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Rick Ramirez

Frisco,TX

Summary

Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities.

Work History

Sr. Accountant

KELLY-MOORE PAINTS
2021 - Current
  • Perform accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures for balance sheets and income statements
  • Collaborate with various departments within the company and prepare monthly analysis for IT and HR Directors
  • Assist Accounting manager and Controller with various projects and streamline procedures including HR and IT expense to budget
  • Prepare audit schedules and request by auditors
  • Hold monthly meetings with HR and IT Directors to discuss expenses vs budget
  • Assist with HR and Payroll Accounting and analysis
  • Rent and lease entries Lease Query ASC 842
  • Transition ASC 842 from Lease Query to Costar Leasing
  • AP Clearing Account of lease payments and reconciliation
  • Asset and Liability reconciliation for all leases
  • Detail Expense Analytics for HR, IT and Finance to Budget
  • Balance Sheet reconciliation and analytics
  • Monthly Entries CAMS, RENT, Payroll, Expenses for Finance, IT, HR and Corporate
  • Balance and eliminate intercompany transactions between 4 companies
  • Process IT and HR Allocations expenses.

Sr. Accountant

McAfee
2018 - 2020
  • Provide requested items to Shared Service Center in India
  • Severance Reconciliation and Release
  • Severance Accruals
  • Severance Payroll Tax Accruals
  • Reconciliation and calculation of long-term incentives
  • Reconciliation and calculation of other cash bonus
  • Rent and lease entries Lease Accelerator ASC 842
  • Prepare audit schedules and request by auditors
  • Lease reports/reconciliation for SEC Filings
  • AP Clearing Account of lease payments and reconciliation
  • Asset and Liability reconciliation for all leases
  • Record BRAVO Employee awards expenses
  • Attainment for yearly bonus accrual
  • Horizontal Expense Analytics
  • Balance Sheet Analytics
  • Monthly Entries and Reconciliation of Annual Percentage Bonus Accrual / Quarterly Percentage Bonus Accrual
  • Monthly Entries and Reconciliation of Payroll Taxes Annual PB/Quarterly PB severance and Other bonus.

Sr. Accountant

Hoya Vision Care, North America
2017 - 2018
  • Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, and adjusting entries
  • Perform analytical review and analysis to ensure the accuracy of accounts and financial statements
  • Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
  • Communicate extensively with Regional Vice President and Lab General Managers
  • Work with lab management to assist with analysis to help make critical business decisions
  • Preparation of monthly and quarterly schedules
  • GL analysis and account reconciliations
  • Prepare schedules for year-end external audit
  • Assist with the special projects
  • Fixed Asset accounting such as reconciliations, asset capitalization/transfers/disposals
  • Support Accounting Manager with adhoc projects
  • Take initiative to develop and propose new approaches and procedures
  • Document critical processes and procedures.

Sr. Corporate Accountant

NEC America
2011 - 2017
  • Engage in special projects
  • Complete corporate general ledger reconciliation's, analyzes and maintains a complete and accurate balance sheet
  • SEC reporting to Japan
  • Maintain and review company insurance premium allocation
  • Maintain U.S
  • And Expat payroll entries and review for accuracy
  • Monthly U.S
  • And Expat bonus calculation review
  • Manage reduction in force accrual
  • Accrue Sales and Use Tax on Corporate transactions
  • Maintain and Adjust Vacation Accrual
  • Calculate Benefit Expenses
  • Record Intercompany Transactions
  • Conduct month end closing
  • Review Corp expense account for monthly review
  • Maintain corporate property tax accrual.

Sr. Accountant

Lehigh-Hanson Aggregates
2007 - 2011
  • Completed general ledger reconciliation's, analyzed and maintained a complete and accurate general ledger
  • Participated in month end closing reviews, contributed to the timeliness and accuracy of the monthly, quarterly and annual closings of the corporate general ledger
  • Assisted all regional offices with inquiries, research and general questions
  • Trained end users on system access, functionality and reporting
  • Sales recap
  • Conducted month end closing: Spare Parts, Inventory, Verify missing inventory, Ready-mix, Fuel usage, Parts Inventory, P&L review
  • Participant in annual flyovers of inventory
  • Proper AP coding and verification
  • Engaged in soft close and year end audits
  • Property tax analysis and reconciliation
  • Implemented Trintech reconciliation software
  • Balance sheet standardization.

