Controller/Accounting Manager

CAROLINA D. PAREDES

**** ********* ** ****** *****,TX 75028

281-***-**** ******.*@*****.***

QUALIFICATION

Highly skilled professional with over 10 + years of experience in a wide range of accounting functions including business management. Well disciplined with proven ability to manage multiple assignments efficient under extreme pressure while meeting tight deadline schedule. Meticulous outstanding analytical and problem solving skills.

Areas of Expertise

• Accounting-Management • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable

• Journal Entries • Bank Reconciliation • Fluent in Spanish

• Financial Statements •Staff training & development • Tax Reports

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SOUTHWEST EXTERMINATING – HOUSTON, TX 11/08-08/11

Accounting - Manager

• Formalized the entire accounting process for a small company in the process of rapid growth, including all computerized aspects of accounts receivable to ensure proper fee calculation and billing, implement a new computerized payroll system.

• Manage Accounts Payable/Receivable and expense control procedures including bank and account reconciliation, inventory verification, charge-backs, and preparation of daily bank deposits.

• Negotiate and enforce collection to recover funds and expedite the clearance on delinquent accounts.

HOLIDAY INN SW - HOUSTON, TX 08/07-11/08

Controller

• Directed all financial operations of a high-volume hotel to ensure security of assets.

• Collaborated with senior management in the compilation and preparation of the annual budget, forecast and financial status.

• Prepared Daily and Monthly financial statements reports.

• Directed and coordinated accounts receivables, accounts payables,

• Developed, implemented and control cash management operations.

• Prepared, Sales & Use tax, Occupancy and beverage taxes.

B&B HOSPITALITY GROUP - NY, NY 05/02-04/07

Senior Supervisor accountant / Controller

• Responsible for Supervision of A/P and A/R Clerks. Hire, and train personnel.

• Prepared and analyzed bank statements for (12) restaurants and (4) small businesses.

• Maintained all aspects of general ledger including month-end closing and accruals and analysis of general ledger accounts.

• Recorded Journal Entries to General Ledger for inter-companies. Prepared trial balance and year-end adjusting entries

• Designed daily cash flow report summarizing inflows and outflows to numerous bank accounts resulting in 5% savings in cost of funds.

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CAREER EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

• Developed a new accounts payable system which reduced month-end turnaround from five days to three days.

• Designed and implemented Accounting Policies and Procedures resulting in increased efficiency and reduced cost of operations. Save a proximally $30,000 in annual expenses through identification of inaccurate and unnecessary vendor payments.

URBANI TRUFFLES NY, NY 6/00-4/02

Accounting Manager / Assistant to the Controller

• Supervised Accounts Receivable & Payable department.

• Assistant to the Controller with the creation of monthly and weekly financial, analytic and sales reports, processed and posting Accounts Payables & Receivables transactions.

• Ensure timely and appropriate processing of payables and monthly cutoff procedures.

• Established a routine customer follow-up system to encourage regular on-time payments and assure continued cash flows.

• Reviewed past-due accounts with clients and established payment plans.

• Reorganized office and accounting processes to improve efficiency and boost productivity.

• Increased payment frequency of 97% of accounts. Reduced A/R aging from an average of 90 days to 60 days in less than 1 month.

USA DUBS REPLICATION NY, NY. 6/99-6/00

Accounts Receivable Manager

• Performed bookkeeping, and handle the financial department.

• Managed front office functions to support the President.

• Responsible for credit collections on all accounts by contacting customers by phone, e-mail and written correspondence. Preparing and maintaining customer’s monthly reconciliation schedules.

• Making decisions with clear authority to write off balances according to strict guidelines.

MILLENNIUM SPORTSWEAR NY, N.Y. 9/97-5/99

Accounting assistant

• Managed vendor accounts, generating weekly checks.

• Verify purchase orders and invoices.

• Maintained Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables.

• Ensured compliance with accounting deadlines.

• Monitored and recorded company expenses.

EDUCATION & SKILLS

BERKELEY COLLEGE NY, N.Y

A-A-S., Degree

Major: Office System Management

Microsoft Office, AccPac, Quick Books Pro, Realworld, Remax, Compeat, SBT, NetOp, Micros, Opera, EZ Labor, WinPCO.

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