Hugo Tapia Email & Phone Number

Lynwood, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Analyzes invoices and expense reports for accuracy and eligibility for payment.• Ensures vendor invoices are paid per agreed upon payment terms.• Analyzes expense reports and other invoices for accuracy and eligibility for payment.• Develop guidelines for proper handling and coding of invoices to maintain general ledger expense account.• Prepare accounts payable register and related reports in a timely manner and maintain accurate financial records and control reports.• Supervise a small group of para-professional staff in an organization characterized by highly transactional or repetitive processes.• Contribute to the development of processes and procedures.• Verify payments before Controller's signature is added by reviewing checks and vouchers.• Ensure proper recordkeeping of purchases for use in tax preparation and periodic audits.• Ensure employer identification numbers or social security numbers have been collected from all vendors for the payables clerk to prepare and submit 1099s.• Ensure proper maintenance, filing, and storage of records in case of audits.• Perform other related duties as assigned.• Trains and oversees employees involved in billing functions.• Directs assigned tasks and provides assistance as needed.• Assists with performance evaluations.• Interviews prospective employees and chooses the best applicant based on skills, knowledge, and abilities required for the job.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Perform general ledger accounting responsibilities. • Ensure a complete and accurate month-end close process withinestablished deadlines of the company.• Balance sheet reconciliations.• Prepar audit schedules and provide audit support and assist theauditors in their inquiries.• Perform variance analyses, identify and resolve unusual variances• Perform bank reconciliations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Handle all aspect of accounts payables.• Makes coordinated effort with personnel in the purchasing department, receiving department to ensure packing slips, purchase orders, vendor’s invoices are signed and correct.• Post all invoices in the correct & precise forms of amount, control account, distribution account, invoice number & invoice date.• Monitor open payables and reports status to controller as necessary.• Print checks and distribute to vendors according to due dates or as necessary.• Maintains accounts payable spreadsheets.• Keeps all AP related files well organized.• Maintains cleanliness and order in working area.• Maintains professionalism and good working relationship with vendors and fellow co-workers.• Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.• Assists in month-end Accounting period closing and preparation of monthly statements.• Liaisons between controller, CFO and on-site auditors.• Opens mails and distribute to the mail recipients.• Makes continuous improvement in the execution of all task described above.• Contributes to accounting team effort by exercising flexibility and recommending processes to improve efficiencies for the entire corporation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Maintained payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering of data and ensured accurate interface with timekeeping application.• Updated payroll records by reviewing changes in salaries, exemptions, 401K contributions, insurance coverage, job titles, and department transfers.• Paid employees bi-weekly by executing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.• Calculated and processed on demand checks, reviewed, edited and made corrections and adjustments as needed.• Reviewed semi-monthly reports (payroll register, payroll liabilities, employee earnings report, etc.).• Balanced the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.• Provided payroll information by answering questions and requests.• Ensured timekeeping application was up to date with current information.• Basic knowledge of HR law and practices as it related to payroll.• Maintained employee confidence and protected payroll operations by keeping information confidential.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Counted all chips in each set of collection boxes.• Recorded accurate count of each box onto count sheets and reconciled amount with another count team member.• Sold chips to Chip Window.• Performed count in a timely manner according to schedule.• Assisted casino personnel with various collection boxes.• Informed count room supervisor of any inaccuracies or problems.• Counted and verified all bundled and loose cash transactions to and from the cashier.

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Proficient in the use of DAPPS (PeopleSoft software) including application processing, hiring, payroll administration, termination and follow-up.• Assisted in the training of new clerks on the routine tasks required in the collection, control, review, and reporting of personnel and payroll data including the use of DAPPS for all aspects of human resource administration.• Audited payroll and personnel records of employees.• Prepared and processed payroll information.• Processed paperwork for new employees and entered employee information into the payroll system.• Provided information to employees and managers on payroll matters.• Recorded employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.