Juan Pesantez
Queens,New York
Summary
Dedicated and accomplished Senior Accountant with over 3 years of experience in financial management and accounting operations. Proficient in overseeing month-end close, managing accounting functions, and analyzing financial reports. Skilled in analyzing balance sheets,income statements and maintaining accurate balance sheet account reconciliations. Strategic business leader, communicator and people manager. Demonstrated proficiency in Quickbooks, Microsoft(Excel), Traverse, and Great Plains.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
Geodis
New York
09.2022 - Current
- Prepare and distribute daily positive pay file
- Preparation of monthly cash account reconciliations
- Perform monthly general ledger account reconciliations
- Knowledge of all accounting functions and related internal controls, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets and inventory
- Maintains up to date and accurate monthly balance sheet account reconciliation
- Proposes correcting journal entries as necessary and records monthly recurring journal entries
- Preparation of and analysis of balance sheet account analyses
- Preparation of and analysis of income statement
- Month end close of all entities
- Assist senior staff and management with daily operations, special projects and requests as necessary
- Oversaw all accounting functions related to monthly collections totaling $1billion, including creating monthly aging, open invoices, sales and revenue reports.
Assistant Accountant
Palaguachi & Company
Queens, New York
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Completing financial reports on a regular basis and providing information to the finance team
- Completing bank reconciliations through QuickBooks
- Resolving errors in financial reports and correcting faulty reporting methods
- Reconcile and code all employee insurance bills to split the cost between the different locations, create check request
- Reviewed overpayments for paid off loan accounts, coordinated the timing of release refunds based on what type of method was used to make final payment on the account, created ap check requests.
Sales Representative
Atlantic & Major Energy
New York
01.2017 - 09.2019
- Cultivate excellent relationships with new prospects and existing customers
- Combine entrepreneurial drive with business management skills to increase revenues and profit performance
- Operated point of sale systems accurately and efficiently.
Education
M.S - Accounting
Queens College, City University of New York
New York, New York05.2022
B.B.A - Finance
Baruch College, City University of New York
New York, New York12.2019
A.A - Business Administration
Borough of Manhattan C C , City University of New York
New York, New York01.2018
Skills
- Financial statement review
- Expertise in [Software]
- General ledger updates
- GAAP proficiency
- Account Reconciliation
- Month-end close
- Fixed assets
- Tax law expertise
- Bank Reconciliation
- General ledger accounting
- Team Training
- Income tax compliance
- Tax Preparation
- Variance Analysis
- Journal entry posting
- Leadership
Leadership Experience
TOPSoccer Program, Volunteer, 12/2016, 03/2018, Queens, New York, Selected to strive soccer opportunities for players to develop at their own place in a safe, fun and supportive environment, Develop positive self-concepts through experiences in discipline, initiative, and achievement, which encourage children to fully realize their potential, Promotes social skills by teaching teamwork and cooperation
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
French
Limited
Certification
- Process in CPA Level one
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Geodis
09.2022 - Current
Assistant Accountant
Palaguachi & Company
01.2021 - 06.2022
Sales Representative
Atlantic & Major Energy
01.2017 - 09.2019
M.S - Accounting
Queens College, City University of New York
B.B.A - Finance
Baruch College, City University of New York
A.A - Business Administration
Borough of Manhattan C C , City University of New York