Shelli Martinez
Wolfforth,Texas
Summary
Versatile and detail-driven accounting professional adept in financial analysis, audit support, account reconciliations and collections. Proficient in preparing financial statements, monitoring controls and completing closings. Experienced in examining and analyzing accounting records, financial statements and financial reports to assess accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards. Proven to analyze and identify deficiencies and formulate and implement corrective action plans to achieve compliance and mitigate risk. Skilled in training and managing junior personnel in principles and practices.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Manager
Stephen Joseph Inc.
Lubbock, TX
07.2022 - Current
- Created and updated financial reports on frequent basis to present information to leadership teams.
- Coordinated approval or rejection of lines of credit.
- Created reports summarizing current financial status by collecting analyzing and presenting key data points.
- Maintained accurate records of payroll information including wages, deductions, bonuses.
- Conducted regular reviews of existing processes and procedures and suggest improvements when necessary.
- Analyzed competitors and market trends to facilitate business growth.
- Collaborated with finance and accounting departments to deliver comprehensive financial information to facilitate decision making for management, stakeholders and parent company.
- Oversaw cash flow, controlled costs and financial matters.
- Provided guidance on taxes such as income tax returns, sales tax returns.
- Identified areas of improvement in the existing accounting system and recommended changes accordingly.
- Collaborated with different departments regarding their budget requirements.
- Recommended new financial and accounting software packages. replacing various non-integrated offerings.
- Managed Accounts Receivable department and oversaw staff of 6
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Maintained regular performance appraisals for subordinates through verbal, written and on-going review programs.
- Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.
- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Maintained strong relationship with E-Commerce Key Accounts
- Collections
- Maintained Costing Spreadsheets to ensure accurate and profitable margins
- Maintained strong relationship with international vendors
- Answered numerous calls per shift to assist with customer questions and concerns.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
Staff Accountant
Capital Mortgage Services
Lubbock, Texas
08.2016 - 06.2022
- Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into QuickBooks financial management system.
- Executed financial reporting, managing prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements and month-end accruals.
- Assisted CFO with year-end financial audits.
- Completed end-of-year financial audits by collaborating with various coworkers.
- Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support and documentation of accounting processes.
- Increased efficiency, support and documentation of accounting processes by creating detailed schedules for journal entries.
- Analyzed business operations, costs and revenue in balance sheet to project future revenue and expenses.
- Supported human resources by preparing payroll checks and employee liability balances.
- Reduced audit risk through analysis and preparation of deliverables for CPA audit firm.
- Projected future costs and revenues by closely analyzing ongoing costs, business operations and incoming revenue in balance sheets.
- Generated quarterly NMLS Call Reports for submission detailing various metrics and account information.
- Created spreadsheets containing large number of pivot tables that sorted huge amount of data from over 16,000 borrowers to submit in quarterly reports.
- Maintained data for quarterly Mortgage Bankers Financial Reporting Form and prepared same
- Monitored indirect expenses and overall revenues to create documentation and allocation tables.
- Achieved compliance with audit standards and objectives by monitoring and upgrading accounting practices.
- Closely monitored accounts to post timely payments and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Developed reports for senior management to outline expenditures, vendor spend and forecasting.
- Managed accurate and timely processing of over 50 invoices per month.
- Built strong relationships with vendors to enhance cost offerings and accomplish favored customer status.
- Positively interacted with all partners, employees and customers using exemplary communication and interpersonal talents.
- Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
- Supported CFO with special projects and additional job duties.
- Maintained close and professional relationship with 4 banks that provided funding for our operations; paid loans and kept good relationship with our banks and company.
- Maintained yield spread reports and approved and sent wires to brokers approved and paid commissions to loan officers
- Various other duties
Legal Assistant
Gerald Anderson Attorney At Law
Lubbock, Texas
08.2014 - 11.2015
- Handled office scheduling and made notes for deadlines, motions and other important dates.
- Filed court documents and legal pleadings with court clerk on behalf of attorneys.
- Scheduled appointments, court appearances and depositions for busy law firm.
- Worked alongside attorneys, administrative assistants and fellow legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes.
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits and money logs.
- Completed payroll for employees and maintained detailed records of procedures.
