Brenda Clark
Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
Hatch,United States
1
Certification
28
years of professional experience
Detail-oriented assistant controller with 15+ years of experience in financial reporting, month end closes, payroll, budgeting, accounts payable and receivable and applying financial and managerial accounting practices. Bilingual certified.
Work History
Assistant Controller
9 Years 5 Months- Lead month end close, quarter, and end year close processes, general ledger entries, and account reconciliations.
- In charge of daily accounting operations and oversight like payroll, accounts receivable and payable.
- Assist with audits and financial compliance activities.
- Prepare accurate financial reports.
- Assist in creating annual operating budgets and monitoring budget to actual variances.
- Supervise and train bookkeepers throughout our Diocese (52 parishes and Schools).
- Manage payroll, ensuring all federal and state taxes are paid in timely manner.
Data Entry Clerk/ UIM Specialist/Finance
12 Years 6 Months- Data entry clerk, assist with balancing of pledges and payments. Supervise/manage UIM data entry.
- Build and maintain communications with all 58 parishes. Weekly and monthly reporting of UIM.
- Creating mail merges and exporting files to create monthly reports.
- Closing out of books and creating New Year’s goals for all parishes.
- Export data to excel spreadsheet to create final report for Bishop’s Advisory Committee.
- Make phone calls to those parishes that are behind goal.
Senior Credit Manager/Assistant Manager/Sales/Finance
6 Years 1 Month- Store manager responsible for making sure quota is met. Supervising all sales people and helping them with the close of sales.
- Keeping quarterly charts of sales and weekly performance logs.
- Learned different military ranks, MOS’s, read LES’s before granting approvals.
- I also handle customer service, warranty and store issues.
- Supervising floor and receiving of merchandise.
- Office manager duties: payments, deposits, keeping track of sales monthly, weekly and daily.
- Assist collections department with past due accounts.
Account Executive
7 Months- Accountable for sales of new loans including overall customer satisfaction.
- Built strategic alliances that resulted in positive outcome.
- Surpassed revenue in consecutive months.
- Sold auto, home, life and other various insurance products.
- Identified prospective customers using lead generated methods and performing an average of 60 calls per day.
- Participated in various incentive programs and contests designed to support achievement of production goals.
- Constantly hit and exceeded sales goals by 20%, always meeting monthly quota.
Store Manager/Collector/Credit
6 Years- Sales: Prepared sales slips and sales contracts. Recommended merchandise based on customer needs.
- Sales manager, cashier and collector.
- Handled objections and customer service as office manager and collector.
- Collector: Store collector, responsible for making collection calls and assisting with delinquent accounts.
- Always complying with credit and collection policies.
Finance Supervisor/Office Manager
2 Years- Responsible for employee schedules and payroll. Floor supervisor.
- Performed debit/credit and total accounts on computer spreadsheets/databases using specialized accounting software.
- Complied financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures and profit and loss.
- Received recorded and banked cash, checks and vouchers as well as bank transactions.
- Maintained confidential information such as pay rates, bonus target and pay grades.
Education
Accounting Masters - Accountancy
Bachelor of Accounting - Business Administration, Accounting
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting Basics
High School Diploma
Skills
Budgeting & Team Management
Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations
Tax returns
Compliance & Auditing
Month End Close
Payroll
Bookkeeping
Accomplishments
Parish Finance Council Member
NVTHS Treasurer
Certification
Bilingual Certified
Timeline
Assistant Controller
Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
03.2017 - CurrentRead More
Data Entry Clerk/ UIM Specialist/Finance
Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
02.2014 - CurrentRead More
Senior Credit Manager/Assistant Manager/Sales/Finance
Freedom Furniture and Electronics
01.2008 - 02.2014Read More
Account Executive
Beneficial/HSBC
02.2007 - 09.2007Read More
Store Manager/Collector/Credit
Household Furniture-El Paso TX
02.2001 - 02.2007Read More
Finance Supervisor/Office Manager
Roller King El Paso TX.
02.1999 - 02.2001Read More
Americas High School
High School Diploma
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University of Phoenix
Accounting Masters from Accountancy
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University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Accounting from Business Administration, Accounting
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EPCC
Bachelor of Accounting from Accounting Basics
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