ESIMNACHIBIA THROWER
Tucson,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented Bookkeeper with 8+ years of experience supporting small businesses and organizations with accurate and efficient financial management. Proven ability to streamline bookkeeping processes, reduce outstanding receivables, and ensure compliance through meticulous reconciliations and reporting. Expert in leveraging technology, including QuickBooks and advanced Excel, to provide clear financial insights and support strategic decision-making.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Bookkeeper
Desert Bloom Landscaping
Phoenix, AZ
01.2020 - Current
- Manage the full-cycle bookkeeping for a growing landscaping company with 30+ employees and $2M in annual revenue.
- Cash Flow Improvement: To address the company's goal of improving cash flow, analyzed A/R aging reports, restructured client invoicing terms, and configured automated payment reminders within QuickBooks. This initiative reduced average Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and decreased outstanding receivables by 25%.
- Process Automation: Transitioned the company from manual receipt tracking to a digital system (Expensify) integrated with QuickBooks, automating expense categorization for job costing and saving the owner 5+ hours per week on administrative tasks.
- Payroll & Compliance: Process bi-weekly payroll for 30+ employees using Gusto, ensuring accurate tracking of prevailing wage requirements and timely filing of all associated payroll taxes.
Accounting Assistant
Arizona Charter Academy
Phoenix, AZ
06.2016 - 12.2019
- Supported the Finance Director with all daily accounting operations for a K-12 charter school, including accounts payable, purchase orders, and student activity funds.
- Vendor & Expense Management: Processed an average of 100+ invoices per week, ensuring proper coding to grant funds and general ledger accounts. Implemented a three-way match process that reduced invoice discrepancies by nearly 100%.
- System Implementation: Acted as the key finance team member during the implementation of a new expense reporting system (Expensify). Led data migration and trained 15+ department heads on the new paperless workflow, which streamlined the approval process.
- Month-End Support: Assisted with month-end close by preparing journal entries, reconciling prepaid expenses, and generating financial reports for internal review.
Accounts Payable Clerk
Phoenix Medical Associates
Phoenix, AZ
08.2013 - 05.2016
- Processed high-volume accounts payable for a multi-location medical practice with 200+ employees.
- Vendor Reconciliation & Audit Recovery: Managed vendor statements and reconciled them against internal records. This detailed reconciliation work uncovered and facilitated the recovery of over $5,000 in duplicate payments and billing errors from past vendor transactions.
- Invoice Processing: Entered and coded 150+ invoices weekly into the medical practice's ERP system, ensuring accuracy for cost center allocation and timely payment to vendors to maximize early payment discounts.
- Record Keeping: Maintained meticulous digital and physical filing systems for all A/P documentation, ensuring full audit readiness and compliance with internal controls.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05.2014
Skills
- Full-Cycle Bookkeeping (A/P, A/R, G/L)
- Bank & Credit Card Reconciliations
- Payroll Processing (ADP, Gusto)
- Financial Reporting (P&L, Balance Sheets)
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Management
- Month-End & Year-End Close Procedures
- Sales Tax Filing & Compliance
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP)
- QuickBooks Online & Desktop
- Process Improvement & Automation
Accomplishments
- Desert Bloom Landscaping
- Reduced outstanding Accounts Receivable by 25% by implementing a new invoicing schedule and automated payment reminder system, directly improving the company's cash flow.
- Arizona Charter Academy
- Successfully managed the transition from a manual, paper-based receipt system to a digital expense management platform (Expensify), integrating it with QuickBooks to save the finance team 10+ hours per month.
- Phoenix Medical Associates
- Recovered over $5,000 in erroneous vendor charges and duplicate payments by conducting a comprehensive audit of historical Accounts Payable records dating back two years.
Timeline
Bookkeeper
Desert Bloom Landscaping
01.2020 - Current
Accounting Assistant
Arizona Charter Academy
06.2016 - 12.2019
Accounts Payable Clerk
Phoenix Medical Associates
08.2013 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Arizona