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Long Beach, California, United States

• Review and approve all interagency financial transactions between 23 CSU campuses and the Chancellor’s Office.
• Design Excel templates to assist with processing, tracking, reporting and report creation.
• Work with campus representatives to answer questions and research and resolve issues.
• Prepare month-end reports to assist with month-end closing process.
• Implement macros and advanced excel techniques to manage data.

Long Beach, California, United States

• Service client accounts in various industries such as professional services, SAAS, non-profit, and individuals.
• Meet with clients, handle billing, provide updates and forecasting, maintaining and improving relationships.
• Oversee month end close processes for 10-15 different clients utilizing various accounting systems.
• Utilize process design techniques to improve quality and efficiency on client accounting processes.
• Manage a shared pool of 15-20 staff and senior accountants

Lakewood, California, United States

• Lead facilities management accounting for 240 administrative buildings across the US and Canada.
• Present during 200+ person trainings to provide updates on processes and compliance requirements.
• Oversee month end close process and maintain compliance with GAAP accounting standards.
• Manage a team of 8 including an accounts payable manager and staff and senior accountants.
• Create Excel templates to consolidate invoicing, support reporting, and manage payroll.
• Design various accounting systems to ensure timely invoicing and payment to vendors.

Seal Beach, California, United States

• Complete facilities management monthly accounting for 3 Boeing facilities ranging over roughly 2M square feet.
• Create Excel templates utilizing databases, v-lookups, index match, VBA, macros and advanced queries.
• Design Excel-based billing package for all client requirements which became the JLL Boeing standard.
• Oversee the month end close leading a team of 6 and all monthly bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Train mentor and develop two senior accountants, two senior finance analysts, and one ap specialist.

Seal Beach, California, United States

• Create weekly ad hoc reports. Write a report guidebook with tutorials for every process and report.
• Champion the Cost Save program and design the database for presentation to account lead team.
• Process all invoices utilizing Oracle, Yardi, Corrigo, and the Boeing 360 Work Order systems

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Concentration In Accounting

Activities and Societies: Accounting Society

Associate Of Arts