Patsy A. Brown
Littleton, Colorado 80128
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SKILLS:
Financial Statements, Month End Closing, AR, Collections, AP, Sales/Use Tax Reporting/Audits,
Purchase Orders, Cash Mgmt., Banking Relations, GL Reconciliation / Analysis, Fixed Assets,
Depreciation, Regulatory Agency audits, Cost Accounting, Variance Analysis, Operating & Capital
Budgets / Forecasts, Inventory Mgmt., Capital Expenditures, Audits, Multi State Payroll, Office
Mgmt., HR Mgmt, Benefits Administration
INDUSTRIES:
Collections; O & G; Art, Radio, Cable, Newspaper, Non Profit, Retail/Wholesale, Employer
Services
EDUCATION:
University of San Francisco, MBA & Bachelor – Accounting / Business Administration
Mountain States Employer’s Council Certifications HR / Benefit Administration
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Active – California / Colorado
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Empire Staple Co. 2006 – Present
Controller / Corporate Officer
Company engaged in providing tools for the construction industry. Sales $100M – 260
Employees
• Preparation/review of financial statements for 7 retail entities including the monitoring of all
departments – Repair, Warehouse, Delivery, Selling & G & A – contained in all 7
establishments.
Responsible for preparation of annual budget for all 7 entities and weekly Cash
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Forecasting.
• Supervisory responsibilities over all AR & AP functions and General Ledger
reconciliations.
Sales/Use Tax reporting for all entities – Multiple States/County/City; Audits
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Fixed Asset and depreciation schedule maintenance, supervision of Sales Tax return
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preparations.
Preparation of Payroll on a bi weekly basis.
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Manage manpower reports, employee benefit programs, 401k Administrator, vehicle
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allocations, personal property, general liability, worker’s comp insurance products, 5500
audits.
Developmental Pathways, Inc. 2004 – 2006
General Ledger Manager – (hired FT after temp assignment) 500 Employees
• Manage and review all aspects of General Ledger and subsidiary Ledgers for
Developmental Pathways, Inc., Pathways Homecare Center and 2 HUD Housing Corps.
Preparation of Financial Statements through FRX
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Preparation of Schedules for FY2004 & FY2005 Audits
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Contracts Mgmt., Review of CR, AR and AP for all entities, Banking Mgmt.
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Analysis of various State contracts to ensure proper program funding and accurate receipt
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of all funds awarded to DP by same contract.
TAP (Temporary Accounting Personnel) 2002 – 2004
Various Temporary Assignments (contract work while raising family)
General Accounting, Financial Reporting, SEC Filings, including temporary assignment at
Developmental Pathways, Inc.
New Colorado Daily, Inc. 2001 July 2002
Controller/HR Manager/Office Manager (contract work while raising family)
• Preparation/review of the financial statements for 3 entities containing 6 departments each
plus forecast/budget preparations for all 3 entities and a consolidated statement
A/R, including soft and hard collections, A/P review coding
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Heavy vendor contact, working with all department managers regarding employee
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expenditures, monitoring department budgets for all entities, provide reports to all
department managers regarding monthly activity and budget variances
Payroll to include 1099 & W 2 preparation, exempt/non exempt/commission payroll,
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monitor monthly tax deposits and quarterly and annual tax reports
Cash forecasting, Bank relationships, Cash Flow reporting
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Inventory coordinate physical counts and book entries to actual, report variances,
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analysis of any discrepancies; work with vendors providing inventory materials regarding
pricing, shipping and other needs as required
Bank reconciliation, General Ledger analysis / reconciliation
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Depreciation, Fixed Asset Management, Capital Expenditure Management,
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Inter & Intra Company entries
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• Sales/Use Tax filings, audits
• Year end audit and tax return preparation, management of 6 accounting exempt/non
exempt personnel.
Oversee company insurance policies including vehicle, personal property, general liability
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and Worker’s Comp, insurance audits for Worker’s Comp and 5500 reports.
Manager on duty responsibilities during evening hours
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PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE:
Finance Manager / Office Manager Financial statement preparation, year end audits, Budgets
and Cash Forecasting, Cash reconciliation, AR, AP, Payroll, Supervision of staff.
Director of Administration Office management, financial management through month end
financial statements and year end audits Supervise staff, present financial reports, Capital
Purchase management, Preparation of all governmental reports, maintenance of strict G & A cost
controls.
Recycle Operations Supervisor Supervision of accounting and operations staff. Provide
inventory control. Prepare month end financial reports for 6 costs centers, and variance analysis
and forecasting. Prepare budgets.
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Dynamics/Great Plains, FrX, Crystal Reports, IST, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks, Quicken,
Peachtree, CYMA, MS Office Suite, ADP, Paychex, ADP Windows and other industry specific
programs.