Maria Guemez
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EDUCATION:
University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Bachelor’s Accounting Degree and CPA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
December 2018 – Present Advanta US, LLC
Sr Accountant Finance Manager
Responsible for all daily entries to be booked in timely manner, accurate and correct coding
Maintain Vendor and Customer Master current
Prepare Monthly Journal entries for Accruals, Provisions of known liabilities and prepaid amortizations
Daily Cash Flow Planning and Management
Day-to-day banking, payments, collections and bank reconciliations.
Responsible for Monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts
Review all existing processes and procedures to find ways to reduce inefficiency, strengthen existing processes and add new procedures as needed.
Prepare monthly financial information, management reports and special projects for Dubai headquarters
Ensure corporate compliance with all related party transactions for sale and purchases making sure Inter-Co tallies.
Responsible to coordinate and provide all support for Internal-External Audit activities, quarter reviews and year-end ensuring timely completion
Train employees when necessary
January 2007 – September 2017 Olam Cotton Richardson, TX
Accountant Manager
Responsible for AP/AR, created controls to expedite the productivity and functions
Journal Entries, daily cash applications and GL reconciliations for month-end close
Responsible for requesting funds
Prepared budget reports & monthly accruals
Recorded inter-company transactions and maintained accounts
Responsible for reconciliations and balance sheets
Prepared monthly inventory reconciliations
Prepared monthly financial statements and management reports
Reported financial information to the headquarters in Singapore.
Complete special projects for upper management and support the office in India as needed
Provided support to internal and external auditors
Managed and trained employees
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Microsoft Word, Excel, SAP, Oracle and other Accounting Software’s, Bilingual (Spanish)