JOHANNA LORA
Bridgeport,CT
Summary
Resourceful Accountant offering eight years of expertise in examining and analyzing accounting records, financial statements and financial reports to assess accuracy and enforce compliance. Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, standards and best practices. Personable and energetic with an aptitude for client relationship management.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
AtmosAir Solutions
Fairfield, CT
09.2023 - Current
- Prepared monthly account reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, and other balance sheet accounts.
- Managed large amounts of financial data using balance sheets, profit and loss reports and online databases.
- Minimized internal accounting department backlogs by updating accounts and generating reports.
- Compiled and prepared journal entries to ensure accurate general ledger records.
- Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances.
- Participated in special projects as needed.
- Interacted with internal and external auditors to help complete audits and resolve issues.
- Wrote reports, authored papers and organized supporting documentation.
- Reviewed and reconciled discrepancies in accounts and financial documentation.
- Managed accounts receivable activities such as invoicing customers, applying payments received, monitoring customer balances.
- Reconciled intercompany accounts on a monthly basis.
Accounts Receivable Associate
AtmosAir Solutions
Fairfield, CT
03.2020 - 09.2023
- Performed various accounts receivable functions, handled cash receipts posting, updated cash flow reports and researched chargebacks and write-offs.
- Prepared and submitted accounting documents and reports for review, authorization and processing.
- Monitored customer account details to minimize or rectify non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
- Processed new customer forms to set up accounts in system.
- Assisted in preparing financial statements and reports as needed.
- Maintained accurate records of customer invoices and payments.
- Ensured timely follow-up on delinquent account balances, as well as taking necessary action when required.
- Generated monthly aging reports for review by management team members.
- Processed incoming payments according to established procedures.
- Prepared detailed reports analyzing various aspects of Accounts Receivable activity including bad debt write offs, adjustments, deductions.
- Reconciled cash receipts against outstanding invoices daily to ensure accuracy of accounts receivable ledger.
- Prepared bank deposits by verifying and balancing receipts and sending checks to banks.
- Generated, mailed and monitored invoices.
- Reviewed all credit memos prior to posting them into the system ensuring accuracy of information.
- Provided assistance in the preparation of month end closing activities related to Accounts Receivable function.
Accounts Payable Bookkeeper
Housing Authority of The City of Danbury
Danbury, CT
06.2019 - Current
- Checking vendor invoices for accuracy
- Data entering invoices for payments
- Processing reports after data entry
- Preparing pre-payment processing reports
- Charged pertinent expenses to accounts
- Processing payments to vendors on a weekly and needed basis
- Preparing vendor checks for mailing
- Establishing and maintaining confidential authority and vendors file
- Recording allocated administrative and office expenses in computerized programs
- Interact with vendors and solve any payment discrepancy
- Verifying transactions comply with financial policies and procedures established by the Authority
- Vendor file archiving and maintenance.
Education
Bachelor’s in business administration -
Universidad Dom. Organizacion y Metodos(O&M)
01.2009
Skills
- Exceptional organization
- Bilingual
- Sage
- NetSuite
- Analytical reasoning
- MS Office and Quickbooks
- Data Analysis and Research
- Customer-oriented
- Self-motivated professional
- Regulatory compliance BSA/ MLA
- Account reconciliations
- Effective time management
- Team leadership
- Problem-solving
- Advanced computer proficiency
- Accounts Receivable
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Staff Accountant
AtmosAir Solutions
09.2023 - Current
Accounts Receivable Associate
AtmosAir Solutions
03.2020 - 09.2023
Accounts Payable Bookkeeper
Housing Authority of The City of Danbury
06.2019 - Current
Bachelor’s in business administration -
Universidad Dom. Organizacion y Metodos(O&M)