Accounting Project

Aaron Hankins

**** ****** **** *********, ** ****4 443-***-**** *****.*******@*****.***

December 9, 2014

Dear Hiring Manager:

When I saw your job posting seeking a Corporate Project Accountant I knew immediately that my experience and educational

backgrounds qualify me as a candidate to fill the open role.

Since September of 2013, I have been serving as the General /Office/Project Manager of a startup mechanical contractor based

in Baltimore that serves large industrial clients. In this role, I have used my corporate experience and traditional accounting

background to craft systems and processes to increase the integrity and reliability of the firm’s financial information. Add itionally,

I have been directly responsible for coordinating many aspects of the company’s projects including:

Project accounting/finance including: Job costing, budgeting, progress billing and revenue recognition

Project scheduling

Proposal/contract writing and scope development

Liaising with Clients for cost negotiation or contract revisions

Estimation modeling

Liaising with subcontractor for bid solicitation, analysis, procurement, and management/oversight

Material procurement and logistics

Project closeout including report preparation/submission and letters of warranty

As a Senior Staff Accountant, I provided seven years of progressive experience while performing general accounting functions

such as:

Bank and balance sheet reconciliations and account analysis

General ledger maintenance including reoccurring and non-standard journal entries/accruals

Cash and fixed asset management

Local tax and license compliance

As requested in your ad, I would like to state that my salary requirements are negotiable with regards to the full compensation

package and I would prefer to discuss these details during the interview process.

Attached to this letter, you will find my resume for your review. Please call me at 443-***-**** for an interview. I feel confident

our meeting will cut your interviewing of other candidates dramatically.

Sincerely,

Aaron Hankins

Aaron Hankins

443-***-**** (cell)

*****.*******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Industrial Operations & Maintenance, Inc. (IOM) [Baltimore, MD]

September 2013 – Present

General Manager

Accounting and Financial Information

Designed and implemented accounting processes for IOM to include:

Established standard project lifecycle process that incorporated appropriate financial controls

Setup meaningful Accounts Receivable aging process to improve client collections

Prepared the company for transition to an electronic accounting system

Creation of internal controls for employee issued credit card usage and subsequent reconcilements

Responsibility for the billing of all IOM provided services

Project Management

Created and implemented a project tracking system for management of active and completed projects:

Generated and implemented a bid/project number system to evaluate job cost and profitability, margin

spreads and pricing inefficiencies, and bid status monitoring

Interacted with customers/clients to manage relations by compiling and supplying project information for

periodic progress meetings including

Compiling and supplying source documents and submittals for client review on a timely basis

Generated schedules for projects based on scope and the bid’s time estimate

Human Resources

Ensuring accurate payroll processes were in place

o Developed and maintained database of employee information

o Managed the relationship with external payroll processing firm

o Ensure proper document retention for regulatory compliance

Oversaw employee conduct and policies

Business Development

Met with clients to develop business in a friendly and professional environment

Drafted project proposals and change orders

Special Projects

Oversaw the modernization of the company’s IT equipment and network

Provided a cost benefit analysis to the President for upgrades deemed necessary

Sourced enterprise level server equipment and oversaw the installation and setup

o Allowed company to implement modern electronic filing system that was conducive to ind ustry

appropriate disaster recovery protocols

Mariner Finance, LLC [Baltimore, MD]

October 2006 – September 2013

Senior Staff Accountant

Accounting

Provide timely adjustments to balance sheet accounts for GAAP income/expense recognition

o Performed account aging analysis identifying items requiring adjustment

o Reconciled asset and liability accounts to source documents to verify proper procurement authorization,

accurate amortization of customer loan files, depreciation expense, prepaid amortization

Performed monthly bank/cash reconciliations for 25+ branch locations

Managed the Fixed Asset System on a monthly basis

o Reviewed acquisitions to assign proper asset category and useful lives

o Accounted for asset disposition

o Including calculation of capital gain or loss and like kind exchange

o Recorded monthly entries for depreciation expense

o Reconciled general ledger to fixed asset system

Provided Daily Cash Management for Branch Network

Compiled information to compare book cash balances to bank’s availability

Based on analysis performed, drafted Wire Transfers and ACH Draws from company’s main operating

account for Controller’s review and approval prior to distribution

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Coordinated subsequent Wire Transfers and ACH Draws through bank’s online portal; recorded appropriate

journal entries to reflect transfers made

Performed annual Personal Property Tax Reporting for Maryland and other State Jurisdictions

o Reviewed filings for regulatory compliance

o Reconciled book fixed assets to tax basis

Prepared annual local/jurisdictional business tax license filings following similar approach for personal

property tax

Coordinated State and Federal quarterly income tax deposit filings prepared by external accounting/audit firm

Interacted with local, state regulator y/tax departments on issues that arose from normal business

Property Management

Acted as property manager for physical storefront locations

Performed lease term review and preliminary negotiation prior to legal department review

Drafted renewal letters under optional lease terms

Notified landlords of nonrenewal and/or other lease clause discrepancies requiring mutual partnership

resolution

Maintained and improved an Excel database of leases /locations to facilitate the monthly review and closing

activities surrounding the lease portfolio

Projects

Supported fellow members of the branch expansion team by e nsuring proper accounting functions were

authorized in the custom accounting software suite

Acted as interdepartmental liaison for accounting software testing by testing for disaster recovery, new branch

locations, and new jurisdiction

Conversion of Fixed Asset system previously maintained by parent company

o W orked with accounting software vendor to convert fixed asset system for 600 + depreciable assets at

time of conversion

o Implemented system after proper off book testing and agreement within acceptable material difference

o Percentage of error was less than 1% at tim e of conversion with respect to calculated accumulated

depreciation and expense for conversion month

o After conversion, oversaw the growth of the fixed asset system to over double its original volume

RSM McGladrey, Inc. [Timonium, MD]

November 2005 – July 2006

Associate

Provided audit, review, and tax preparation services for automobile dealerships in the Mid -Atlantic Region under

direction of lead partners and in charge personnel

Performed procedures to verify financial information for engaged clients

Prepared Corporate, Partnership, LLC, and Individual Tax Returns for Firm Clients

Prepared financial statements for final audit reports

Provided General client assistance for GAAP and tax issues

Master, Sidlow & Associates, PA [Wilmington, DE]

January 2005 – October 2005

Associate

Provided audit, review, and tax preparation services for firm clients under supervisor’s direction

Performed procedures to verify financial information for engaged clients

Prepared Corporate, Partnership, LLC, and Individual Tax Returns for Firm Clients

Provided General client assistance for GAAP and tax issues

EDUCATION

University of Delaware, [Newark, DE] February 2005

BS of Accounting, Minor in Management Information Systems

Technical Skills:

Experienced user of Microsoft Office products Adobe Acrobat

including, Word, Excel, and Outlook Microsoft Project

Familiar with various accounting systems General knowledge of Networking / Network

including Gold Point Systems and QuickBooks Administrator Functions on Microsoft Windows

Platforms

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