​​​​Catherine Alberto

Payroll & Project Accountant, Land Home Financial Services

2017 - Present

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Semi-Monthly commission calculation for 300+ Loan Officers. Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual bonus calculations for Branch Managers, Area Managers, Territory Managers and Team Leads. Participate in Information Technology planning for creation of data tools for accurate reporting and transaction capture. Projects for CEO and CFO as needed. 

Accomplishments

▪    Create cash flow and forecasting tool for CFO to manage cash and expenditures
▪    Create templates for FP&A overviews for each retail branch and operations centers.
▪    Manage, file and pay all Federal, State and Local tax, UI and WC liabilities.

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Accountant, Land Home Financial Insurance Services

2017 - Present

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Manage insurance division’s day to day records and accounting. Develop processes and procedures for subsidiary entity.

Accomplishments

▪    Convert QBO file to QuickBooks Desktop to prepare division for growth
▪    Reconcile all accounts to correlate with parent company records.
▪    Create reporting tools using web management tools to forecast commissions due
▪    Convert accounting system from Cash Basis to Accrual Basis

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Staff Accountant III, Jelly Belly Candy Company

2016 - 2017

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Monthly and Quarterly and royalty reporting for inbound and outbound copyright usage. Balance Sheet reconciliations. Fixed Asset and Project management.

Accomplishments

▪    Reduce monthly close from 20+ days to 5 days
▪    Correct process and implementation of licensing software
▪    Prepare monthly financial statements for 4 Sales Channels (National, Specialty, E-Commerce, and       Retail)
▪    Balance sheet reconciliations (Asset and Liability Accounts)

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Payroll & Accounting Manager, 24/7 Medstaff

2014 - 2016

 

Accounting Manager for Medical Staffing Company with branches in Antioch & Sacramento.  Process weekly payroll for 100+ employees. Weekly, quarterly and annual payroll tax payment and reporting. Prepare weekly billing depending on client preference (via QuickBooks, UB-04, CMS-1500 or electronic submission). Work with receivable factoring company to manage weekly cash flow. Monthly GL Reconciliation. Manage a staff of 2.

Accomplishments

• Conduct 2 payroll and accounting software conversions

• Work with EDD and IRS to place company on track with past due employer tax liabilities.

• Created and implemented processes to streamline workflow in order to meet weekly deadlines.

• Work with software developer to implement and beta test plugin allowing operational and financial software to communicate.

• Scrub internal and external (factoring company) AR Aging report to clean up over $200k variance.

• Seamlessly transition into position with little training or hand off from prior employee.

• Hired and trained accounting associate immediately upon hire.

• Streamline GL Matching and Reconciliation Process from 15 day close to 3 day close.

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Sr. Accountant, J Rockcliff Realtors/Fidelity National Finance

2013 - 2014

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Sr. Accountant for busy Real Estate Leader in the Bay Area's Corporate Headquarters. Monthly GL Reconciliation working with parent company, FNF, a Fortune 500 Company. Record daily sales and commissions from 5 branch offices. AP Coding and processing. Bi-Weekly Payroll Processing using Oracle.  Manage Office operations. Supervised and train Accounting Associate.

Accomplishments

▪    Seamlessly transition into position with little training or hand off from prior employee.
▪    Hired and trained accounting associate immediately upon hire.
▪    Streamline GL Matching and Reconciliation process from a 15-day close to a 3-day close/
▪    Create MS Access databases to efficiently filter essential information from large corporate reports.

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Sr. Staff Accountant, Amerit Fleet Solutions

​2012 - 2013

 

Amerit Fleet Solutions

General Ledger accountant for multi-state, multi-entity Fleet Management Company. Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Income Statement Analysis, Budget vs. Actual, Financial Workbook Preparation, Fixed Asset Maintenance and Bank Reconciliations. Manage multi-state annual and tax reporting. 

Accomplishments

• Reduced timing of month close from 30 days to 10 days.

• Completed thorough annual audit with no proposed JE’s from audit team.

• Created Reporting Tools using Pivot Tables to increase productivity and reporting

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Finance and Operations Manager, Madison Park Financial

​2009 - 2012

 

Full cycle accounting of 35 Properties and Investment Funds, Monthly and quarterly reporting for CFO, CEO and CPA, Prepare loan packages for bank, Construction Draw management, Act as Executive Assistant, Benefits Administrator, HR Manager, IT support and Trainer. Create company policies and procedures. Negotiate annual renewal of insurance policies - Liability, Umbrella, Workers Comp and Health. Supervise staff of 3

Accomplishments

• Upgraded Yardi software from Advantage to Voyager converting 17 years of data

• Coordinated office move, including working with brokers, movers and  vendors

 

Accounting Manager, Belden Restaurant Group

​2004 - 2009

 

Full cycle accounting for 4 fine dining restaurants and laid groundwork to open a 5th, in-house payroll for 150 employees, re-established beneficial vendor relationships, worked with managers, owners and chefs daily to cut costs.  Acted as Office Manager, Benefits Administrator, and HR Manager.  Supervised a staff of 2. Managed large parties and accounting for catering division. Worked with managers, owners and chefs on a daily basis to cut costs.  Oversaw marketing functions and maintained OpenTable and website reservation tools. Shared Office Manager and Human Resource Management duties. Supervised a staff of 2

Accomplishments

• Reconstructed and re-entered one year of accounting records for newest restaurant

• Revised, simplified and standardized chart of accounts for all restaurants

• Created pivot tables and analysis tools  to demystify SF's Mandated health plan saving  $1100 per month on outsourcing to consultants.

 

Operations Manager, Best Intermodal Transportation

​1996 - 2001

 

Set-up local network, email accounts, and accounting database, Installed, networked, and set-up company file, chart of accounts, and items for QuickBooks Pro, Trained workers to use new computer systems, and to understand and perform duties using new accounting procedures.

Accomplishments

• Created operations documents eliminating the need to order costly pre-printed forms.

• Researched and set-up new operational, cargo and truck insurance policies.

• Re-evaluated procedures merging accounting processes with dispatch processes creating a paper trail for every transaction entered, eliminating lost paperwork, unbilled jobs, and overpaid activities.

• Re-assessed operational work flows reducing unnecessary and duplicate work