ZEUDIS ESCALONA
New York,NY
Summary
Experienced professional working in the Finance Department seeking to leverage 3+ years of experience as well as exemplary leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills. Ideal fit is to work as a staff accountant with duties including but not limited to reconciling daily banking activity as well as reviewing the general ledger to inaccuracies.
Efficient billing professional with 3+ years of experience. Detail-oriented and methodical accountant staff offering 4+ years of experience in related roles. Exceptional abilities in conducting research, problem-solving and prioritizing simultaneous tasks. Leverages resourcefulness, critical thinking skills and superior work ethic for top job performance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Coordinator
Union Beer Distributors
Brooklyn , NY
2021.03 - Current
- Review, research, resolve, post, and report transactions or discrepancies on various cash accounts on daily basis
- Assist, prepare and review daily cash deposits and payouts resulting from driver route activity
- Post weekly payroll and payroll tax entries
- Generate ranker reports from VIP Green screen on monthly basis for GL reconciliation purposes
- Communicate with affiliated companies (intercompany) of pass-through charges or credits
- Bank reconciliation, AR, AP and other monthly reconciliations
- Quarterly beverage container Web file (Bottle Bill tax payment)
- Auto posting: General ledger daily transaction records for sales
- Others monthly reports such as pallets, Bottle Bill, GLtrandl
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Maintained accurate documentation regarding accounts payables and accounts receivables in accordance with company policies.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Entered journal updates to balance general ledger accounts.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Billing Analyst
Union Beer Distributors
Brooklyn , NY
2018.02 - 2021.03
- Performed diversified duties including, but not limited to: reconciling invoices, monitoring, and resolving discrepancies on invoices and unloading reports by load in average of 30 invoices per day.
- Work in tandem with sales team, operations, and customers to negotiate payments and verify customer's account reconciliations
- Resolve customer and Sales Representatives inquiries regarding inventory and A/R accounts within 24-48 hours
- Verify that all invoices from deliveries are accounted for daily using Web-based register procedure
- Minimized accounts receivable collections and reconciled customer billings and statements
- Update daily deposits towards customers' accounts
- Enter customer payments into system on daily basis
- Cash Management - Receive cash from drivers and sales reps and prepare daily reports to balance and summarize activity
- Verify that all invoices from deliveries are accounted for daily using Web-based register procedure
- Resolve discrepancies on invoices in timely manner
- Register accounts in company's Retailer Portal
- Reconciling invoices and unloading reports by load
- Scan and upload invoices into record storage program
- Handled account payments and provided information regarding outstanding balances
- Produced and mailed monthly statements to customers and assisted with related requests for information and clarification
- Reconciled accounts receivable to general ledger
- Responded to customer concerns and questions on daily basis
- Completed daily functions like reconciliations of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy
- Completed financial reports to inform managers
- Bank reconciliations and other schedule reconciliations
Volunteer
Food Bank
New York , NY
2018.02 - 2018.04
- VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistant): Assist low and middle-income workers with tax preparation returns.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others
Accounts Payable Assistant
Hotel on Rivington
New York , NY
2017.12 - 2018.04
- Kept vendor files accurate and up to date to expedite payment processing
- Reviewed, coded, and processed invoices and expense reports using program SAGE
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month
- Produced and distributed year-end 1099s for independent contractors
Education
No Degree - Data Processing
Coursera.org
New York, NY2023
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Public Accounting and Business Management and Finance, Finance
CUNY Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 112102021
Associate of applied science - Accounting
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
New York, NY2018
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, VIP on the Web, QuickBooks, Sage, Adobe Acrobat, VIP (Green Screen), WebView (Edgar), TaxSlayer to name a few
- Billing Dispute Resolution
- Nexus
- Highly organized with multi-tasking and time management skills
- Ability to be detail oriented
- Knowledge of company policies and procedures
- Reconciliation experience and strong analytical skills and proactive communication with client regarding issues
- Adjustment Posting
- Payments Posting
- Journal Updates
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Invoice Processing
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Accounting Coordinator
Union Beer Distributors
2021.03 - Current
Billing Analyst
Union Beer Distributors
2018.02 - 2021.03
Volunteer
Food Bank
2018.02 - 2018.04
Accounts Payable Assistant
Hotel on Rivington
2017.12 - 2018.04
No Degree - Data Processing
Coursera.org
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Public Accounting and Business Management and Finance, Finance
CUNY Brooklyn College
Associate of applied science - Accounting
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
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