Senior Accountant/Quality Assurance Specialist - Associa Client Services - Richardson, TX
(2024-09 - 2025-12)
- Reviewed and conducted month-end closing, bank reconciliations, profit and loss variances analysis and financial statement for non-profit corporations with high level complexity and standard operating procedures.
- Posted journal entries, accruals, adjustments and reclassifications.
- Amortized prepaid expenses and maintained insurance schedule for amortization to line up to policy.
- Maintained fixed asset records and calculated depreciation expenses.
- Oversaw payroll, accounts payable/receivable and banking and met all reporting requirements for each.
- Developed and automated QA tracking and audit reporting templates using Excel macros and VBA, improving client data accuracy by 25% and ensuring 100% on-time compliance.
Accounting Associate - Sutton Frost Cary, LLP - Arlington, TX
(2023-10 - 2024-09)
- Assisted senior associates in all stages of audits, including planning, performing fieldwork, and preparing financial statements in a non-profit & for-profit environment.
- Trained interns on audit testing, GAAP compliance, engagement letters, and reference reporting on testing procedures and software tools (CaseWare, Client Portal) for sampling and document requests.
- Conducted on-site audit work at client offices, including setting up electronic work papers and drafting engagement and representation letters in collaboration with the team.
- Prepared and reviewed year-end financial statements by developing and executing disclosure checklists, importing and reconciling trial balances, group accounts, and client schedules with the general ledger, reducing budget costs by 25% and improving client satisfaction.
- Prepared Form 990s, 1099s and tax returns for clients as well as writing to the IRS when necessary.
- Utilized QuickBooks to prepare quarterly reports, balanced books and performed bank reconciliations.
Accountant - Velavida Candles LLC - Richardson, TX
(2023-06 - 2023-10)
- Utilized QuickBooks & SquareUp software to record transactions, track cash flow, create invoices, and perform financial data entry tasks.
- Collaborated with the business owner to allocate sales credit and update forecasts in Power BI.
- Reviewed financial statements for management to ensure all accounts were near budget.
- Prepared and processed journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations for month-end close processes.
- Generated reports in Tableau for managers to use in accordance with audits done by third party companies.
Intern/Staff Auditor - University of Texas at Dallas - Richardson, TX
(2022-09 - 2023-05)
- Conducted audit work with UTD Office of Audit and Advisory Services in accordance with the IIA standards regarding office policies and procedures including audit software, spreadsheet and word processing software, analytical reviews, risk assessments, and other procedures to satisfy audit objectives.
- Composed university budgets, timesheets, operational and risk assessments for key university accounts via Teammates while pending for internal department management review.
- Evaluated specific risks related to the university's governance, operations, and information systems regarding compliance with policies and procedures, reliability and integrity of financial and operational information, effectiveness and efficiency of operations and programs, and safeguarding of assets.
- Researched and compiled investigative and up-to-date evidential reports to conclude results of work and audits relating to UTD operations.
- Collaborated with all levels of university personnel to use as evidence for audit work and gain an understanding of operations specific to the audit project.
Intern/Bookkeeper - WHI Packaging LLC - Lewisville, TX
(2021-07 - 2022-08)
- Prepared and analyzed budget-to-actuals for key accounts using Tableau and QuickBooks.
- Managed all incoming invoices for the client including timesheets and expenses and presented the information to management.
- Acquired new clientele and assisted in onboarding and maintenance of new client accounts.
- Corresponded with vendors for timely payments of invoices according to specific deadlines.
- Maintained payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data into QuickBooks Online for 100+ employees.
Tax preparer - Mattbel Insurance LLC - Dallas, TX
(2018-09)
- Utilized all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to maximize client returns.
- Computed taxes owed or overpaid by entering data from an information organizer to TaxWise.
- Interviewed clients to obtain additional information to increase credits and returns.
- Calculated preparation fees according to return complexity and required processing time.
- Assisted in month-end close process, prepared documentation for scheduled audits.
- Prorated and timely paid taxes in accordance with Counties and manually determine taxes due on deed backs.
