Kristopher Dale Zentner
Huntsville, AL 35811 US
Mobile: 256-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
Work Experience:
Singleton CPA, LLC
Huntsville, AL 35801
02/2018 – 06/2018
Shareholder (non-licensee owner) ; CFO; Fraud &Forensics Lead
Duties and Related Skills:
●Partner overseeing the preparation of Federal and State income tax returns.
●Forms prepared include the 1040 with multiple attached schedules, 1120, 1120S, 1065, 1041, and variations of the form 990.
●Responsible for the reviewing of tax returns prepared by the tax intern.
●Write-up/bookkeeping of client information, prepare and review financial statements and make year-end adjustments in order to prepare tax returns.
●Assist clients under audit and work with the auditors to resolve issues.
●Worked to establish a forensic accounting portion of the firm.
Internal Revenue Service
5123 Research Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805 United States
06/2006 – 02/2018
Internal Revenue Agent
Duties and Related Skills:
●Plan, organize, and conduct initial and follow-up field audits of individuals, small businesses, partnerships, and corporations to support the IRS mission. Examinations include auditing of multiple record sources including Financial Statements, Reconciliations, physical records kept as backup, and electronic records. Audits include physical reviews of business sites, conducting interviews to determine operations and the internal controls established for the activities.
●Conduct package audits to determine if other required and related entity returns are filed in compliance with laws and regulations.
●Identify issues considered large, unusual or questionable which produce significant tax or compliance effects.
●Research, interpret and apply the decisions of relevant code sections, regulations, and court decisions.
●Analyze indicators of fraudulent activity and develop appropriate referrals for Civil or Criminal Fraud.
●Assist Criminal Investigations as a cooperating agent as assigned.
●Interact with taxpayers, attorneys and various levels of tax professionals.
●QuickBooks resource agent for the conversion of files for other agents.
●Coordinate training opportunities for the work group in order to improve learning activities.
Deltacom
Huntsville, AL United States
06/2005 - 06/2006
General Ledger Accountant
Duties and Related Skills:
●Responsible for entering and posting journal entries into database.
●Creation of account reconciliation reports for month end closings, and placing together the account reconciliation book for the DLT branch of the company.
●Responsible for gathering information on fixed assets and assigning them to the proper life categorizations.
●Preparation of the depreciation reports on a monthly basis and preparing the appropriate entries to record the amounts for use in the preparation of yearly tax returns.
●Responsible for ensuring proper information is included on the W-9 tax forms for vendors.
●Preparation of 1099s required to be sent to appropriate tax entities.
Applications used include: Microsoft Excel, Oracle Applications for Windows, Oracle Applications Desktop Integrator, light use of AS400 and MacroFiche/NT
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Education:
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL United States
Master's Degree 07/2010
Degree: Masters in Accounting
University Of Alabama In Huntsville Huntsville, AL United States
Bachelor's Degree 05/2005
Major: Accounting
Professional Certifications:
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) since Sept. 2012
Enrolled Agent (EA) since May 2018