MARK A. CARRIERE

*** *. ****** ****** **** Jr. Drive

Opelousas, LA 70570

Phone: 337-***-****

Email: abibwn@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Experienced individual seeking a career in accounting, finance

and/or management related field where I can grow professionally with the

organization and my combined education, experience and skills may be

utilized to benefit the organization's pursuit of its present and future

goals and objectives.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Director of Finance and

Budget

01/09 - 09/09

New Horizons Youth Service Bureau, Inc., Hammond, LA

*Responsible for the accurate and relevant presentation and preparation of

financial activity New Horizons Youth Service Bureau, Inc..

*Managed staff who prepared A/P, A/R, payroll, and all other financial

requirements of agency.

*Presented financial information of agency to governing body on a monthly

basis.

*Responsible for filing all monthly, quarterly and annual tax and

retirement documents.

*Liason for agency with auditors in conducting of annual audit.

*Administrator of central accounting system.

*Prepared monthly statement of revenues and expenditures and annual

operating budget under direction of the Executive Director.

Director of

Finance

01/07 - 01/08

St. Landry Parish Government, Opelousas, LA

* Supervise a staff of 3 financial personnel.

* Prepare, manage, maintain and present annual budget information to 13

member Parish Council and Parish President.

* Supervise and verify accuracy of payroll calculations and distribution.

* Supervise and validate accuracy of payments to vendors.

* Validate accuracy of fund balances for 53 accounts through monthly bank

reconciliations.

* Monitor, track and report quarterly balances of employee retirement

information.

* Prepare quarterly returns for sales/use taxes, payroll taxes, retirement

distributions and securities pledges.

* Perform other assignments as requested by Parish President.

Financial Management

Consultant

08/06 - 09/07

The Sanctuary, Eunice, LA

*Provided agency with financial statistics and documentation to Executive

Director to assist in decision making process.

*Reviewed accounting process and procedures to verify accuracy with company

objectives and directives.

*Developed documentation that assisted agency's Board with financial

information.

Accounts Payable Supervisor

04/06 - 01/07

Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette, LA

*Supervised staff of 4 accounts payable specialists through the payables

process.

*Reviewed vendor statements to verify accuracy and determine the status of

invoices requesting payment.

*Spoke to vendors in regards to reconciling differences in regards to past

invoices.

*Prepared state and local sales/use tax returns.

*Scheduled staff's time in regards to mail sort and distribution and pick

up schedule of A/P checks for distribution.

*Conversed with departments to create more efficient means of submitting

information for processing.

*Performed probationary and annual evaluations for staff members.

*Performed other duties as directed by Director of Finance and VP of

Administration.

MARK A. CARRIERE

Tax Accountant (Temporary)

01/06 - 03/06

Westaff, Lafayette, LA

*Accumulated and assimilated data information for CPA to prepare

consolidated federal tax return for international oilfield service

corporation (SPS International) located in Broussard, LA.

*Gathered and filed corporation's multiple state sales and income tax

returns.

*Assist in organizing of fixed asset information by including beginning

year values to determine fully depreciated date, beginning year and year to

date accumulated depreciation information and other pertinent asset

information.

Automotive Sales Consultant

09/04 - 11/04

Giles Automotive, Lafayette, LA

*Created excitement and desire in individuals located on the dealership lot

to purchase a new or used vehicle.

*Provided potential clients with information and insight to help them

purchase the vehicle to meet their needs.

*Fostered relationships with potential customers on our dealership lot as

well as those we met during our daily routine.

Accountant Supervisor - Payables

10/02 - 09/04

Louisiana Department of Justice, Baton Rouge, LA

*Supervised accounts payables and audited and approved AFS, AGPS and CFMS

payment transactions.

*Insured that sufficient cash was available for A/P checks, payroll and

interagency transfer payments.

*Ran travel check writes, and posted monthly checks and deposits to ledgers

of bank accounts.

*Requested federal Medicaid funds, HUD funds, and identified and

transferred indirect administrative costs.

*Maintained expenditures and requested reimbursements for several federal

and state funded grants on a monthly basis.

*Assisted in the preparation of a monthly budget projection, expenditure

analysis and Annual Report and Budget.

*Prepared adjusting transaction documents in absence of the Account

Specialist.

