Customer Service Accounting
Resume:
Jeff Werner, CPA
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
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Résumé
Profile
• CPA with over 15 years of tax and accounting experience to include over 10 years of forensic / fraud
experience.
• Successfully plan, execute and deliver an array of professional services to a variety of industries and
individuals.
• Strong leadership skills – able to train individuals and organize teams to facilitate self-directed goal
achievement.
• Excellent research and writing skills – effective at making complex verbal presentations to individuals or
groups.
Professional Experience
• 06/2012 – Present: Forensic Accounting Program Manager for V-Tech Solutions – Contractor to Task Force
2010, United States Forces – Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM – New Kabul Compound,
Afghanistan. Supervise forensic accounting investigations of US Government contractors operating in Afghanistan to
prevent fraud, waste and abuse, and to deny criminal networks, warlords and insurgents to benefit from illicit revenue or
stolen property. – Provide military intelligence and law enforcement analsis. – Brief ISAF and IJC Commanders. –
Task Force liaison to the Afghan Threat Finance Cell and to the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement network.
• 09/2010 – 06/2012: Forensic Accountant for the Counterintelligence Division of the FBI in New York City,
NY
Provided forensic accounting, intelligence and analytical support services to counterespionage and foreign
counterintelligence investigations in the New York City field office. – National Security TS/SCI. – Developed and aligned
the intelligence from open source, secret and top secret information with the investigations of enterprises, US and foreign
persons to produce forensic accounting reports for case agents and AUSAs. – Established and maintained relationships
with US and foreign governmental agencies and officials. – Emphases on BSA data analysis and AML investigations of
illicit domestic and international flow-of-funds through shell companies and non-profit organizations.
• 04/2002 – 09/2010: Practitioner for Jeff Werner, CPA – a Florida state licensed CPA firm in St. Petersburg.
Provided corporate and personal tax and financial planning services to closely-held businesses and high-net worth
individuals. – Utilized Creative Solutions software products for tax services, write-up and payroll work. – Subscribed to
Thomson Reuters and PPC publications for tax research, and guidance on estate planning and complex tax compliance for
trusts, pass-thru entities, expats, and IRS tax controversies. – Practice engagements included independent CIRA audits and
Interim Controllership / CFO services. – Agreed upon procedures included assessment of misappropriation of assets and
calculations of economic damages. – Successfully defended work with testimony at a deposition.
Significant Engagements
• 01/2008 – 09/2010: Independent CIRA Auditor for condominium associations (Non-Profits) in St. Petersburg, FL
Managed all stages of audits from engagement acceptance and continuance to planning the audit program with risk based
audit procedures. – Performed all substantive tests and properly documented and compiled the audit working papers. –
Designed procedures to gather information needed to identify risks of fraud in accordance with SAS No. 99. Established
and maintained excellent client relationships while proposing interpretations of US GAAP and adjustments, and while
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issuing qualified opinions and control deficiency letters. – Added value by drafting financial statements, and presenting
management letters to Boards on internal controls and on complying with Florida statutes.
• 01/2004 – 06/2004: Interim Controller for a financial services holding company / broker-dealer in Tampa, FL
Managed a staff of ten accountants and a $6 million monthly commission payroll. – Responsible for the oversight of
financial accounting in accordance with US GAAP for SEC / NASD reporting. – Analyzed stock-based compensation
plans and applied FAS 123 to stock option valuations and reporting. – Calculated and reported provisions for income
taxes in accordance with FAS 109. – Managed relationships with independent auditors during the annual consolidated
financial statement audit. – Crafted COSO’s integrated framework of internal controls for Sarbanes-Oxley Act
compliance. – Defined the business requirements for implementing a PeopleSoft ERP solution.
• 11/2002 – 01/2004: Interim CFO for a closely-held e-commerce distribution company in Clearwater, FL
Advised the shareholder/manager on strategic business planning and budget design to achieve personal financial goals.
– Responsible for all financial, accounting and tax matters including supervision of order processing, customer service
and human resources. – Crafted accounting and tax policies to realize the tax benefits of writing off obsolete inventory
while complying with Sec. 263A requirements. – Reduced fraud and inventory count discrepancies by designing
procedures to better control receiving and fulfillment. – Increased sales and cash flows by establishing policies to grant
credit and better manage the risks of bad debts. – Recruited and trained A/P, Payroll and HR staff, and established a
qualified benefits plan to lower payroll taxes. – Defined the business requirements for an ERP/CRM system and
redesigned workflow to implement a NetSuite web-based solution.
Other Professional Experience
• 08/2002 – 09/2010: Adjunct Faculty for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on MacDill AFB, FL.
Planed, organized and instructed classes in undergraduate Financial and Managerial Accounting, and Personal Financial
Planning in Tampa Bay classrooms. – Instructed students in writing papers and giving presentations.
• 06/2001 – 09/2010: Single Member for the Werner Group, LLC – a Florida state licensed Registered Investment
Advisory firm in St. Petersburg. – As Compliance Officer: prepared Form ADV for state registration via FINRA.
As Principal Advisor: provided fee based investment advising, risk and money management services to high-net worth
individuals. – Developed independent relationships with broker-dealers and executed the investing section of tax
efficient individual financial plans designed in the CPA firm.
• 03/1998 – 06/2001: Chief Financial Officer for a closely-held international training company in Orlando, FL
Formed all accounting and tax policies and crafted organizational procedures for both domestic and Puerto Rican
operations. – Aligned the financing and tax strategies with the unique business model to add value to shareholder wealth.
– Managed all banking and investment relationships and prepared periodic financial statements in accordance with US
GAAP, including the application of FAS 109, for submission to shareholders, creditors and the state of Florida’s
Department of Education. – Recruited independent auditors and maintained a professional relationship during annual
financial statement audits. – Recruited, trained and supervised marketing and accounting staff, and managed HR by
outsourcing payroll / benefits administration. – Established general counsel relationships and planned and completed a
type A merger, performed due diligence activities, revised corporate charters and by-laws, drafted service contracts, and
reviewed legal documents. – Designed a system of performance metrics to help guide management’s decision making
process. – Implemented a Great Plains Dynamics GL and registration solution.
• 01/1998 – 03/1998: Tax Internship for Coopers & Lybrand, LLP in Seattle, WA
College Education
• Post Graduate Certificate (5th year) in Accounting: August 1999
University of Tampa / Tampa, FL
• MBA in Financial Management: December 1997
City University / Seattle, WA
• BS in General Studies: September 1996
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City University / Seattle, WA
Certifications and Licenses
• Florida licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
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