Wanda Oglesby
Jacksonville,Florida
Summary
Highly accomplished Accounting Professional with over 20 years of experience directing corporate financial operations across diverse industries. Expert in financial reporting, internal controls, and SOX compliance. Proven history of streamlining month-end close process and reducing audit times. Adept at building scalable financial systems and leading cross-functional teams. I will be relocating to Jacksonville, Florida in early fall 2026!
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Zocalo Community Development
Denver, CO
01.2025 - Current
- Received, verified, and processed vendor invoices for multiple entities.
- Processed approved vendor and contractor payments through Yardi, Sage, and RealPage electronic payment systems.
- Completed monthly credit card and bank account reconciliations for multiple entities.
- Worked with vendors to resolve outstanding invoices and payment discrepancies.
- Prepared financial reporting documents for five residential and retail properties.
- Processed quarterly and annual sales and use tax filings, as well as year-end 1099 filings.
Accounting Contractor
RT Mechanical
Centennial, CO
01.2021 - 12.2025
- Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash applications, and other accounting reconciliations.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Zocalo Community Development (Creative Financial Staffing)
Denver, CO
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Received, verified, and processed vendor and construction sub-contractor invoices, so payments were made timely and accurately.
- Processed approved vendor and contractor payments through three (Yardi, Sage, and RealPage) electronic payments systems.
- Completed monthly credit card reconciliations and monthly bank account reconciliations for multiple entities.
Administrative Assistant
RT Mechanical Inc.
Centennial, CO
10.2017 - 12.2020
- Duties included invoicing customers, processing customer payments, input of vendor invoices, and inventory monitoring.
- Additionally, dispatch technicians to job sites, and customer service follow-ups.
Inventory Clerk (Part-Time)
Work Personnel Services
Aurora, CO
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Responsible for the daily inventory functions, i.e., comparing physical inventories to office records, verified clerical computations against physical count of the raw material stock, adjusted errors in computation or count, investigated and reported reasons for discrepancies.
Administration/Sales Admin Clerk (Part-Time)
Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A
Aurora, CO
07.2016 - 10.2016
- I performed various office support functions for the Denver Distribution Center, which included AP processing, AR credit memo processing, and the filing of various departmental documents.
Regional Finance Manager/accounting Manager
Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A
Aurora, CO
01.2009 - 07.2016
- Responsible for the daily financial operations for the North West Region, Denver CO, Portland OR, Sanger CA, and Seattle WA, fresh cut and whole produce distribution centers which include weekly reporting of sales, yields, and inventory transactions.
- Also, responsible for the month-end closing process and financial reporting, inventory control, fixed assets, accounts payable, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Additional responsibility includes budget development and monitoring actuals to budget and making cost reduction recommendations to the Distribution Centers General Managers.
Director of Finance
Comex (Kwal Howells, Inc
Denver, CO
01.2001 - 12.2009
- Responsible for month-end closing process and financial reporting, inventory control, fixed assets, accounts payable, balance sheet account reconciliations, sales & use tax preparation and submission, and general ledger maintenance for the paint manufacturing facility and 102 retail stores with an annual revenue budget of $150 million.
- Also, responsible for the budget development and monitoring actuals for three separate reporting entities.
Accounting Manager
Flextronics International, Inc
Longmont, CO
01.1997 - 12.2001
Accounting Manager
Waste Management Federal Services, Inc
Lakewood, CO
01.1995 - 12.1997
Manager, Financial Accounting
EG&G Rocky Flats, Inc
Golden, CO
01.1993 - 12.1995
Chief, Financial Services
Martin Marietta, Inc
Englewood, CO
01.1982 - 12.1993
Education
Management Information Systems (M.S.) -
West Coast University
Lompoc, CA05-1985
Accounting (B.S.) -
University of LaVerne
Vandenberg AFB, CA05-1982
Skills
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Core Accounting
- Taxation & Compliance
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Spreadsheets
- Accounting Platforms
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
Relocation
Jacksonville, FL, 10/01/26
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Zocalo Community Development
01.2025 - Current
Accounts Payable Specialist
Zocalo Community Development (Creative Financial Staffing)
06.2024 - 09.2024
Accounting Contractor
RT Mechanical
01.2021 - 12.2025
Administrative Assistant
RT Mechanical Inc.
10.2017 - 12.2020
Inventory Clerk (Part-Time)
Work Personnel Services
01.2017 - 06.2017
Administration/Sales Admin Clerk (Part-Time)
Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A
07.2016 - 10.2016
Regional Finance Manager/accounting Manager
Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A
01.2009 - 07.2016
Director of Finance
Comex (Kwal Howells, Inc
01.2001 - 12.2009
Accounting Manager
Flextronics International, Inc
01.1997 - 12.2001
Accounting Manager
Waste Management Federal Services, Inc
01.1995 - 12.1997
Manager, Financial Accounting
EG&G Rocky Flats, Inc
01.1993 - 12.1995
Chief, Financial Services
Martin Marietta, Inc
01.1982 - 12.1993
Management Information Systems (M.S.) -
West Coast University
Accounting (B.S.) -
University of LaVerne