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Performed general ledger accounting for a financial investment company (CUSO Financial Services).Responsibilities:* Maintained monthly schedules for general ledger transactions. Research discrepancies and make adjusting journal entries as needed.* Reconciled multiple bank accounts throughout the month.* Created and maintained internal and external reports related to various trade entities.* Worked with Accounts Payable to ensure proper coding for projects, fixed assets and prepaid items.* Prepared comments for any large discrepancies on the monthly income statements presented to the parent company.

Worked in marketing communications for administrators of 76 healthcare facilities in California.Responsibilities:* Worked with vendors verifying contracts and ensuring best use of funds for the projects.*Acted as a liaison between vendors and accounting to make sure timely payments were made and projects were coded to the correct budget.* Wrote and published internal newsletters using Constant Contact.* Updated website copy in WordPress.* Planned and coordinated service outreach events at senior care communities.

Performed multiple accounting duties at fast-growing international startup. Responsibilities:* Month-end close and year-end financial reporting and reconciliations. * Maintained accounting schedules and record of transactions. Verified and processed invoices to ensure proper general ledger revenue coding departmentally and by country jurisdiction.* Assisted external auditors, providing necessary backup and explanations of transactions.* Created ad hoc reports, analyzing discrepancies in the budget and balance sheet, reported cost-saving measures.* Managed installment payments, invoices, bank reconciliations, and expense report processing worldwide in multiple currencies.

Worked part-time at the Stone Company Store South Park while working as an accountant.Responsibilities:* Served beer to tasting room visitors and aided them in selection using my beer knowledge. Sold Stone merchandise in addition to beer.* Helped with inventory reporting, stocking and verifying transactions were correctly entered.* Logged kegs in and out as they were sold and helped customers load kegs into their cars.

Managed accounts payable and receivable for university-associated health nonprofit.Responsibilities:* Preparing monthly financial statement and annual budget.* Overseeing the timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions. * Preparing General Ledger for monthly review and created month-end reports and reconciling discrepancies. * Implementing next-generation technologies and process automation, including new remote deposit system.

Worked for a third-party video game peripherals manufacturer.Responsibilities:* Prepared the daily deposit of checks and ensured accurate application of payment to correct invoices.* Worked with various vendors on credit memos not authorized.* Prepared General Ledger transactions.

Began my professional career as an accounting assistant for a business management software company.* Processed consultant invoices and billable hours.* Prepared General Ledger transactions.* Research discrepancies.

Worked at a coffee cart at multiple locations - Children's Hospital San Diego and University of California, San Diego.* Prepared coffee and espresso drinks in a fast paced environment* Cleaned and maintained work area.* Ensured stock levels of milk, coffee and food items were up to par levels.

While a senior in high school and attending community college, I worked at this theme park in food service, carnival style games, and ride operator for a motion based simulator.