Accounting Sales

Profile

Experienced in all facets of internal accounting, including project

costing, financial statements, payroll, payroll taxes, sales tax, cash

management, and budgeting. Recognized for my ability to reduce cost, learn

quickly, improve process, and facilitate growth.

Key accomplishments include starting up 17 branches of a mortgage company,

2 remote offices for an exhibit company, and 2 casino openings. Also, set

up payroll for over 2,000 employees, wrote accounting procedures and

controls for various industries, and performed numerous software

conversions among a broad array of applications and platforms.

Proficient in Excel, Word, Access, Great Plains, Solomon, MAS90, FRx,

FAS2000, Peachtree, Quicken, and QuickBooks.

Experience

Imagecraft Exhibits, Austin, TX. October 2000 to November 2009

Controller.

Financial reporting, budgeting, governmental compliance, and cash

management with supervisory commitments, as well as special projects.

Managed all accounting and clerical personnel.

Set up project cost accounting system that includes standard costs,

budgeting and forecasting reports, inventory and manufacturing overhead

absorption and utilization reports for personnel and equipment

Daily and weekly planning for cash flow requirements and interfacing with

various financial institutions to procure needed funding and to maintain

sufficient lines of credit

All Federal and state tax filings.

Banner Aerospace-Aircraft Services, Inc., Georgetown, TX. June 2000 to

October 2000.

Controller.

Managed accounting functions: including PR, GL, AR, and AP.

Other duties: personnel supervision, preparation of financial statements,

and tax filings.

Texas County and District Retirement System, Austin, TX. October 1999

to June 2000.

Accountant.

General ledger accountant responsible for preparing journal entries.

Other duties: reconciled bank statements with over 20,000 transactions per

month; uploaded bank tape and transaction register to Access and used that

application to clear checks, create outstanding check lists, and identify

bank encoding errors; various special projects.

National MortgageLink, Ltd., Houston, TX. August 1997 to October 1999.

Controller.

Responsible for all accounting functions including financial statements for

24 company branches, personnel management, audit compliance, and cash flow

planning and forecasting.

Developed an accounting system to facilitate the growth from 7 branches in

1997 to 24 branches in 1999.

Developed a mortgage loan database in Access to track individual loans and

automate management reporting for all loans, categorized by loan officer,

branch, investor, and type.

Managed the accounting department.

Southeast Texas Rehabilitation Group, Houston, TX. February 1997 to

August 1997.

Controller.

Produced the financial statements for 8 rehabilitation clinics.

Managed the accounting department.

Sam Houston Race Park, Ltd., Houston, TX. February 1996 to February

1997.

Assistant Controller.

Assistant controller with general ledger responsibilities and various

special projects.

Players Lake Charles, Inc., Lake Charles, LA. September 1993 to

December 1995.

Controller.

Financial reporting, budgeting, governmental compliance.

Coordination and compliance with both internal and external auditors.

Managed numerous audits, including year-end financial audits, federal tax

audits, quarterly compliance audits, sales tax audits, and worker

compensation audits.

Managed accounting department with 4 areas: Revenue Audit performed the

daily audit of all revenue sources, and ensured compliance with both state

regulations and internal controls; Accounts Payable processed invoices of

over 3,000 vendors; Payroll processed bimonthly payroll of over 2,000

employees, General Ledger recorded all information into the GL.

Fugro-McClelland (Southeast), Inc., Lake Charles, LA. 1988 to 1993.

Corporate Controller and Treasurer.

Directed and coordinated proper and timely recording of all financial

transactions, month-end closings, and state and federal reporting

requirements.

Managed the accounting functions and systems, including PR, GL, AR, AP and

Fixed Assets.

Scalisi, Dennison, McDonald & Myers, P.C., Lake Charles, LA. 1987 to

1988.

Staff Accountant.

Prepared tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and corporations.

Prepared and reviewed quarterly and annual payroll returns.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

McNeese State University, 1987

Lake Charles, Louisiana

CPA Certification

Louisiana CPA License 0020782 (Inactive)

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