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GIOVANNI COCHELLA

Lake Wales

Summary

Accounting professional with comprehensive experience in financial management and team leadership. Proven expertise in streamlining accounting processes and enhancing financial reporting accuracy. Known for fostering collaborative environments and adapting to evolving business needs while maintaining high standards.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Accounting Manager

Yarga Asesores SAC
11.2024 - Current
  • Led financial reporting processes to ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations for all clients, including ten cemeteries and two logistic warehouses.
  • Managed accounting team for timely payment processing and collection, improving cash flow management.
  • Collaborated with project managers to develop accurate cost estimates for upcoming projects, including 4 cemeteries, increasing overall profitability.
  • Coordinated month-end closing activities, ensuring accurate and timely completion of all required tasks.
  • Mentored junior accountants, enhancing team skills and promoting professional development.
  • Implemented automated reporting tools, reducing manual entry errors and increasing data integrity.
  • Contributed to successful project completion by providing timely financial data analysis for informed decision-making processes.
  • Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.

Senior Accountant

Stambaugh Ness
06.2024 - 09.2024
  • Led month-end close, delivering timely reports for strategic insights.
  • Improved financial accuracy by resolving statement discrepancies.
  • Collaborated with teams to enhance budget forecasts, aligning strategies.
  • Verified junior accountants' work for accuracy and compliance.
  • Remote

Assistant Controller

Mountain Lake Corporation
09.2022 - 06.2024
  • Managed accounting activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles, policies, and external audits
  • Assist with month-end closing process and prepare monthly reports
  • Prepared periodic hoc reports to compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
  • Reviewed and analyzed the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and assisted CFO with production of monthly financial, management reports and board packages
  • Supervising accounts receivable, accounts payable and general accounting departments
  • Preparing and consolidating financial statements
  • Preparing and assisting with audits.
  • Preparing and submitting Payroll every two weeks.
  • Preparing and submitting tangible personal property taxes.

Staff Accountant

Mountain Lake Corporation
04.2021 - 09.2022
  • Prepared and verified cash deposits, applied funds to appropriate A/R customers, reconciled cash to general ledger
  • Prepared general ledger journal entries, bank reconciliation and account reconciliation
  • Reviewed accounts payable and invoice listing to confirm validity and to conduct of budget update if necessary and vendor reconciliation reports
  • Maintained fixed asset detail and capital expenditure budget; including adding assets, transferring CIP accounts to active and disposing of assets when needed
  • Maintained A/R records; prepare statements, bills and invoices; process payments; respond to customer inquiries regarding account status; and reconcile expenses to general ledger
  • Analyzed all prepaid expenses and allocated monthly expense
  • Prepared and created special financial excel worksheets for accounting use
  • Assisting in preparing and maintaining the fiscal year budget.

Accounting Assistant

Egis Group, AllianceOne
11.2018 - 04.2021
  • Assisting in accounting functions for the Central Florida Expressway Authority, including:
  • Receiving, verifying, and posting payments to ledger (Checks, Cash, Credit cards)
  • Preparing daily end of day reports and bank reconciliations.
  • Administering online banking functions, such as, scanning checks to the bank and preparing closing daily reports.
  • Nominated by management to serve as Accounting Supervisor for the new coming contract
  • Implemented new strategies in order to improve employees timing in completing accounting tasks

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration - Accounting

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
01.2018

Associates Degree - General Studies

Valencia College
Orlando, FL
01.2014

Skills

  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial Analysis
  • Account Auditing
  • Financial Reporting
  • Payroll
  • QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • General Ledger
  • AP and AR management
  • Project management

Certification

  • Advanced bookkeeping - Expert
  • Bookkeeping - Expert
  • Attention to detail - Expert
  • Managing accounts in QuickBooks - Proficient
  • Principles of accounting - Expert
  • Working with MS Word documents - Expert
  • Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel - Proficient
  • Verbal communication - Highly Proficient

LANGUAGES

English (Native)
Spanish (Native)

Timeline

Accounting Manager

Yarga Asesores SAC
11.2024 - Current

Senior Accountant

Stambaugh Ness
06.2024 - 09.2024

Assistant Controller

Mountain Lake Corporation
09.2022 - 06.2024

Staff Accountant

Mountain Lake Corporation
04.2021 - 09.2022

Accounting Assistant

Egis Group, AllianceOne
11.2018 - 04.2021

Associates Degree - General Studies

Valencia College

Bachelor's in Business Administration - Accounting

University of Central Florida

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