Accounting Manager

LIZETH DE LA TORRE

Irvine, CA *****

Cell: 949-***-**** Email: ******************@*****.***

Professional Experience

WD Dental - Accounting/Bookkeeping

**** - *******

Accounting and billing. Bank reconciliations, process payroll, generate accounting reports for owner.

ELA Advertising - Accounting Administrator

2011 - Current

Accounting and billing. Consulting and client development services. AP and AR posting. Workflow coordinator for

accounting department. Payroll and vendor processing. Processing of AP invoices and timely payment to vendors.

Monthly reconciliation and audit reports to management team.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Accounting/Billing Specialist

2011-2014

Ability to integrate and analyze information contained in multiple databases. Ensure accounting policies and

procedures are complaint with GAAP. Month-end and year-end closing procedures. W-9/1099 tracking and

reporting. Cash flow and bank management. Preparation of quarterly and monthly budgets for management.

Prepare, verify, and reconcile accounting Information. Assist with executing and reviewing weekly, quarterly, and

monthly transactions. Applications of cash receipts, retainers, vendor payments, and check requisitions. Assist

attorneys, staff, and clients as required. Perform billing and ebilling duties as required. This includes, preparing of

prebills for attorney review, editing, printing of final invoices, and if required preparing cover letters or ebilling.

Ebilling websites include, CounselLink, Collaborati, Datacert/Sharedoc, Serengeti, Tymetrix 360, CT Tymetrix,

Bottomlegal Exchange, Corridor, among others. AP billing and entering. Training of new accounting and billing

employees.

Quinn Emanuel LLP -Ebilling Manager/Accounting Coordinator

2009-2011

Responsibilities include accounting, billing, and eBilling. Supervise eBilling flow for all offices. coordination of

eBilling tasks for all billing department. Assist accounting department as required. Back up assistance to accounts

payables and accounts receivables as required. Maintain eBilling status reports and logs for accounting

department. Edit, finalize, submit invoices for client approval. Work closely with clients to troubleshoot and fix

program discrepancies if required. Extensive knowledge of ELITE Enterprise, eBilling Hub, and all billing and

accounting functions. Submit audit reports to CFO and Controller on a monthly basis as required. Work closely

with AR Department to collect past due accounts. Extensive experience with submittal and modification of

timekeeper rates, new matter set ups, correction of matter codes, and ensuring billing guidelines are followed and

consistent with client’s requirements and in house accounting system. Billing 500 to 1000 bills per month, revenue

exceeding millions figure.

Sh

eppard Mullin LLP - Accounting Coordinator

2007-2009

Analyze and implement billing system for San Diego Office location. Prepare, reconcile, verify, and adjust billing

audit proforma reports accordingly. Ensure all aspects of the billing guidelines are in accordance with client’s

requirements and CMS billing/accounting software. Generate billing, accounting, and audit reports are required.

Prepare Excel reports not generated by accounting system. Check requests, control of petty cash, retainer

applications, and vendor payments. Provide support to attorneys, staff, and clients as required. Ebilling

submission of invoices on various ebilling platforms.

Woodside Dental-Accounting/HR Manager

2003-2007

Responsible for 40 employees. Mentor and ensure compliance with office policies, and procedures. Analyze

financial performance, manage internal audits, payroll, billing, collections, bank statements, vendor payments,

supplies, facilities, OSHA training, orientation of new employees, front and back work schedules, and supervise

accounting team. Provide coverage for all office needs for office owner. Total of four offices.

Angels Management Corporation-Accounting/HR Manager

September 1999-2003

Responsible for 25 employees. Employment interviews, training, and compensation coordinator. Employee

benefits coordinator. Marketing and advertising. Monitor day to day activities. Conduct performance evaluations

and interviews. Management of safety, health, and well-being of staff. Scheduling of seminars, and conferences.

Monitor all aspects of billing cycle and accounting. Payroll, staff compensations, reviews, and benefits. Bank

reconciliation, general ledger management, and vendor relations. Two offices.

Contract Employment

2009-2011

Dia Cupon Accounting Manager

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Web based company - Advertising Agency

Supervise and maintain the accounting platform for the company.

2006-2007

Neil Dymott APLC Accounts Receivable Representative

-

Application of cash receipts to client’s accounts. Assist billing coordinator as required with billing cycle.

Education and Certification

B.A. Business Administration (2003)

Minor in Management

University of San Diego

ABA Paralegal Certification (2006)

University of San Diego

Notary Public Certification

Member of NNA Society

Currently Enrolled to Obtain my CPA and MBA. (2015)

Computer Skills

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook. Accounting softwares including

MAS 90, Great Plains, Quickbooks, Sage Timeslips, ADERANT, ELITE, Abacus Law, TimeMatters, Lexis Nexis, Easy

Dental, Lexis Nexis, WestLaw, Electronic invoicing : Bottomline Legal Exchange, Serengeti, Lexis Nexis (CounselLink),

Legal Precision, Datacert, CT Tymetrix, Tymetrix 360, Corridor, Direct Invoice (Tripoint), CaseTrack, Lawtrac,

e-Counsel, doclegal, Xing, Collaborati, among others. Chrome River, Carpe Diem, Converge, LEDES text files,

Equitrac, Corel, Photoshop, Adobe Reader, Accutrac, Accuroute, FTP Servers.

Languages

Fluent in both Spanish and English. Intermediate French.

References

Will provide upon request.

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