James D. Miller
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Innovative Accounting professional proficient in extracting financial data from various reporting systems and suggesting key operational changes
SKILLS
US GAAP Principles Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Federal / State Tax Preparation Financial Statement Preparation
Tax Accounting Auditing and Internal Control Analysis
Corporate Tax Planning Year-End Audit Processes
Cash Flow Analysis and Budgeting Monthly Sales Tax
Cost Accounting Microsoft Office Products
Payroll Tax Return Preparation Project Management
Strong ERP Knowledge, SAP, Oracle, Great Lakes
WORK HISTORY
Sr. Analyst of Finance, Audit, and Compliance, 2017 to Current
Ingersoll Rand – Cheektowaga, NY
Responsible for all Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Oversight of all Audit Requests both Internal and External
Budgeting and Forecasting
General Ledger Reconciliation
Intercompany Reconciliation
Accounting Specialist, 2012 to 2017
Sodexo, Inc. – Williamsville, NY
Oversight of Financial Reporting of over 900 Client Contracts
Budgeting, Forecasting, KRI Reporting, and Cost Accounting for Client Contracts
Supervision and Training of Senior and Staff Accountants
Project Team Lead supporting Analysis and Trending of Accruals for Revenue and Labor
Project Team Lead to Assist and coordinate with Quality Control to manage business amendments
Project Team Member representing Go Live for New SAP Upgrades impacting Department functions
Project Team Lead for Centralized Billing Team - Bringing cross divisional activity into the centralized billing.
Recognitions: Stars of Finance Award
Senior Accountant, 2006 to 2012
Sodexo, Inc. – Williamsville, NY
Responsible for Close Processes for 690 Healthcare Locations, including journal entries, account reconciliation, contract accounting, and client settlement.
Set up and interpretation of Client Contracts for Healthcare Locations
Created Job Templates and Work Instructions for this Set Up Process that are used for all Divisions
Supervise Staff Accountants and Train new Staff
Controller, 2000 to 2006
Now Tech Industries/ PCB Piezotronics, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
Compiled financial reports pertaining to cash receipts, expenditures, and profit and loss
Developed and Implemented more efficient processes for Yearend External Audit which yielded a $15k savings per year for the Company
Supervised Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Clerical Staff
Proposed and published metrics and KPIs to be incorporated into the monthly financials and scorecards for the corporation
Provided timely actuals, forecasts and budget data for Corporate Executive Officer and Senior Management
Maintained Fixed Asset Module and calculation and posting of monthly depreciation expense
Responsible for Payroll Reconciliation and Human Resource Functions
Audit Supervisor, 1991 to 2000
James Amato & Co. PC – Tonawanda, NY
Supervise auditors and junior staff on audit functions for corporate and nonprofit organizations
Oversight of a team of five staff accountants during audits and reviews
Work with Client directly representing the firm
Audit, Tax, and Financial Advisement
Recommendation of Internal Control Processes
Sr. Tax Accountant, 1986 to 1991
James Amato & Co. PC – Tonawanda, NY
Work with Partner and Audit Supervisor on audits, reviews, and report preparation
Responsible to prepare Audit report drafts and handle tax return preparation associated with Audit report
Prepare, complete, and handle larger client returns for tax filing, and all other associated specialized taxes
Staff Accountant, 1985 to 1986
James Amato & Co. PC - Tonawanda, NY
Tax Return Preparation and Work paper Preparation
Payroll Preparation, Sales Tax Preparation
Bookkeeping
Work with Audit Supervisor and Senior Tax Accountants to support Audit Functions
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Accounting
Edinboro University - Edinboro, PA
Continuing Education:
GAAP Compliance
Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Microsoft Office - Advance Excel (Pivot Tables, VLook Up, Macros), Access, Word