Manager Accounting

Raquel Ruiz

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EXPERIENCE

Discover Financial Services Houston, Texas Apr. 2012-Present

Senior Accountant

Prepare simple to complex journal entries.

Act as a project lead between Finance and other departments.

Prepare reconciliations.

Help facilitate the project and rollout for the new billing system in oracle.

Provide support for internal and external audits.

Prepare monthly billing invoices: compile processor charges and distribute invoices.

Maintain internal controls in compliance with SOX.

Support new business initiatives and assist in the development and implementation of procedures and systems necessary to support financial operation processes.

SavaSeniorCare Houston, Texas Oct. 2008-Apr. 2012

Senior Financial Systems Accountant

Provided initial and primary support for all Accounting Operations system users.

Supported the GL and Sub-System close processes, assisted individuals with use of tools.

Managed and maintained the nightly close report and copy processes; performed validation testing and analysis on the reports.

Analyzed interface data to identify issues. Created and processed interface journals from multiple sources into PeopleSoft or other databases.

Prepared daily, weekly and monthly reports for standard distribution.

Generated and loaded system journal entries based on analysis of database transactions.

Performed system testing and process audits of changes and additions to financial software.

Ensured discrepancies were analyzed and kept management informed of issues and their implications and followed through with appropriate corrective actions.

Recommended appropriate solutions and improved systems and financial performance.

IKON Business Solutions Houston, Texas Oct. 2006-June 2008

Accounting Supervisor

Provided supervision and trained six financial accountants. Ensured assigned tasks and account reconciliations were done accurately and timely.

Performed month end close functions; reviewed and approved expense entries; payroll and interpreted income statement fluctuations.

Assisted in compliance testing and resolved internal control gaps to meet control environment requirements for Sarbanes-Oxley certification.

Assisted with conversions to Oracle system by validating system changes, reconciled converted data, identified system functionality problems, and recommended system solutions.

Assisted and implemented the Company Controller with a Microsoft Access Database project. The database kept 80k pieces of equipment inventory in Oracle11i.

Coordinated accounting Month-ends and prepared month-ends and quarter-ends reporting packages for Management

Prepared and approved monthly general journal entries.

Banco Popular Rosemont, Illinois April 2003 - June 2006

Accounting Manager (June 2005-June2006)

Managed the accounting and money center departments.

Reconciled and cleared over 200 general ledger accounts.

Resolved six months of open items in six and general ledger accounts within three months.

Placed orders and maintained cash levels for the bank's vaults.

Operations Supervisor (April 2003 - June 2005)

Supervised a department called the "Money Suspense", which handled all the company's non- posted transactions.

Managed five general ledger accounts and successfully had a clearing standard of zero write-offs.

Maintained monthly quality reports for all Deposit Services Departments.

Cleared all return cash letter differences for the Federal Reserve Due from Account.

Recovered the bank over $60,000.00 of net losses.

Participated and assisted with the Metavante Conversion in September 2003 and Quaker City Conversion in February 2005.

Learning Ambassador for the bank; facilitator for two classes; Operational Desktop and Kronos.

Bank One Corporation Chicago, Illinois Nov. 95 - Dec. 2002

Accounting Manager

Managed a staff of 8 in the reconciliation and clearing of 35 general ledger accounts within Item Processing.

Generated weekly status reports for upper management detailing the balances of all general ledger accounts.

Successfully achieved "0" write-offs for 4 consecutive months.

Reduced aged differences from 2 months to 1 month outstanding for all 35 accounts in Item Processing.

Provided functional and systemic training throughout the company's bank conversions.

Provided resolutions in various project meetings within the Resolution Council Committee. One of projects resulted in the reduction of un-posted checks from 100 down to 20.

Developed a transaction process for American National Bank acclimated for EDIBANX (Clearinghouse Electronic System).

Responded to all auditing and customer-related concerns regarding general ledger accounts and Departmental issues.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance-University of Illinois at Chicago; May 1996

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

PeopleSoft 9.1, Oracle 11.03 (uploads and system navigation), SAP Proficient (OIM, PC Uploads, Report Generation, Fast Item Entry, document display, and general system navigation).

Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint, Visual Cut, Crystal Reports, and Visio.Completed Lake Forest School of Management Course in 2004

Bilingual- English and Spanish

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