Accountant, book keeper, finance
Resume:
JOEI SANCHES
**** ******* ******, ******** **** CA 95531
EDUCATION
Doctoral Degree in Business Administration, in process Northcentral University
Certificate in Public Administration
Certificate in International Business
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, February 2003
LICENSE & CERTIFICATES
• In process Certified Government Finance Manager
• GFOA – Preparing a CAFR,
• GFOA - Intermediate Governmental Accounting
• GFOA - Budgeting for Outcomes
• Certificate of Budgeting and Capital Improvement
• Certificate in Organizing, Controlling and Managing Accounts Payable
• Certificate in Payroll fundamentals
• Certificate in Accounts Receivable/Billing Fundamentals
• Certificate in Accounts Payable Fundamentals
• Certificate in 10-Key
• Certificate in Microsoft Excel
• Certificate in Quickbooks Pro 2000
• Certificate in Quicken Basic 2000
• Certificate in Microsoft Excel
• Certificate in Sole Proprietorship & Partnership
• Certificate in Corporations, Gifts, Fiduciaries & Estates
• Certificate in Ethics, Appeal & Collection Process
EXPERIENCE
2007 City of Crescent City Crescent City, CA
Job Title: Finance Director, Treasurer
Duties: Oversee the Finance Department; direct, train and motivate employees by getting
feedback on streamlining their job. In the process of implementing online payments through U.S.
Banking of utilities, business licenses, parking tickets, and annual pool pass. Prepare and
implement internal controls for managers, and internal controls checklist. Prepare internal audit
policy and procedure manual, internal audit functions, audit process; and CAFR instructions
manual. Review and update Cities investment policy at least once a year to comply with CDIAC,
and monitor cash flow for capital projects. Prepare annual budget; budget forms and instructions,
present and explain annual budget to city council and citizens; and prepare budget in brief and
submit for public communications award through CSMFO. Work with department heads to
update annual fee schedule. Prepare year end check list, and annual reports that are due to SCO. Update staff of new governmental accounting laws and explain how the new laws impact the financial statements. Restructure the chart of accounts, and set up new fiduciary funds. Prepare annual SCO reports, statement of indebtedness for redevelopment agency, and prepare annual assessment district payments to the county. Work with the City Manager and department heads in coordinating the Cities Strategic Visioning Document. Monitor, Assign and direct staff on ways to improve productivity and implement new accounting modules to help improve productivity; implement project accounting module, accounts receivable module, and fixed assets module. Work with SRF loan counsel in the finance of $43 million Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility and SRF with Prop. 40/50 Small Community Wastewater grant of $1.8 million; and work with bond counsel in bridge financing of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility. Work with Housing Department in producing annual budget to HUD for Section 8 Voucher System.
2005 - 2006 City of Eureka Eureka, CA
Job Title: Accountant Supervisor
Duties: Assign, review, and supervise the preparation of Cities multi year financial forecast. Assign daily operations and activities of the accounting functions in the Finance Department to accountants. Monitor, plan, prioritize, and review the work of personnel; train and provide direction to assigned staff to implement goals, objectives, and functions related to accounting and budget administration. Review comments from GFOA and CSFMO on annual budget and coordinate improvements on annual budget, assign and supervise the preparation of the annual budget; prepare Budget in Brief for public communication award through CSFMO, and innovation in budgeting award through CSFMO with multi year financial forecasting. Coordinate with department heads changes to the annual budget in performance measures and presentation of the budget. Review comments from GFOA and CSFMO on CAFR and implement new GASB laws if applicable, coordinate improvements on presentation of CAFR, assign and review CAFR. Communicate any deficiencies with employees, recommend ways to improve deficiencies, and take disciplinary actions if necessary. Prepare, assign, monitor, and review year end process. Prepare line item budget instructions. Prepare and produce Eureka Redevelopment agencies Statement of Indebtedness, HCD reports, FAR’s, HOME program reports, and CDBG reports.
2003 - 2005 City of Rio Dell Rio Dell, CA
Job Title: Accountant Supervisor
Duties: Oversee the Finance Department; work with all the departments to produce the annual
Budget, present and explain the budget to City Council. Secure bridge financing for special
projects. Apply $2 million small community wastewater grant for Prop.40/50 funding, assist in
water and wastewater rate study. Recommended new accounting software and assisted in the
conversion. Assist the City in meter reading project; oversee financing and engineering process
with the Water Intake Gallery to ensure deadline were met (secured a 0% loan $2.5 million and
$3 million grant), work with Headwaters Funding Agency, prepared Annual Street’s Report to
SCO, prepare Annual Transaction Register Report to SCO, prepare TDA funding request from
HCOG and resolutions for City Council oversee CDBG and HOME program, work with
RCAA, responsible for internal control policy and procedures, oversee force account and
procurement process of water pumps and fire hydrants. Work with external auditors to ensure audits are completed, and take necessary steps to correct auditor’s findings. Direct utility deposits that were past due to customer to be paid.
2002 – 2003 Jackson & Eklund, CPA Arcata, CA
Job Title: Accountant
Duties: Maintain updated general ledger accounts in Quickbooks, Quickbooks Solution, Quicken, Excel, Access – Word base, BNE fixed assets and other computer base programs. Prepare weekly bank reconciliations, investigate and report any discrepancies. Post adjusting entries to general ledger, post invoice’s, maintain COGS and reconcile to Creative Solution Integration, closing entries into the income summary, and reversing entries. Maintain and reconcile cash control sheets, inventory control sheets, net sales and deposits within Quicken. Prepare weekly revenue reports, aging schedules, cash requirements, and checkbook activity report. Prepare monthly financial statements for various clients. Prepare tax returns, prepare 1099’s, 1098’s, monthly and quarterly sales tax, and property taxes.
2002 Advantage Rental Purchase Administration Eureka, CA
Job Title: Accountant
Duties: Manage employee's payroll hours, bonuses, and time off into accounting software. Manage employee's insurance and ensure it was paid in a timely manner. Prepare 150 employee's W-2's and W-3's. Update daily accounts payable and receivable. Prepare aging schedule and pay accounts that where due within 15 days. Dispute price variance's with creditors. On a daily basis deposit large amount of money into a receivable account and transferred the money into an expense account. Manage authorizing credit to customers. Manage NSF accounts, any uncollectible accounts would report to the District Attorney. Prepare daily bank reconciliation of the receivable and expense account. Prepare audits of inventory on an on going daily basis. Manage depreciation schedule of inventory in accordance with Oregon and California tax law.
1998 - 2000 Shasta College Redding, CA
Job Title: Accounting Tutor
Duties: Direct and explain to student’s proper accounting entries and its subsidiary ledgers:
posting to general ledger and to general journal, sales journal, schedule of accounts receivable
and accounts payable, purchase journal, cash receipts journal and cash payments journal, closing expense accounts into income summary, and adjusting entries. Prepare Balance Sheet, State of Equity, and Income Statement. Explain the laws that govern accounting i.e. (GAAP, GAAS, FASB, AICPA, SAS, and SOP).
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