Accountant and Financial Analyst

• Aug 2022 - Present

Finance Project Manager

• Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

Revenue Accounting Supervisor

• Mar 2016 - Jul 2019

• Successfully led a team of two in Accounts Receivable area.• Indirectly supervised two sales order team by providing training and support their functions during the ERP system implementation.• Acted as a point of contact for Field Recycling Managers, Distribution Centers, Consolidation Centers, and the Logistics Manager.• Created effective processes and produced clean accounts receivable statements ~ monthly average 150 statements.• Provided excellent customer services and solved customers issues earned the customers' trust.• Created, monitored, and maintained all recycling customer accounts for multiple companies with different currencies.• Reviewed and approved Bad Debt calculation entries and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) report.• Performed currency revaluation for foreign subsidiaries and posting entries.• Calculated recycling freight accruals for 18 distribution/consolidation centers during month end closing.• Performed month end review and analysis of Recycling P&L.• Assisted internal and external audits.• Executed and implemented a new ERP system (Dynamic 365).• Confirmed and balanced all recycling customers security deposits.• Reconciled all recycling freight accruals and security deposits balance sheet accounts. Show less

Senior Accountant Financial Reporting/Inter-company/Recycling Division

• Nov 2005 - Feb 2016

• Assisted external auditors with annual and merger audit.• Participated monthly P&L review meeting and provided variance explanations for the assigned accounts to Finance Manager and the Accounting team. • Reviewed and analyzed G&A departments’ budget to actual and previous year to current year-to-date variances.• Generated and distributed FRX financial reports to appropriate management and assigned staff for review.• Researched and compiled of P&L financial statement questions and answers.• Created and balanced twenty-one pairs of inter-company P&L balance sheet accounts among nine companies during three days closing.• Prepared and booked gain and loss entries for closing.• Compiled, documented, and cross referenced all inter-company payment transactions on a monthly basis.• Assisted revenue department balancing inter-company cash applications.• Prepared personal property tax schedule and allocated installment portion to stores each month.• Provided annual cross border recycling shipment reports to tax department for tax filing. • Created and generated analytical freight report for budget to actual comparison and performed inbound and outbound freight accrual entries at month end.• Monitored and entered all stores recycling budget in Dart S&P for metric calculation.• Regulated new store set up in Dart S&P, oversaw stores recycling sales, and maintained all stores (~ 300 stores) recycling buyers in Dart S&P corresponding to the store’s assigned distribution centers/consolidation centers.• Initiated and managed with procurement, logistics team, and carriers to set up standard rules and procedures with a third-party vendor (CT Logistics) to process payment on behalf of the company.• Reconciled all recycling freight accruals balance sheet accounts. Show less

Senior Accountant (Cash)

• Sep 2003 - Oct 2005

• Created exceptional reports daily and worked with Loss Prevention Managers and stores to resolve Over/Short discrepancies.• Reconciled all assigned bank accounts and credit card payment accounts for the United States and Australia stores.• Reviewed and analyzed overall banking activities.• Supervised cash staff accountant during absence of cash supervisor.• Resolved credit card terminal associated issues between stores and merchant services.• Booked bank fees and credit cards fees accruals and reclassified journal entries for stores during month end closing. • Provided P&L variance explanation to Financial Manager during preliminary financial review for assigned accounts.• Assisted external auditors with annual audit. Show less

Inventory Accountant

• Oct 2001 - Aug 2003

• Managed 185 stores inventories and indirectly supervised store managers to balance and resolve discrepancies with vendors.• Accrued defer inventory cost for each store.• Recorded stock on hand for each store.• Accrued Cost of Goods Sold for stores.• Provided training to inventory manager upon arrival to the company.• Reviewed stores P&L and provided variance explanations to inventory manager.• Reconciled all inventory balance sheet accounts.

Staff Accountant

• Jul 2001 - Sep 2001

• Created prepaid account allocation schedule.• Maintained the prepaid account and expensed the costs to appropriate stores and departments.• Booked insurance cost allocations to stores and departments.• Integrated and booked payroll entries biweekly for all assigned pay groups and month end reimbursement entries.• Reconciled all assigned payroll balance sheet accounts and prepaid account.

Staff Accountant

• Jun 1998 - Jul 2001

• Prepared budget to actual comparison report for Vice President of Finance and all department head.• Performed month end closing and capable of analysis financial statements.• Prepared monthly business & occupation tax, quarterly sales tax, and quarterly board of equalization tax.• Assisted proofread important documents for Vice President of Finance and crossed exam the calculation accuracy of the financial statements and balance sheet accounts.• Acted as a backup person for Accounting Supervisor to confirm wire transfers.• Reconciled accounts receivable accounts for month end.• Managed prepaid account. Show less

Accounts Receivable Specialist

• Dec 1996 - May 1998

• Managed all credits and collections under light supervision.• Reviewed officers and salesmen’s expense reports, warranty expenses, and freight claims.• Deposited daily payment, applied payment to customers account, and maintained customers profile.• Reviewed daily sales transactions before sales clerk post sales to general ledger.• Contacted customers for payment on a daily basis.