LANCE D. MILTON

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Lindenwood, IL 61049

815-***-****

abi5jc@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experienced accounting supervisor with corporate and public accounting, income tax and training history. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with strong planning, analytical, positive interaction, public presentation and computer skills. Drive and desire to employ these skills. Management coursework.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Rock Valley Bible Church, Rockford, Illinois.

Part time, pro bono (from January, 2001)

Accounting Manager

1. Conception, origination and implementation of accounting policies, principles and processes.

2. Setup and administration of QuickBooks accounting database system.

3. Management of these projects:

1. Filed for recognition as 401(c) (3) charitable organization tax exempt status, and also all other federal and state payroll and tax documentation.

2. Preparation and review of all reports with QuickBooks.

3. Month and year-end Excel reports and graphs.

4. Presentation and review of financial reports at the Annual Meeting and board meetings.

5. Evaluate and update computer software and hardware.

6. Recognized the need for written policies. Wrote company policies for the Personnel Manual.

1. Evaluated time management and encouraged hiring of an Administrative Assistant.

Rubloff Development Group, Inc., Rockford, Illinois

August, 1998 – July, 2009

Treasury/Construction Staff Accountant

Since 1998, Rubloff Development Group, Inc. expanded its national property development. During this time, this position developed, instituted and utilized the procedures to draw on project financing for up to 12 multi-phase retail construction projects nationwide at a time while balancing accounting for them and other day-to-day accounting.

1. Expedited loan draw process with lender and title company by two days by planning when inspections needed to be done and scheduling them earlier in the draw process. This helped cash flow as construction draws funded entity budgeted overhead payments.

2. Projects developed stronger multi-tasking and independent, timely completion skills.

1. Streamlined the Federal Reserve Bank reconciliation process by reducing the procedure through automation and computerization.

2. Online transfer of money between bank accounts saved time processing individual checks.

3. Initiation of wires for loan and line-of-credit transactions up to $1 million.

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Fitzgerald, Rynell & Burkett, Bloomingdale, Illinois.

January – May, 1995 (part-time), May, 1995 - October, 1997 (full-time)

Auditor/Tax Preparer

Public accountant for national manufacturers, investment companies, professional offices and non-profits. For this respected, professional firm performed auditing, financial statement preparation, corporate, estate and individual taxes. After working Saturdays for about four months in addition to my full-time accounting position, a full-time offer was received and accepted. Professional growth from working on field audits, along with preparing estate, corporate and individual income tax returns.

1. Supervised client audits and issued opinions on them and/or restated prior year information.

2. Recommended and utilized investment software for recommending investments to clients.

CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION:

1. Overall grade point average in business related courses 3.5. College recognition on Dean’s List two semesters. High school honor student.

2. University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, Illinois - Certified Public Accountant 1994.

3. H&R Block Personal Income Tax course.

4. Becker Professional Education, Downers Grove, Illinois – CPA Review course.

1. South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota - Bachelor of Science with Business Finance and Business Management courses. One Administration and one Counseling graduate school course.

1. Minnesota West Community and Technical College (p/k/a Canby Area Vocational/Technical), Canby, Minnesota. Associates Degree in Accounting.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Windows, Excel 2007 advanced training, Word, Outlook and e mail, ProSystem fix, QuickBooks Pro and Premier, Timberline (had in-house training by Timberline), Yardi DOS and Windows, M.Y.O.B. accounting software and CCH tax research software.

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