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Ruben Rodriguez

Ruben Rodriguez

Norfolk,VA

Summary

Experienced and self-motivated accounting analyst with 10+ year of experience working in general ledger & audit areas, always keeping on mind to give my best and learn new skills that can help myself and others to achieve goals.

My target is to become and a member who inspires others and become the leader that all companies need.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Project Manager

Coastal Virginia Storage LLC
Chesapeake, VA
09.2023 - Current
  • Provide administrative support to the Project Managers in order to facilitate successful project outcomes.
  • Created and maintained detailed project documentation including schedules, budgets and change orders.
  • Procure and organize project documents, reports and files to scan and have them digitalized.
  • Maintain office supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies.
  • Create travel arrangements for project managers and foreman according to their requirements. This involves seeking of accommodation for employees working on out states job projects. In cases where the company acts as tenant, oversee rental and utilities payments. Buying of flight tickets for manager and foremen.
  • Coordinate mailings including sorting mail, preparing packages for shipping via courier service or postal service, for example, payroll checks for employees that work outside of Virginia, or any other correspondence that need to be sent to different jobs in progress outside Virginia.
  • Enter data into spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel as is the control of worked hours of labors on field for the different job projects in progress..
  • Track and submit to a third party employee timesheets to prepare for payroll processing.
  • Create spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for record-keeping and reporting. Example of it, control of loans granted to employees, tools inventory, reimbursements to the personnel.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements and complete expense reports for travel reimbursement for different employees.
  • Create and send weekly and bi-weekly invoices to different customers.
  • Review expense and control of all gasoline cards assigned to the company’s fleet.
  • Review and reconciles company bank accounts.
  • Complete payments for issued invoices to the company.

Accounting General Ledger Coordinator

Kodak Mexicana, SA de CV
Guadalajara, Jalisco
11.2015 - 09.2023
  • Assisted with month-end close process for diverse European Kodak entities by following established calendar and procedures by the company.
  • Monthly General Ledger reconciliation against the different Sub Ledgers (Accounts Payables – Accounts Receivable – Fixed Assets – Inventory).
  • Debugged of open items in balance sheet accounts.
  • Analyzed of significant variances in balance sheet accounts.
  • Attention and support to the requirements of internal and external audits.
  • Reviewed and improvement of daily tasks by creating new procedures.
  • Prepared and posting of journal entries.
  • Assisted in the elaboration of VAT return and payments on a monthly way.
  • Annual Balance Carry Forward procedure for various kodak entities.
  • Reviewed of bank accounts transactions and their proper booking (Payments received, payments done, checks issued).
  • Prepared financial reports, such as balance sheets and income statements, for controllership team review.
  • Performed reconciliations of bank accounts and general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
  • Reconciled intercompany accounts on a monthly basis to ensure accurate reporting of consolidated financials.
  • Collaborated with external and internal auditors during annual audit process by providing required documents and responding promptly to inquiries from auditors.
  • Recorded debit, credit and account transactions in SAP.
  • Prepared and posted journal entries in SAP, reconciled accounts payable and receivable sub-ledgers.
  • Prepared Intercompany Invoices.
  • Reconciled intercompany transactions on a monthly basis to ensure proper recording of balances between entities within the company structure.
  • In charged of 12 people that conformed my general ledger closers team.
  • Constant training provider due to high staff turnover in my team.

Staff Auditor

Salles Sainz, Grant Thornton, SC
Guadalajara, Jalisco
01.2010 - 10.2012
  • Reviewing of accounting records to trial balance.
  • Responsible for reviewing internal controls and improvement suggestions.
  • Preparation of work papers.
  • Reviewing of the accomplishment of the Accounting records according with the Mexican Financial Norms

Education

MBA - Accounting And Finance

Tecmilenio University
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
09.2021

Bachelor of Accountancy - Accounting

University of Guadalajara, (CUCEA).
TecmilenioZapopan, Jalisco, México.
12.2009

Skills

  • Analytical
  • Logical thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Professionalism and strong work ethic
  • Problem solving

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Professional

SOFTWARE

  • SAP.
  • Kyriba.
  • Blackline.
  • Office 365.

HOBBIES

  • Listen to music.
  • Watch movies
  • Learn new things

Additional Information

  • Authorized to work for any US employer

Timeline

Assistant Project Manager

Coastal Virginia Storage LLC
09.2023 - Current

Accounting General Ledger Coordinator

Kodak Mexicana, SA de CV
11.2015 - 09.2023

Staff Auditor

Salles Sainz, Grant Thornton, SC
01.2010 - 10.2012

MBA - Accounting And Finance

Tecmilenio University

Bachelor of Accountancy - Accounting

University of Guadalajara, (CUCEA).
Ruben Rodriguez