Javier Echevarria

JAVIER ECHEVARRIA Kissimmee, FL 34758 ♦- ♦- PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accomplished accounting professional with over 20 years of demonstrated positive company growth impact. Proven skill in employing accounting and financial management best practices and team leadership. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence. Expertise in financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, forecasting and cost control. SKILLS Closing procedures Financial Statements Expertise General Ledger Accounting Expertise Meticulous attention to detail GAAP understanding Bank Account Reconciliations WORK HISTORY Accounting Manager, 11/2017 to Current JR Davis Const./S&L Materials – Kissimmee, Fl Prepare and analyze monthly financials and WIP in order to identify costs, expenses and under/over billings to review with project general managers and CFO Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly forms for payroll tax, sales tax and heavy highway tax Perform monthly, quarterly and year-end general accounting, balance sheet and inter-company reconciliation Manage and supervise monthly close, Payroll, A/P and A/R Work with external accounting firm to prepare quarterly and year end adjusting journal entries Manage all capital assets and depreciation Streamlined sales tax and allocation processes reducing prep time by 50 % Remote Controller, 06/2016 to 11/- Inc. – Miami, Fl. Saved over $50k in annual expenses by implementing QuickBooks online in order to identify expenses and annual revenue Eliminated over $25k in monthly expenses analyzing financials to ensure alignment with company's priorities to meet monthly targets Established all financial targets by evaluating cashflow, sales and expenses, preparing forecasts and budgets utilizing QuickBooks Online Established all financial controls and provided Management with definitive financial structure and advice to be used in setting and realizing profit objectives and developing business strategies Senior IT Financial Analyst, 08/2012 to 06/2016 Chubb Insurance – Miami, Fl. Saved over $20m in IT expenditures identifying unnecessary expenses such as contractors, capital purchases and monthly project expenses Streamlined IT annual budget process by creating budget submission templates and working closely with Regional Managers Established IT annual budgets and forecast models on cost center and business segment basis working with functional department heads and senior management Organized all IT financial information to prepare accurate consolidated financial statements and schedules including accrued expenses and allocations Implemented improvements in current accounting and reconciliation, including development of best practices and documentation of process and procedures Remote Senior Accountant, 03/2010 to 08/2012 I.G. Spirits – Hollywood, Fl. Established all financial and operational data to provide Management with definitive financial structure and advice to be used in setting and realizing profit objectives and developing business strategies Tracked and reviewed gross and net sales, including gross margins, in producing forecasts and trend analysis Established cost of goods sols benchmarks reducing costs by 10% Established revenue benchmarks increasing sales by 30% Senior Financial Analyst, 03/2007 to 02/2010 Medical Business Service – Coral Gables, Fl. Implemented Budget Maestro software eliminating use of Excel for budgeting and preparation of company's annual budget Streamlined annual budget process by preparing budget templates and formats reducing overall budget submission time by 40% Senior Financial Analyst Del Monte Fresh Produce - Corporate Office – Coral Gables, Fl. Senior Accountant VITAS Healthcare – Miami, FL EDUCATION BBA: Accounting Monroe College - The Bronx, NY CERTIFICATIONS Full Stack Developer Certificate, Ironhack December 2017 TECHNICAL SKILLS Advanced Excel Quickbooks Online/Desktop SAGE Viewpoint Github/Slack/Goggle Drive HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL