Jewels Caldera: Staff Accountant in Colton, CA

- Prepared corporate, individual, partnership, and other tax returns while demonstrating an understanding of the fundamental principles of tax laws and specialized areas - Prepared comprehensive financial reports for external clients - Recorded and posted journal entries; classified entries and totals for accounting periods - Performed assigned audit, review and compilation procedures for specific accounts and transactions

- Prepared comprehensive financial reports for external clients; ensured no errors - Ensured SOX compliance for all assigned tasks pertaining to each client; obtained proper approvals - Met all reporting deadline due dates; provided auditors well-documented papers to support all work produced - Supported the month-end closing process for clients by preparing general ledger journal entries, investment information, and reconciled discrepancies accordingly

- Collaborated with the CFO to review historical trends and to establish current and future budgets - Performed comprehensive variance analysis to determine root-causes for each significant variance - Prepared financial statements schedules such as bank, inter-company, and fixed assets reconciliation - Managed month-end closing cycles; organized processes to support a reduction in close time from 5 to 3 days - Facilitated communication with internal and external auditors; provided reports & documentation as needed - Conducted various audit procedures such as receivables and payables confirmation, inquiries & analytical processes