AURA TORRES
Palmer
Summary
Licensed CPA with comprehensive accounting experience overseeing month-end close, financial reporting, payroll administration, and regulatory compliance. Demonstrated expertise in managing journal entries, account reconciliations, and maintaining general ledger integrity while identifying process improvements to enhance internal controls.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Staff Accountant
JAMES SOWELL COMPANY LP
Dallas
03.2022 - Current
- Manage key components of the monthly and year-end close process, including accruals, adjusting journal entries, and account reconciliations.
- Maintain accounts receivable functions including billing, cash application, collections, and customer account maintenance.
- Prepare and analyze bank, cash, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
- Maintain general ledger integrity through account analysis and review of financial transactions.
- Support accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including vendor payments, ACH transactions, wire transfers, billing, and cash application.
- Administer annual Form 1099 reporting and maintain vendor compliance through W-9 collection and review.
- Reconcile incoming Forms 1099 to accounting records and investigate discrepancies.
- Assist in preparing financial reports, supporting schedules, and management analyses.
- Research and resolve accounting variances while identifying opportunities for process improvements and stronger internal controls.
Staff Accountant
AIR REY SERVICE
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Prepared journal entries and reconciled accounts to ensure financial accuracy and integrity.
- Supported full-cycle accounting operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll processing, and general ledger activities.
- Processed payroll using QuickBooks, ensuring accurate reporting and up-to-date employee records.
- Recorded daily financial transactions and posted entries to the general ledger.
- Prepared bank deposits and maintained accounting records to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Assisted with month-end close activities and prepared financial reports to support timely decision-making.
- Maintained customer files and accounting records within QuickBooks.
- Maintained accounting records using QuickBooks.
- Assisted in maintaining compliance with company accounting policies and procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Auditing
Universidad Adventista Dominicana (UNAD)
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican RepublicSkills
- Full-cycle accounting
- Month-end close
- Financial reporting
- General ledger management
- Journal entries
- Accrual accounting
- Account reconciliations
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Internal controls
- Microsoft Excel and tools
Certification
- CPA - Texas
- CPA - Arkansas
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Timeline
Corporate Staff Accountant
JAMES SOWELL COMPANY LP
03.2022 - Current
Staff Accountant
AIR REY SERVICE
01.2021 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Auditing
Universidad Adventista Dominicana (UNAD)