Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
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Maricela Lopez

Bellflower,CA

Summary

Seeking a dynamic and fulfilling organization that offers ample opportunities for professional development and advancement. Eager to join a company that values growth and fosters a challenging environment, where skills and expertise can make a meaningful impact. Committed to continuously expanding knowledge and skills, ready to embrace new challenges and drive success in a company that values personal and professional growth.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Accountant

Partner Engineering and Science Inc.
08.2023 - Current
  • Initiated project creation in accordance with analyzed client contracts and necessary services.
  • Completed the review and invoicing process for approximately 500 projects on a monthly basis.
  • Review and record employer group insurance and accruals
  • Eliminated discrepancies by carefully reviewing budgets to prevent overspending and adhere to financial objectives
  • Increased efficiency of month-end closing procedures through streamlining tasks such as account reconciliations, journal entry preparations, and report generation.
  • Ensured compliance with accounting standards and regulations through meticulous record-keeping and documentation practices.
  • Ensured accurate revenue recognition.
  • Fixed asset depreciation
  • Asset assignments and disposals
  • Escheatment

Accounting Supervisor

Taurus Engineering
09.2019 - 08.2023
  • Managed accounts receivable and payable processes across three entities, including Taurus Engineering and two affiliated companies.
  • Completed billing operations for both domestic and overseas clients.
  • Submit invoices via customer portals, email, and post
  • Process credit card payments
  • Resolve issues preventing invoice processing
  • Submit monthly statements
  • Generate aging reports
  • Work with Shipping & Marketing departments to confirm charges
  • Update open sales order report with correct pricing by confirming RFQ’s
  • Create customer accounts and terms
  • Research and resolve vendor invoice disputes and discrepancies
  • Create vendor accounts and set up terms through credit app submission
  • Receipt of Invoice with PO matching
  • AP Data Entry
  • Print checks
  • Standard cost adjustment
  • Work order material issues, completion and closures to allocate standard cost per part
  • Currently assisting in formation of production in our sister company in Wyoming
  • In charge of work order completions and closures, making sure all cost is allocated per part
  • Process invoices
  • AP/AR
  • Experience with JobBOSS, Excel, Outlook
  • Good relationship with customers and vendors
  • Set up quotes
  • Time Clock
  • AS9100
  • Work with customers such as Zodiac, Motion Solutions, 3M/Terumo Medical, Marvin Engineering

Office Assistant

N.C. Engineering, Inc.
08.2016 - 09.2019
  • Run front office; calls, meetings, ordering supplies
  • Process customer purchase orders
  • Order materials and items for shop
  • New hire process
  • Bank Reconciling

FC Associate

Amazon.com
05.2015 - 02.2017
  • Maintaining a high rate and achieving my inbound/outbound goal in units
  • Stowing products
  • Picking orders
  • Submitting trouble tickets
  • Created Excel files for reverse tranship and removals
  • Created new ASIN labels
  • Reconciled purchase orders
  • Helping peers with problem solving
  • Trained new associates
  • Selected to go to Berkely to help launch a new site and train new hires

Presentation Manager

PetSmart
04.2006 - 04.2014
  • Responsible for day to day operations
  • Trained, coached and supervised employees
  • Provided safety training
  • Pricing and merchandising
  • Resolved customer conflicts and issues
  • Special orders for customers
  • Unloaded incoming shipments with forklift
  • Conducted quarterly inventories of back stock
  • Store opening and closing procedures
  • Register count
  • Delivered a presentation to the district on how to be time efficient and how to implement new strategies to improve standard procedures

Education

Associate Of Science - Accounting

Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington, CA

Certificate - Accounting

Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
12.2020

High school - undefined

Narbonne High School
Harbor City, CA
06.2005

Skills

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Time Management
  • Customer Service
  • Inventory Management
  • Data Entry
  • Training
  • Billing
  • Account reconciliation
  • ERP systems proficiency
  • Invoice management
  • Fixed asset accounting
  • Intercompany transactions
  • Contract review
  • Credit card reconciliations
  • Lien waivers
  • Project setup sheets
  • Certificates of insurance
  • General ledger maintenance
  • Collections and payments
  • Month-end close process
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Adaptability and flexibility

Certification

  • Vocational Accounting Certificate
  • Present

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Project Accountant

Partner Engineering and Science Inc.
08.2023 - Current

Accounting Supervisor

Taurus Engineering
09.2019 - 08.2023

Office Assistant

N.C. Engineering, Inc.
08.2016 - 09.2019

FC Associate

Amazon.com
05.2015 - 02.2017

Presentation Manager

PetSmart
04.2006 - 04.2014

Certificate - Accounting

Cerritos College

High school - undefined

Narbonne High School

Associate Of Science - Accounting

Los Angeles Harbor College
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