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Cody Trujillo
Accountant
Denver,CO
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Server
Great Sand Dunes Oasis
05.2015 - 04.2020
- Maintained a clean, safe, and welcoming environment through regular monitoring of dining areas and server stations.
- Closed out cash drawer at end of each shift, reconciling totals and resolving discrepancies to maintain financial accuracy.
- Ensured compliance with health regulations by conducting regular inspections of serving areas and enforcing proper hygiene practices among staff members.
- Assisted in menu development by offering insights on popular dishes and customer preferences.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by clearly communicating pertinent information to incoming staff members.
- Trained new servers to uphold company standards in customer service, food handling, and overall professionalism.
- Managed food resources, memorized orders, and coordinated customer service.
Corporate Accountant
Monroe Group
2 2023 - Current
- Reconciles 13 corporate accounts on a monthly basis.
- Prepares weekly Cash Holdings reports for Chief Accounting Officer.
- Processes invoices, deposit checks, and mail payments for 12 corporate entities.
- Creates, codes, and allocates daily Intercompany Billing charges for 80 properties.
- Investigated and reconciled a 2 year outstanding balance in intercompany billing account.
- Processes and mail tax payments for all corporate entities.
- Maintains accuracy of general ledger for corporate entities.
- Analyzes and verifies coding for company credit cards across 80 properties.
Revenue Accountant
TransMontaigne
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Process and code daily customer invoices to appropriate General Ledger Account.
- Research and resolve issues with Terminal Managers and Business Development vendors regarding volumetric and pricing discrepancies.
- Create and analyze monthly terminal margin reports for variances.
- Perform 16 monthly Cash and Revenue account reconciliations.
- Monitor 37 regional contracts for new agreements, amendments, terminations, and annual contract escalations.
- Track monthly gain/loss volumes and excess/deficient volumes for reporting and settlement purposes.
- Generate and record up to 111 invoices for appropriate charges during month end.
- Review Revenue and Expense accounts every month for accuracy and record Journal Entries as necessary.
- Tasked with responsibility of managing accounting duties for an additional region in February 2022.
Accountant II
The Colorado Department of Labor
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Recorded biweekly timesheets and processed payroll for more than 100 Paid Work Experience (PWE) clients.
- Researched Colorado Operating Resource Engine (CORE) accounting errors.
- Prepared, audited, and coded employee travel reimbursements in accordance to Colorado State Fiscal Rules.
- Generated Info Advantage Financial Reports to research incorrectly coded payments.
- E-Verified employment eligibility for Paid Work Experience clients to work in State of Colorado.
- Prepared journal entry to properly record biweekly payroll and associated taxes.
- Researched payroll tax errors and created adjusting journal entries as needed.
- Created more than 500 AP payments across 7 different state departments.
- Approved more than 200 AP payments for Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
- Researched fraudulent unemployment claims in conjunction with Colorado's Criminal Investigation unit and worked with various bank to coordinate return of funds back to Colorado.
Accountant/Tax Preparer
Martinez and Associates
09.2017 - 04.2020
- Prepared more than 300 Individual, 20 Corporate, and 15 Partnership Tax Returns with Lacerte tax software.
- Created various spreadsheets to organize, file, and compile financial data using Excel.
- Reconciled monthly credit card and bank accounts using QuickBooks.
- Filed monthly sales tax returns using Checkpoint.
- Scheduled daily tax preparation appointments.
- Prepared Financial Statements using QuickBooks.
- Prepared W2s, W3s, and 1099s for payroll clients.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting - Minor in Taxation
Adams State
Alamosa, CO 08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO 08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Finance And Banking
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO 01.2016 - 05.2020
Skills
Payment Processing
Suggestive Selling
Menu Memorization
Food Service
Hospitality service expertise
Customer Service
Handling Difficult Customers
Health codes compliance
Food Preparation
Interests
Gardening
Beekeeping
Timeline
Revenue Accountant
TransMontaigne
10.2021 - 01.2023
Accountant II
The Colorado Department of Labor
09.2020 - 09.2021
Accountant/Tax Preparer
Martinez and Associates
09.2017 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Science - Accounting - Minor in Taxation
Adams State
08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Adams State University
08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Finance And Banking
Adams State University
01.2016 - 05.2020
Head Server
Great Sand Dunes Oasis
05.2015 - 04.2020
Corporate Accountant
Monroe Group
2 2023 - Current