Human Resources Business Administration

Carolina Ramirez Lara

Cellphone: 559-***-****

Email: ad5exi@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCACION:

California State University, Fresno, Craig School of Business.

Executive MBA (master’s in business administration) completed program. Graduation May 2024.

CPA Candidate: Candidate for the CPA Examination

Fresno City College, Fresno, California

Completed Certificate in Business Management, Finance and Accounting – Completed

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Bachelor’s Degree: Business Administration – Graduated with Major in Accounting, per U.S. evaluation.

SKILLS:

Fluent in Spanish, read and write. Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint; Abila, MarkSystems, QuickBooks, Payroll CFS, Accounting CS, and Tax Lacerte software.

MBA Projects and Consulting:

Market research and analysis to produce hydrogen to decarbonize emissions in Costa Rica and all Central America.

Market research and analysis for importing coffee into the United States.

Analyzing business needs for small businesses through the SBDC Small Business Development Center.

Work experience in different departments managing projects, analyzing data, forecasting accounting data, identifying differences from budgeting and forecasting scenarios:

Cartonera Nacional, S. A. (CANASA) – SIGMA Q – Human Resources and Purchasing Manager.

Data analytics of raw data from employee’s performance to forecast analysis on employee compensation through different models requiring customized reports and data.

Identified and analyzed differences between actual data and budgeting month by month.

Prepared, managed, and supervised Payroll for around 200 employees weekly and bi-weekly.

Participated in the ISO 9000 certification process to establish and document processes for quality assurance and business processes improvement activities to supporting management, communicating, and training employees of different departments.

Managed employee performance through metrics, presented recommendations related to business strategy for a company's operational effectiveness.

Interaction with supervisors to schedule labor vacation time and presented findings and recommendations to leaders for health initiatives, and educational campaigns.

Managed small to mid-size projects such as: implementing a medical station within the plant in partnership with the Department of Health to improve quality outcomes and better support employees; coordinating the design of blueprint and budget on building a new employee cafeteria; implementing OSHA procedures and regulatory signs for the whole company.

Project management for the construction of a new cafeteria building, coordinating the preparation of footprints with engineers.+ Leaded other projects simultaneously in the timeframes required, budget assigned and forecasted as well as managing the resources successfully.

Prepared strategic plan, budgeting, and projection of human resources for each department in accordance with the strategic plan for the entire company.

Managed the purchasing department for local and international areas. Key player in taking part in the company’s budgeting, analyzing, and forecasting based on inventory and history of purchases. I managed the raw materials imports for the company. I

Coordination with customs of the mobilization of containers with tons of kraft paper rolls imported and placed just in time in the plant.

Work Experience in the U.S.:

07/15/2015 – present Lara Bookkeeping Services – Business Consultant – Contractor

Managed different projects for various clients as setting up QuickBooks software for small businesses for monthly accounting record keeping.

Preparation of billing for various clients.

Reconciliation of bank statements, credit cards, and payroll reports.

Preparation of quarterly reports for the Employment Development Department (EDD) and Internal Revenue Service IRS, sales tax returns, and property tax assessment reports.

Tax preparation for individuals, independent contractors, and S corporations.

Reconciliation of general ledgers with financial statements.

09/06/2022 – 08/15/2023 Sousa & Company, LLC – CPA Firm – Tax Preparer and Accounting.

Assigned different projects for a variety of clients in regards accounting and tax preparation.

Worked remotely and independently without direct supervision.

Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations in QuickBooks and Excel.

General ledger reconciliations (between QuickBooks and Accounting CS) with the financial statements of various customers.

Preparation of payroll reports and reconciliations using different software: preparation of fixed asset reconciliation for depreciation with the general ledger for various clients.

Depreciation preparation for fixed assets.

Preparation of individual, independent contractors, and corporate taxes.

11/05/2018 – 04/30/2021 John L Martin, CPA - CPA Firm – Tax Preparer and Accounting.

Accomplished a variety of projects for various clients.

Preparation of billing and timing for a variety of customers.

Worked independently without direct supervision.

Preparation of monthly and quarterly accounting books for various clients.

Preparation of weekly and monthly payroll in ADP and CFS software. Federal and state deposits monthly and quarterly. As well as monthly sales taxes.

Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations; reconciliation of general ledgers for customers; year-end closings in QuickBooks.

Preparation of cash flows, profit, and loss for Internal Revenue Service tax audit examination.

Preparation of approximately 200 tax returns for individuals, entrepreneurs, S corporations, and property taxes.

08/01/2018 – 05/11/2022 Robert Half International – Assisting Finance Director and Controllers in different assignments.

Data analytics organizing and analyzing raw data from spreadsheets from a Construction company to identify status of houses and others.

Analyzed data of Fixed Assets to capitalize assets or expense those out using pivot tables.

Prepared bank reconciliation for multiple companies.

Prepared record keeping of Settlement Statements from Escrow.

Prepared journal entries for payroll, credit cards, and prepaid expenses.

AFFILIATIONS: United Way – Non-Profit Organization - Volunteer Tax Preparation with Professor Tim Baker, CPA

REFERENCES given upon request.

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