SUMMARY

An energetic and detail oriented professional with more than 25 years of experience in accounting seeking to provide top quality accounting support to ensure a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Expert in analyzing existing operations and implementing effective systems and processes to efficiently improve organizational performance and profitability. Demonstrated management skills and continued professional education and training. I am also 100% bilingual in Spanish.

EDUCATION

DeVry University, Irving, Texas

Double MBA, Accounting and Financial Management -12/10

Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship – 4/18

Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas

Double BBA, Accounting - 12/97 and

Computer Information Systems - 5/98

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

CPA Candidate

Notary Public- State of Texas, ID# 124833298,

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in MS Excel 2000

Commission Exp: 08/19/26

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software: Peoplesoft, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics (Solomon), Deltek Ajera, Deltek Costpoint, Viewpoint Spectrum, Epicor, Concur, Tableau Server, Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI), Oracle Discoverer. Crystal Reports, QAD, Image Vision, Doc-Link, PaperSave, PaperPort, MS Office Suite 2016 and below, MS Teams, MS Access, MS SharePoint, MS Visio, AS400, Adobe Acrobat, QuickBooks Pro & Enterprise Solutions, Quicken, SEMA-4, Monarch, WinFax Pro, FoxIt Pro, PetroWare, Asset Keeper Pro, Blackline and Hyperion.

Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, 10 & 11

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Accountant, Behavioral Health Group, Dallas, TX December 2022 - Present

Prepare and consolidate the monthly bank reconciliations.

Prepare business personal property listings with various county and city tax departments and prepare net profits license fee returns to obtain occupational license.

Prepare other journal entries with bank fees and accounts payable for month-end closing procedures.

Develop and implement process improvements and document changes in the procedure’s manual.

Coordinate and prepare pertinent information for external auditors.

Perform other duties or projects as assigned.

Merchandise Accountant, 7-Eleven, Inc., Irving, TX (Short term contract) November 2022

Identify, reconcile, and process merchandise payable invoices on an exception basis.

Analyze, research, and resolve problems related to merchandise invoice payments.

Respond to vendor inquiries regarding invoice payments.

Proactively manage assigned tasks/workflow.

Staff Accountant II/ Concur Administrator, Critical Project Services, Dallas, TX May 2021 –October 2022

Provide General ledger cleanup for 2020 audit review as well as assist invoice search as needed for auditors.

Upload credit card expenses into Ajera; reconcile credit card expenses and verify reports tie back to the credit card statements.

Reconcile bank statements for several entities in various currencies and file reconciliation package for manager approval.

Assist project accountant with weekly payroll and process accounts payable invoices as needed.

Assist financial analyst with fixed assets journal entries, create backup package for manager approval, a tie out bank reconciliations.

Assist with discovery benefits, update currency converter file daily, and research accounts as needed.

Prepare Canada reconciliation account and file return through Canada Revenue Agency as well as prepare VAT taxes for different entities in different countries such as France, Spain and Germany.

Assist in preparing several tax reconciliation accounts for tax manager to review.

Maintain and monitor changes, data transfers, additions, deactivations, user help, setup, and payment inquiries of travel and expenses with Concur and verify that all is within compliance with company’s policies.

Senior Accountant, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Irving, TX (Contract) February 2020 – April 2020

Contract ended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Brought fixed assets up to date for three hotels from 2018 and forward using Asset Keeper Pro. Created Asset Depreciation reports for State, Federal and AMT for auditors to review.

Helped create SOP for Asset Keeper Pro.

Assisted Director of Accounting and Accounting Manager reconcile several hotel entities’ balance sheet accounts utilizing Blackline, received hotel report packages such as guest ledger, city ledger and other reports from individual hotels and uploaded to Blackline’s corresponding balance sheet accounts as backup.

Assisted in research of accounts receivable aging accounts and collections. Recuperated almost $40K.

Accounts Payable Supervisor, Tuesday Morning, Dallas, TX (Short Term Contract) October 2019 – December 2019

Contract ended

Analyze expense reports and invoices for accuracy and eligibility for payment. Audit 10% of all invoices, vouchers, and expenses per company policy.

Ensure timely payments for vendors and make sure credits are taken when available.

Responsible for handling accounts payable records such as updates, additions, and deletions.

Direct staff of eight AP specialists in processing invoices, payments, and manage the monthly opening and close of AP subledger using Epicor.

Provide reports such as aging report once AP has been closed and verify that it reconciles with the general ledger.

Accountable for vendor management and contribute to the development of processes and procedures.

Senior Accountant, AmTrust Group, Dallas, TX (Contract) February 2019 – May 2019

Contract ended

Assist with several insurance statutory filings on a quarterly basis for various entities in different states.

Reconcile check payment runs made in Accounts Payable department.

Responsible for booking numerous journal entries and preparing various account reconciliations using Oracle.

Accountable for providing financial information to management.

