Debbie Valdivia

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Accounting Management Profile

Detail-oriented, efficiency-conscious Finance / Accounting Professional with extensive experience in a wide range of financial, accounting and administrative functions, including auditing management, financial analysis, assisting with budget management, strategic financial planning, regulatory compliance and report generation. Proficient in developing and utilizing complex financial management and methodologies along with accounting models to formulate and implement business strategies. In-depth knowledge of a diverse array of core financial, auditing and accounting processes with demonstrated capacity to successfully improve bottom-line profitability and further corporate objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Accounting Management ● Auditing Functions ● Financial Management ● GAAP Compliance

Revenue Maximization ● Training Development ● Financial Strategy Development

Business / Financial Analysis ● Performance Management ● Report Generation ● Payroll

General Accounting Functions ● Budget Support ● Financial Reporting ● Internal Controls

ACHIEVEMENTS

Achieved 3% error ratio on all invoices while consistently meeting P&L’s on revenue accounts.

Assisted CSM's with forecasts to ensure budgeting of correct personnel.

Created utilization report that upper management received every Monday showing who was externally and internally billable, used to gauge consultant's productivity.

EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Wolters Kluwer, Denver, CO 4/2019 – Present

Senior Revenue Accountant

Billing/AR/Revenue Recognition:

Review of contractual agreements for revenue recognition and billing detail

Enter new and renewal sales orders to record revenue and billing transactions

into NetSuite

Invoicing of sales orders

Email invoices out to customers

Royalty calculations and payments

Assist with 3rd party vendor royalty reporting

Pioneer Landscaping, Highlands Ranch, CO 10/2018 – 01/2019

Accountant

Work in Progress (Project) accounting.

Develop and analyze reporting for business operations and budgets.

Month-end close preparation.

Accounts payable and receivable support.

Report analysis and findings to management team.

Financial Statements

Royalties

FTR, Inc. d/b/a For The Record, Denver, CO 10/2015 – 10/2018

Project Accountant

Compile and coordinate ongoing project costs and project billing with Project Managers and other personnel to ensure that all financial aspects of project execution are on track.

Projects have a mix of services and hardware being supplied so I am responsible for management of timesheet data and have daily involvement with and support supply chain management process.

Work directly with Project Managers (PM) and Principals-in-Charge (PIC), regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services related to billing.

Prepare final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval.

Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of client billing; communicate with Finance Director and Project Manager of my observations and actions taken.

Responsible for a variety of processes during month end close to include but not limited to working with remote offices to ensure all hours are entered against their applicable projects, contact vendors to ensure complete paperwork for hardware received in the month, account reconciliations, overtime accruals, COGS and revenue reconciliations.

Work with multiple vendors to ensure credit limit, terms and pricing on required hardware. Create purchase orders and work with inventory system to setup codes and track inventory quantities to ensure that minimum thresholds are in stock.

Assist with annual forecasts using both cost revenue trending. Identify variances at the end of each month against forecast.

Developed ad hoc reporting for all departments, and setup and maintained projects and employee logins in Harvest.

Backup for AP and AR and assist with a variety of requests.

Assisted with computer software conversion from Financial Force to EXO and actively work with Sales Force.

LONG VIEW SYSTEMS, INC., Denver, CO 04/2012 – 08/2015

Operations Accountant

Fulfilled multiple, simultaneous duties, including time entry accounting, processing weekly utilization reports, and creating monthly service invoices with highest degrees of accuracy.

Completed services revenue recognition, deferred costs and monthly accruals, created salary recovery entries, and prepared sales tax preparations for multiple states and cities.

Reconciled general ledger accounts monthly, prepare budget vs actual report, and identified significant revenue adjustments.

Developed ad hoc reporting for all departments, and setup and maintained projects and employee logins in Great Plains.

THE ASSIST GROUP, Lakewood, CO 01/2011 – 04/2012

Revenue Accountant

Handled all aspects of accounts receivables and collections, with responsibility for completing all projects accurately and on time.

Reconciled WIP for revenue recognition and borrowing base, in addition to general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.

Assisted in preparation of revenue budget and annual audit.

Calculated monthly commissions and bonuses, volume discounts and channel partner commissions. Tracked uphold rate, customer retention and estimated fees.

Prepared monthly reports, assisted in board package and tracked KPI’s.

LOCAL MATTERS, INC., Denver, CO 05/2006 – 05/2010

Project and Revenue Accountant

Managed all aspects of accounts receivables and collections for five separate divisions.

Processed 13 week cash flow on a weekly basis for all divisions, reviewed and coded accounts payable invoices, and processed monthly time allocations to both internal and external projects.

Handled all revenue recognition and deferred costs, reconciled general ledger accounts monthly and compared flux reports month over month.

Assisted with preparation of foreign and domestic annual audit, and filed all sales/used taxes on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

Worked with FP&A Director on annual revenue and cost projections, implemented and maintained job costing module, and handled all facets of contract administration.

NEO-PRODUCTS, LLC, Golden, CO 10/2005 – 03/2006

Sales Administrator

Accurately processed Sales Orders, prepared invoices and tracked inventory.

Created and maintained sales sheets, presentations and product fact sheets, in addition to accounts receivable, inventory and PO modules.

Recorded revenue on weekly basis and reconciled sales to cash postings monthly.

PEOPLESOFT (FORMALLY JD EDWARDS, INC.), Denver, CO 04/2004 – 08/2005

Services Contract Administrator

Held responsibility for reviewing, analyzing and inputting data from legal contracts.

Maintained contracts and projects, including rate tables, revenue and bill plans and status.

Created license install projects, modified revenue departments and attached to existing license contracts, and set up projects to support ability to staff engagements and recognize revenue.

Ran weekly queries to ensure contract data integrity, processed credits/rebills, created manual invoices, and assisted with revenue cleanup projects.

Provided research and account reconciliations for converted JD Edwards contracts, and participated in JD Edwards contract conversion into PSynergy.

JD EDWARDS, INC., Denver, CO 06/2002 – 04/2004

Services Billing Accountant

Reconciled projects, performed all CSB revenue recognition for both U.S. and Canada, and handled 385 U.S. and 60 Canadian invoices.

Created credits and rebills as requested from the field, re-classed and reconciled WIP and prepaid training / consulting fees monthly, and processed intercompany transactions.

Reconciled billing to accounts receivable on monthly basis, assisted with various month end / quarter end projects, and supported and backed-up time entry.

VERADO, Greenwood Village, CO 03/2000 – 12/2001

Billing and Commissions Manager

Managed payments for 80 internal sales employees within eight different sales offices.

Processed both internal and external sales force commissions, and oversaw all billing functions for approximately 400 customers.

Resolved billing and commission issues, and identified root causes and implemented changes to process to reduce number of incidents.

Developed new sales plans for internal sales and Channel Partner program.

Assisted in implementation of PeopleSoft billing and order management modules.

Prior experience as Manager of Commissions for Qwest, Arlington, VA (04/1998 – 12/999) and Payroll Coordinator for Sprint PCS, Bethesda, MD (08/1996 – 03/1998)

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, Conway, AR

Marketing / Computer Science

Technical Skills

MS Excel (Macros, Lookups, Pivot Tables), MS Office (Word, Power Point & Access), CCS, ITS, Casper, Latis, Ceridian, Reynolds & Reynolds Payroll, BSCS, PeopleSoft Billing 7.5, Platypus, JD Edwards World, OneWorld, PeopleSoft Contracts 8.0, MAS/200, Quickbooks, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, NAV, Salesforce, Financial Force, EXO, NetSuite

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