CPA Candidate

Christopher Wright

**** ***** **** *****, *********, NC 28269 | *************@*****.***| 704-***-****

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

. Successfully passed three sections of the CPA exam

. Expected CPA designation in November 2012

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Charlotte- Utilities Division

October 2011- Present

Financial Accountant/ Operational Auditor

. Responsible for utility enterprise fund revenue and expense

reconciliation in preparation for inclusion into the Consolidated

Annual Financial Report

. Analyze and reconcile all monthly corporate card expense

transactions and format for batch processing

. Responsible for analyzing and approving contract payments to

vendors

. Develop and execute all financial reporting dashboards to key

business executives and rating agencies utilizing Xcelsius and SQL

server reporting software

. Responsible for ensuring that proper controls and substantive

testing is complete for the annual water audit

. Developing audit plan and assessments to determine audit procedures

for the annual water audit

. Review and revise audit documentation to ensure quality standards

are met within auditing guidelines prescribed by the AWWA

BDO USA LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina

January 2011- April 2011

Corporate Tax Intern

. Responsible for analyzing, preparing, and filing corporate,

partnership and proprietorship tax returns for clients with annual

sales between $1 million and 1 billion per year

. Assisted in preparing individual returns for foreign nationals and

expatriate clients that required an annual 1116 form for proper

sourcing of foreign income

. Prepared the 709 gift, 1041 Fiduciary trust and estate tax returns

forms for high-net-worth clients.

. Maintained and processed corporate continuing fixed assets,

depreciation and amortization utilizing FAS database software

. Prepared and organized yearly trial balances by post-adjusting

journal entries for clients prior to tax preparation

Citigroup, Ft. Mill, South Carolina

November 2006 - April 2010

Operations Supervisor - Consumer Real Estate Default Processing

. Responsible for the daily operations of a six-person accounts

receivable team to maximize real estate bankruptcy, foreclosure,

and real estate-owned accounts of $25 million monthly proceeds

covering the United States and Puerto Rico

. Developed and initiated transaction processing procedures for all

bank draft and line of credit transaction encompassing the United

States

. Planned, organized, and executed a merit based incentive program

for the non-exempt staff within the payment processing division of

central operations

. Analyzed bankrupt accounts to maximize foreclosure procedure

investments on delinquent accounts.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

. Great Plains Dynamic, PeopleSoft

. Thomson Reuters TAX Software,

. MS Office Suite

. SQL Reporting

. Munis ERP

. Advanced Excel Skills

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