Bookkeeper
Galbraith Sales
Lubbock, TX
08.2008 - 12.2008
- This was a fundraising business that handled many school fundraising invents throughout Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and others
- Oversaw all accounts and schools that were maintained
- This was a very fast paced office as new accounts and employees were established daily
- Maintained high-volume inventory, as prizes were awarded to top sellers in schools, and inventory from fundraising was extreme
- Maintained all accounts payable and receivable
- Received and distributed all inventory
- Payroll and New Hire Packets
- Created and updated invoices, reconciled all bank and credit card statements along with petty cash accounts
- Created new files, telephone answering, and many other tasks associated with bookkeeping
- Position was only temporary
Office Manager
MyStorage
Clovis, NM
05.2006 - 07.2008
- This company manufactured and sold portable storage units to business and homeowners; home office where I worked was located in Clovis, NM; however, sales locations were in Albuquerque, NM, Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO, San Antonio and El Paso TX. Units were manufactured in Clovis, as well created high volume inventory, and then distributed from warehouse to sales locations. Units were either sold out right or financed through home office
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- When I first started our collection account was at $35,000, I was able to lower that amount to $11,000 in two months
- In addition to collection my duties were extensive account management, file opening, accounts receivable and payable
- Payroll, inventory, billing statements, invoices, data entry, new customer files, scheduling, and maintained office supplies and ran errands bank deposits and many other duties
- This job ended when I moved to Lubbock, TX.
Head Paralegal
Pool Law Firm
Clovis, NM
12.2003 - 05.2006
- This was very fast paced law firm consisting of two attorneys, both licensed in Texas and New Mexico, a receptionist and three paralegals. Specialties were corporate law, tax law, corporations, family law, litigation, personal injury, real estate, bankruptcy and very little criminal law. Most of our major corporate clients were banks and farmers, although there was a variety of clientele. I handled numerous clients with bankruptcy, family and tax law, and personal injury. I often handled each case on my own with little or no help
- Created hundreds of corporations, filed hundreds of bankruptcies and settled numerous insurance litigation cases
- One banking client would file at minimum of 50 foreclosures each month and my responsibility was to oversee those foreclosures from collection letter and serving of documents all the way to the Special Master Sale of the property
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- We had numerous family law cases as well, ranging from simple divorces to complex divorces as well as CYFD and CPS cases, many of these cases I handled on my own with little supervision
- I maintained at least 50 cases of different specialties each week
- In addition to this, I also maintained calendar docking, telephone calls, filing, billing, prepared trial notebooks, dictation, organized discovery documents, client interviews, prepared numerous legal documents and letters
- Reviewed numerous documents from clients including billing statements, bank statements, income tax returns for both businesses and public, employments statements and any other documents including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements and others as needed for maintain our formed corporations
- I had numerous duties at this job which sometimes required overtime or weekend work to meet deadlines which was never an issue with me
- I left this job to pursue other interests.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Researched state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM05.2006
Associate of Applied Science - Legal Assistant Studies
Clovis Community College
2004
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Skills
- Fixed Asset Management
- Monthly, Daily and Annual Journal Entries
- Cash Analysis
- Financial Statements
- Highly proficient in Sage, QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel with emphasis in pivot tables, formulas and if statements
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Audit Preparation
- Effective and Professional Communication
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Legal Research
- Correspondence and Legal Forms Drafting
- Filing System Organization
- Treasury Management
- Budget Development
- Bookkeeping
- Staff Management
- Payroll Management
- Staff Training and Development
- Cost Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Meticulous Attention to Detail
- Collections
- Bank Account Reconciliations
- Invoicing
- General Ledger Management
- GAAP Knowledge
- Funds Allocation
Certification
- Notary Public for the State of Texas
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Stephen Joseph Inc.
07.2022 - Current
Staff Accountant
Capital Mortgage Services
08.2016 - 06.2022
Legal Assistant
Gerald Anderson Attorney At Law
08.2014 - 11.2015
Bookkeeper
Galbraith Sales
08.2008 - 12.2008
Office Manager
MyStorage
05.2006 - 07.2008
Head Paralegal
Pool Law Firm
12.2003 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Eastern New Mexico University
Associate of Applied Science - Legal Assistant Studies
Clovis Community College
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
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