Manager Accounting

BART GIBBONS, CPA

**** *. ********** ** #**** Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 Cell 417-***-****

bg_az @yahoo.com

PROFILE

Reliable CPA able to quickly master the essence of new tasks and

challenges. Over twenty years of experience in CPA firms, industry

accounting departments, and contract work as a senior accountant or

manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING (ten to eleven years)

Staff CPA

Prepared tax returns and financial statements for corporations,

individuals, partnerships, non-profits, trusts, as well as payroll, sales,

gift, excise, 1099, and property tax returns. Prepared depreciation

schedules and account workpapers. Worked on compilation, review, and audit

engagements. Maintained working relationships with clients. Proofreading of

correspondence and forms. Saved substantial sums for clients by writing

letters to tax agencies obtaining abatement of penalties. Initiated

corrections to the firm's accounting procedures.

Special Projects:

1) Assisted in a client's conversion of general ledger software

2) Documentation of damages and repair costs from a flood in 2008 for

submission to the

insurance company for reimbursement

INDUSTRY (thirteen years)

Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller

Responsible for month-end close, consolidated financial statements, and

management reporting.

Prepared supporting schedules and account analysis. Prepared schedules

formerly prepared by external CPAs. Assisted in preparation of budgets and

forecasts. Implemented process improvements. Trained and supervised staff.

Worked with other departments to respond to requests of external auditors.

Special Projects:

1) Documentation of damages and repair costs from the 1994 Northridge, CA

earthquake for submission to the insurance company for reimbursement (L.A.

Daily News)

2) Implementation of in-house payroll (A.E. Schmidt Environmental)

3) Saved escrow unit from government shutdown by doing a year's worth of

daily bank reconciliations in five months, making the deadline by two days

(Kaufman & Broad Mortgage)

4) Supervised Fresh Start Accounting project (current values) per

reorganization due to bankruptcy (Eagle Picher Technologies)

TEMPORARY WORK (four to five years)

Senior Accountant

Posted journal entries to general ledger when the staff accountant quit

suddenly. Prepared schedules for external auditors. Enhanced the way

schedules of operating results looked for management meetings. Reconciled

subsidiary A/R records to control account.

TEMPORARY WORK (continued)

Reconciled intercompany accounts. Reconstructed general ledger for

litigation support.

Reconciled financial statements to tax returns. Reported monthly results to

Division HQ

manually due to systems incompatibility. Updated Fixed Asset records.

Consolidated financial statements. Prepared state tax returns and estimated

payments on insurance premium income.

WORK EXPERIENCE by COMPANY

SWISS RE (Temporary) Manchester, NH 2010 (January - April)

SHOUSE and CO., CPAs Kansas City, MO 2009 (January - December)

EAGLE PICHER TECHNOLOGIES Joplin, MO and Phoenix, AZ

August 2005 - January 2009

Temporary January 2004- June 2005

GENERAL ELECTRIC, Meters Division, Somersworth, NH

LEASECOMM, Woburn, MA BDO SEIDMAN, CPAs, Boston, MA

WASTE MANAGEMENT, Hampton, NH

WEDBUSH MORGAN SECURITIES Los Angeles, CA June 2001- September 2003

KAUFMAN and BROAD MORTGAGE Woodland Hills, CA April 2000 - June 2001

PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS Los Angeles, CA January 2000 - April

2000

A.E. SCHMIDT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Van Nuys, CA May 1995- December 1999

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS Woodland Hills, CA April 1994-May 1995

Temporary November 1991-April 1994 (various companies in L.A, including

Blue Cross, HealthNet, MCA Records, Players International, and Hamburger

Hamlet)

Local CPA firms June 1982 - October 1991 (several firms in L.A. now

defunct)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, California State University, Northridge,

CA 1982

Certified Public Accountant, California 1987

SOFTWARE

Wings, Premium Pro, TaxWorks, Interac, QuickBooks, Excel, Word, Access,

Plexus, Comshare, Oracle, Hyperion, Brio, Cognos, Business Objects,

Powerpoint, Pro System fx, JD Edwards, Solomon IV

OTHER

National Chess Master and International Correspondence Chess Master.

Founded Joplin Chess Club. Tournament director, published chess periodicals

writer, instructor and lecturer.

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