HELEN KISSEE
Indio,CA
Summary
More than 10 years experience in Accounting and over 5 years of Payroll/Human Resource experience. Strong verbal communications skills with customers and vendors. Ability to handle simultaneous projects and meet deadlines effectively. Detail-oriented with exemplary organization and project management skills. Fast learner and excellent in multitasking. Ability to work in a high volume and fast-paced environment. Great computer skills, experienced with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and 10-key.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
CONTROLLER / OFFICE MANAGER
LEC MANUFACTURING LLC dba LUXE ELECTRIC CARS
10.2023 - Current
- Responsible for Accounting, Accounts Payable and Receivable, and process bi-weekly Payroll
- Provide new stock numbers on Golf Cart Deals and manage Customer Deal Jackets
- Prepare and enter invoicing on deals in Quickbooks
- Cut weekly checks for vendors and employees
- Make Bank deposits and bank reconciliations
- Month end close reconciliations, Closing of Month End and do Cost of Goods Sold on Vehicle sales
- Manage and coordinate transport logistics for Golf Cart delivery from location to the Port, with Customers and Transport Companies
- Enter general ledger entries and correct posting of entries
- Employee files management, monitor human resources and employee issues
- Oversee and resolve computer, internet and phone issues
- Created procedures and manuals for the Company
- Answer after hour calls and weekends from clients and alarm monitoring.
FINANCIAL REVIEW SPECIALIST
THE JUDGE GROUP - GUIDEHOUSE AMJP PROJECT
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Managed roughly 80 grant recipients with a total portfolio value of over $75,000,000 for the U.S
- Department of Transportation’s Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program to ensure they are meeting the program’s requirements and provide any assistance and explanations as needed
- Analyze, reconcile, and investigate variances related payroll information
- Review and assess the validity of payroll and benefits documentation as provided by grant recipients
- Review and verify that recipient payment requests do not include unallowable costs
- Manage on a daily-basis calls to Recipients with the Review Management Team to ensure accurate documents are received and uploaded correctly into SharePoint
- Document work performed in standard workpapers
- Update Tracker daily with my notes and change status (if needed)
- Help train new Testers on procedures and workpapers as well as answer questions they may have about the program and their assigned Grants.
PROJECT ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST
ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS – TRANSDIGM
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Created weekly costing report and analysis for Department Managers and Controllers to track performance goals and demonstrate effective labor, overhead and material use practices
- Managed AP and AR processes & complete month-end close timely and accurately
- Developed and implemented processes for SOX controls and GAAP Compliance and helped with Corporate Audit responses
- Trained new employee as a replacement for Accounts Payable position
- Created training manuals and procedures for Syteline and LN ERP systems
- Maintained and processed cash posting of received checks and wires
- Created invoices for Foreign, International and Government Customers
- Implemented a sufficient and workable process in the Accounts Payable Department by working with internal and external customers
- This in turn helped in identifying lean practices that drives processes and improvements in our Finance Department.
SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS – TRANSDIGM
04.2018 - 11.2021
- Analyzed, coded and entered invoices into Syteline Accounting System timely and accurately
- Collected necessary documents such as Invoices, Purchase Orders, Requisitions, shipping documents, email approvals, and any other forms needed to put the AP package together for data entry into Syteline system
- Processed internal check runs on a weekly basis
- Coded and processed travel expense reports and check requests
- I was able to reduce Receipts not invoiced database by over $1million
- Filed and maintained copies of vendor and internal invoices in filing cabinets
- Scanned documents into SharePoint as well as in Internal Public System Folder
- Monitored accounts payable email, routed invoices to Departmental approvers and responded to vendors and employee inquiries on a timely manner
- Kept in touch with vendors to maintain excellent relationship with them by requesting invoices and statements Collected and reconciled Purchase Card documentations to ensure totals and receipts tie out
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and requests
- Responsible for Month End Reconciliation and Closing
- Worked closely with the Procurement Department, Shipping and Receiving, and all the Departments to ensure timeliness and accurate documents are received.
ASST FINANCE -DISBURSEMENT
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Palm Springs
05.2013 - 04.2018
- Processed POs and non-POs, credit vouchers, reconciled and researched Vendor Accounts to ensure accurate payments (returned checks, unpaid invoices and overdue payments)
- Responsible in requesting new vendor documents such as W9, Stark Forms and any other pertinent documents needed to get the vendor activated in the system
- Worked with Corporate A/P in ensuring proper vendor data entry and activation
- Responsible for maintaining Vendor Files
- Handled all the Physicians files and spreadsheets in the system
- Responsible for Month End Accruals
- Worked with our Materials Management Team and Receiving Department to ensure proper receipt of products and pricing issues
- Made sure proper approvals and signatures were on the invoices, vouchers, and check requests
- As well as making sure the Director signing the documents has the proper signing limit
- If not, then rerouted the document to upper Management
- Lowered the Receipt Lines Not Match as well as the Invoice Problems Screen in IMMS.
ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST ASSISTANT
SRI INTERNATIONAL
11.2010 - 03.2013
- Processed POs and non-POs, credit vouchers, reconcile and research Vendor Accounts to ensure accurate payments (returned checks, unpaid invoices and overdue payments)
- A/P Audit: calling on vendors about duplicate payments as well as making sure the proper account has been credited or debited correctly
- Responded to vendors, customers and employee inquiries
- Trained File Retention Clerk with Filing, Pulling daily vouchers and Auditors requested pulls
- Coordinated appropriate approvals on payables to ensure timely payments
- Maintained monthly processing of the AMEX Excel spreadsheet and folders of all PCard holders
- Coded and entered vendor invoices into SRI Accounting System
- Knowledge of used tax on purchases in accordance with California sales/use tax regulations
- SRI locations such as New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and other countries that SRI operates
- Transmitted and reconciled the ACH Bank files for Travel Audit
- Print check vouchers daily
- Maintained the vendor files in the File room and in the Archive Storage Area
- In my supervisor’s absence I was given the responsibility of maintaining the A/P Department by answering questions from outside vendors and other departments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Sacramento, CA01-2001
Skills
- Strong verbal communications skills
- Ability to handle simultaneous projects and meet deadlines effectively
- Detail-oriented with exemplary organization and project management skills
- Fast learner and excellent in multitasking
- Great computer skills, experienced with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and 10-key
- Commission calculation
- Balance sheet management
- Financial document review
- Payment disbursement
- Month-end and year-end closings
- Internal controls development
- Purchase tracking
- Bookkeeping
- General ledger accounting
- Cash Flow Management
- Statement Reconciliation
- Payroll Processing
- Cost accounting
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Sacramento, California, General Education, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California
Languages
English
Professional
Ilocano
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
CONTROLLER / OFFICE MANAGER
LEC MANUFACTURING LLC dba LUXE ELECTRIC CARS
10.2023 - Current
FINANCIAL REVIEW SPECIALIST
THE JUDGE GROUP - GUIDEHOUSE AMJP PROJECT
08.2022 - 09.2023
PROJECT ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST
ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS – TRANSDIGM
11.2021 - 07.2022
SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS – TRANSDIGM
04.2018 - 11.2021
ASST FINANCE -DISBURSEMENT
DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
05.2013 - 04.2018
ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST ASSISTANT
SRI INTERNATIONAL
11.2010 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
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