Lizette Zavala
Ontario,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
CAMP NYC, Inc.
02.2023 - Current
- Facilitated the completion of reconciliations for multiple bank accounts
- Compiled and documented routine cash transactions into journal entries
- Processed and balanced prepaid expense transactions.
- Conducted A/R reconciliation across PayPal and Shopify accounts
- Conducted thorough reviews of GL entries for month-end
- Managed month-end close procedures and journal entries
Accounting Analyst
Azusa Pacific University
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Supports other departments with financial data, reviewing budgets, and calculating cost share
- Oversee monthly and quarterly invoicing processes for grants and other restricted funds
- Assure proper recording of financial transactions
- Approve expenditures within proposed and accepted scope of work
- Analyze transactions from various systems and processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency
- Prepare and examine reports for accuracy and compliance
- Prepare governmental reports and ensure compliance with the OMB Uniform Guidance
- Oversee final financial reporting obligation to sponsor and closeout in the general ledger upon award completion
- Provide ongoing financial support and perform various complex related accounting and project management tasks
Grant Analyst
Azusa Pacific University
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Assure grant reporting of the University and sponsoring agencies are fulfilled in a timely and accurate manner
- Analyze and reconcile financial activity ensuring expenditures are allowable, complete, accurate, and appropriately identified and tracked
- Set up new grant funds monitoring and tracking the status of each program through its program life cycle
- Work closely with the Director of Grants Management in monitoring grant activity
- Collaborates with month-end closing
- Process various related accounting duties as assigned by supervisor and senior management
- Responsible for ad hoc reports to senior management and external users
- Assist with external annual audits, and prepare documents requests for audit information
Accountant
Azusa Pacific University
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Process payroll accounting, including reconciliation of general ledgers and journal entries
- Supported financial audits with accurate documentation
- Maintain and balance general ledgers; audit for accuracy
Payroll Specialist
Azusa Pacific University
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Manage the payroll processing of bi-weekly payroll for over 1,200 employees
- Process child support orders, levies, and garnishments
- Maintain and document payroll records, personnel changes, and payroll adjustments
- Process of all final paychecks for terminating employees including final pay, audit and payout of accrued vacation balance and ensuring final deductions are accurate
- Coordinate with Human Resources to calculate pay coordination for non-exempt employees on leave of absence
- Provide information and timely responses to internal and external customers regarding payroll
Accounts Payable Specialist; Temporary
Azusa Pacific University
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Process approved invoices into Peoplesoft system and assisted with weekly check run
- Audit and process approved expense reimbursements
- Data entry for outgoing wires into PeopleSoft Software
- Maintain well-organized documentation of financial records
Accounting Clerk
P.K. Schrieffer, LLP
02.2018 - 08.2018
- Process A/P aging report and submit check requests to ensure timely vendor payments
- Maintain and reconcile petty cash accounts for the firm
- Review invoices and obtain approvals from lead attorneys and paralegals
- Process cover letters for invoices charged to clients, such as outside counsel, deposition fees, filing fees, and expert witness fees for payment
Accounting Assistant
REAL Journey Academies
01.2015 - 03.2017
- Create new vendor accounts and maintain up to date information for all vendors in the MIP Accounting system
- Process and code a high volume of invoices to the accounting system
- Print checks on a weekly basis to ensure on time payments to all vendors
- Audit and maintain well-organized documentation of financial records
- Maintain W-9 forms and prepare 1099's
- Maintain and reconcile several company credit cards by obtaining receipts of all purchases and verify all transactions to ensure monthly payments are processed
- Prepare and process bank deposits and ensure proper allocation of revenue for each school site
- Maintain and reconcile petty cash accounts for multiple school sites by obtaining receipts of all purchases made on a monthly basis
- Prepare and process expense reimbursements by verifying receipts to all purchases listed
- Participate in occasional panel committee interviews
- Assist with daily office operations and functions; ordered office supplies, prepared correspondence, scheduled meetings and maintained administrative calendars
- Coordinated travel arrangements for employees on business related travel
Office Assistant
REAL Journey Academies
02.2012 - 01.2015
- Assist office manager with incoming invoices and employee timesheets for payroll
- Serve customers by supporting receptionists, screening incoming calls and visitors
- Maintain office operations by receiving and delivering communications, gathering and mailing correspondence, and maintain student files
- Prepare and proofread a variety of school wide documents
- Assist students' needs: attendance, grades, schedules, student information, and new-student enrollment
- Prepare school attendance audits for multiple school locations
Education
M.B.M. - Business Management, Organizational Development and Change
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA05.2021
B.S. - Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA05.2014
A.A. - University Studies, Business and Technology
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA05.2012
Skills
- Journal entry preparation
- Statement Reconciliation
- Data Management
- General ledger accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Internal / External Audits
- Payroll Process
- Administrative Support
- Automated Systems & Procedures
- Monthly Account / Bank Reconciliation
- Account Reconciliation
- Monthly Journal Entries
- Variance Analysis
- Month-end closing
- Data analysis and research
- Bank Reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Accounts Receivable
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Staff Accountant
CAMP NYC, Inc.
02.2023 - Current
Accounting Analyst
Azusa Pacific University
09.2022 - 05.2023
Grant Analyst
Azusa Pacific University
10.2021 - 08.2022
Accountant
Azusa Pacific University
04.2021 - 10.2021
Payroll Specialist
Azusa Pacific University
03.2019 - 03.2021
Accounts Payable Specialist; Temporary
Azusa Pacific University
08.2018 - 12.2018
Accounting Clerk
P.K. Schrieffer, LLP
02.2018 - 08.2018
Accounting Assistant
REAL Journey Academies
01.2015 - 03.2017
Office Assistant
REAL Journey Academies
02.2012 - 01.2015
M.B.M. - Business Management, Organizational Development and Change
Azusa Pacific University
B.S. - Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
California Baptist University
A.A. - University Studies, Business and Technology
Chaffey College
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