Michael Ford
Email: **********@********.***
Address: **** ******* **.
City: Pearland
State: TX
Zip: 77584
Country: USA
Phone: 713-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $65,000
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Job History / Details:
Michael W. Ford
1118 Beckton Ln., Pearland, TX 77584
Home Phone 713/43-62785 Cell Phone 713/454-3550
E-Mail: **********@********.***
Profile
Highly analytical and detail-oriented professional accountant offering more than 35 years of financial reporting and accounting experience in a supervisory capacity in the manufacturing, retail, and the health care industries.
Areas of expertise include:
* Audits
* Financial Statements
* Accounts Payable
* Monthly General Ledger
* Payroll
* Workman`s Compensation
* Year-End Closings
* Tax Preparation
* Budget Development and Analysis
* Accounts Receivable
* General Journal Adjustments
* Employee Benefits
* Equipment Depreciation
* Cost Accounting
Professional Experience
Texas Dow Employee Credit Union, Lake Jackson, TX Dec 28, 2012 - Jan 28, 2013
Auditor
* Contract job of auditing accounts for preparation of year-end closing.
The Omega Resource Group, Kingwood, Texas Oct. 1998 - Jun. 2011
Senior Accounts Payable Auditor
* Audited clients` Paid Vendor Invoice Files in a variety of manufacturing, petroleum, printing, etc. companies both in Texas and other states for the purpose of identifying and documenting discrepancies.
* Created Vendor Charge Back Forms sent to the client`s vendor for each error identified.
* Responsible for preparing Summary Batch Sheets, inventorying weekly claims written.
* Developed an end of audit Management Report detailing dollars reviewed, claims written and collected with recommendation for improvements to reduce or eliminate errors.
* Recognized for achieving largest number of chargeback types.
* Has excellent command of the Texas and other states Sales and Use Tax Laws.
Liberty Cab Company, Houston, Texas Jan. 1996 - Oct. 1998
Controller
* Coordinated and directed financial operations for multiple taxi cab companies.
* Responsible for supervision of corporate accounting clerks.
* Worked to implement new financial record retention and retrieval system.
* Responsible for creating monthly and annual financial reports.
Trophy Products, Houston, Texas Aug. 1983 - Dec. 1995
Controller
* Coordinated and directed all financial operations for a $5 million annual sales wholesale manufacturing company.
* Oversaw department supervisors.
* Controlled all financial reporting for seven real estate properties in Texas, Massachusetts, Colorado, California, and Georgia.
* Wrote and implemented policies and procedures for financial operations which had never been done before.
* Saved the company $50,000 in workman`s compensation expenditures by investigating cost of insurance and locating a more cost effective insurance carrier.
* Established an account format system to track real estate properly and the management of sales.
* Investigated current cost accounting system and determine the company could expand profit by 25% by setting up a new system.
* Wrote the manual describing controller`s position and all responsibilities.
Al`s Formal Wear, Houston, Texas Jul. 1981 - Feb. 1983
Budget Analyst
* Developed, maintained, and analyzed budgets for the central office and 35 locations, and supervised the accounts payable department.
State of Michigan, Lansing, MI Dec. 1970 - Jun. 1981
Financial Analyst
* Coordinated all MIS Division financial operations, including the preparation and submission of the annual fiscal year budget.
Education:
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 1981
* Bachelor of Science-Accounting