Jeffrey G. Davis, CPA
Starkville, MS 39759
***************@*****.***
EDUCATION
Master of Professional Accountancy. Mississippi State University.
Starkville, MS. May 2010.
Bachelor of Accountancy. Mississippi State University. August 2004.
Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business Administration with
a Minor in Banking and Finance. Mississippi State University. May 2004.
CERTIFICATION
Certified Public Accountant. State of Mississippi. March 2009.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Staff Accountant. T.E. Lott and Company, PA. Columbus, MS. January 2007 -
November 2009.
. Audit - Performed risk assessment procedures including conducting
internal control walkthroughs and assisting senior members of
engagement teams in developing audit programs through evaluating and
understanding internal control over financial reporting through
inquiry, inspection, and observation
. Audit - Completed substantive procedures on account balances and
transaction classes including coordinating inventory observations,
selecting and examining samples, preparing confirmations, performing
analytical procedures including recalculating amounts and analyzing
ratios, tracing and vouching source data to and from subledgers, and
reconciling subledgers with a general ledger
. Audit - Developed management communication and representation letters
and prepared financial statements with required disclosures and, if
applicable, supplemental information
. Accounting and Review - Created GAAP and OCBOA financial statements
for small businesses, governmental entities, and not-for-profit
entities, maintained deprecation and amortization schedules, and, for
review engagements, performed analytical procedures, made inquiries of
management, and prepared management representation letters
. Tax Preparation - Prepared federal and state tax returns for
individuals, corporations, and partnerships (selected experience:
estates, trusts, and not-for-profit entities)
. Tax Planning - Participated in tax planning assignments, including
calculating scenario-based outcomes and researching pertinent
thresholds, limits, expiration dates, and amounts
Audit Department. Watkins Uiberall, PLLC. Memphis, TN. January 2006 - July
2006.
. Audit - Performed selected substantive procedures on account balances
and transaction classes for governmental and not-for-profit entities
and updated electronic engagement binders, engagement letters, and
management representation letters for continuing engagements
. Attest - Participated in agreed-upon procedure engagements for
governmental and not-for-profit entities
COMPUTER SKILLS
. PPC Engagement, ProSystem Fx Tax, Asset Keeper, PPC Trial Balance, CCH
Accounting Research Manager, PPC Smart Tools, RIA Checkpoint,
TimeValue (selected experience: Intuit Quickbooks Pro, Great Plains
Dynamics)
. General - Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access
ACTIVITIES and PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - member
. Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants - member
. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (national social fraternity) - alumnus