Handle special project which required deeper research regarding intercompany payments for several years.

Senior Project Accountant, Verizon Wireless, Irving, TX (Contract) September 2017 – January 2019

Contract ended

Provide excellent customer service and team support to vendors and OneFiber engineers with problem solving, contract interpretation, budgeting and provide project status reports using Tableau and other reports to management.

Assist manager in learning new tasks that needed to be done in our team and then train colleagues to handle these delegated tasks depending on their assigned markets.

Train/ mentor new colleagues how to work their book of business and answer any questions regarding their work.

Understanding of basic aspects of contracting process and assist manager in creating invoice billing templates in Excel for vendors based on contract pricing.

Resolve billing discrepancies and adjustment entries if needed.

Resolve billing issues on behalf of vendors and make sure SAP GL coding is correct per contract and forward invoices to be paid by accounts payable team.

Handle accounting and asset management for 15 OneFiber markets, maintained confidential information such as purchase order and change order information for each market with discretion.

Ensure proper accounting of project’s budget and track costs per market as assigned in SAP.

Senior Accountant and Treasury Analyst through various contract positions through Robert Half Salaried Professional Services, Plano, TX July 2016 – August 2017

(G6 Hospitality, BeautiControl, Legacy Measurement Solutions, MoneyGram, et al.) Contract ended

Interim support while searching for new hire to take over position.

Used accounting systems, PeopleSoft for BeautiControl and Oracle for G6 Hospitality

Train new hire on cash management from online bank statements, banks reconciliations, handle wire transfers, deposits, account transfers, payroll, insurance benefits such as BCBS, EyeMed, Delta Dental, FSA, Cobra, and 401K and reconcile between bank statement and GL. Create JE’s as necessary to reconcile books and create batches for accounts receivable payments and vouchers for payments made.

Create SOP’s for new hire for reference on daily operating procedures and creating borrowing base certificate against Accounts Receivable to borrow funds from the bank.

Support Fixed Assets department with reconciling accounts from Canada and throughout US.

Train new hire on accounts inherited and write SOP for these accounts.

Complete special project as required and determined whether certain costs for Q1, Q2 and Q3 was related to Repair and Maintenance account or belongs to CapEx account dependent on thresholds and CapEx requirements.

Senior Staff Accountant, Dynata, Plano, TX January 2015 – May 2016

Company buyout/restructured

Prepare monthly payroll tax journal entries extracting information from ADP for Canada and US.

Prepare AJE’s, month-end and quarterly close process for several entities including fixed asset roll forwards.

Prepare bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and various analysis worksheets for management’s review.

Analyze trends and assist in preparing schedules for auditors and complete special projects as required.

Prepare monthly VAT tax filings and payments for Canada Revenue Agency.

Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements from journal entries to closing using PeopleSoft.

G/L Staff Accountant (LATAM) / Payroll Tax Accountant, UPS-Dallas Global Accounting Service Center, Coppell, TX February 2011 – December 2014 Left company for better benefits and work/life balance

Prepare, review and record payroll tax journal entries in multiple currencies and financial reporting for Canada and US using Oracle.

Assist in month end, quarterly and year-end close and prepare monthly reconciliations using Blackline across multiple general ledger companies for FUTA, SUTA, and FIT taxes including Canadian accounts from Canada Revenue Agency and Latin American and European accounts dealing with accounts for WWF, Worldwide Forwarding.

Assist Latin America countries to handle their general ledger accounts in AP & AR and prepare and upload journal entries and assist in month-end close procedures.

Responsible for reviewing existing policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with published UPS procedures in accordance with GAAP & Sarbanes- Oxley requirements.

Research monthly account variances and work with necessary external departments to ensure resolution.

Explain processes and procedures for GL accounts to internal and external auditors during SOX audits.

Proved to have above average accounting skills, analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills.

Thoroughly review accounts with corporate region controller, manager and supervisor over $500K+ variances and discuss issue resolution and any unnatural balances and the overall impact of UPS.

Export data from MS Access to MS Excel and utilize v-lookups and/or pivot tables to prepare data for JE.

Produce complex reports in Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) environment for team, presentations and analyses using various software programs and MS Access databases.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Direct Accounts Payable Specialist – PepsiCo, Plano, TX

Inventory Accountant – Don Miguel Mexican Foods, Garland, TX

Oil & Gas Revenue Accountant – Killam Oil Company, Laredo, TX

AP Supervisor – JAMCO International, Laredo, TX

Payroll Administrator/AP Supervisor – DHL, Laredo, TX

NATURAL Programmer – Laredo National Bank (now BBVA), Laredo, TX

Microsoft Office Professor – Holding Institute, Laredo, TX

Staff Accountant – Kell Muñoz Architects, San Antonio, TX

English Literature, Geometry and Algebra Assistant Teacher – Cigarroa High School, Laredo, TX

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