Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer work at church and El Paso/Juarez Community
Timeline
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Cinthia Avalos

El Paso,TX

Summary

Dedicated and dependable professional offering over 20 years of experience in various operations. Proven ability to manage multiple projects while creating positive changes to processes and procedures. Skill at processing actions ahead of schedule. Experience at conducting accounting processes for high-volume operations. Possess a keen eye for identifying areas of improvement and implementing solutions. Display active problem-solving skills on a daily basis. Excellent time management and articulate attention to detail. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Strong ability to self-start and contribute to team efforts.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Analyst/Payroll

The Toro Company
2021.12 - Current
  • Process of Daily Production Metrics report for various location
  • Update Production Summary and detail (routers, and BOM)
  • Review Inventory Adjustments and update database
  • Production Forecast (weekly, monthly and every PJ's) Audit of Fixed Assets Inventory, tagging and report discrepancies
  • Assist with Month End Closing, preparing journal entries, accruals and allocations of expenses
  • Performs miscellaneous Financial Projects as assigned
  • Responsible for Accounts Payable process for El Paso location
  • Audit of AP system to ensure invoices are being loaded up and post correctly and approved in a timely manner
  • Supply invoice data to third party utilities analysts to assist with highlighting opportunities for savings
  • Set up of new vendor accounts and liaison with Toro corporate to have the accounts activate
  • Liaison between Toro Employees and the Uniform vendor on ordering of Uniforms and Replacement
  • Ensure new company credit cards are delivered to the correct individuals and assist with their activation

Finance Analyst/Payroll

The Toro Company
2019.03 - 2021.12
  • Maintain correct information for all employee records in the Kronos Time & Attendance Payroll Data Base
  • Daily review of entries for work hours, absences & unscheduled hours to maintain the integrity of Kronos for payroll and employee point system
  • Train and assist supervisors in overtime, vacation, personal time off and unpaid absences policy
  • Assist HR with training of new staff employee
  • Responsible for supporting process improvements that ensure employee are set up correctly in the system and the transfer of employee from one department to another is done correctly
  • Daily reporting to upper management of production hours worked and machine hours efficiency
  • Assisting in monitoring and tracking events budget and expenditures and preparing cost analysis reports
  • Responsible for Accounts Payable process for El Paso location
  • Audit of AP system to ensure invoices are being loaded up and post correctly and approved in a timely manner
  • Supply invoice data to third party utilities analysts to assist with highlighting opportunities for savings
  • Purchasing of office supplies using company supplied credit card
  • Set up of new vendor accounts and liaison with Toro corporate to have the accounts activate
  • Production forecast based on customer's demand and capacity
  • Review Inventory adjustments and explanations Ensure new company credit cards are delivered to the correct individuals and assist with their activation
  • Key Achievements: Implementation of the new kronos Time & Attendance version and the transferring of employee from one department to another consistently with Payroll process and Company policy
  • Reduce late fees paid to vendors due to late payment of invoices

Accounting Specialist

Yazaki North America
2014.03 - 2018.12
  • Manage and process all capitalization, transfer and disposal processes for fixed assets
  • Prepare journal entries of corrections for fixed assets payments and exchange rate differences
  • Fixed Asset account reconciliations
  • Assist in the preparation for fiscal year end and interim& external audit
  • Audit of Physical inventory of fixed asset
  • Review internal process for efficiencies on a monthly basis
  • Key Achievements: Increased productivity by reducing time spent on processing procedures by 50%
  • Passed 100% of all audits conducted on the capitalizations, transfers and disposal.

Accounting Analyst

Yazaki North America
2008.10 - 2014.12
  • Prepare monthly netting report and payments for overseas affiliates
  • Maintain an ongoing schedule of payments and ensure timely processing
  • Prepare and present a variety of financial reports
  • Key Achievements: Maintained 100% timeliness and ensured that payments and tax filing were ahead of schedule
  • Ensured all Mexico freight documents were ready for random inspections from the audit department.

Supervisor, Payroll and General Accountin

Yazaki North America
2005.03 - 2008.10

Manage payroll operations for 1500 hourly and salary employees and a team of five personnel

  • Assist with HR procedures to include interviewing and hiring payroll personnel
  • Conduct ongoing training and quarterly reviews for employees
  • Manage workflow and schedules of payroll employees
  • Maintain documentation of all payroll actions
  • Maintain all tax documents for each employee
  • Ensured bi-weekly deposits and payroll were process in a timely manner
  • Review internal process for efficiencies on monthly basis and recommends changes for future system requirements
  • Key Achievements: Submitted a ticket to correct W-2 errors for multiple employees which resulted in avoiding major fines from Social Security and the IRS
  • Successfully assisted the department in transitioning to a new software while training all payroll personnel on the new procedures.

Education

Master of Science - Business Administration Global Management

University of Phoenix
Santa Teresa, NM
07.2002

Bachelor of Science - Business Accounting

University of Phoenix
Santa Teresa, NM
09.2000

Skills

    • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
    • Fluent English / Spanish
    • Accounting Management
    • Payroll Processing
    • Audit Preparations
      • Personnel Management
      • Workflow Management
      • Account Reconciliation
      • Accounts Payable / Receivable
      • Customer Relations

References

Available upon request

Volunteer Experience

  • Basic Group: Volunteer time and finance resources for outreach program to help our local El Paso Community and Juarez.
  • His Dwelling Church: Participated in the distribution of food thru the Joseph Project in 2015 and in the collection of items for Orphanage in Juarez.

Volunteer work at church and El Paso/Juarez Community

At my church Koinonia, I do gather and donate items of necessity such a clothing, food, and other items for churches in Juarez.

I am also a member of the Basic group(Brothers and Sisters in Christ) and we do outreach to help the EL Paso Community and Juarez

Timeline

Finance Analyst/Payroll

The Toro Company
2021.12 - Current

Finance Analyst/Payroll

The Toro Company
2019.03 - 2021.12

Accounting Specialist

Yazaki North America
2014.03 - 2018.12

Accounting Analyst

Yazaki North America
2008.10 - 2014.12

Supervisor, Payroll and General Accountin

Yazaki North America
2005.03 - 2008.10

Master of Science - Business Administration Global Management

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science - Business Accounting

University of Phoenix
Cinthia Avalos