TIEIA WESTBROOKS
Irving,Texas
Summary
Dynamic accounting professional with over 20 years of experience specializing in general accounting principles and practices. Expertise includes the full cycle of accounts payable and receivable, journal entries, bank reconciliations, and general ledger variance analysis. Proficient in a range of accounting software, including Oracle 11i and SAP, with a proven track record of establishing effective working relationships across all organizational levels. Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve discrepancies in financial records, ensuring accuracy and compliance in all accounting processes.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant II – General Accounting
Brinks Inc.
Coppell, TX
12.2021 - Current
- Manage and oversee general ledger activities, including the preparation and review of adjusting entries.
- Perform account reconciliations for cash, balance sheets, accounts payable, and accounts receivable, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies.
- Support internal and external audit processes by providing necessary documentation and resolving audit inquiries.
- Conduct detailed financial analyses to identify trends and anomalies, offering insights to improve financial decision-making.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel 4 apps to organize, analyze, and present financial data effectively.
- General ledger management and month-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate completion.
- Proficiency in account reconciliation, including cash and balance sheet accounts.
- Prepared and analyze journal entries and adjusting entries.
Staff Accountant
SportsFive
Dallas, TX
02.2019 - 11.2021
- Oversaw the processing of customer deposits and wire transfers through SAP FEBAN bank statement module.
- Managed intercompany transaction postings and international payments in multiple currencies including EUR, AUD, and DKK.
- Directed the clearing releases and adjustments for 14 entities while ensuring accurate bank reconciliations.
- Supervised billing and P&L allocations associated with out-of-pocket expense reporting.
- Achieved timely analysis of aging reports, resulting in improved cash flow management.
- Established new customer accounts, contributing to business growth.
- Streamlined cost center releases and adjustments, enhancing revenue recognition processes.
- Delivered accurate accounts receivable billing for coaches, football players, tennis, advisory services, coffee, R7, baseball, and golf, ensuring financial integrity.
- Assisted in processing accounts payable invoices and simplified expense reporting using Concur.
- Supported capital expenditure projects for equipment purchases.
- Aided in processing manual check payments and adjusted settings for the automatic payment module.
Revenue Accounting Analyst
7-Eleven
Irving, Texas
04.2015 - 10.2018
- Achieved timely processing of high-volume remedy cases for franchise equity draw payment disbursements, including weekly, monthly, and additional draws.
- Enhanced management of access database for draw access, covering over 2,000 stores.
- Streamlined setup of direct deposit and check site configurations for franchise equity payments, meeting all accounting deadlines.
- Delivered financial trending analysis to identify and rectify account discrepancies, resulting in accurate journal adjustments.
- Facilitated collaboration with treasury department for vendor maintenance and banking operations, effectively managing wire transfers, stop payments, check reissues, and ACH pullbacks.
- Strengthened partnership with legal department to address financial account holds for franchise stores.
- Improved operational efficiency by coaching additional draw processing support team during financial period openings.
- Implemented a proofing process that ensured accurate fund disbursement.
- Provided essential support and updates to ASI documentation team regarding administrative processes.
- Managed weekly and monthly draw uploading tasks, resolving discrepancies and holiday payouts within accounts payable department.
- Communicated effectively with market managers to clarify BCP store weekly draw payouts exceeding $4,500.
- Resolved escalated remedy cases related to weekly, monthly, and additional draw discrepancies, enhancing overall process effectiveness.
Accountant I
MedSynergies
Irving, Texas
2012 - 2014
- Achieved accurate month-end closing processes through meticulous preparation of journal entries and financial statements.
- Delivered comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations and analysis worksheets to enhance financial reporting.
- Compiled and analyzed accounting data to produce insightful financial statements and reports.
- Identified trends in costs and revenues to effectively predict future financial outcomes.
- Maintained accuracy by posting journal entries and reconciling accounts.
- Streamlined transaction data preparation by assigning codes to accounts.
- Conducted detailed audits and analyses of various accounts to ensure compliance.
- Facilitated timely processing of invoices to support operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with management on journal entries, reconciliations, and special projects to drive financial accuracy.
- Delivered monthly balance sheet reconciliations for assigned general ledgers and additional accounts as required.
- Confirmed that supporting documentation is accurate and corresponds with balance sheet accounts, including capital and operating lease schedules.
