Sales Accounting

James Craig Clampett, MBA, CGAP

**** **** ***** **. * New Port Richey, FL 33465 * (727) 807-

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*********@*******.***

Objective:

Senior accounting position allowing for parlay of demonstrated financial

analysis, accounting, project management, and communication skills proven

by 18 years of successful employment.

Professional Profile:

Accomplished professional with a proven track record of delivering high

quality, timely, risk focused audit/accounting services and assessments.

Have demonstrated ability in making recommendations for improvement and

coordinating completion of work. Recognized as proficient in detecting

abuses or conditions that might result in losses to the entity.

Areas of Expertise:

Risk focused audit services and assessments

Research and resolve of significant auditing and accounting issues

Building professional relationships with management and functional units

Planning, fieldwork, and the completion of engagements

Financial and analytical abilities

Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, and statistical analysis

Experience

STATE OF FLORIDA, Tallahassee, FL. 1991-2010

Professional Accountant, Department of Agriculture, 2009-2010

Audited records and other financial documents and prepared reports.

Directed and/or

participated in pre-audit functions. Analyzed records of financial

transactions to

determine accuracy and completeness of entries. Surveyed operations to

ascertain

accounting needs. Analyzed operations, trends, costs, revenues,

financial commitments,

and obligations incurred, to project future revenues and expenses.

Key Achievements:

*Responsible for recording approximately $200,000 of revenue per day, into

the Florida

Accounting Information Resource [FLAIR] subsystem.

*Records and accounts for most incoming transfers of funds from other

agencies, which

average $10,000 per day.

*Performs computerized transactions that satisfy outstanding payables,

which

approximate $5,000 - $10,000 per month.

*Conducts extensive accounting research, that assists management in

recognizing key

problems and corresponding solutions.

Internal Auditor, GADSEN COUNTY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT, 2007-2009

Carried out independent appraisals of the effectiveness of the policies,

procedures and standards by which the Clerk of the Circuit Court and

Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners' financial, physical, and

informational resources are managed. Assisted departments within Clerk's

office with internal audits for compliance with state and federal

guidelines. Partnered with external audit firm, concerning the annual

financial audit of the county.

Key Achievements:

*Primary person responsible for assisting the external auditor generate the

yearly

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report [CAFR].

*Improved overall operational efficiency, by identifying material

weaknesses in the

internal control framework.

*Recommended corrective actions for those units who are underachieving, or

not

complying with rules, regulations, or statutes.

Financial Specialist, DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, 2005-2007

Performed analysis, technical assistance, and assisted in the financial

systems and payment strategies of Central Office contract operations.

Evaluated Central Office financial contract operations, including the

analysis of internal controls of contracted providers and determined

adequacy of material weaknesses.

Key Achievements:

*Served as the principle financing and payment expert on the Contract

Resource Team.

*Provided technical assistance to accounting and auditing staff in the area

of advancing

dollars, method of payment, and financing operations.

*Occupied a seat on the financial evaluation team, which scored potential

healthcare

providers according to financial strengths.

*Reviewed detailed cost reimbursement and fixed price budgets, for

allowable,

reasonable, and necessary costs.

*Trained Department staff in cost principles, invoicing, and payment

methodology.

Financial Examiner/Analyst II, DEPT. OF BUSINESS REGULATION, 2003-2005

Served as one of the lead analysts in the Division of Land Sales,

Condominiums, and Mobile Homes, providing assurance of financial compliance

with Florida Statues and Florida Administrative Code.

Key Achievements:

*Responsible for detecting and recovering with a six month period,

approximately

$50,000 in developer liabilities owed to condominium associations.

*Identified accounting and operational weaknesses, and made corrective

action

recommendations to associations and their representatives.

*Reduced the possibility of fraud and abuse, by reviewing independent

audits and

financial statements.

*Levied and collected approximately $100,000 in civil penalties, during a

one year

period.

Regulatory Analyst II - III, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMIN., 2001-2003

Medicaid reimbursement analyst, responsible for assuring that the 650

Florida nursing homes were correctly reimbursed for Medicaid nursing/staff

costs, according to Florida Statutes.

Key Achievements:

*Conducted a monthly review of nursing home independent audits, which aided

in the

650 nursing homes receiving their correct reimbursement rate, and reduced

the

possibility of fraud.

*Assisted the Medicaid Cost Reimbursement Analyst, with computations

involving

depreciation recapture and other relevant financial problems --- thus

saving the State of

Florida thousands of dollars in overpayments.

*Counseled accountants, attorneys, and nursing home staff, in the proper

procedures for

preparing nursing home cost reports.

*Performed financial analysis in the form of payback scheduling, which

identified over

$250,000, due back to the State of Florida.

Operations & Management Consultant II, DEPT. OF ELDER AFFAIRS, 1999-2001

Lead auditor in charge of operational audits of area agencies, which

reduced risk of loss/abuse of grant money, expended by agencies and sub-

recipients.

Key Achievements:

*Generated audit program, used agency-wide to improve agency internal

controls.

*Approved legal language which went into public bids, awards, and

amendments of

health-related contracts, which reduced the agency's exposure to

litigation.

*Conducted financial analysis that assisted district personnel with

evaluations of

efficiency and effectiveness.

*Identified through risk analysis, which area agencies needed the most

attention.

Tax Auditor II - III, DEPT. OF REVENUE, 1994-1999

Senior tax auditor responsible for financial/compliance audits, to

determine if Florida businesses were collecting and remitting the proper

amount of sales and use tax, according to Florida Statutes.

Key Achievements:

*Audited large corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships, for

verification of

overpayment in sales and discretionary taxes --- resulting in the

protection of millions of

dollars in state sales tax revenues.

*Educated accountants, lawyers, and taxpayers, on the proper way to file

monthly sales

tax reports.

*Multi-tasked work efficiently, which resulted in exceeding audit quotas.

*Maintained a working knowledge of eighteen types of sales tax cases.

Tax Auditor I, DEPT. OF BUSINESS REGULATION, 1993-1994

Team auditor charged with conducting computerized financial/compliance

audits of the beverage and tobacco industries, in order to ensure proper

collection and remittance of excise/surcharge taxes per Florida Statutes.

Key Achievements:

*Recouped several hundred thousand dollars of unpaid excise/surcharge

taxes.

*Substantially reduced stale inventory sales to retailers, by conducting

inventories that

identified out-of-date product.

*Reduced risk of fraud, by conducting inventories of

cigarettes for tax indicia stamps.

*Promoted to a Tax Auditor II with another agency, within one year of

employment.

Accountant I, DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, 1991-1993

Staff Accountant, CLAMPETT'S AUTO SERVICES, INC., 1988-1991

Education & Certifications

Certified Governmental Auditing Professional (CGAP), 2007

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -Troy State University -Troy, AL

2003

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -Valdosta State College

-Valdosta, GA 1993

Bachelor of Science (BS) -Florida State University -Tallahassee, FL 1988

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