Michael Ford

Email: abqtcr@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* **.

City: Pearland

State: TX

Zip: 77584

Country: USA

Phone: 713-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $65,000

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Michael W. Ford

1118 Beckton Ln., Pearland, TX 77584

Home Phone 713/43-62785 Cell Phone 713/454-3550

E-Mail: abqtcr@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

Highly analytical and detail-oriented professional accountant offering more than 35 years of financial reporting and accounting experience in a supervisory capacity in the manufacturing, retail, and the health care industries.

Areas of expertise include:

* Audits

* Financial Statements

* Accounts Payable

* Monthly General Ledger

* Payroll

* Workman`s Compensation

* Year-End Closings

* Tax Preparation

* Budget Development and Analysis

* Accounts Receivable

* General Journal Adjustments

* Employee Benefits

* Equipment Depreciation

* Cost Accounting

Professional Experience

Texas Dow Employee Credit Union, Lake Jackson, TX Dec 28, 2012 - Jan 28, 2013

Auditor

* Contract job of auditing accounts for preparation of year-end closing.

The Omega Resource Group, Kingwood, Texas Oct. 1998 - Jun. 2011

Senior Accounts Payable Auditor

* Audited clients` Paid Vendor Invoice Files in a variety of manufacturing, petroleum, printing, etc. companies both in Texas and other states for the purpose of identifying and documenting discrepancies.

* Created Vendor Charge Back Forms sent to the client`s vendor for each error identified.

* Responsible for preparing Summary Batch Sheets, inventorying weekly claims written.

* Developed an end of audit Management Report detailing dollars reviewed, claims written and collected with recommendation for improvements to reduce or eliminate errors.

* Recognized for achieving largest number of chargeback types.

* Has excellent command of the Texas and other states Sales and Use Tax Laws.

Liberty Cab Company, Houston, Texas Jan. 1996 - Oct. 1998

Controller

* Coordinated and directed financial operations for multiple taxi cab companies.

* Responsible for supervision of corporate accounting clerks.

* Worked to implement new financial record retention and retrieval system.

* Responsible for creating monthly and annual financial reports.

Trophy Products, Houston, Texas Aug. 1983 - Dec. 1995

Controller

* Coordinated and directed all financial operations for a $5 million annual sales wholesale manufacturing company.

* Oversaw department supervisors.

* Controlled all financial reporting for seven real estate properties in Texas, Massachusetts, Colorado, California, and Georgia.

* Wrote and implemented policies and procedures for financial operations which had never been done before.

* Saved the company $50,000 in workman`s compensation expenditures by investigating cost of insurance and locating a more cost effective insurance carrier.

* Established an account format system to track real estate properly and the management of sales.

* Investigated current cost accounting system and determine the company could expand profit by 25% by setting up a new system.

* Wrote the manual describing controller`s position and all responsibilities.

Al`s Formal Wear, Houston, Texas Jul. 1981 - Feb. 1983

Budget Analyst

* Developed, maintained, and analyzed budgets for the central office and 35 locations, and supervised the accounts payable department.

State of Michigan, Lansing, MI Dec. 1970 - Jun. 1981

Financial Analyst

* Coordinated all MIS Division financial operations, including the preparation and submission of the annual fiscal year budget.

Education:

Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 1981

* Bachelor of Science-Accounting

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