Scott M. Dudgeon
**** ********* ***** ** **** Grand Forks, MN 56721-2351
********@****.*** 218-***-****
Professional Accountant and Peak Performer with a record of performance improvement and
leadership in competitive and rapidly changing environments; Diverse expertise in Accounts
Receivable (A/R), Accounts Payable (A/P), General Ledger (G/L), forecasting, analysis,
financial statements, and management reporting; Documented accomplishments in financial
reporting, business planning and project management.
KEY COMPETENCIES
• • • •
Project Financial Budget A/P, A/R &
Management Forecasting Preparation Payroll
• • • •
Business Process Risk Auditing
Planning Improvement Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract Accountant 2000 – 2008
• Implemented systems and procedures in continuously changing organizations that lead to
improved efficiencies and solid business strategies
• Created a reporting format which consolidated five General Ledger systems into one
Corporate General Ledger report
• Prepared, audited and distributed monthly reports to management
• Handled multiple projects and developed corporate team environments
• Initiated the integration of corporate programs and strategies utilizing my strong
organizational and time management skills
• Developed a worker’s compensation reporting system that improved the documentation
required for the monthly expense write off along with new reports that reduced the time
needed for annual insurance audits by 90%
• Supervised the gathering of information for the current year’s corporate taxes while
reviewing the previous year; presented the information to the Auditors for review
• Directed accounting functions for multiple location businesses including summarizing
financial data and developing & preparing summary periodic financial reports
• Prepared payroll tax reports including the Federal 940, Federal 941 and state withholding
and unemployment tax reports for 17 states
• Converted a cash based accounting system into an accrual based system
• Reviewed and reconciled bank statements, investment statements, monthly accrual
statements and general ledgers
• Analyzed fixed asset records and updated computer databases
• Administered accounting functions for a parent corporation with five subsidiaries
• Performed job costing, collected customer data, and submitted periodic reports to
management improving management’s ability to bid new contracts
• Trained new employees in the accounting department
• Interviewed clientele, gathered supporting documents and prepared individual income tax
returns
EDUCATION
Kaplan University
Master in Business Administration 2011
Academy College – Bloomington, MN
Bachelor of Science – Accounting 2006
Bachelor of Science – Business Administration 2005
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office Word Excel Access
PowerPoint QuickBooks Timberline Tops 2000