GL as
necessary to ensure the financials are accurate and complete.
Printing month end reports, provide financial statements, assets,
liabilities and investigate fluctuations of transactions for
management. Maintain and reconcile ledger accounts and meet deadlines
for financial reporting including fixed assets and Tax compliance
process.
- Managed the day to day Accounts Payables functions of accurate and
timely processing of vendor invoices and payments. Handle all
authorized invoices, printing of checks, vendor calls and main
corporate office calls and maintain vendor files. Prepare balance
sheet reconciliation's for audit support.
- Work directly with company CFO and Dean of Finance on Forecasts and
Budgets and support financial analyst in development of financial
reporting processes on improvement options in critical systems and
recommend action plans to management.
- Manage direct reports for 2+ full-time employees and three student
workers, hiring and evaluating staff and student workers. Directly
supported the purchasing coordinator. Served as backup for
Purchasing, procurement cardholders, verify document expenditures.
- Collect and analyze financial data to ensure that all reporting is in
compliance with accounting principles (GAAP) guidelines. Preparations
of reports for auditors and ensuring that internal controls are
maintained according to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal control
documentation. Sales tax and used tax preparation and filing with
state.
- Bank Reconciliations and ensure proper GL entries as needed.
- Effective communication with corporate staff, accounting personnel and
project managers to ensure accurate analysis of transactions and
deadlines.
- Accounts Receivables, responsible for recording and coding cash
deposits, credit cards charges and check disbursements; and reviewing
bank statements daily to acknowledge activity postings/clearing.
Record cash receipts activity daily on cash branch report and upload
daily cash receipts report to general ledger.
BRAMALEA URBAN PROPERTIES - Denver, Colorado March 1991 - December
1993
Accounts Payable Supervisor/JR Accountant
- A/P Supervisor to six full time employees. Handled the AP department
and performed accurate and timely processing of account payable for
the corporate, property mgmt and out of state regional offices.
Authorized invoices, printed checks, made vendor and regional calls.
- Prepared general ledger reports to controller and 1099 forms to all
vendors and government agencies. Performed GL accounting functions,
which include entry of inter-company journal reports and cash,
receipts entry for monthly close.
- Managed all overhead accounts for regional office, reconciled bank
accounts, and monthly financial statement reports to managers and cash
receipts maintenance of rent roll and cash application postings.
FREDERICK ROSS COMPANY-Denver, Colorado May 1984-- March 1991
Payroll Clerk:
- Responsible for all ADP system in house payroll functions for
corporate and property management for about 300 employees. Areas
included data entry of all timesheets and tax calculations including
printing of payroll checks accurate and timely deadlines. In addition
handling all benefits and filing of all government forms.
Accounts Payable and receivable Clerk:
- Handle all invoice entry from vendors and input, code, batch and
obtain approval accurately and timely. Print checks and obtain
signatures, mail and file payables. Maintain checks number sequence
logs and inventory of checks. Reconciled all disbursements and check
registers. Prepared all manual checks and handled all vendor calls
with vendor statements. Maintained rent roll input miscellaneous
tenant billing and cash applications for about 50 managed properties.
Prepared daily deposits and made deposit at banks.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
. A self-starter works independently, fast-pace quick learner, multi
tasked and ability to work effectively as a team player, as well as
independently, executing tasks and achieving goals with precision.
. Handled financial budgets for over $4 million materials, investigate
and resolved expense variances.
. Analyze trends and areas for cost improvements. Cost saving of office
supplies by 75% when consolidating multiple supplies into one
department.
. Earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and master's
degree within the years of employment with DeVry.
. An active committee member for youth's Her World event, 9 Health fair
and Graduation Ceremony committee.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office 2010: Word, Excel, Access Lawson Accounting System
Citrix system /Banner INB system. Oracle Oscar system, Share Point
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
2007 Master's Degree (MBA) Certif.In Human Resources Keller Graduate
School of Management
2004 Bachelor of Science in Business Management DeVry University
2000 Associates in Accounting /Business Management Denver Technical
College
2008 Certificate for Manager Supervisor
Skills Path Workshop
2007 Certificate of Leadership and Management
Skills Path Workshop LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONS and REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST