Etelberto Ospina Jr.
Huntington Beach
Summary
Adaptable, open-minded, and detail-oriented Senior Accountant with more than 5 years of experience in a corporate environment. A strong communicator and team player with an eagerness to exceed expectations. Highly coachable with a never ending drive to learn and contribute.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Craig Realty Group
04.2023 - Current
- Perform month-end close of various properties including outlet malls, industrial buildings, golf courses, and prepare, review and analyze financial statements on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Monitor daily cash balances
- Post journal entries and intercompany elimination entries for consolidated financial statements
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts with supporting schedules for fixed assets, depreciation/amortization, property tax accruals, prepaid insurance, monthly expense accruals, prepaid expenses
- Reconcile revenue and receivables accounts with CM subledgers and address any variances
- Ensure accurate coding of A/P invoices and all construction job cost invoices to maintain general ledger accuracy
- Assist in ad-hoc projects as necessary
- Prepare monthly partner reporting packages for multiple entities
- Prepare tax binders by entering tax journal entries and running financials to tie out to tax returns.
- Prepare monthly book transfers and wires for multiple operating properties to fund the payroll entity.
- Enter all new Fixed Asset additions, disposals, and run depreciation in MRI Fixed Asset Accounting module.
- File all personal property schedules for multiple properties in multiple states
- Prepare loan draws in compliance with loan agreement and submit to lender for capital expenditure funding.
- Prepare DSCR test and packet to submit to lender for quarterly/annual reporting.
Lead Corp Accountant
CIG Financial an AutoNation Co.
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Lead the month-end close by preparing journal entries, validating month-end reports, updating month-end schedules, and confirming all monthly accruals are entered
- High volume/large data set general ledger account reconciliations for cash accounts, fixed assets, capitalized expenses, A/P, A/R, and unearned revenues
- Assist with acquisition accounting and new system integrations and reporting for AutoNation
- Prepared financial statements and performed monthly variance analysis for the executive team
- Assist with the annual financial and due diligence audits to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting
Senior Accountant
Craig Realty Group
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Perform month-end close of various properties including outlet malls, industrial buildings, golf courses, and prepare, review and analyze financial statements on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Monitor daily cash balances
- Post journal entries and intercompany elimination entries for consolidated financial statements
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts with supporting schedules for fixed assets, property tax accruals, prepaid insurance, monthly expense accruals, prepaid expenses
- Reconcile revenue and receivables accounts with CM subledgers and address any variances
- Ensure accurate coding of A/P invoices
- Prepare monthly partner reporting packages for multiple entities
Staff Accountant
Craig Realty Group
07.2019 - 06.2021
- Perform month-end close for multiple outlet malls by entering all month-end journal entries such as: Depreciation/Amortization, expense accruals, prepaid amortizations, revenue accruals property tax accruals, wage accruals.
- Coordinate with property management to ensure all expense accruals are received in a timely manner
- Job Cost all construction projects and track all lien waivers to ensure appropriate payments to general contractors.
- Reconcile all balance sheet and revenue accounts.
- Maintain fixed assets, depreciation schedules, and additions/disposal schedules.
- Perform daily accounting for all properties by reviewing, approving and submitting all invoices for payment.
- Monitor cash balances on a daily basis.
- Perform all job costing for pre-development properties.
Intern
Murphy, Murphy & Murphy, Inc.
11.2017 - 04.2018
- Completed a thorough training course to support the tax team file income taxes for individuals, partnerships, and LLC's
- Maintain records for each client, including contacts, and telephone numbers
- Contact taxpayers by mail or telephone to address discrepancies and to request supporting documentation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California05.2018
Skills
- CCH ProSystem fx Workpaper
- MS Office
- MRI Accounting Software
- Verbal and written communication
- Bilingual Spanish - English
- Detail Oriented
- MS Dynamics GP
- NLS Loan Servicing System
- MS Dynamics NAV
- Gemini
- ChatGPT
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Craig Realty Group
04.2023 - Current
Lead Corp Accountant
CIG Financial an AutoNation Co.
08.2022 - 04.2023
Senior Accountant
Craig Realty Group
07.2021 - 08.2022
Staff Accountant
Craig Realty Group
07.2019 - 06.2021
Intern
Murphy, Murphy & Murphy, Inc.
11.2017 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
California State University, Long Beach
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