Cell 407-***-****
*******@**.**.***
Durham, N.C. 27705
JAMES RAY
Education 1976 – 1980 University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting
**** – 2003 Florida Metropolitan University, Orlando, Fla.
Master of Business Administration in Accounting
Summa Cum Laude
Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society
Professional 1993 N.C. CPA certificate, Durham, N.C.
Award 2003 Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities & Colleges
Experience
2007- 7/01/2015 Matthew J. Dressman, CPA, Durham, N.C.
Staff Accountant in the preparation of financial statements and tax returns for all types of
businesses, corporate, non-profit, estate, partnership and individual tax returns.
Software experience includes Quickbooks, Peachtree, CCH, taxworks
Proseries, and business works software experience with monthly write-up and
personal property audits and preparation of personal property tax listings.
4/01/05 - 11/20/06 CHESTNUT, BRADLEY & HEMPHILL, INC., St. Cloud, Fla.
Staff accountant preparing complete financial statements, cash flow
Statements, projections, WIP, % of completion. Preparation of partnership,
Individual, Estate and Trust, Corporate tax returns in all types of companies,
to include construction, retail, transportation, manufacturing and service
industries software used creative solutions, CCH, Excel,Quickbooks Pro.
6/05/03 – 12/15/04 EMERSON TRAILERS, INC., Lake Alfred, Fla.
Controller, financial statement preparation for five store locations and the
Manufacturing facility. Excel spreadsheet for cost accounting for utility trailers,
payroll, and Quickbooks for daily sales, bank statement reconciliation, accounts
receivable and payable. Spreadsheet analysis of sales and detailed information
For each location including consolidated summary. Prepared federal and state
1120 and 1120S for two corporate structures including tax estimates. Budget
preparation for each store location for analysis. software Quickbooks Pro.,Excel.
1/01/02 – 6/01/03 VONRAE, INC., Orlando, Fla.
Full time student in Masters of Business with concentration in accounting and
self employed. Subcontract compilations of various businesses and individuals
with financial statement preparation and tax preparation, tax consultations.
software Quickbooks Pro., Excel, Word.