CPA Jose M De La Cruz

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Miami, FL 33170

Cell: 788-***-****

adz9pu@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile:

Certified Public Accountant with experience working as financial consultant ensuring the integrity of the accounting information by recording, verifying and accounting for transactions, showing the result of the P&L scenarios for the private sector, several municipalities and various governmental agencies. My main client received the CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This certificate was granted to my client for 3 consecutive years, as result of my financial consultant service which included the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Education:

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration 1984-1988 Major in Accounting (Interamerican University of Puerto Rico)

• Certified Public Accountant November 2000

Skills:

• Risk Management

• Effective Communication with

External Auditors & Management

• Budget Analysis

• Financial Accounting Procedures to

improve the cashflow

• Audit Procedures assistance for

external audits

• Bilingual – English and Spanish

Professional Experience:

Manager

De la Cruz Apartments

Miami, FL July 2021 to Present

• Record all revenues and expenses for the properties under lease contracts,

• Record and follow up to rent receivable,

• Made the payment of all account payables to contractors,

• Prepare the monthly financial statements, Prepare Municipal Tax Returns,

• Prepare annual tax returns Prepare the lease contract for tenants,

• Made utilities monthly payments,

• Coordinate all repairs for the apartments and deal with tenant claims,

• Prepare and follow up the Tax exemption for the properties in the Historical Zone, CPA Jose M De La Cruz

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Forensic Accountant

CPA Luis Carranza & Associate

Forensic Accounting

Doral, FL December 2018 – July 2021

• Performed accounting evaluation of the financial statements of various clients to determine the Loss of Business Interruptions,

• Provide analytical and investigative financial service to various Local and International clients,

• Compiling financial data to support the conclusion of the investigation of fraudulent transactions,

• Analyzing and restructuring fraudulent transactions,

• Preparing management report explaining the results of the investigations,

• Performed Projections of revenues trends,

• Determine the FASB or GASB accounting principle to be used in the evaluation of the financial statements of various clients in the evaluation of Business Interruption Calculations,

• Supervise the work performed by various assistances, Controller

Marketing Global Brands

Miami Garden, FL April 2018 – December 2018

• Record all financial documents as invoices, credits memos and recognized bill payments and payments to vendors, from Colombia, Spain & Mexico using QuickBooks program,

• Meeting with external auditors, prepared and discuss monthly Revenues and Expenses report with Governmental agencies,

• Prepare Sales detail reports as required by the Sales and Marketing Director,

• Analyzed and prepared the bank reconciliations,

• Performed monthly inventory counts,

• Prepared monthly income and expenses statements and discuss the results with the managements. Accounting Supervisor

Icon Networks

Wynwood, FL July 2017 – April 2018

• Record all daily transactions, prepare bank and credit cards reconciliations, and monthly closing entries including the preparation of monthly financial statements for the three corporations (Icon Networks, One Click International and Cooltech) and reconcile intercompany accounts in QuickBooks online.

• Assist in improving accounting process: Create template in excel showing the unpaid bills and discuss with the CFO the weekly payments to vendors.

• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies,

• Review weekly aging of account payable of 8 MM and account receivables of 9 MM to provide the payments to vendors of the invoices in due date, and appropriate collection coverage of customer.

• In-charge of the reconciliation of the main customers and vendors of the three subsidiaries of the company.

• Provide financial support for the weekly and monthly forecast of revenues and payments. CPA Jose M De La Cruz

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• Prepared the financial statements of the Argentina and Dominican Republic offices and make the conversion from the foreign currency to US dollar. Chief Financial Officer

CPA José M De La Cruz,

Professional Service Corporation

Ponce, PR May 2002- June 2017

• In charge of the administration of a Non-for-profit organization related with housing.

• Prepare the operational budget of my clients including municipalities and private organizations, and the overseen of 15 employees assigned to various accounting projects.

• Prepare financial statements and the analysis of the audit adjustments proposed by the external auditors of Deloitte and Touche (a big 4 audit firm) and others external auditors to execute the single audit for 13 consecutive years.

• Arrange the pre-audit, as a tool for the preparation of the annual external audit, (Single Audit) to get all supporting schedules, and audit evidence for the transactions of the financial statements to be presented to the external auditors in compliance with the Government Accounting Standard Board, (GASB),

• My worked experience included the preparation of the operational budget and financial consulting in all finance and accounting areas for the following Municipalities: Ponce Isabela Yabucoa

Adjuntas Rincon Villalba

Guanica Juana Diaz

• Oversee the finance and accounting department of each municipality client and prepare the financial statements including all the statistical tables of the CAFR of the Municipality of Ponce.

• Performed external audits, personal financial statement and agree upon procedures to various clients,

• Performed the Audit Risk assessments and made recommendations the improve the controls in the administration of Revenues and Expenditures of the Municipalities clients,

• Complete all financial record according to GAAP and correct all transaction in the General Ledger to ensure the unqualified opinion in the financial statements annual audit. Senior manager

David M. Griffith & Associates

Ponce, PR November 1990- April 2002

• Prioritize assignments and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, prepared the annual budget and the financial statement of the Municipality of Ponce,

• Provide support during the external annual audits of Single Audit and Federal programs Audits of the Municipalities of Ponce and Guanica,

• Planning, and oversees organization development of subordinate staff, assigning reviewing work; and providing guidance and assistance, as necessary.

• Work with the finance department verifying the completeness of assumptions used in financial statements of our clients.

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