Esmeralda Orozco

• Perform detailed reconciliations across multiple sources, investigating variances and driving timely corrective actions.

• Prepare and record journal entries as part of the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.

• Streamlined the reconciliation processes, reducing reporting discrepancies and improving month-end close efficiency.

• Facilitated daily cash transaction reconciliations with internal teams to ensure accuracy.

• Ensured correctness of bank deposits, withdrawals, and transfers through thorough verification.

• Oversaw electronic funds transfers, including ACH, wire transfers, and bank account reconciliations.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify reporting gaps, enhancing accuracy and reliability of financial reporting.

• Trained and onboard new employees on accounts receivable procedures, improving consistency and processing accuracy.

• Prepared and analyzed audit support documentation, verifying data integrity and facilitating efficient audit processes.

• Partnered with Audit and Internal Controls to validate and enhance the accuracy of cash reporting.

• Generated ad hoc reports for executive management, providing timely insights for decision-making.

• Supported team by managing additional tasks and projects, enhancing overall departmental efficiency.

• Cross-trained employees, enabling completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.

• Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements.

• Prepared monthly financial statements and reports to maintain compliance.

• Managed accounts payable and receivable processes for construction and restaurant operations.

• Reconciled bank statements with general ledgers, ensuring accuracy in financial records.

• Created journal entries accurately and timely for month end close processes.

• Analyzed balance sheet accounts, and posted monthly journal entries complying with GAAP

• Verified GL coding of expense reports, ensuring accuracy for bank and credit card reconciliations.

• Reviewed invoices for accuracy and completeness prior to payment processing.

• Processed employee paychecks and calculated bonuses and commissions, ensuring timely and accurate compensation.

• Collaborated with management on budgeting and forecasting to maintain compliance with financial policies and support organizational financial health.

• Monitored sales tax compliance by reviewing transactions and preparing documentation for regulatory requirements.

• Contributed to the preparation and reporting of 1099 processes at the end of the year.

• Gathered and analyzed data for internal audits through detailed interviews and financial research to ensure compliance.

• Implemented internal controls such as production and waste records, weekly inventory counts, and void reviews to improve accuracy of financial reporting.

• Prepared monthly closing entries for multiple companies' books of record.

• Developed staff expense and reimbursement tracker to reduce user errors and increase reporting accuracy.

• Facilitated efficient office management in a busy construction and restaurant environment to support team productivity.

• Coordinated implementation of new budget systems, processes, and procedures to improve financial management efficiency.

• Analyzed parishes' budgets to ensure accuracy and completeness, supporting informed financial decision- making.

• Analyzed past budgets against new year budgets to identify significant variances and inform decision-making.

• Monitored parish expenditures throughout year to ensure compliance with budgetary constraints and optimize resource allocation.

• Performed reconciliations of actual expenses against allocated budgets to maintain financial integrity.

• Recommended spending cuts and redistributed surplus funds to align resources with budgetary goals.

• Supported internal audits by providing necessary documentation and data.

• Prepared bank reconciliations to verify account balances against financial records.

• Monitored parishes with past due debts to facilitate timely collections.

• Oversaw month-end closing, prepared financial statements, and managed reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

• Managed budgeting processes and tracked cost accounting activities to align expenditures with financial goals.

• Maintained general ledger integrity through review of account balances and transactions ensuring accuracy of information reported in the financial statements.

• Monitored accounts receivable and payable activities, ensuring timely reconciliation of accounts.

• Performed detailed variance analyses between actual results versus budget and forecast estimates.

• Reviewed internal control systems and recommended improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

• Establish, monitor, and enforce policies and procedures.

• Collaborated with external auditors to ensure timely and accurate completion of annual audits.

• Delivered comprehensive accounting services for diverse clients, improving accuracy and ensuring compliance with regulations.

• Executed general ledger reconciliations promptly to ensure financial integrity.

• Reconciled monthly bank statements to maintain accurate financial records.

• Maintained journal entry accuracy by updating individual ledger accounts diligently.

• Prepared internal and external reports to aid management decisions and support compliance audits.

• Generated sales tax reports in a timely manner to meet regulatory requirements.

• Entered financial transactions into accounting software, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness.

• Organized and tracked multiple client accounts to streamline processes and improve workflow efficiency.

• Reviewed lease expiration reports, calculating rent increases to maximize revenue potential.

• Managed daily administrative tasks to strengthen tenant relations and secure timely rent collections.

• Investigated and resolved tenant complaints and violations to promote a positive living environment.

• Conducted regular property inspections to identify and address potential maintenance issues proactively.

• Initiated eviction proceedings according to state law and court orders.

• Ensured compliance with all legal regulations concerning rental properties.

• Reconciled bank statements and balance sheet accounts monthly, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.

• Reconciled Federal Reserve accounts, Texas Independent Bank - TIB accounts, and Federal Home Loan Bank accounts.

• Executed reconciliations and journal entries for Treasury Tax and Loan, ATM, Debit Card, and Accounts Payable, enhancing financial accuracy.

• Recorded invoices in accounting system and processed payments, ensuring timely financial transactions.

• Fed Funds Settlement: Calculate daily position, settle account with correspondent and record journal entries.

• Conducted monthly assessments of correspondent banks to ensure compliance with regulations and maintain accuracy of financial records.

• Evaluated public collateral and assessed securities in portfolio, optimizing pledging against public funds.

Managed processing of check adjustments to ensure data integrity within FedLine.

• Supported preparation of internal audits, contributing to compliance and financial integrity.

• Served on Bank Secrecy Act Committee, supporting compliance efforts.