Controller/Accounting Manager

Aurelio Palma

**** ****** ******

El Paso, Texas 79938

915-***-**** / 407-9619

*********@***.***

OBJECTIVE

A Position that enables me to use my financial analysis and project management skills.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree Science Business (Major in Accounting, GPA: 3.18), University of Phoenix, Santa Teresa, New Mexico, 10/2003

Accounting & Data Processing I & II Diploma,

Durham Business College. El Paso, Texas, 11/1981

Certification of Completion: Jackson Hewitt Income Tax Course. 11/08

SKILLS

Ø Microsoft Word/Excel/Power Point

Ø Microsoft Outlook- Email

Ø Windows 95/98/2000/XP

Ø Bilingual: Spanish/English

Ø Acctg. Software: QuickBooks/Peachtree

EXPERIENCE

Mount Franklin Foods. LLC 02/04 to 12/2010

Manufacturer/Processor of mix nuts/candies 150+ employee

Accounting Clerk

Reported to the Assistant Controller

Worked with A/P& A/R

Involved with month-end activities

Responsible for journal entries/freight accrual

Aerovox De Mexico, Juarez, Mexico 11/2000 to 12/2003

Manufacture of capacitors 500-employee plant (company went bankrupt)

General Accountant

Reported to the Controller

Worked with Fixed Assets Software (Best Software Database)

Created control file of all Fixed Asset in the plant.

Also worked with the Customs Department (Aduanas) auditing the documents (Pedimientos) of all the equipment being transport out and in from Mexico.

Pollak (StoneRidge Company-Corporate), Jaurez, Mexico 2/2000 to 10/2000

Manufacturer of automotive electronic components, 780-employee plant

General Accountant

Reported to the Controller.

General accounting duties

Responsible for maintaining a Best Software Database on all Fixed Assets.

Also interacted with engineers for auditing and tracking capital espenditures.

Involved in the monthly closing procedures.

Responsible for monthly financial reports.

Calculated depreciation reports every month for G/L entries.

Thermo Disc El Paso, Texas 05/1998 to 01/2000

Manufacture of wire harness, with Maquila in Juarez

Cost Accountant

Reported to the Controller

Responsible for all costing and end of the month closing reports.

New experience in costing wiring and molding system

Prepared monthly costing reports

Pillsbury Co. (Old El Paso Foods) Anthony, Texas 02/1979 to 12/1997

Manufacturer/Canning of Mexican food.

Cost Accountant

Reported to the Controller – 900+person plant

Saved corporation $35K by eliminating two clerical positions.

Implemented an intensive training program with supervisors & employees by improving usages reporting and inventory accuracy

Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly reports reflecting status of inventories, including raw material on hand, work in process, and finished goods.

Maintained specialized database (Activator System) to track and report discrete issues on work in process.

Worked with team leaders in the use of monthly reports to improve variance.

Setup specialized budget file on new products to track and evaluate cost data

Supervise four accounting clerks: A/P, A/R, receiving clerk, and receptionist in the Accounting Department.

ACTIVITIES

Represent the company in the Anthony community by distributing food donations to church, and non-profit organizations, and other agencies.

Also involved in sponsoring activities such as baseball, softball, and basketball within the company.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Team player. Highly motivated to learn and advance.

Looking for a company that values team work and offer advancement.

Capable of quickly learning and applying complex concepts.

SALARY HISTORY

Accounting Clerk: 17.5k; Warehouse Supervisor $29.5k Cost Accountant; $36.5k

SALARY REQUIREMENTS

Negotiable

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