EDUCATION
ROSA L. CORTEZ
Davie, FL *****
347-***-**** ********@*****.***
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Present Accounting, Bachelor’s Degree
Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY June 2022 Business Administration, Associate Degree
GPA: 3.9
Udemy, Online course July 2022
Certification in Fundamentals of US GAAP Accounting Certification in Tips and Tricks for General Ledger Accountants Notary Public Officer of the State of Florida March 2023 CAREER OBJECTIVE
Competent, proactive, dedicated, and detail-oriented individual. Seeking a business opportunity to engage huge knowledge of general procedures to aid the company with its periodic business processes using all my skills to be a significant contribution to any organization that I work for.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Florida Palm Construction & Florida Palm Plumbing Davie, FL Accountant. Jan. 2023-Present
Responsible for booking all related expenses for both companies on a weekly basis, performing day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data.
Responsible for recording intercompany due to/due from and maintaining them in balance recording deposits and transfers accordingly.
Prepare analysis of accounts and produce all monthly financial reporting. Prepare and publish monthly internal financial statements on a timely basis and performing analysis and coordinating with business partners to resolve any.
Performing analytical assignments and preparing accounting reports to reconcile all the bank accounts, loans, and credit cards to perform monthly account reconciliations.
Be an integral part of the leadership financial meetings, quarterly meetings, and annual budgeting and forecasting processes bringing strategy in cash management, cash flow, and debt management recommending ways to reduce costs and enhance revenue, and participating in the identification and implementation of improvements to accounting processes
Preparing reconciliations of accounts, vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements actively investigating items to resolve promptly maintaining accounts payable and vendor relationships.
Create new systems to improve procedures and accounting workflow. Assisting with the monthly close process and projects using accounting software and ensuring general ledger coding is correct.
Maintaining daily internal Excel reports, assisting in tracking payments for subcontractors and working hand by hand with Project Managers to help with other accounting aspects relative to a job site.
Full Cycle AP and 3-way match and reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
Submit all Notices to Owners and Lien Releases to protect company liabilities on job sites and maintain internal accounting corporate policies.
Pay employees and maintain all payroll operations according to company policies and procedures.
Processing certified payroll and calculating payroll liabilities by determining employee taxes, including federal and state income and social security tax, and worker’s compensation.
Provide information for auditors and other special projects Grant Cardone Capital Aventura, FL
Staff Accountant. July. 2022-Jan 2023
Responsible for the Complete financial reporting and accounting of assigned funds and related legal entities using QuickBooks.
Reporting daily capital raise to the team and maintaining cumulative reports and graphs regarding such.
Review and process all accounts payable items.
Assisting with providing information to the auditor and tax preparers for the legal entities and funds and distribution of form K-1’a to investors
Coordinate and seek financial information for our third-party managers.
Responsible for recording intercompany due to/due from and maintaining them in balance.
Completing daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations, along with research and follow of unreconciled items, for assigned entities.
Adhere to established procedures for compliance and efficiency.
Provide required documentation and maintain appropriate source documents and other related records in support of all entries.
Assist in Monthly closing, reconciling bank statements, and balancing the ledger for regular reports. Signet Jewelers/ R2net LLC New York, NY
Accountant – Accounts Payable Specialist Oct. 2018-June 2022
Responsible for monthly journal entries, monthly financial statements, bank, and credit card reconciliations
Performed monthly and annual closing procedures
In charge of eighty-five different accounts of international and national vendors in the diamond distribution industry reconciling each account and issuing the corresponding weekly payments
Review supplier claims, and dispute any discrepancies in settlements
Ensured accounts payable invoices and expense claims are accurate, properly coded and authorized for payment, inspect accounting reports, and checked other documents for accuracy
Performed transaction processing related to accounts payable, including preparing data and remittance advice for vendor payments
Support accounts payable manager
Maintained vendor master files
Assist in tracking merchandise and working hand by hand with other internal managers to assist with other accounting aspects SKILLS/INTERESTS
Computer: Proficient in Outlook, QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, Sage (ERP- Accounting software), Knowify (ERP project management software), Procore (ERP-Project Management Software), Fantasy (ERP- Diamond inventory Software), Adobe, Bluebeams, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel- VLOOKUP’s- Pivot Tables- Sum ifs).
Accounting: Experienced in preparation of general ledger postings and account reconciliations, generally accepted accounting principles, accounting standard methodologies, and a high level of organizational skills & leadership.
Language: Bilingual- English & Native fluency in Spanish
Interests: Exercising, traveling, reading, spending time with my family.