2611 W. Clarendon

Dallas, TX 75211

214 579 0196

E-mail verosonti@gmail.com

JOHN DIAZ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Verizon Telecom - Irving TX, May '10 - Sept '14

Accountant - ADP Tax service, Peoplesoft 8.1, BlackLine GL, SAP, VSAP (300K + employees)

•         Data extraction, manupilation and analysis

•         Pivot tables, V Lookups, H Lookups, Formulas etc

•         General Ledger Reconciliation - Net Pay and Taxes for all Verizon entities (Multi - State)

•         Monthly variance analysis

•         Consolidation, inter-company transaction reconciliations

•         Accounting in accordance with GAAP and compliance to internal policies

•         Balance sheet accounts reconciliation

•         Produce accurate and effective information using queries and reporting tools (TOAD report writer - Oracle based -SQL

•         Support the team through technological enhancements

•         Focus on implementing standardized and simplified processes

•         Detailed verification, review and preparation of payroll updates as required by vendors interface files.

•         Identify the need for special adhoc queries to assist in completing GL reconciliation

•         Support activities in support of testing changes impacting transactional processing that are the result of system upgrades, enhancements or changes.

•         Support external and internal audits

•         Continuous process of efficiencies or imporvements

•         Strong experience with peoplesoft and payroll processing responsibilities and system applications. Specifically employee databases and tables

•         Year end processing

•         Advance experience with Microsoft office. Specifically Excel (Pivot tables, macros, visual basics etc)

•         Journal Entries

•         Balance sheet and income statement

•         Compliance with legal, regulatory State, Local and Federal  compliance.

•         Payroll practices, policies and procedures.

•         Interface with various departments. Specifically IT and Treasury

•         Technical accounting background. Use of database information to complete reconciliaiton with efficiency

•         Creation of procedures and policies

•         SOX testing

Deep South Surplus - Irving, TX Oct 09 - May 10

Tax Analyst - Ceridian Tax Service, VISTA payroll, Crystal reports

•         Reconciliation and analysis of payroll taxes

•         Tax filing

•         Applied for

•         Maintain rates and tax information in payroll system

•         Audits

•         Agency notices/Abatement letters

•         Create and distribute reports

Cadbury Adams- Plano, TX

Tax Accountant Jan 09- Mar 09

•         · Reviewed and monitored all taxes.

•         · Responsible for sending payment out in a timely manner

•         · Bank reconciliation

BBWCDF-Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier Dallas, TX

Accountant - Great Plains, PCPW for Window, HR Perspective May 07 -Apr 08

· Reconcile and balance G/L

· Reconciliation of benefits invoices (i.e. Medical, Dental, 401k, and all related benefits)

· Reconciliation and analysis of Balance Sheet

· Reconciliation and analysis of Income Statement

· Variance analysis and reports for all accounts for prior 3 months for month end close meetings

· FTE(Full Time Equivalency) and Temp FTE analysis

· Research FTE statistics in other firms in related field

· Create and customize reports for various purposes with HR perspective Report Writer and Reportsmith

· File imports into G/L

· Allocation of Group Medical to Dept expense accounts

· Recommendation of better methods to allocate all expenses and various processes

· Created efficiencies in old processes

· Job Costing

· 941 Reconciliation

· Audit

· 401K/401K Match reporting, analysis and distribution to G/L accounts

· Bonus, payroll and temp accruals

· J/E

Account Pros Dallas, TX

Tax Accountant May 06 - Feb 07

· File and remit federal, state and local (school districts and townships)

· Set up accounts/applied for’s for state and local governments

· Tax balancing analysis

· RCTS testing for tax compliance

· W2 corrections and research

· Liaison for company and third party vendor

· Monitor changes in law for compliance

· Audit and research lived in and worked in localities for proper taxation

· WC filing and remittance

· State insurance filing and remittance

· Reconcile general ledger

· SOX Testing

· Set up accounts/applied for’s for state and local governments

· 941 filing

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Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX

Payroll Processor Aug 05 - May 06

· Processed payroll for 6000+ employees

· Processed new hires

· Filed taxes biweekly

· Created efficiencies in processes

DAVACO INC. Dallas, TX

Payroll Administrator Dec 03 -Aug 05

· All functions of payroll, processing for 700 + employees (multi state)

· Training and supervision of personnel on system processes

· Set up accounts/applied for’s for state and local governments

· File and remit federal and state taxes

· W2 processing, corrections and research

· Garnishments/Levy’s

· Child supports

· J/E

· Managed carpenters union payroll in 48 states

· Ensuring wages, dues and benefits are paid and remitted in compliance with union contracts

· Transitioned from hand-operated systems to computerized systems for payroll and time and attendance programs

· Assessed programs potential, implementing procedures to improve efficiency of department and personnel

· Worked with IT in the implementation of an IVR system

· Establishing procedures and providing feedback for the improvement and development of IVR system

· Manual/off cycle checks

· Bank reconciliation

· 940,941 Filing

Health Plus PHSP, Inc. New York, NY

Senior Consultant/Acting Manager - ADP PCPW, KRONOS. Reportsmith Oct 01- Dec 03

· All functions of payroll, processing for 350 + employees (NY State only)

· Creation, development and enforcement of payroll policies and procedures Payroll accounting

· Employee deductions and payments to agencies

· Create reports for various departments

· Assisted in converting in house payroll system to ADP payroll

· Garnishments/Levy’s

· Child supports

· manual/off cycle checks

· Set up accounts/applied for’s for state and local governments

· File and remit federal, state and local taxes

· W2 corrections and research

· 940,941 filing

Frederic Fekkai Beaute de Provence New York, NY

Finance/Payroll Assistant - ADP PCPW, E-Time, Reportsmith, SAP Feb 01 - Sept 01

· All functions of payroll, processing for 250 + employees (Multi-State)

· Create reports for various departments

· A/P and A/R posting to proper departments

· Payroll accounting

· Garnishments/Levy’s

· Child supports

· Salary accrual reports

· Point of sale financial reports

· J/E’s

· File and remit federal, state and local taxes

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CENTEX CORP Dallas, TX

Payroll Assistant -ADP PCPW, Hrizon, Reportsmith Aug 98 - Jan 01

· All functions of payroll, processing for 600 + employees (Multi-State)

· J/E

· Salary accrual

ADP Dallas, TX

Payroll Processor Jan 96 - Jul 98

· Process Payroll

· Answer payroll related questions

SKILLS

Excel - Advance ADP PCPW CSS Horizon

Word - Intermediate Reportsmith for PCPW Reportsmith for Hrizon

Peoplesoft 8.0 Oracle 8.1 Great Plains

SAP KRONOS Vertex

Excel VBA

EDUCATION

CPP - Pending Dallas, TX 2015

Advance Excel Course, Dallas, TX 1999

Database Administration - INFORMART Dallas, TX 1999

North Lake College Irving, TX 1996