MARIZEL SECUYA-DE CASTRO

Certified Public Accountant

Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor Enterprise Solutions
930 E 26th St. Cell #: 619.587.4058
National City, CA Email: md9d1cde@westpost.n
et
OBJECTIVES AND SUMMARY OF SKILLS
A competitive and an exceptional player who can multi-task and can handle multip
le projects as directed. Strong interpersonal and communication skills that can
effectively guide and/or direct people into actions towards achieving companys g
oals with optimum productivity. Experiences include, but not limited to:
Preparing, reviewing & posting journal entries, monthly close, financial reporti
ng, financial analysis, financial review, auditing,
tax preparation (Individual, Partnership, Corporation, Non-Profit) and reviewing
bookkeepers work, Intuit Statement Writer expert, to name a few.
Software/Computer Skills Skills includes: QuickBooks, Microsoft Office products
- very strong on Excel and Word, Creative Solutions, Lacerte, and ProSeries. Typ
e 50 words/minutes; 10 key expert
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant/Accountant/Tax Preparer..............................................
...............................................................May 2009 to curre
nt
Act as an outside accountant and/or consultant of diverse group of clients
From overseeing and reviewing bookkeepers work to analyzing & finalizing financ
ial statements. Sets up a meeting with client to hand over financials and give e
xplanations about the financial position and cash flow of that given period. Rec
ommend activities that would enhance financial position to generate more cash in
flow and reduce tax liabilities.
Review and prepare payroll returns as requested; take care of all correspondenc
es from IRS, FTB, SF tax collectors office and other related agencies, from very
light to heavy type of notices.
Prepares taxes individual, partnership, corporate & non-profit from simple to
heavy tax returns.
Consultation from clients for all other issues surrounding tax and accounting m
atters.
Extensively using QuickBooks for all clients financials, from set-up process, d
esigning chart of accounts and work flow to general accounting and reviewing of
financial statements. Recommends correct financial structure and implement it wi
th their QuickBooks.
Staff Accountant
CWGBS, LLP San Diego, CAJun 2007 to Apr 2009
A mid-sized CPA firm that caters to thousands of clients for their individual to
business tax return needs; tax planning needs; to their compilation, review and
audit needs; payroll needs and many more accounting, tax and consulting service
s.
Responsible for compilations and tax preparation (80%) and audit (20%). Everyda
y usage of QuickBooks in Compilation, Tax Preparation and Audit.
Compilation - includes preparing monthly, quarterly, semi yearly or yearly acco
unting from bank reconciliation, posting journal entries, reviewing financials a
nd finalizing it for partners review and submission to client.
 Tax Preparation - worked with at least 100 tax clients with their Individual, P
artnership and Corporation tax needs not only in tax season but throughout the y
ear.
Audit - responsible for a number of audit fieldworks and audit reporting. Also
responsible for drafting the audit reports of our lead audit partner.
Thoroughly worked on special projects assigned like research on some accounting
and tax matters asked by our partners; prepare payroll returns; prepare sales t
ax returns; work with IRS, FTB and other agencies for issues concerning clients
notices received.
Non Accounting related: Helped the company designed the work flow of the proje
cts coming in and out of the office. This is the process that the company has be
en wanting to implement for years. The process was successful that accountants a
nd admin people are diligently using them.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, continued
Staff Accountant
EWI Holdings, Inc. (BlackHawk Network) San Diego, CA.Mar 2006 to Jan 2007
A computer software industry that provides payment processing services for prepa
id and cash payment transactions. The accounting department has Staff Accountant
, Senior Staff Accountant, Accounting Manager and a CFO.
Responsible for the daily update of the following QuickBooks accounts:
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Posting of purchases from $1K TO $500K of purchases in almost
daily basis. Process inventory items payment request made by other department;
daily postings of non-inventory items; run updated unpaid bills accounts every w
eek for approval and check printing by accounting manager. Resolved AP-related i
ssues timely.
CASH: Weekly and monthly reconciliation of 4 bank accounts with a running balan
ce from $50K to $1M. Also responsible in handling petty cash.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL CLOSING: Prepare monthly financials and gather them into a mo
nthly closing book which includes statements and schedules of Cash, A/R, A/P, Fi
xed Assets, Inventory, as well as other important journal entries.
OTHERS: Prepare analysis and reconciliation of balance sheet and revenue and ex
pense accounts as assigned. Weekly Cash Projection required by CFO. Analysis of
vendor agreements when necessary. Reconcile transactions in Paygo (serves as our
subsidiary ledger) to information we have in QB, investigate differences and re
solve issues.
Primarily assigned to convert Quickbooks 2002 to 2006 - convert all transactio
ns and information from the old to the new Quickbooks with extensive use of exce
l, importing and exporting files. Realized it within 1 month along with our Cons
ultant.
Network Validations Analyst
Acceris Communications - San Diego, CA..........................2003 to 2004
A broad based Communications Company, serving residential, small and medium-size
d business and large enterprise customers.
Audit, analyze and reconcile invoices received from vendors, against our system
. Dispute incorrect invoices. Follow-up disputes and hold conference calls with
vendors when necessary.
Extensive use of Microsoft Excel. Sometimes uses Microsoft Access and FoxPro.
Associate Accountant
Image Staffing- San Diego, CA2002 to 2003
A temporary assignment in a government office.
Working on closeout audit and project reconciliation with minimum supervision;
Reconciliation output has been used as a standard by my supervisor to my co-work
ers; provides training to my co-workers on how to trace data for reconciliation.
Sales Order Supervisor
Herbalife International - Philippines.1999 to 2000
An international nutrition and weight management company base in USA and with of
fices around the globe. I was a Sales Order Supervisor in one of their offices i
n Philippines.
Handled the finance department and responsible for making weekly and monthly fi
nance report, like sales, cash in and cash out; weekly and monthly inventory rep
orts and other reports as requested. Also responsible for maintaining petty cash
and depositing cash to the bank.
In addition to handling the finance department, responsibilities also includes
handling other divisions of the branch office to include Sales Order, Warehouse,
Distributor Relations and Administrative divisions.
I was first hired as a Sales Order Representative and after six months, was pro
moted to Sales Order Supervisor.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/AFFILIATIONS/CAREER PLANS
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines
(Ateneo belongs to the Top 3 best schools in the Philippines and is an Internati
onally Accredited School)
Certified Public Accountant, CA; Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor; Member, Calif
ornia Society of CPAs; Member, Toastmasters Intl
Career Plans:
Take Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Exams; Enroll in MBA Program
Join and/or enroll on trainings and seminars to continually hone my skills in ac
counting & non-accounting related matters
*Received awards to include Achievements & Leadership; attended various training
s and seminars to include Leadership, Teambuilding and Professional Enhancement
Programs; actively participated in campus, church and community organizations*