Barbara Amato
Irvine, CA *****
***********@***.***
Accountant/Bookkeeper: GL Accountant includes Journal Entries, reconcile GL Accounts, daily, weekly and monthly gross sales profit margin based on EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), sales and orders reports using KPI (key performance indicators). Labor cost allocation, actual inventory, operating lease and capital expenses and COPQ, KPI (key performance indicator) reporting. Responsibilities, full cycle accounting including P & L (Profit and Loss) statements along with the balance sheet and the cash flow statement monthly and yearly reports, bank reconciliations, GL Journal Voucher entries, GL accounts reconciliations, daily/weekly banking, payables, receivables, & payroll. Auditing projects include: marketing budget audits and inventory program audit reports, revenue and client and vendor account reconciliations, subsidiary accounts and inter-company transactions, international exchange rate, export compliance, Trial Balance, P&L, Income Statement, General Ledger account reviews.
Budget Analyst: Managing database audit projects, auditing income and expense budgets and subsidiary account audits.
Software: MS Office (MS Dynamic, Excel, Word, Outlook), Google Suite (Google Drive, Gmail, G-Sheets), SAP, NetSuite, JD Edwards, Oracle, QuickBooks, Yardi & Avalara Sales Tax Applications, Ultipro, Powerbi, Blackline, Shopify, Returnly,
Work Experience:
Parker Hannifin Corporation Von Karman Irvine CA 92606 November 2022 – January 2024
Senior and Lead Accountant
Accountant includes Journal Entry preparation, verification and submitting. Reconcile GL Accounts including Blackline backup and SAP summary reports. Sales, orders, shipments reporting daily including actuals and outlook, and KPI’s (key performance indicators) . Weekly labor cost allocation. Gross profit margin based on EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), daily and monthly sales and orders reports. Labor cost allocation, actual inventory, operating leases and capital expenses, fringe benefits cost allocations, monthly gross wages cost allocations and Cost of Poor-Quality inventory reporting. Monthly P & L (Profit and Loss) statements along with the TB, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and the cash flow statement printed, signed & uploaded into Blackline.
ICI Corp. Orange, CA January 2022 to March 2022
Property Management Accounting
Full cycle accounting, ICI Corp. Orange, CA a property management and real estate investment company. All income and capital expenses related duties related to the assigned properties. Duties include approval of payables and recording receivables. Monthly accounting reports for the properties.
Gorjana Jewelry, October 2021 to December 2021
Full Cycle Controller
Responsible for Gorjana Jewelry, reconciling GL accounts, month end close reports, creating monthly Amazon sales invoices using NetSuite accounting software, and reporting operating leases and capital expenses monthly, multi-State sales tax reports. As well, managing all aspects of merchandise return processing using Amazon intranet, Avalara, Returnly and Shopify software applications.
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Word & Brown Orange, CA August 2021 September, 2021
Senior Accountant
Primarily responsible for accounts payable.
Sport Dimension (Body Glove) Carson, CA February to March 2022
Accountant
Full Cycle Accounting including Amazon sales and sales invoice payment audits.
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Accounting & Financial Reporting
Project Accountant
October 2019 – November 2020
Southwest Water, Covina, CA
SingerLewak, Irvine, CA
Project Accountant
As full cycle staff accountant, perform month and year end close at Southwest Water, Covina, CA conduct general ledger account audits. Other projects include reconcile bank statements and compile forensic accounting support with SingerLewak, Irvine, CA. Variously work both in offices and remotely.
Veritone One Media, Costa Mesa, CA
Senior Accountant July 2019 – October 2019
Performing acquisition transition accounting. Transitioned through all phases of an acquisition of Performance Bridge Media. Handle full-cycle of accounting, banking and accounts payable, third-party client funded marketing campaigns & revenue accounting, billings of operating expenses and capital expenses invoice sales. Process payables weekly, execute all bank transactions daily for multiple corporations’ bank accounts for Performance Bridge Media and Veritone One Media
SGSB Law, LLP, Irvine, CA July 2018 – June 2019
Accountant & Business Office Management
Manage receivables and payables for SGSB & six partner’s corporations
Fully manage Corporate financial statements
Reconcile six corporate credit card statements
Reconciliation of all credit card receipts monthly
Manage, record, and report daily receipts of credit card transactions & make bank deposits to general checking, six corporate bank accounts and 30 Attorney-Client Trust accounts
Reconcile bank statements for multiple corporate P & L and partners’ separate accounts
Produce Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Profit and Loss for partners’ meetings.
Facilitate and process client retainer refunds
Year-end 1099 preparation and year-end tax reports for CPA
Payroll for employees and principals, government payroll tax payments 4-times monthly
Process all GL Journal Entries including payroll, 401(k) benefits, monthly bank fees
Bi-monthly cost billings including all billable expenses
Robert Half at UNITEK Learning, Newport Beach, CA Aug 2017 – Jun 2018
Accountant
Revenue reporting, daily
Month end close
Audited GL accounts
Performed bank and various other account reconciliations
Business Finance Consulting Services, Irvine, CA
Staff Accountant Jan 2011 – Jul 2017
Management and handling Kaiser Aluminum revenue accounting of intranet data systems revenue reporting for all commercial banking receivables both domestically and internationally as a consultant
Cash Application using Chase Commercial internet reporting system for wire transfers, check payments, and electronic automated payments
Sales Tax auditing project Shimano North America 1 Holland, Irvine, CA 92618, Create invoices for all branch sales transactions and reports
Reconcile, create internal company GL postings using Oracle
Intra-company cash transfer tracking for acquired subsidiary entities
Business Finance Consulting Services, Irvine, CA 2008 - 2010
Staff Accountant
Marketing and Advertising Project budget auditing and corporate database reports related to Innocean Worldwide Americas a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai - Kia Motors
Data systems analysis for Hyundai - Kia Motors television broadcast media programs, radio broadcast, special events promotions, and internet marketing and advertising projects
Westinghouse Digital Electronics, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Staff Accountant/Finance Analyst 2007 - 2008
Management of electronic device marketing revenue program audits recovering in excess of $500,000 in revenue out of $100,000,000 in sales programs by auditing SAP marketing data
Recovering shortage claims in revenue ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 in vendor charges of retail and military purchase agreements
Multi-person team auditing project coordination to resolve over $15M in returned merchandise claims. Logistics and operations auditing in SAP database for electronic inventory
Business Accounting and Finance Consulting Service, Irvine, CA
Bookkeeper/Accountant and Human Resources 2005 - 2006
Manage bookkeeping and accounting functions in QuickBooks and SAP for Zytalis, Inc. handling HR accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Consulting Project Budget Contracts
Manage White Cap Construction Supply intranet data systems revenue reporting for all, commercial branch locations, nationally; auditing cash deposits in database systems
Manage merchant branch sales revenue importing banking database system reports
Revenue account administration and reporting for VitalStream, Inc.'s broadband clients
Manage team project of 2,200 employees' new hire contracts, background reports, benefits packages for the New Century Mortgage acquisition of an international lending company
Manage Gateway Computers recruiting for new engineers and managers
Manage Quest Software revenue reporting using Oracle software database
Education and Certificates:
Bachelor of Arts, Economics awarded by San Diego State University, 2004
Bachelor of Arts, Geography awarded by San Diego State University, 2004
Associate of Science, Business Administration awarded by San Diego Mesa College, 2000
Certificate of Business Management awarded by San Diego Mesa College, 2000