Accounting Sales
Resume:
Charles E. Stanford, CPA
Memphis, Tennessee 38111
***************@*****.***
Highlights
* Over twenty years experience in public accounting and private company
controllership
* Tennessee active CPA certificate #13481
* Dual undergraduate major in Accounting and Finance - University of
Memphis (BBA Finance 1984, Accounting 1989; 3.50+ GPA in both majors)
* Strong analytical, writing, and computer skills
* Solid general ledger accounting skills
* Track record of producing high quality work product under tight
deadlines
* Financial analysis and problem solving skills utilizing calculus,
statistics, and actuarial mathematics
* Up-to-date knowledge of: GAAP, GAAS, SOX compliance, cost accounting,
federal and state taxation, estate and gift taxation, and wealth
management matters, UltraTax; ProSystem Fx; BNA, RIA Checkpoint; Great
Plains; Macola; MAS 90/200/500 ERP; Access, Excel macro programming,
Relevant Professional Experience
Financial Institution Consulting Corporation Memphis, TN (October 1, 2008
to April, 2012) (Senior Financial Analyst/Vice President of Client
Executive Benefit Plan Administration) My duties included financial
modeling of nonqualified executive benefit plans, bank-owned life insurance
executive benefit plan administration including benefit accruals, tax
research, assessing the impact of accounting pronouncements and changes in
the Internal Revenue Code on executive benefit plans. I was responsible
for preparing internal tax memos and working with in-house and outside
counsel on estate tax matters as they affected the drafting of trust
instruments and the implementation of executive benefit plans.
Charles E. Stanford, CPA Memphis, Tennessee (2003 to 2008). (Sole
Proprietor) Provided interim controllership, per diem audit and tax
services to other CPA firms, bank collateral audits, and consulting with
distressed companies.
Moore Distributors, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee (1996 - 2003) (Controller)
Total responsibility for the financial accounting function for this
distributor of door hardware and related builder supplies - annual sales of
approximately $10 million. I negotiated credit facilities with lenders and
acted as primary liaison between the bank and the shareholders of the
company. I coordinated the quarterly bank collateral audits as well as the
annual audit performed by the independent accounting firm. I was directly
responsible for multistate sales tax compliance. I supervised an
accounting staff of five people and coordinated all significant vendor and
customer issues as well as overseeing the payroll and employee benefits
functions. Moore Distributors was sold to The Jeske Company and continues
to operate in Memphis under that name. The accounting function was
centralized in Jeske's Wisconsin headquarters.
Rhea & Ivy, PLC (Dixon, Hughes, Goodman), Memphis, Tennessee (1993 - 1996)
(Audit Senior) I was in charge of several of the firm's largest audit
engagements - clients such as construction contractors, manufacturers,
manufacturer/distributors, and several not-for-profit entities. I also
assisted the partner in charge of management advisory services with
valuation and litigation support engagements. I was responsible for
assisting clients with the application of accounting pronouncements,
planning and staffing audits, training and motivating new staff members,
preparing corporate tax returns for audit clients, and coordinating
management advisory services with existing and new clients. Rhea & Ivy
merged with the firm Dixon, Hughes in 2006.
National Distributors Warehouse Company, Inc. ("NDW") Memphis, Tennessee
(1991 - 1993) (Controller/Cost Accountant) NDW was a manufacturer and
distributor of new and reconditioned automobile and truck bumpers to
customers throughout the United States. NDW had annual sales that averaged
twenty million dollars during my tenure, had eleven distribution,
manufacturing, and retail facilities in five southeastern states employing
approximately eighty people. The company was sold to one of its vendors
during my tenure. The sole shareholder of NDW now operates a successor
firm, Reflexxion Automotive, in Memphis, TN.
Dodge, Thomas, Goss & Owens, Ltd., (Jackson, Howell) West Memphis, Arkansas
(1989-1991) (Audit Staff Accountant) During my employment at the firm, I
performed audits, prepared tax returns, and assisted clients with the
implementation of accounting software. I was typically assigned to the
firm's larger audit engagements including the West Memphis Public School
System, and the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, City of Marion, Arkansas
and others. DTG&O was merged with the Memphis firm Jackson, Howell in
2005.
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