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Kent, Wa, Us

• Provide supervision and coaching to two direct reports who are responsible for general accounting duties and bi-weekly payroll. Ensure team members are on track to learn and grow professionally.• Ensure accounting duties performed by team members are prepared timely and accurately. Provide the necessary and required level of review and approval of team members' work.• Serve as the primary point of contact for other PB subsidiary companies for intercompany billings. Ensure month-end intercompany entries are booked accurately, and intercompany accounts are reconciled prior to month-end close.• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, verifying completion.• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for the parent company using OneStream. Reporting includes maintaining the transformation rule of accounts, monthly uploads and reconciliations of QAD transactions to OneStream, and quarterly preparations of financial schedules.• Process monthly/quarterly brokerage and royalty payments.• Oversee the Concur expense reporting process and system. Serve as company-wide Concur Administrator.• Reconcile store sales related to Point-of-Sale System.• Prepare personal and real property tax assessments, business regulation tax returns, and census reports.• Review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations prepared by team members.• Assist with budget, projects and document processes and procedures within the accounting department.• Assists in preparation of audit schedules and other requests from auditors.• Provide backup to team members, including but not limited to payroll, Concur, daily cash reporting, wire setup, prepaid, fixed assets, etc.

Kent, Wa, Us

• Key role with the periodic close process from preparing and approving journal entries preparation to account analysis, reconciliation, and reporting.• Facilitated the implementation of OneStream, our parent company's new financial reporting system. • Maintained transformation rule, account mapping, and periodic imports of the GL into OneStream.• Maintained fixed asset accounting, including the adding of new projects, Depreciation Expenses (Budget and Actual), and Dispositions: Ensured all balances were reconciled to the general ledger each month.• Processed monthly/quarterly brokerage and royalty accrual and payments.• Performed bi-weekly payroll journal entry and reconciliation to ADP.• Reviewed and approved vendor payments.• Prepared fixed assets, payroll, brokerage, tax budget, and latest estimates.• Administered SAP Concur expense report and company credit card.• Prepared and filed personal property tax, heavy vehicle use tax, and other taxes as needed.• Prepared interim and year-end PBCs as directed by the Accounting Manager.• Maintained accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.• Provided mentorship and knowledge transfer to new Staff Accountant.

Kent, Wa, Us

• Prepared daily cash reports for the CFO, accounting director, and accounting manager.• Initiated $1M+ bank payments and ensured no fraudulent transactions in the accounts.• Maintained weekly check register summary spreadsheet to reconcile check runs and mailed payable checks.• Performed monthly bank reconciliation with zero unreconciled items.• Processed monthly journal entries and maintain a journal entry log with all supporting documentation.• Reconciled balance sheet accounts such as cash, receivables, payables, payroll, medical, industrial insurance, taxes, and loans.• Prepared and filed personal property tax, excise tax, heavy vehicle use tax, and other local city and state-required tax returns. • Prepared quarterly Bank Compliance Certificate and the Department of Labor and Industries report. • Assisted in the payroll budget, prepared audit schedules, and documented accounting processes and procedures. • Provided accounting support for accounts receivable, accounts payable, and ADP payroll processing.• Performed analysis reports to provide insight into variances and trends. • Administered SAP Concur expense report and company credit card.

Kent, Wa, Us

• Processed bi-weekly payroll for 500+ employees, including data entry & validation, generation of payments, and coordination of reporting. • Facilitated the implementation of the new HRIS system (ADP) and worked with an operational team on several payroll projects, such as setting up cost centers and payroll frequency change. • Developed payroll analytics that show overall trends for the Accounting Director to make an informed judgment in approving the current process payroll.• Reconciled court or government-ordered employee withholding and worked with outside reporting agencies on jurisdictional requirements in transmitting data as needed. • Maintained payroll operations while in compliance with the company's policies and procedures. • Researched and resolved payroll-related discrepancies timely and accurately. • Assisted the A/R and A/P team in the application of receivable payments, resolved unidentified customer deductions, and voucher PO and non-PO invoices. • Overall performance exceeded the company standards and was promoted to the Staff Accountant role.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Client: Oberto Sausage Company now known as Oberto Snacks Inc.• Vouchered 500+ vendor invoices in QAD per week as approved by the appropriate personnel. • Matched 200+ approved invoices against the check voucher twice per week with due diligence.• Maintained vendor payments archive including approved invoices, purchase orders, receiving documents and copies of payment documents.• Expedited the clearing of trade deductions from the A/R aging by attaching the backup as soon as the deduction was posted in the MEI/AFS site. • Transmitted 100+ customer invoices daily through mail or EDI.

Select Coursework: Intermediate Accounting I/II/III; Current Issues in Accounting; Professional Research for Accountants; Federal Taxes and Management Decisions; External Auditing; Accounting Capstone; Becker CPA Exam-Prep Courses

Assigned Client: Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra and Suarez Law Firm• Processed monthly payroll for 30+ employees including generation and distribution of payments.• Documented daily cash deposits and withdrawals, while consistently achieving 100% drawer accuracy. • Managed several funds, including petty cash, transportation, and cash advances. • Generated account statements, including retainer & special bill accounts, using QuickBooks for 100+ clients.• Produced summaries outlining monthly client charges, updating the out-of-pocket expenses ranging from copying costs to overtime fees. • Expedited final report preparation through advance preparation by creating a schedule of mid- and end-of-the-year reports, consistently meeting all deadlines. • Complied with governmental & industry requirements by generating such reports as Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source, and Monthly Remittance Return of Income Taxes Withheld on Compensation. • Created and encoded input & output tax schedules for entry into the Internal Revenue Relief System. Recorded daily collection amounts. • Averted penalties and fees through timely completion of key tasks, including payroll processing.

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting