Duane Scannella, EA
Galva, IL 61434
Phone: 309-***-****
Email: ******@*****.***
Career Objective
To obtain a position in a challenging environment which will allow me
to utilize and enhance my technical, human, and conceptual skills.
Work Experience
Phillips Tax Service
Pekin, IL
Senior Accountant July 2012 to Present
0. Prepare tax returns and perform annual write-up adjustments
(book vs. tax) for Individual, Corporations, Partnership,
Estates, Trust, and Non-Profit Organizations.
0. Preparation & review of payroll and corresponding payroll
tax returns.
0. Monthly Bookkeeping for clients.
0. QuickBooks consulting.
0. Research of tax issues.
0. Prepare correspondence of tax notices from both the IRS and
the IDOR.
Calvert Tax & Bookkeeping
Kewanee, IL
Accountant, May 08 to July 2012
0. Perform planning, developing, executing, reporting, and
supervising of audit engagements (Governmental and Non-
Profit Organizations).
0. Prepare tax returns and perform annual write-up adjustments
(book vs. tax) for Individual, Corporations, Partnership,
and Non-Profit Organizations.
0. Preparation of Payroll and corresponding Payroll tax
returns.
0. Preparation of Sales Tax Returns.
0. Monthly Bookkeeping for clients.
0. QuickBooks consulting.
Duane Scannella
Archabald, PA
Independent Contractor, Sept. 06 to June 07
0. Perform per diem audit engagements for clients.
0. Independently prepare client tax returns.
William Owens & Co.
Carbondale, PA
Accountant, Dec 05 to Sept 06
0. Perform planning, developing, executing, reporting, and
supervising of audit engagements (primarily homeowner
associations).
0. Prepare tax returns and perform annual write-up adjustments
(book vs. tax) for Individual, Corporations, Partnership,
and Trusts.
0. Perform compilations, projections, and agreed-upon
procedures.
0. Prepare business plans for start-up companies.
Rainey & Rainey, CPA
Scranton, PA
Accountant, Aug 04 to Nov 05
0. Perform planning, developing, executing, reporting, and
supervising of audit engagements.
0. Prepare tax returns and perform annual write-up adjustments
(book vs. tax) for Individual, Corporations, Partnership,
and Trusts.
0. Perform reviews, compilations, and agreed-upon procedures.
0. Train clients on Quick Books Accounting software.
0. Perform Valuations for sales and Buy/Sell agreements.
Duane Scannella
Professional Business Solutions & Services
Scranton, PA
Business Consultant, Jan 02 to Oct 04
0. Provide Tax Planning and Preparation services.
0. Provide Accounting System assessment & implementation.
0. Prepare business plans and assist clients' in obtaining
start-up capital.
0. Provide Strategic Planning services.
Mama Lina Restaurant
Dickson City, PA
Manager, August 03 to Sept. 04 (Had 10% P&L Interest)
0. Prepare customer orders.
0. Perform all aspects of vendor ordering.
0. Perform all functions encompassing HR including scheduling
(avg. 10 employees).
0. Develop & implement marketing strategies.
0. Perform weekly & monthly COGS & Overhead analysis.
0. Responsible for nightly cash reconciliations & deposits.
0. Responsible for overall management of the business.
Pride Mobility Products
Exeter, PA
Inventory Flow Supervisor, Feb 03 to August 03
0. Planned & executed cycle counts (Implemented ABC
methodology).
0. Assessed & retooled historical Inventory procedures &
drafted custom-fit SOP's.
0. Monitored all sub-inventory accounts (maintained in Oracle)
& addressed any transaction that adversely affected such
accounts.
QVC
West Chester, PA
Senior Accountant, July 01 to Nov 01
0. Maintained Fixed Asset Sub-Ledger and assessed the
propriety of Fixed Asset transactions.
0. Prepared various Fixed Asset and Depreciation schedules for
management.
0. Performed analytical reviews of Fixed Asset, Deprecation, &
various Expense accounts.
0. Member of an SAP implementation team.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Allentown, PA
Audit In-Charge, July 99 to June 01
0. Performed the following: planning, developing, budgeting,
executing, reporting and supervising of audit engagements.
0. Performed detailed analytical reviews of Balance Sheet &
Income Statement accounts.
0. Assessed the adequacy, propriety, efficiency, and
effectiveness of client internal controls in order to
identify risks.
0. Identified client needs and provided them with value added
services that complemented their goals.
0. Spent 6 months at Rite Aid Corporation with over one
hundred D&T professionals which, resulted in one of the
largest restatements of a Company's financial statements in
history during that period in time.
Education
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Graduated with a BS in Accounting, May 1999. Overall GPA of 3.2
& Major GPA of 3.8. Additional course work in Strategic
Planning (Mergers & Acquisitions).
State Certification
Candidate for CPA - I have been approved by the Il Board of Examiners
to sit for the exam. I am currently studying and sitting for the
exam.
Enrolled Agent
References
Available upon request.