LICENSE AND DESIGNATION

• Enrolled Agent: License #00118175-EA • CPA Candidate

EDUCATION

-Santa Monica College, Professional Accountant Certificate - Santa Monica, CA 2013

-Loyola Marymount University, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration - Los Angeles, CA 2004 SKILLS

Software: Lacerte, Microsoft Word and Excel, QuickBooks, MRI, Nexus

EXPERIENCE

Hudson Pacific Properties – Los Angeles, CA 2014-Present REIT Tax Accountant (2021-Present)

• Provide administrative support to the tax director

• Prepare payroll time calculations for employees working on specific projects

• Research and respond to questions from Ernst & Young

REIT Senior A/R Accountant (2016-2021)

• Prepared bank reconciliation, journal entries, and accounts analysis

• Ensured receipts are properly recorded in the GL and customer accounts (30+ commercial building, 3 studios)

• Employed meticulous accuracy in creating daily and weekly cash reports for 5 property accountants and 3 controllers

• Managed lock box data and distribute to accounting clerks for processing, ACH and manual deposit reconciliation

REIT A/R Accountant (2014-2016)

• Sox walkthrough and internal audit preparation, audit supporting documents generation for the entire accounting department

• Posted customer payments by recording cash transactions, and verified transactions from lock box and local deposits

• Verified validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from general ledger, property accountants, and property managers

• Protected organization's value by keeping information confidential

Arden Realty Inc - Los Angeles, CA 2006-2014

Accounting Clerk

• Provided accounting support by creating daily and weekly cash reports for management review, posting receipts to customer accounts and general ledger, prepared customer billings and adjustments, provide CS to departments

• Boost department productivity by implementing an automation process that increased efficiency

• Maintained a filing system that provided easy and organized access to records, audit assistance

H&R Block Los Angeles, CA Spring 2005

Tax Associate

• Financial information walkthrough, prepare tax returns, and uncover potential deductions and credits

• Advised against potential tax liabilities, ensured clients do not pay unnecessary taxes, and made sure a copy of the completed return is provided to the customer, and invoiced clients for tax preparation fees

• Helped taxpayers by using the federal, state and local codes and see to it that clients receive the maximum benefit permitted under the law of government

• Computed taxes owed by following tax code

• Consulted tax law handbooks for especially difficult tax returns

• Assisted in preparing simple to medium level tax returns for individuals; Tax Return Filed: over 200

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