Senior Cost - Accountant

Sonitrol
2003 - 2007
  • Reviewed, compared and analyzed financial statements with the prior period and budget
  • Participated in monthly review of financial statements for accuracy to job profitability sheet
  • Tracked equipment, hours, and vendors for installation jobs
  • Reconciled WIP balances for accuracy
  • Prepared budget for branches
  • Tracked assets for branches
  • Created and maintained financial reports in FRX, ad-hoc reports
  • Created monthly sales tax download from Solomon for staff
  • Prepared sales tax returns
  • Cut AP checks & transmitted reports to bank
  • Maintained Solomon GL accounts and sub-ledgers
  • Assisted in conversion upgrade and subsidiary ledger restructure to streamline chart of accounts
  • Maintained ADP payroll entries for company
  • Prepared, calculated and distributed commissions for company.

Senior Accountant

SourceCorp
2001 - 2003
  • Transitioned the accounting records and functions from San Francisco to Dallas for various companies
  • Performed reconciliation of B/S accounts for preparation for the divestiture of companies
  • Closed divested companies (ALS, Rust, Debari, FUNB) within corporate guidelines
  • Assisted manager in reconciliation of loss and inter-company balances between entities
  • Hyperion Enterprise conversion- balanced over 900 accounts to equal I/S and balance sheets for 2001 and 2002
  • Accomplished closing and monthly procedures by the due date set
  • Reviewed and closed G/L accounts to streamline chart of accounts
  • Restructured closing procedures to achieve improved efficiency
  • Required increased documentation from operating companies to ensure accurate and reliable information
  • Assisted auditors quarterly and year-end
  • Ensured proper capitalization of assets
  • Assisted in the transition of new companies to a new manager (FRX, Hyperion, Solomon)
  • Prepared Financials Statements in conformity with GAAP
  • Reviewed, compared and analyzed Financial Statements with the prior period, budget and forecast
  • Prepared Monthly Reporting Package and explained significant variances
  • Reviewed and recorded GL (weekly), AP and AR transactions
  • Reviewed General Ledger for any adjustments or corrections (defer and/or accrue expenses)
  • Prepared and recorded recurring entries (property taxes accrual, bonus accrual, prepaid amortization)
  • Reviewed and recorded the Payroll accrual, AP accrual, WIP, and ETO journals
  • Recorded monthly depreciation according to FAS Reports
  • Reviewed and analyzed accounts receivable balances for determining valuation allowances according to Corporate Policy
  • Ran monthly Accounts Receivable Aging Schedule and reconciled to AR General Ledger Account Balance
  • Closed Subsidiary Ledgers.

Senior Accountant & Assistant to Controller

T.A.C.
1999 - 2001
  • Responsible for Month-End close of the company
  • Completed taxes: sales tax, use tax
  • Conducted Payroll, Accounts Payable, Operating Account Reconciliation
  • Reconciled inventory accounts
  • Assisted the Controller with departmental issues and tasks.

Education

BBA Accounting -

St. Edwards University
12.1996

No Degree - Accounting

The University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX
1997

Skills

  • GAAP Proficiency
  • Financial Statement Review
  • Audit Preparation
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
  • Audit Support
  • Team Training
  • Biweekly Payroll
  • Expense Tracking
  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Payroll Oversight
  • Intercompany Transactions
  • Lease Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Month-End Closing

Other

  • Literacy in SAP
  • Oracle
  • Black line
  • Adaptive Insights
  • PeopleSoft
  • Focus
  • Essbase
  • Solomon
  • Trintech - AssureNet
  • JD Edwards
  • Macola
  • Abra
  • Hyperion Enterprise Accounting
  • JWS
  • Command
  • Hyperion Retrieve
  • Microsoft Office
  • Bilingual in Spanish

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Sr. Accountant

KELLY-MOORE PAINTS
2021 - Current

Sr. Accountant

McAfee
2018 - 2020

Sr. Accountant

Hoya Vision Care, North America
2017 - 2018

Sr. Corporate Accountant

NEC America
2011 - 2017

Sr. Accountant

Lehigh-Hanson Aggregates
2007 - 2011

Senior Cost - Accountant

Sonitrol
2003 - 2007

Senior Accountant

SourceCorp
2001 - 2003

Senior Accountant & Assistant to Controller

T.A.C.
1999 - 2001

BBA Accounting -

St. Edwards University

No Degree - Accounting

The University of Texas At Dallas

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