Financial Accounting Manager

TREVOR TAYLOR

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Montgomery, Al 36117

305-***-**** (Cell)

Email: ad0qj6@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as an accountant for a company and put into practice the accounting skills I have acquired academically. To gain practical experience in tax planning and consulting, financial accounting and management, and auditing in pursuit of CPA certification.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Accountancy, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama (GPA 3.2) May 2014

EXPERIENCE

Accounting Manager, Protective Corporate Accounting June 2022 – Current

Supervise, track and evaluate day-to-day activities. Establishing financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting information. Work closely with all Corporate Accounting and Financial Management teams.

Managing and overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department

Monitoring and analyzing accounting data and produce financial reports or statements

Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principle

Coordinate and complete annual audits

Provide recommendations

Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions

Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy

Meet financial accounting objectives

Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions

Ability to manipulate large amounts of data

Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations

High attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to direct and supervise

Controller, Gift of Life Foundation (GOLF) September 2020 – June 2022

Ensured company kept updated, accurate financial records for future references. Worked closely with Executive Director to identify areas to reduce costs and liabilities needed to be paid off by the end of the year. Ensured that GOLF complies with all financial regulations. Completed monthly financial statements to determine GOLF’s financial health and take action accordingly. Fully responsible for monitoring payroll documents to ensure employees receive the correct amount per pay period. Conducted entire external audit process.

Planning, directing and coordinating all accounting operational functions

Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results

Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements

Coordinating activities of external auditors

Providing management with information vital to the decision-making process

Managing the budget process

Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes

Evaluating accounting and internal control systems

Evaluating the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database, as needed

Developing and monitoring business performance metrics

Overseeing regulatory reporting, frequently including tax planning and compliance

Senior Accountant, Highland Capital Brokerage (HCB) December 2017 – September 2020

Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures, In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Knowledge with financial accounting statements, Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process, Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP and pivot tables, Accuracy and attention to detail, Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills, Awareness of business trends.

Prepare the monthly/quarterly financial statements, general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, A/R and A/P

Manage and ensure accuracy of revenue, receivable and expense accrual accounts

Interact with various departments to review & validate financial information

Worked closely with internal & external audit ensuring Sarbanes Oxley compliance

Review and prepare daily cash and bank reconciliations, and cash projections

Staff Accountant, Education Corporation of America (ECA) November 2015-December 2017

Record monthly revenues, expenses and activities; perform monthly reconciliations, record daily cash activity, prepare, review and analyze monthly financial statements; assist in the month end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring transactions are in accordance with GAAP and internal policies and procedures are followed and communicate exceptions to management; work as a team with other staff accountants in standardizing practices and procedures.

Record and enter miscellaneous cash receipts which efficiently decreased accounts receivables by 10%

Prepare and transfer bank deposits to senior level accountants

Record journal entries

Reconcile title IV, credit cards, cash, and other funding daily

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Member of National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)

Member of Alabama State University Football Team

COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP. ERP, People soft, TRecs, Power BI, Certification, App Xtender, Mainframe, QuickBooks Pro, Skyline Applications, Oracle Software, Excel and Word Navision Financials, Windows 2010/2013; MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher; Printer, Fax, and Copy machine.

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