Cristy Caballero
Henderson
Summary
Thirteen years of accounting expertise with strong capabilities in financial reporting, general ledger management, and variance analysis. Proven track record in optimizing costs through detailed budgeting and financial statement preparation, ensuring compliance with GAAP principles.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Fuel Accountant
JETT Gaming
Las Vegas
07.2025 - Current
- Assisted in the preparation of tax returns by gathering necessary information from clients and maintaining organized files with documents related to taxes.
- Responsible for most activities associated with the recording of revenue, expenses, and volumes associated with the sales of oil, gas, and natural gas liquids, including preparation of monthly revenue allocation worksheets, processing prior period adjustments, validating production data, verification of commodity pricing, determine accuracy of revenue and expenses based upon marketing and gathering and processing contracts, accurate royalty disbursements based upon mineral division of interests and state and federal regulations, and coordinate revenue check mailings.
- Prepare monthly revenue variance analysis, explain fluctuations in amounts as compared to prior months and estimates. Complete revenue accrual analysis and provide detailed feedback on accrual results.
Senior Accountant/Fixed Asset Accounting
Fluidra north america
Carlsbad
11.2023 - 07.2025
- Representing the team in cross-functional meetings, acting as the liaison to communicate team needs, progress, and challenges
- Coordinated across multiple departments to ensure major project objectives were achieved
- Managed, planned, monitored, and reported on key project goals and ensured alignment with business requirements
- Attended monthly project meetings, created reports on project and identified solutions to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
- Created and monitored a system of controls and procedures of fixed assets
- Recorded fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions in the accounting system
- Managed and recorded information related to a company's fixed assets (like property, equipment, and vehicle) within the general ledger, including tasks like tracking asset acquisitions, calculating depreciation, performing physical asset verifications, and reconciling fixed asset balances to the GL to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Posted depreciation expense to the appropriate GL accounts each accounting period
- Perform account reconciliations and ensure accuracy of financial data
- Assist with budget preparation and forecasting processes
- Working with AR, AP, and other departments as needed to resolve issues
Senior Accountant
MP Materials
03.2021 - 11.2023
- Coordinating audit processes
- Create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recording of fixed assets
- Recommend to management any updates to accounting policies related to fixed assets
- Maintain and reconcile balance sheet and general ledger
- Record fixed asset acquisitions and disposals in the accounting system
- Track the compilation of project costs into fixed asset accounts, and close out those accounts once the related projects have been completed
- Reconcile the balance in the fixed asset subsidiary ledger to the summary-level account in the general ledger
- Calculate depreciation for all fixed assets
- Conduct analyses related to fixed assets as requested by management
- Perform other accounting duties and supporting staff as required or assigned
- Maintain general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries
- Analyze monthly general ledger account activity, accruals and reconciliation of various accounts
- Prepare monthly journal entries and adjusting entries as needed
Staff Accountant
Valley Health System
Las Vegas
11.2016 - 03.2021
- Maintain the Fixed Asset and associated depreciation schedules on the FAS Software System
- Provide monthly detail for General Journal entries; insure proper recording of new purchases and disposals
- Ensure that all the depreciation has been posted and recorded in appropriate depreciation accounts
- Analyze and compile the financial data, so as to document the financial transactions that have occurred and assist in preparation of the general ledger accounts by providing a record of assets
- Prepare General Ledger entries by maintaining records and files, reconciling accounts
- Manage the processing of cash receipts-six acute care hospitals, recording of revenue and receivable and work closely with the Acute Controller to ensure revenues are given in timely manner
- Perform the processing of functional and expense allocations, monthly accruals, fixed assets depreciation and recording of adjusting and reclassification journal entries, if necessary
- Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
- Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
- Track the compilation of project costs into fixed asset accounts and close out those accounts once the related projects have been completed
- Actual to budget/forecast variance analysis
- Assisted the CFO in budget revision of various projects
- Provided ad-hoc reports and analysis, ensure proper allocation of revenue and expenses for budgeted funds on monthly basis
- Entered the budget in smart view and maintained spreadsheets used to assist in developing, monitoring, interpreting, and presenting the financial information for each project
Staff Accountant
Sam's Town Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas
01.2015 - 07.2016
- Prepared General Ledger entries by maintaining records and files, reconciling accounts
- Provided management with financial information by researching and analyzing accounts
- Accomplished accounting and completing related results as needed
- Managed credit cards, charges and other issues pertaining to credit cards
- Posted to General Ledger accounts
- Gather and organize financial data from all accounting departments
Operations Accountant
Caesars Consolidated Fiancial Operations
Las Vegas
03.2012 - 04.2013
- Responsible for contract review, expense review and cost analysis.
- Balancing reports from the Gratuity Distribution System
- Examines gratuity paid to employees, cash receipts and similar items to verify accuracy of recorded data
- Ensure reconciliations are completed timely and accurately in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – GAAP and internal accounting policy
- Coordinate internal audit process with Auditors
- Prepare accurate and timely financial management reports and statements
- Corrects errors or list discrepancies for adjustment
- Preparation of general ledger postings and monthly closings
Staff Accountant
Orleans Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas
04.2008 - 03.2012
- Prepare journal entries for daily audits and monthly journal entries as part of the month-end closing process for all gaming revenues
- Prepare month-end, quarter-end and annual close of the general ledger accounts that pertain to gaming operations
- Analyze balance sheet fluctuations, review profit & loss statements and provide pertinent information to upper management
- Maintaining outstanding checks lists
- Posting Cash disbursements to correct GL accounts
- Provide support to the management and other departments
Education
Business Administration - Accounting
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco01-1993
Skills
- Acute Care
- Balance Sheet
- Cognos
- CRM
- ERP
- GAAP
- General Ledger
- IFRS
- JD Edwards
- LMS
- Microsoft Access
- QuickBooks
- SmartView
- Spreadsheets
- Variance Analysis
- Micros
- Pivot Table
- Gmail
- Hubble
- SAP
- ORACLE
- Quickbase
- Cost accounting
- Project coordination
- Cross-functional collaboration
Accomplishments
- Cost Optimization: Reduced project costs by 15% through process improvements and expense tracking.
- Enhanced Asset Management: Increased asset tracking accuracy by 20% using new reconciliation methods.
- Streamlined Reporting Process: Developed financial reports that improved decision-making, reducing lead time by 4 days.
- Audit Excellence: Led accounting team to achieve zero audit discrepancies for three consecutive years.
Timeline
Senior Fuel Accountant
JETT Gaming
07.2025 - Current
Senior Accountant/Fixed Asset Accounting
Fluidra north america
11.2023 - 07.2025
Senior Accountant
MP Materials
03.2021 - 11.2023
Staff Accountant
Valley Health System
11.2016 - 03.2021
Staff Accountant
Sam's Town Hotel & Casino
01.2015 - 07.2016
Operations Accountant
Caesars Consolidated Fiancial Operations
03.2012 - 04.2013
Staff Accountant
Orleans Hotel and Casino
04.2008 - 03.2012
Business Administration - Accounting
City College of San Francisco