Staff Accountant
SkinCeuticals / L'OREAL USA
Garland, Texas
2007 - 2011
- Managed detail aging, manual/computerized batch; executed and delegated data entry and order processing functions.
- Maintained the company's accounting system bank and credit card reconciliations via payment on-line lock box banking.
- Carried out collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines.
- Reconciled accounts which included monitoring customer account details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
- Maintained accounts receivable customer files.
- Followed established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.
- Researched, reviewed and approved new and current customers for credit accounts.
- Interfaced with customers to expedite orders.
- Addressed a complexity of issues requiring immediate attention and resolve.
- Prepared month end credit insurance report AR analysis (L'Oreal Corp).
- Other responsibilities included preparing journal entries, balance sheet analysis, bank reconciliation, expense report audit, commission, as well as documenting and evaluating current processes.
- Assisted CFO/Director of Accounting as assigned.
- Oracle 11i.
Accounting Specialist
OPI Global
Dallas, Texas
2004 - 2007
- Processed PO and Non-PO invoices utilizing Oracle 11i accounting system.
- Processed full cycle A/P payments transactions.
- Documented invoice validation status reports.
- Performed 3-way PO match process.
- Researched account information.
- Provided daily operational review and research that involved invoice credit hold discrepancies associated with district purchasing activity.
- Performed variety of accounting clerical tasks related to the maintenance process of accounting records, and invoices.
- Maintained batch and vendor files.
- Responded to vendor questions and concerns including disbursements and other accounting information and resolve or escalate for resolution.
- Handled monthly, bi-weekly payroll garnishment payments.
- Recorded employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
- Issued and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
- Assisted the accounting and purchasing department with Oracle 11i inquires as needed.
- Performed general accounts receivable duties as assigned.
Accounting Technician I
E.I. Dupont
Beaumont, Texas
2001 - 2003
- Performed a variety of technical accounting functions that included basic accounting principal knowledge in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger account reconciliation.
- Handled a broad scope of internal processes encompassing the daily management of billings, collections, with a main focus on accounts receivable functions that involved researching and approving new and current customer for credit accounts.
- Reconciled various expenditure reports to source documents.
- Posted month-end journal entries.
- Other duties included general accounting as assigned.
Accounting Assistant
Beaumont Texas Hardware
Beaumont, Texas
1997 - 2001
- Assisted Controller with month-end closing process, journal entries, adjusting entries, monthly financial statements, balance sheet, bank reconciliations.
- Maintained all aspects of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and credit collection.
- Handled accounts payable monthly, bi-weekly payroll garnishment payments.
- Processed and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
- Computed wages and deductions, and enter data into computer system.
- Compiled employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
- Reviewed and analyzed client claim data for accuracy.
- Identified and solved problems associated with SAP vs. departmental legacy payment system exceptional variances accounts.
- Provided on going analysis support performance in within the accounting services department.
- Managed up-to-date billing system which consisted of account follow up, collection and allocation of payments.
- Carried out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines.
- Monitored customer account details for non payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
- Responsible for accounts receivable customer files.
- Followed established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.
Education
A.A.S - Accounting
Dallas College
Dallas, TexasBusiness Computer Information System
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TexasAdministrative Assistant
Delta Career Institute
Beaumont, TexasSkills
- Profit & Loss Trending Analysis
- General Ledger Accounting
- Bank reconciliation
- Journal entry preparation
- Month-End-Close Process
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Audit Support
- Full Cycle Bookkeeping
- AP/AR
- Excel 4 Apps
- Great Plains
- Oracle 11i
- SAP
- Blackline
- PeopleSoft
Timeline
Accountant II – General Accounting
Brinks Inc.
12.2021 - Current
Staff Accountant
SportsFive
02.2019 - 11.2021
Revenue Accounting Analyst
7-Eleven
04.2015 - 10.2018
Business Computer Information System
Lamar Institute of Technology
Administrative Assistant
Delta Career Institute
Accountant I
MedSynergies
2012 - 2014
Staff Accountant
SkinCeuticals / L'OREAL USA
2007 - 2011
Accounting Specialist
OPI Global
2004 - 2007
Accounting Technician I
E.I. Dupont
2001 - 2003
Accounting Assistant
Beaumont Texas Hardware
1997 - 2001
A.A.S - Accounting
Dallas College