Senior Accounting Manager with 15+ Years Experience

Maria Andrea Mateus

************@*******.*** +1-951-***-**** Moreno Valley, CA

Professional Experience

Senior Accounting Manager

West Coast Drywall & Paint — Riverside, CA (Mar 2015 – Aug 2025)

• Managed monthly financial close process across multiple affiliated entities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting

• Led consolidation of financial statements across five related companies, including intercompany eliminations

• Prepared and reviewed journal entries, accruals, allocations, and intercompany transactions

• Performed detailed intercompany reconciliations and resolved discrepancies prior to close

• Supervised Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll functions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness

• Improved accounting workflows and processes to increase operational efficiency

• Generated weekly and monthly financial reports and presented findings to leadership

• Set up new construction jobs, including budgets, subcontractor data, purchase orders, and project phases

• Partnered with Controller to ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal policies Staff Accountant

Good Feet — Portland, OR (Feb 2014 – Mar 2015)

• Managed full-cycle accounting including monthly close, journal entries, and reconciliations

• Performed bank and credit card reconciliations and prepared financial statements

• Oversaw Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll processing

• Calculated employee commissions and bonus structures based on sales data

• Developed Excel-based tracking tools for commissions, sick time, and vacation balances

• Provided financial reporting and insights directly to business owners Staff Accountant

Songer Institute / Pistevo, FL & CA - Remote (Sep 2012 – Feb 2014)

• Performed bookkeeping, general ledger maintenance, and financial statement preparation

• Conducted bank and loan reconciliations and managed cash flow tracking

• Supported financial strategy development, forecasting, and projections

• Participated in forensic accounting and financial investigations

• Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes

• Built Excel-based tools using formulas and pivot tables for financial tracking

• Assisted with company setups, including classification of assets, liabilities, and equity Staff Accountant

Express Solutions — Riverside, CA (Dec 2011 – Sep 2012)

• Prepared financial statements, journal entries, and monthly reconciliations

• Assisted individuals and small businesses with tax preparation and filings

• Prepared IRS documentation and ensured compliance with tax requirements

• Translated financial and tax documents between Spanish and English

• Managed Accounts Payable and Payroll processes

• Supported clients in setting up accounting systems in QuickBooks

• Contributed to client growth and retention through high-quality service Accounts Payable Specialist/HR

OC Fresh – La Mirada, CA (Jun 2011 – Dec 2011)

• Reviewed and processed invoices, including matching, coding, and preparing check requests

• Executed full-cycle accounts payable functions, including check runs and payment processing

• Monitored vendor accounts to ensure timely and accurate payments

• Performed account reconciliations, including vendor statements and payment discrepancies

• Maintained and updated vendor records across 32 locations

• Oversaw procurement and ordering of uniforms, supplies, and small wares for 136 locations

• Managed payroll processing and tax filings for 20 Subway locations

• Translated company documents and internal publications into Spanish

• Organized, sorted, and digitized three years of historical invoices to improve recordkeeping and audit readiness

Education

MBA, Finance — La Sierra University, Riverside, CA (Jan 2010 – Sep 2011) BA/BS, Accounting and Auditing — Universidad del Norte, Monterrey, NL, Mexico (Sep 2004 – Mar 2009) Skills

• Accounting Systems: QuickBooks, Sage, Solomon

• Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher Languages

Spanish (Native), English (Fluent)

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