Jennifer Perez
Needham,MA
Summary
Results-oriented accounting professional with several years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and audit-related settings. Quick and eager learner with acute attention to detail and a consistent track record of identifying process improvements to drive quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant/Payroll Specialist
Sapphiros LLC
Boston, MA
08.2022 - Current
- Performed general ledger account reconciliations and generated updated financial documents
- Reviewed and analyzed financial statements to identify potential discrepancies
- Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements for 8 entities (Life Science,Marketing,Manufacture and Biotechnology)
- Prepare monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices
- Maintain accurate invoice summaries and collection records to enhance monitoring of billing and cash inflows in Quickbooks Online
- Communicate with multiple vendors to ensure proper billing
- Ability to meet designated deadlines and manage multiple projects to completion
- Monitored accounts payable activity to ensure accuracy and timeliness of payment processing.
- Managed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly general ledger closing activities.
- Assisted in the preparation of tax returns by gathering necessary information from clients and maintaining organized files with documents related to taxes.
- Coordinated with external auditors during the annual audit process by providing requested documents and responding to inquiries in a timely manner.
- Processed payrolls through ADP software ensuring accuracy of employee data as well as compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
- Create and maintain employee records, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, and tax withholding forms
Accountant/Payroll
Robert Half - Permanent Consulting Position
Boston, MA
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Examined financial statements and income statements to review company's financial performance
- Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices
- Maintained accurate invoice summaries and collection records to enhance monitoring of billing and cash inflows
- Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements for multiple companies
- Informed clients of permits, certificates, applications and documents required by various government agencies
- Performed various accounts receivable functions, handled cash receipts posting, updated cash flow reports and researched chargebacks and write-offs
- Verified, classified, computed, posted and recorded accounts payable data and reconciled daily totals to confirm proper accounting
- Reviewed timesheets for accuracy and completeness prior to processing payroll.
- Processed payroll for over 500 employees bi-weekly, ensuring accuracy of pay and benefit deductions.
- Processed new hires and terminations in the payroll system.
Fund Accountant/Payroll
Circle Surrogacy
Boston, MA
12.2019 - 01.2021
- Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements
- Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances
- Review third party payments and transfer fund when necessary through banking system
- Research, track, and resolve accounting matters that arise over the course of each client's case
- Assist in month-end reporting procedures
- Understand client agreements, surrogate and donor contracts, and communicate terms and conditions to clients, surrogates, donors, and in-house employees.
- Verified incoming funds from various sources such as banks and other institutions.
- Liaised with Controller to reconcile fund discrepancies
- Performed various accounts receivable functions, handled cash receipts posting, updated cash flow reports and researched chargebacks and write-offs
- Performed biweekly payroll and updated employee records.
- Maintained proper documentation of all funds' accounting activities.
Staff Accountant
Joyce and Associates P.C.
Boston, MA
04.2017 - 01.2020
- Performed pre-bill reviews, in accordance with attorneys' requests, and ensured that all information is properly placed
- Resolved vendor and employee inquiries about invoices quickly through research
- Performed various accounts receivable functions, handled cash receipts posting, updated cash flow reports and researched chargebacks and write-offs
- Investigated billing discrepancies and implemented effective solutions to resolve concerns and prevent future problems
- Routinely contacted account holders with balances over 90 days past due to resolve delinquencies
- Reviewed contracts, proposals and waivers to maintain accurate and up-to-date billing
- Managed AP and AR operations, coordinating staff workflows and reviewing completed work to reduce errors
- Compiled and bill attorney hours to clients every month to ensure monthly billing was finalized according to the firm's time frame
- Reviewed and verified the accuracy of billing and supporting documentation and perform billing analysis
Education
Bachelor - Finance
Salem State University
01.2016
Skills
- Accounts Payable/Receivable
- Bank Reconciliations
- E-Billing
- Payroll
- General ledger maintenance
- Financial Statement
- Audit preparation
- Legal Billing
- Financial data tracking
- Month-end closing management
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Accountant/Payroll Specialist
Sapphiros LLC
08.2022 - Current
Accountant/Payroll
Robert Half - Permanent Consulting Position
01.2021 - 08.2022
Fund Accountant/Payroll
Circle Surrogacy
12.2019 - 01.2021
Staff Accountant
Joyce and Associates P.C.
04.2017 - 01.2020
Bachelor - Finance
Salem State University
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