*Audited 1099 reports and distribute to non-employees at the end of each

calendar year.

*Assisted Comptroller or Deputy Director in other special projects as

requested.

Resource Desk Representative

05/02 - 10/02

Staffmark, Lafayette, LA

*Monitored telephone activity of Global Accounts wing of Call Center

(Cingular Wireless).

*Investigated and adjusted agent's adherence of scheduled work day to

actual time worked.

*Created schedules for team and individual meetings of agents with

management personnel.

*Audited daily adherence reports presented to administration, performed

special projects of managers and monitored agents' conformance to scheduled

work shift to provide updates to agents' accessibility.

*Fostered consultations with managers, area managers and directors on ways

of improving team's performance in relation to Call Center directives.

Internal Accountant/Financial Director

04/98 - 08/01

Evangeline Home Health Agency, Inc./Secure Care Home Health Agency, Inc.

Ville Platte, LA/Opelousas, LA

*Restructured and operated accounting and payroll functions for

organization with average revenues of $2.2 million.

*Developed, structured and operated accounting and payroll functions for

company with revenues of $580,000.

*Oversaw data entry of payroll, accounts payable, general ledger, billing

and accounts receivable.

*Verified accuracy of all financial information, prepared monthly adjusting

entries and yearly closings and prepared quarterly reports and presented

final financial statements of CPA to Governing Body.

*Presented cost report information to Governing Body and CPA.

*Maintained checkbooks, bank statement balancing and accuracy of cash

account for payment of

payroll, taxes, accounts payable and other expenses.

*Financial liason for organization to taxing authorities, vendors and

patients.

MARK A. CARRIERE

Revenue Agent II

02/95 -

04/98

Louisiana Department of Revenue & Taxation, Lafayette, LA

*Supervised and assisted Revenue Agent I in conducting of audits.

*Assisted in the selection of prospective audits and assisted in the

conducting of state income

tax audits in conjunction with state sales and use tax audits.

*Conducted in-state as well as out-of-state audits of taxpayer's financial

records for accuracy of payment of sales and use taxes to the state of

Louisiana and prepared audit reports explaining audit process and audit

findings.

Tax Officer II

04/94 - 02/95

Louisiana Department of Revenue & Taxation, Baton Rouge, LA

*Prepared returns and collected taxed for corporation, withholding, sales

and individual income taxes for walk-in taxpayers.

*Filed liens, garnished wages and performed cease and desist on businesses

and individuals.

Continuing Graduate Education

08/93 - 12/93

University of Missouri - Columbia

Tax Accountant (Summer Internships)

05/91 - 08/91 & 05/93 - 08/93

McDermott, Inc., New Orleans, LA

*Collected and disseminated accounting information from company's worldwide

subsidiaries.

*Used CorpTax software for entering of tax information and to prepare Lotus

1-2-3 spreadsheets to breakdown revenue and expense information for each

subsidiary to management.

*Met with management to disucss subsidiary information and relevant tax law

documents.

*Presented subsidiary information for inclusion onto corporate Consoidated

1120 tax returns.

CAREER SUMMARY

Cum Laude graduate - honors in English and History.

Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree plus 27 hours towards a Master of

Accountancy degree.

Gained over ten years of practical experience as an accountant/auditor with

a diversified group of businesses in varying industries.

Expertise in using various computer software related to accounting and

auditing reports and

presentations along with other word processing and software applications.

Past member of the Louisiana Department of Revenue's Education Policy

Committee and the Field Resolution Team Committee (proxy). Integral part

in the development and

implementation of the Department's new Education Policy and in formulating

solutions to concerns the field audit section had with current operations.

Appointed Treasurer of newly founded Xavier University of Louisiana

Acadiana Alumni Chapter # 25 from 2001 through 2003.

Louisiana Government Financial Officers Association (LGFOA) - 2003 and 2004

member.

Volunteered as co-treasurer of the 13th and 14th annual Holy Ghost Creole

Festival in Opelousas, LA, for the weekend of November 4-6, 2005 and

November 3-5, 2006.

Volunteer as a team member who collects and verifies the weekly collections

of Holy Ghost Catholic Church twice a month.

EDUCATION

Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

BS Degree in Business Administration - Accounting, May, 1992

GPA: 3.4/4.0

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