Maria Luisa Dizon Nozawa
Honolulu,HI
Summary
Emerging accounting professional ready to develop career foundation with expanding operation. Dedicated to keeping records accurate and controls tight to meet all business needs. Systematic and well-organized with strong attention to detail, mathematical acumen, and GAAP knowledge.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounts Payable
Sullivan Family of Company (Parent Company of Foodland Supermarket, Kalama Beach, Food Pantry)
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Process Invoice and payment to Vendors
- Reconcile and adjust Cost of Invoices delivered to Stores
- Overseeing and coordinates with Outsource Help make sure they enter all Invoices in HQ, Run the Journal edits and reviewed and approved the journal entries and posting batches in the system
- Verify cost and allowances, calculated PO’s make sure everything is match to our system
- Working with the store managers, Directors, and Controllers for oversee all Financial Accounting
- Run checks and printed checks for weekly payments to Vendors
- Manage and supervise the work and tasks given to all Accounts payable clerks and assist them if they need help
- Communicate with the Accounting Supervisor, Managers and Controller
- Make sure all the accounts are handled correctly and in a timely manner
- Reconcile and Accrues Vendor Aging and Statement make sure all Invoices are posted before month end closing
- Generate month end closing report to controller and managers.
Invoicing Supervisor/Accounts Payable Clerk
Pan Pacific Retail Management
05.2021 - 01.2024
- Process Invoice and payment to Vendors
- Reconcile and adjust Cost of Invoices delivered to Stores
- Oversea and delegating tasks to all Invoicing Clerks and Accounts Payable clerks
- Manage and supervise the work and tasks given to associates
- Work and coordinates with POS, Buyers, and Stores Directors
- Verify cost and allowances, calculated PO’s make sure everything is match to our system
- Make sure all the accounts are handled correctly and in a timely manner
- Reconcile Vendors Aging and Monthly Statement
- Generate month end closing report to controller and managers.
Accounts Payable Clerk
Koha Oriental Food Inc.
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Applied proper GL codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable
- Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls
- Managed accounting department through oversight of accounts payable/receivables
- Calculate sales representatives’ gas & mileage reimbursements, and commissions
- Updated vendors & customer records and billing information
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journal.
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Clerk
Norpac Fisheries Export
04.2014 - 03.2020
- Maintained cash flows by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements
- Implemented updated production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards to improve company financial standing
- Accurately documented all cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions
- Managed entire accounting cycle including gathering information, preparing documents finalizing reports and closing books
- Completed daily accounting tasks including tracking funds, preparing deposits, and reconciling accounts
- Reviewed accounts resolved coding areas and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entries.
Administrative Assistant/Co-op Advertising AR Clerk
Daiei (USA) Company Ltd/Don Quijote (USA) Co., Ltd
04.2005 - 04.2014
- Interacted with vendors, customers, and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions
- Developed and updated spreadsheets to track, analyze and report on Sales and Advertising Sales Performance
- Performed general office duties, including answering multi-line phones, routing telephone calls or messages to appropriate staff and greeting visitors
- Billed customers/vendors for all their advertising cost expenses and allocated the payments to each department
- Received and Records of Payments to Cash Receipts Journal, posting to General Ledger Accounts and Generated customers/vendors Monthly Statements.
Account Clerk III - Contractual
State of Hawaii - Dept of Health - WIC Services
06.2024 - Current
- Provided clerical support to department, such as filing, copying, scanning, emailing important request to the right person and department who handles the inquiry.
- Assisting the Accountant IV with the maintenance of financial controls of federal grant awards through analysis, review and revision of transactional data.
- Maintained compliance with all established guidelines and legal contracts, such as Compliance of Vendor contracts, HIepro awards, MOA and administrative services contracts.
- Implemented innovative filing systems that significantly improved document retrieval time and efficiency.
- Received and entered vendor Invoices into the ledgers and payment invoices log. Prepare all documents for authorizing payment. This includes checking and verifying all bills as the unit descriptions, items code, price discrepancies, and other charges, make sure all documents are completed and amount of PO are match to the actual and total invoice amount.
- Created and encumbers purchase orders or C-41s,
Education
Associate Degree in Accounting -
LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
10.2020
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management and Accountancy
PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
03.2000
Skills
- Strategic and financial planning
- Process implementation
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Budget forecasting
- Cost control and reduction
- Scheduling and calendar management
- Credit card processing
- Account development
- Status reports maintenance
- Billing and invoicing
- General Ledger Accounting
- Journal Entries
- Retail Management
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Report Writing
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
References
- Robert Hasty, Norpac Fisheries Export, Accounting Manager, (808) 842-2153, RHasty@norpacexport.com
- Patricia Ching, Norpac Fisheries Export, Corporate Controller, (808) 349-2258, Patching@norpacexport.com
- Jennifer Inouye, Koha Oriental Food Inc., Former Corporate Controller, (808) 375-5291, Jennifer@lunalilo.org
Timeline
Account Clerk III - Contractual
State of Hawaii - Dept of Health - WIC Services
06.2024 - Current
Senior Accounts Payable
Sullivan Family of Company (Parent Company of Foodland Supermarket, Kalama Beach, Food Pantry)
01.2024 - 06.2024
Invoicing Supervisor/Accounts Payable Clerk
Pan Pacific Retail Management
05.2021 - 01.2024
Accounts Payable Clerk
Koha Oriental Food Inc.
07.2020 - 05.2021
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Clerk
Norpac Fisheries Export
04.2014 - 03.2020
Administrative Assistant/Co-op Advertising AR Clerk
Daiei (USA) Company Ltd/Don Quijote (USA) Co., Ltd
04.2005 - 04.2014
Associate Degree in Accounting -
LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management and Accountancy
PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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