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Mathew Cruz

City of Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Reliable, ambitious, driven, detail oriented accounting specialist. Dedicated to learning and growing my career and abilities as well as any company that gives me the opportunity. Resourceful with a wide variety of experience and capabilities, but always looking to remain humble and willing to learn more.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Specialist

UCLA
04.2023 - Current

Enter invoices in PAC

Enter VIP invoices

Review EDI reports and process kick-outs.

Review and resolve H&I invoices.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Wilshire Law Firm
11.2022 - 04.2023

Reconciled vendor account statements

Enter invoices against active cases

Reconcile settlement distributions

Research and audit active cases to ensure proper billing and coding

Record check payments and electronically file them

Reconcile, prepare and submit monthly expenditure reports for various accounts to senior management.

Audit and submit cost reports for cases upon request.

AP Specialist

Repligen
10.2019 - 11.2022

Maintain accounts payable email

Collaborate with department managers to review invoices for approvals

Process approved invoices

Process PO invoices via 3-way match

Reconcile AP GL accounts on a monthly and quarterly basis

Review and clean up historical accrued receipts

Review and process employee reimbursements and final checks

Process check, ACH and wire payments via City National Bank and JP Morgan

Trained in Mapics (Infor) and SAP ERP systems

Assisted in vendor data management and setups

Submit vendor 1099's

Worked under SOX controls

AP Specialist

St. George Logistics
05.2018 - 10.2019

Process, vouch, and post items in Sage500(mas500) ERP system

Enter up to 100 invoices per day in Docuware Software

Collaborate with over 30 stations across the U.S. regarding accounting related problems

Bank reconciliations

Manage vendor accounts on a national level

Worked closely with Corp Acct on various projects

Process final checks

Frequently handled "RUSH" assignments

Hosted conference calls with various station managers and personnel

Processed claims and refund payments

Managed employee reimbursement claims and Chrome River software

Trained other AP staff

Processed capital lease payments


AP/AR Clerk

Empire Cleaning Supply
10.2015 - 04.2018

Monitoring multiple emails

Processing a high volume of invoices

Verified warehouse documents for accuracy

Submitting returns

Cutting checks

Keeping vendor relations

Tracking rebates

Entering customer payments i.e. cash, credit card, check

Taking customer calls and answering account inquiries

Auditing customer accounts

Calling on aging receivables

Reconciling bank statements

Reconciling credit card statements

Collaboration with other departments

General office and clerical duties i.e. scanning, filing, typing, answering phone calls, updating company files etc.

Education

Business Administration

Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona

High School Diploma -

Arroyo High School
El Monte, CA

Associate of Science - Business Administration

Rio Hondo College
Whittier
05.2015

Skills

    Vendor Relations

    Collections

    Customer Service

    GL Account Reconciliation

    Bank Reconciliation

    Credit Card Reconciliation

    Account Reconciliation

    Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc)

    Multiple Accounting Softwares (Quickbooks, Step 1, Docuware, SAGE500, Mapics, SAP)

Timeline

Accounting Specialist

UCLA
04.2023 - Current

Accounts Payable Specialist

Wilshire Law Firm
11.2022 - 04.2023

AP Specialist

Repligen
10.2019 - 11.2022

AP Specialist

St. George Logistics
05.2018 - 10.2019

AP/AR Clerk

Empire Cleaning Supply
10.2015 - 04.2018

Business Administration

Cal Poly Pomona

High School Diploma -

Arroyo High School

Associate of Science - Business Administration

Rio Hondo College
Mathew Cruz