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Accounting Para Professional

Maria L. Garcia

Maria Louisa’s experience includes manual and computerized record-keeping functions for a variety of entities and industries. Other experience includes consulting and write-up services as well as setup of accounting systems and training of client personnel including but not limited to Xero Pro, Peach Tree accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite programs. Her experience with accounting software applications enables her to provide support to business owners and bookkeepers by answering any questions or help solve many problems to keep their business running smoothly. Maria also has completed extensive accounting hours at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her broad experience in write-up functions is as follows: Recording cash receipts and disbursements, maintaining A/R & A/P ledgers, and adjustments to produce a general ledger or trial balance. Preparing adjusting journal entries to record assets, liabilities such as notes payable, and equity transactions such as partner’s or owner’s draws as well as depreciation expense. Calculating and processing payrolls through a manual system, accounting software or a third-party payroll vendor such as ADP Calculating payroll tax deposits using a manual system or EFTPS. Preparing payroll tax returns through the various accounting systems Summarizing and analyzing data for tax return preparation purposes.

Professional Skills

Financial Accounting 98%
Business Management 94%
Record Keeping 100%
Planning Advisor 94%

Experience & Activities

Business Manager/Accounting Para Professional

Maria Louisa has spent the last forty years involved with bookkeeping and financial accounting. She has provided services to a variety of businesses. She started her professional career with Texas Department of Human Resources. She served in a number of write up positions to a variety of businesses before starting her own business in 1983. She served as a consultant to a variety of businesses during this tenure before becoming a para-professional and write up consultant for Hector E. Garcia, CPA.

 

Write Up and Accounting Responsibilities

Maria Louisa’s experience includes manual and computerized record-keeping functions for a variety of entities and industries. Other experience includes consulting and write-up services as well as setup of accounting systems and training of client personnel including but not limited to Xero Pro, Peach Tree accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite programs.  Her experience with accounting software applications enables her to provide support to business owners and bookkeepers by answering any questions or help solve many problems to keep their business running smoothly. Mary also has completed extensive accounting hours at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her broad experience in write-up functions is as follows:

Recording cash receipts and disbursements, maintaining A/R & A/P ledgers, and adjustments to produce a general ledger or trial balance

Preparing adjusting journal entries to record assets, liabilities such as notes payable, and equity transactions such as partner’s or owner’s draws as well as depreciation expense

Calculating and processing payrolls through a manual system, accounting software or a third-party payroll vendor such as ADP

Calculating payroll tax deposits using a manual system or EFTPS

Preparing payroll tax returns through the various accounting systems

Summarizing and analyzing data for tax return preparation purposes

 

Professional Activities, Civic Affairs and Organizations

Maria Louisa is a native of San Antonio and has attended the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College.

 

She is a member of the following organizations:

Xero Pro Advisor Program

Intuit ProConnection for Accountants

Introduction Leader and business coach with Land Mark Forum

American Association of Notaries

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church