John Culp
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ***** ********* ******
City: Lakewood
State: CO
Zip: 80227
Country: USA
Phone: 614-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $67,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
John D. Culp, CPA
Telephone: 614-***-****
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Professional Summary:
Over seven years of public accounting experience and four years of private accounting experience, with a wide variety of accounting knowledge in construction, manufacturing, software companies, distribution, retail, oil and gas, employee benefit plans, and non-profit organizations. Continually provide enhancements to client operations by increasing efficiencies, assisting in implementing and strengthening internal controls, researching accounting issues, and improving bottom line results.
Core Skills:
Financial statement preparation
Budgeting
Variance analysis
Journal entries
Balance sheet reconciliations
Accruals
Internal controls
Fixed assets
Accounts receivable
Payroll
Accounts payable
Management
Month-end closing
Inventory
Employee training
Revenue recognition
Career Accomplishments:
* Selected to work on firm's top clients as requested by the firm's managing partners and clients; chosen by partners as the top performing staff member on two different occasions
* Consistently coming in under budget and meeting deadlines on audit and review engagements while maintaining audit and review standards
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills which helped clients increase operational efficiencies and bottom line results by at least 10%
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills on which the firm relied for preparing and proofing financial statements; researching and presenting audit issues; and writing policies, procedures, and internal controls for client and firm use
Professional Experience:
Wilson Downing Group, LLC, Lakewood, Colorado
Senior Accountant, July 2007 - May 2012
* Managed and performed audits, reviews, and compilations
* Supervised staff to keep engagements within budgets and audit standards
* Assisted clients with fixed asset maintenance and depreciation schedules
* Researched tax and audit issues as needed
* Trained new staff in audit, review, compilation procedures, and computer programs
* Performed accounting services, reconciliations, and ad hoc reporting for clients
* Assisted partners in developing training programs and firm quality control policies
Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co., CPAs, Columbus, Ohio
Staff Accountant, October 2004 - July 2007
* Performed audits, reviews, and compilations
* Prepared 990, 990T, 1120, and 1120S tax returns
* Performed SAS 70 audits to comply with the US Patriot Act
* Trained new staff in audit procedures and computer programs
* Assisted in converting firm to paperless audits, reviews, and compilations
* Performed account services, reconciliations and ad hoc reports for clients
FCx Performance, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
General Ledger Accountant, January 2001-January 2003
* Prepared month-end closing reports
* Performed balance sheet and bank reconciliations
* Maintained fixed asset records
* Analyzed and applied accounts receivable
* Processed daily cash position and daily bank reports
* Reviewed daily inventory reports and analyzed for large variances
* Created ad hoc reports and analyzed information as needed
* Assisted in budget preparation
Charles Penzone, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
Accountant, November 1999 - January 2001 (Reported Directly to CFO and COO)
* Prepared monthly financial statements and assisted in preparing yearly budget
* Performed balance sheet and bank reconciliations
* Prepared weekly and monthly sales reports and analyzed differences in projected revenue and sales
* Administered accounts payable and weekly payroll
* Established inventory controls
* Implemented controls and assisted in developing reports for salon operating system
* Assisted in converting three locations to a new salon operating system
Education:
Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
Bachelors of Science in Accounting
Software Programs Used:
Excel, Word, Power Point, MAS90, FAS, Great Plains, JD Edwards, QuickBooks, Peachtree, CCH Trial Balance, CCH Tax Prep, and Fixed Asset Keeper
Activities/Memberships:
Member of the AICPA
Member of the Colorado Society of CPAs
Board Member and Treasurer for the Colorado United Irish Societies
Chair of the Accounting Committee for the Colorado Irish Festival