KEVIN S. BAKER, Certified Public

Accountant__________________________________________________

*** ***** ***** ******, *********, Ohio 44827 Cell 419-***-****

abhts8@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE: To use my accounting education and hands-on

experience to help an organization produce quality

information for reliable decision making.

EDUCATION

Franklin University - Accounting Major - GPA 3.82; President's List - Fall

Semester 2005 and 2006

Dean's List - Winter Semester 2006

Ohio State University - Received Bachelor of Science Degree, Business

Administration and Finance

Major GPA: 3.56 out of 4.0 - Dean's List - Spring Quarter

1995

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accountant/Tax preparer

January 2006 to Present

Baker's Accounting & Tax Service, Mansfield, Ohio

> Prepare 1040 tax returns for clients

> Consultations with clients

> Prepare select 1065 and 1120 returns

> General Bookkeeping & Accounting

> Prepare Sales Tax Returns

> General Office Duties

Church Treasurer - Volunteer Work

February 2010 to Present

Heritage Baptist Church, Galion, Ohio

> Prepare Tithes and Offerings for Deposit into Various Fund

Accounts

> Record and Manage the General, Building, Missions, and Special

Offering Funds

> Prepare reports of totals for presentation to Pastor

> Prepare Charitable Contributions Giving Report for church

members for their tax purposes

Office Administrator - Full-time July

2008 to May 2009

Clayton Homes, Marion (Corporate Office, Maryville, TN)

> Accounts Payable

> Service Tech Coordinator

> Assist Sales Team Members with paperwork and cost budgets

> Assist GM with Financial Statement Analysis

> General Office Duties

Seasonal Tax Accountant - Temporary - Full-time

Jan. - April 2008

Kleshinski, Morrison & Morris, LLP, Certified Public Accountants,

Mansfield, Ohio

> Prepared 1040 tax returns for clients

> Prepared select 1065 Partnership Returns

> Entered client data into CPA firm's Creative Solutions and

Peachtree accounting software

> General office work

> Performed select bank reconciliations

Inventory Auditor/Accountant - Part-time and time student

2006-2007

Performance Foods Corporation, Mansfield, Ohio

> Reconciled seven bank accounts on a monthly basis

> Compared sales off POS systems to reported sales and noted any

variances

> Audited personnel files for completeness and accuracy

> Prepared Reports of Audit Findings with recommendations and

distributed to District Managers

> Over a 9-month period, perfected inventory audits for 22

restaurants by troubleshooting discrepancies and holding store

managers accountable to accurate reporting.

Kevin Baker, Resume

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Manager/Bookkeeper - Full-time and part-time student

2004-2006

Jerry's Americana Caf , Galion, OH

> Received all invoices from suppliers and entered into Quickbooks

> Paid all invoices before due date and managed the cash payments

journal

> Recorded all Deposit and Sales into journals and Quickbooks

> Managed the entire General Ledger

> Managed all back of the house personnel files

> Ordered all Food Supplies from three vendors

> Supervised kitchen personnel including hiring and training

> Menu planning - implemented all new menu items. Reduced food

cost by 5% within a 3-week time period by creating a new menu

> Provided all accounting services for a $400,000 business which

included accounts payable, check writing, general journal

entries, adjusting entries, bank reconciliation statements,

monthly profit/loss statements, and balance sheets

Owner/Operator Franchisee - Full-time

1999-2003

Char-Grill, Inc. DBA Charley's Steakery, Findlay, OH

> Ordered product from food distributors by using a par system

> Controlled labor by tracking hourly and daily sales to staff on

duty

> Oversaw the advertising and implemented all franchise promotions

> Managed operational compliance as outlined b y franchise

agreement

> Maintained a constant 29-30% food cost using a weekly inventory

control system

> Supervised 7-15 employees over a 4-year period. Performance and

development duties included: hiring, training, scheduling,

mentoring staff and performance evaluations

> Managed customer service recovery to maintain high level of

customer service and held employees to same standard

> Provided all accounting services for a $275,000 business which

included accounts payable, electronic check writing, general

journal entries, adjusting entries, bank reconciliation

statements, monthly profit/loss statements, and balance sheets

COMPUTER SKILLS

> Knowledge and Experience of Quickbooks Pro Accounting Software

(6 years)

> Intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word

> Knowledge of Pro-series Tax Software and Creative Solutions

Ultra-tax Software

> Certified QuickBooks 2010 Pro Advisor

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant - May 15, 2010, Member Ohio Society of CPA's

Series 6& 63 License - 2010

REFERENCES gladly furnished upon request.

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