Maria Lourdes Morales- Calimlim: Accounting Manager in Long Beach, CA

Reviewed and revised budgets to support efficient spending. Verified employee benefit invoices by verifying coverage and costs. Built and professionally developed highly competent team of three (3) accounting professionals. Established financial systems that affected all aspects of company operations. Applied mathematical abilities on daily basis to calculate and check figures in all areas of accounting systems. Optimized employee performance, output and morale through development of enticing incentive programs. Partnered with auditors on annual audits and realized compliance with governmental tax guidelines. Prepared monthly reports, including payment and account reconciliations and financial statements. Managed all areas of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, general ledger management, banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.

Generated financial statements and facilitated account closing procedures each month. Compiled general ledger entries on a short schedule with nearly 100% accuracy. Compiled financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures and profit and loss. Performed complex general accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations. Reviewed collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts of outstanding balances. Posted receipts to appropriate general ledger accounts. Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments.

Performs all monthly accounting using MIP (MAS90) software. Prepares monthly invoices, financial statements and reports. Ensures all financial, accounting, and payroll policies/procedures meet standards for accuracy, completeness, and legal requirements. Arranges for yearly agency audits Ensures OCCC satisfies requirements for all contract, grant, and company audits Provides all payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable functions are completed timely and accurately for invoicing Maintains and responsible for all OCCC bank accounts. Acts as liaison with insurance broker and keeps all insurance documents, and correspondence Directly supervises 1-3 employees performing the accounting functions for the OCCC.

Responsible for the reconciliation of labor hours on a bi-weekly and monthly basis; transmission of payroll data via the web to our outsourced payroll company. Journalize and enter data for payroll expenses; determine and monitor cash flows for our general and payroll accounts; generate reports for allocation of costs. Calculate worker's compensation premiums and assist audits. Reconcile of general ledgers; maintaining audit schedules; generate financials using Microsoft excel; reconcile payroll taxes and employee benefits. Also responsible for accounts payable, review accounts receivable, light collection, and month-end closing activities

Responsible for the reconciliation of bank accounts from franchise dealerships nationwide. Assisted the tax department in filing multi-state property taxes. Performed data entry of daily deposits in Oracle software.

• Processed complete payroll on ADP systems. • Applied principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepared financial reports. • Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts. • Analyzed financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital and prepared balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other reports summarizing current and projected company financial position. • Responsible for reporting multi-state sales taxes. • Created, established, modified, documented, and coordinated implementation of accounting control procedures. • Devised and implemented manual and computer-based systems for general accounting. • Directed and coordinated activities of clerical workers performing accounting and bookkeeping tasks

• Responsible for multiple account analysis and reconciliation through the General ledgers and sub ledgers; assisted physical inventory counts. • Month-end closing and journal entries. • Also responsible for reporting sales taxes for the states of California, Washington, and Utah. • Maintained, created, and updated schedules of fixed assets. Maintained forecasted and budgeted reports. • Created and maintained Excel spreadsheets.