Edin Zecena
San Tan Valley,AZ
Summary
Experienced professional with several years of experience providing administrative, clerical and project support to accounting departments. Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Reliable team collaborator with focus on achieving financial accuracy and supporting dynamic business needs through analytical problem-solving and effective communication.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
AAA Mountain West Group
Phoenix, AZ
10.2024 - Current
- Managed financial reporting processes to ensure compliance with GAAP standards.
- Reconciled cash accounts and performs bank reconciliations using Workday and Blackline.
- Engaged with cross-functional teams to optimize reconciliation workflows and maintain adherence to audit compliance requirements.
- Analyzed financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
- Led month-end closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements.
- Facilitated the setup of EBG ticket sales in POS by coordinating with project managers and cross-functional teams, while instituting operational controls and procedures.
Senior Accountant
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., Panda Express
Rosemead, CA
10.2019 - Current
- Prepared audit schedules requested by external auditors related to reconciliations, accruals, and prepaid expenses.
- Prepared journal entries to record, adjust, and reconcile transactions in the accounting system.
- Participated in training sessions on new software applications related to reconciliation tasks.
- Performed monthly closing activities such as accruals, prepaid amortization, fixed asset depreciation calculations.
- Collaborated with legal team to resolve disputes over ownership rights or contract interpretation issues.
- Performed trend analyses on historical spending data to anticipate future needs.
- Tracked inventory levels across multiple warehouses using Oracle ERP.
- Streamlined internal auditing programs by utilizing data analytics software.
- Prepared regular reports detailing all outstanding royalties due or receivable.
- Provided guidance to third-party vendors on proper payment procedures for royalties owed.
- Built automated workflows using Alteryx Designer for extracting, transforming, loading of large volumes of data from multiple sources into a single repository.
- Effectively communicate and explain Profit & Loss statements to operational stakeholders to support informed decision-making and financial transparency.
Data Analyst
Harbor Distributing
Huntington Beach, CA
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Optimized existing database structures for better performance on analytics tasks.
- Created dashboards utilizing data visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI for real-time tracking of operational metrics.
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual reports on actual versus budget comparisons.
- Maintained accurate records related to material supply and demand forecasting across multiple projects.
- Monitored customer feedback and conducted sentiment analysis to identify areas for product and service improvement.
- Collected, tracked and reviewed data to evaluate business and market trends to devise product quantity launch of new beverage.
- Monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) related to hard seltzer purchases.
Collection Strategies Student Assistant
University Of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
10.2015 - 02.2018
- Prepare collections-related documents using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Conduct bibliographic searching for books and other research materials using UC Library Search.
- Provide assistance with basic administrative tasks (e.g., data input, scanning, filing, photocopying), office mailings, special events, writing/editing.
- Assist patrons with the placement and pickup of holds, renewals, recalls, and searches.
- Provide information and referral services for library users.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA06-2018
Skills
- General Ledger Management
- Advanced Excel
- Team Collaboration
- Inventory Management
- Account Reconciliation
- GAAP proficiency
- Alteryx Designer
- Cash flow analysis
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Accountant
AAA Mountain West Group
10.2024 - Current
Senior Accountant
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., Panda Express
10.2019 - Current
Data Analyst
Harbor Distributing
06.2018 - 06.2019
Collection Strategies Student Assistant
University Of California, Irvine
10.2015 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of California, Irvine