Carlos Mendez
Phoenix, AZ · carlos.mendez@example.com · (602) 555-0119
SUMMARY
Staff accountant with 4 years in multi entity month end close and reconciliations. Cut close from 9 to 5 business days and found $240K in duplicate vendor payments.
SKILLS
Month end close · Account reconciliations · GAAP · NetSuite · Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query) · Audit support
EXPERIENCE
Staff Accountant | Desert Ridge Holdings | Phoenix, AZ | Aug 2022 – Present
- Run month end close for 3 entities with $85M in annual revenue, cutting close from 9 to 5 business days
- Reconcile 60 balance sheet accounts monthly and cleared a backlog of 140 aged reconciling items in one quarter
- Found $240K in duplicate vendor payments by building an Excel match on invoice number, amount, and date
- Prepared support for the annual external audit with zero adjusting entries in 2024 and 2025
Accounting Associate | Saguaro Property Group | Tempe, AZ | Jun 2021 – Jul 2022
- Processed about 400 vendor invoices a month at a 99.6% accuracy rate
- Automated the bank reconciliation for 5 operating accounts, saving 10 hours a month
EDUCATION
BS in Accounting | Arizona Central University | 2021
CERTIFICATIONS
CPA candidate (passed FAR and AUD)