MICHELLE LARIOS
***************@*****.*** - 323-***-****
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 7 years of successful experience in accounting, cash analysis, cash
forecasting, and client relationship management.
. Manage credit facilities and debt issuances in excess of $1.9B
. Oversee and develop accounting process for parent company subsidiary
. Managed cash position of $2B company recommending investing and
borrowing decisions to executive management
. Managed a $10B fixed income portfolio of corporate trust accounts,
including convertible bonds
. Bilingual: Spanish proficiency; oral and written
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
G.P.A.: 3.67
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Corporate Finance and General Financial Management; Dean's Honor List
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Westlake Financial Services, Los Angeles, CA
2012 to Present
Corporate Accountant
. Supervise the reporting and management of credit lines and asset
backed securities including preparing servicer reports and interest
expense, to determine borrowing capacity- initiating, enhancing, and
maintaining bank relationships that have resulted in an industry low
cost of debt and industry high receivable advance rate
. Manage all daily funding requests, to meet daily cash needs and allow
the company to fund loans with industry leading speed
. Develop complete daily and monthly accounting reconciliation process
for a subsidiary of the company, implementing new policies and
procedures, which have served as a template for new subsidiary's
reporting
. Perform bank reconciliations, to ensure compliance with account use
and process - serving as the main point of contact for $275MM debt
warehouse facility
. Consolidated all financial reporting and developed in-depth footnotes
for all company debt, resulting in the company's first self-prepared,
third party audited, publicly reported financial statements
. Built and implemented the accounts receivable process to support
production of a now $42 million portfolio of credit lines
. Prepare and oversee month-end closing cycle to verify and approve
journal entries and provide final reconciliation of general ledger,
helping shorten month-end close lead time by over 50% from 8 to 3 days
Tetra Tech, Inc., Pasadena, CA
2007 to 2009
Treasury Analyst
. Communicated and coordinated daily with bank and operating divisions
to determine company cash position ranging from $50M - $100M
. Provided analysis and recommendations for consolidating banking
structure, investing and borrowing decisions, reporting to executive
management, decreasing banking and interest fees
. Audited rate reset, rollover and interest/fee due statements,
maintained debt schedules and prepared payments, ensuring company
compliance
. Completed monthly treasury accounting functions, including monthly
general ledger account reconciliation's and balance sheet analysis
The Bank of New York Mellon, Los Angeles, CA
2004 to 2007
Treasury Analyst
Successfully promoted within a year from Associate to Portfolio
Manager, structuring multi-million dollar deals for Fortune 500
companies
Calculated principal, interest and premium payments for tender offers,
redemptions and conversions
Conducted in-depth research of prospective clients, monitored and
enforced compliance covenants of documents, following federal laws and
regulations related to bond issues
Developed and maintained client relationships with issuers, counsel
and underwriter's, increasing revenue
Recipient of the Quality Recognition Award 2006 for employee of the
year