Accounting Manager

YVETTE LOPEZ

*** ** **** **, ***** Fl ***** Phone: 305-***-**** e-mail: ************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Seasoned Professional with extensive years of experience in corporate accounting, financial planning, business administration and management. Offer strong analytical, problem solving skills developed from leadership roles in providing solutions and recommendations. Leverage proven capabilities in budgeting and forecasting to ensure workflow improvements, organizational efficiency and company growth. Demonstrate strong work ethic, professionalism and integrity in completing tasks and in dealing effectively with individuals at all levels. Highly capable of multitasking and working under pressure. Fully Bilingual. Notary Public –State of Florida.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nona Pediatric Center October 2013 – February 2016

Controller

Report to the president. Supervise office personnel, prepare financial statements, A/R, A/P, budgets and quarterly reports.

HR, payroll, health insurance enrollment, 401k, worker's compensation related issues, prepare quarterly payroll tax returns.

Reorganized and established new procedures and controls in order to improve the areas of financial reporting, general ledger, forecasts, budgeting, cash flow and balance sheet analysis.

General Ledger Account Reconciliation

Enhanced internal credit and collections procedures, with assistance from outside collections agency.

Coordinate year-end audit with CPA.

Collected over $90,000 in receivables over 90 days. Implemented procedures to collect upon services rendered to reduce receivables. Bad debt was reduced by 75% after 1 year.

Overland Solutions Inc. October 2009- October 2013

Premium Auditing Services

Auditor

Report to the General Manager.

Visit clients to conducts insurance audits, for various different insurance carriers.

Assists clients in preparing reports needed for the audit such as Financial Statements, Payroll Reports, Payroll Tax Returns, Sales Tax Returns, and all other financial related data pertaining to the completion of the audit.

Compile Description of Operations, job descriptions with detail for each employee/department. Based on information complete the audit report and findings and submit to the different insurance carriers.

Flick Mortgage Investors February 2005 - December 2008

Mortgage Lender in the residential sector

Assistant Controller (Miami, Florida)

Reported to the Controller and President.

Prepare financial statements. Monitor credit line, Cash Management, Cost Control implementation.

General Ledger Account Reconciliation

Supervise accounting department, assist with collections and all credit decisions.

Analyze and negotiate terms with vendors.

Coordinated year-end audit with CPA.

Handle all aspects of HR, payroll, health insurance enrollment, worker's compensation related issues and prepare quarterly payroll tax returns.

Completed 12 months of bank reconciliations for 7 different entities, some accounts having over 500,000 dollars of activity in a month.

Emerald Bouquet Inc. January 2001 – January 2005

Leading provider of imported floral products to the mass market in the US and Canada ($15 million in revenue in 2003).

Assistant Controller (Miami, Florida)

Reported to the General Manager and CFO.

Supervise office personnel, prepare financial statements, budgets and reports for quarterly meetings.

Reorganized and established new procedures and controls in order to improve the areas of financial reporting, general ledger, forecasts, budgeting, cash flow and balance sheet analysis.

Enhanced internal credit and collections procedures, revised existing terms and credit limits.

Implement purchasing system for buyers. Completely overhauled a 30,000-item inventory control system. Analyze and negotiate terms with vendors.

General Ledger Account Reconciliation

Coordinated year-end audit with external CPA.

Handle all aspects of HR, payroll, health insurance enrollment, worker's compensation related issues, prepare quarterly payroll tax returns.

Was able to collect approximately $2,000,000 in outstanding receivables in 6 months.

Created Inventory controls system, reduced cost by 35% and reduced purchasing by 40%.

Excel Development August 1994- December 2000

Residential single-family home Builder/ General Contractor

Accounting Manager (Miami, Florida)

Reported to the CEO/CFO.

Assist the CFO with consolidation of various entities and preparing information for outside CPA.

Supervise office personnel.

Prepare financial statements, budgets and reports for various partnerships.

Reconcile bank statements, create month and year end journal entries.

Percentage of Completion accounting method used to account for projects

Subcontractors, change orders, lien releases, WIP etc.

A/P and A/R for corporate office and various projects at a time.

Coordinate the annual audit with outside auditors, including preparation of documentation and work papers required.

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

Knowledge of the following software: MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Mac Practice. bilingual- read and write Spanish/English. Notary Pubic State of Florida

EDUCATION

MS ACCOUNTING, St. Thomas University, Miami, Fl Graduated 12/2000- 3.67 GPA

BS ACCOUNTING, University of Puerto Rico

BECKER CPA Review- Scheduled Start Date June 2016

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