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JULIA MARRERO

Springfield

Summary

Hardworking, passionate, and detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Controller

Bacon Wilson, P.C
07.2023 - Current
  • Led financial reporting and analysis to inform strategic decision-making.
  • Streamlined budgeting processes, enhancing accuracy and reducing turnaround time.
  • Developed and implemented internal controls to safeguard company assets.
  • Oversaw month-end close activities, ensuring timely completion and reconciliation.
  • Analyzed variances between actuals and forecasts, presenting insights to management.
  • Managed audit processes, liaising with external auditors for seamless reviews.
  • Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
  • Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements..
  • Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing, and sales tax returns..
  • Followed up with delinquent accounts to obtain funds and reduce aging balances.
  • Mentored junior staff members, fostering a positive work environment conducive to professional growth and development.
  • Reduced month-end closing time by optimizing reconciliation procedures..
  • Increased cash flow by diligently managing accounts receivable and implementing effective collection strategies.
  • Ensured timely financial statement preparation, allowing for better decision-making and strategic planning.
  • Completed year-end close processes through effective supervision financial functions and regular treasury transactions.
  • Managed budgeting process, aligning departmental budgets with organizational goals and monitoring performance against targets.
  • Led cross-functional teams in the implementation of new accounting software, improving overall efficiency within the finance department.
  • Played key role in strategic planning sessions, offering insights based on financial analysis and projections..
  • Led implementation of new accounting software, improving data accuracy and accessibility for finance team.
  • Streamlined financial reporting processes, significantly reducing time required to close monthly books.
  • Improved cash flow management with rigorous monitoring and analysis of receivables and payables.
  • Maximized year-end tax benefits by efficiently managing cash flows.

Accountant

Quality Fleet Service
06.2018 - Current
  • Handle day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy, by downloading reports into excel, and check general ledger accounts for errors.
  • Monitor accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain 100% accuracy.
  • Decrease AR from 45.7 days to 10.9 days in average by creating relationships with customers, and sending weekly statements.
  • Reconcile accounts, reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets. Help to create forecast report to help predict future cash flows. Analyze different ratios to get valuable information in order to make business decisions.
  • Help map GL's accounts in new accounting system.
  • Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency, attend weekly accounting meetings.
  • Review business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable levels by speaking daily to all members of accounting team.
  • Train new employees on company procedures, create share files, and provide mentoring as needed.
  • Review accounts, provided journal entries, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry. Re-class prepaid expenses to accurately account for monthly expenses using accrual method.
  • Gathered financial information, prepared documents, closed books by 10th day next month.
  • Detected and corrected mistakes early on, and implement systems to avoid recurring issues.
  • Invoice trucking both internally and externally.
  • Create GL accounts as needed to maintain growing business, in order to get real picture of the P&L.
  • Book DOT exams for mechanics, review results, and inform management of results.
  • Close out warranty accounts once credit has been receive, document any over or under payments.
  • Balance account payable statements in timely manner to ensure accuracy of aging accounts payable.
  • Create purchase orders in order to enter accounts payable into accounting system.
  • Stay up-to-date with accounting principles and procedures in regards to Fund accounting, by asking question and interacting with our CEO.
  • Kept up-to-date records of donations in Excel with 100% accuracy. Created Excel sheets that pulled from each other to have check and balance in place
  • Process cash and checks for deposits daily, create back up documents for deposits, and maintain for mandatory period of time.
  • Allocate donations to donor's charity of choice, sent out thank you cards, and reached out to past donor's.
  • Aid in preparing budgets and forecasting expenses and costs to make informed decisions regarding future financial performance.
  • Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts to assist accounting manager with month end's responsibilities.
  • Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
  • Participate in internal audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
  • Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into Microsoft
  • Business Solutions financial management system, using high level of detail.
  • Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
  • Collaborated with external auditors to provide information for audit process.
  • Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
  • Provide back ups and source documents.

Staff Accountant

United Way Of Pioneer Valley
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Handle day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy, by downloading reports into excel, and check general ledger accounts for errors.
  • Monitor accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain 100% accuracy.
  • Decrease AR from 45.7 days to 10.9 days in average by creating relationships with customers, and sending weekly statements.
  • Reconcile accounts, reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets. Help to create forecast report to help predict future cash flows. Analyze different ratios to get valuable information in order to make business decisions.
  • Help map GL's accounts in new accounting system.
  • Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency, attend weekly accounting meetings.
  • Review business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable levels by speaking daily to all members of accounting team.
  • Train new employees on company procedures, create share files, and provide mentoring as needed.
  • Review accounts, provided journal entries, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry. Re-class prepaid expenses to accurately account for monthly expenses using accrual method.
  • Gathered financial information, prepared documents, closed books by 10th day next month.
  • Detected and corrected mistakes early on, and implement systems to avoid recurring issues.
  • Invoice trucking both internally and externally.
  • Create GL accounts as needed to maintain growing business, in order to get real picture of the P&L.
  • Book DOT exams for mechanics, review results, and inform management of results.
  • Close out warranty accounts once credit has been receive, document any over or under payments.
  • Balance account payable statements in timely manner to ensure accuracy of aging accounts payable.
  • Create purchase orders in order to enter accounts payable into accounting system.
  • Stay up-to-date with accounting principles and procedures in regards to Fund accounting, by asking question and interacting with our CEO.
  • Kept up-to-date records of donations in Excel with 100% accuracy. Created Excel sheets that pulled from each other to have check and balance in place
  • Process cash and checks for deposits daily, create back up documents for deposits, and maintain for mandatory period of time.
  • Allocate donations to donor's charity of choice, sent out thank you cards, and reached out to past donor's.
  • Aid in preparing budgets and forecasting expenses and costs to make informed decisions regarding future financial performance.
  • Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts to assist accounting manager with month end's responsibilities.
  • Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
  • Participate in internal audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
  • Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into Microsoft
  • Business Solutions financial management system, using high level of detail.
  • Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
  • Collaborated with external auditors to provide information for audit process.
  • Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
  • Provide back ups and source documents.

Education

Master of Science - Forensic Accounting

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
12.2016

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Business Management

American International College
Springfield, MA
05.2014

Associate of Science - Business Administration

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA
05.2012

Skills

  • Microsoft Dynamics GP (5 years)
  • Adobe Acrobat (10 years)
  • Bank reconciliation (5 years)
  • Flyntlok (Less than 1 year)
  • Microsoft Office (10 years)
  • General ledger reconciliation (5 years)
  • Internal Audits (5 years)
  • Financial Analysis (5 years)
  • CDK (3 years)
  • Tax Experience (7 years)
  • QuickBooks (5 years)

Languages

Spanish - Fluent

Timeline

Controller

Bacon Wilson, P.C
07.2023 - Current

Accountant

Quality Fleet Service
06.2018 - Current

Staff Accountant

United Way Of Pioneer Valley
01.2018 - 05.2018

Master of Science - Forensic Accounting

Bay Path University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Business Management

American International College

Associate of Science - Business Administration

Holyoke Community College

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