Manager Accounting

SHARON R. SMITH, CPA

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Duluth, GA 30097

Cell Phone: 973-***-****

Email address: ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

CPA with experience in increasingly responsible accounting positions, including managing accounting professionals and clerical employees, SEC reporting, including 10K, 10Q preparation and filing, XBRL filing, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, payroll accounting, supervising month-end and year end closing and audits as well as SOX testing, complex consolidations, and preparation and analysis of financial statements for public and private corporations in accordance with US GAAP.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Advanced Microsoft Excel with pivot tables and vlookups, Great Plains, FRX Report Writer, EASI Equity Administration, Workiva (Webfilings) for SEC reporting, Oracle GL and Oracle ADI, Sage FAS, Platinum GL, Peachtree GL, MAS90 GL, Microsoft Access, Quickbooks, ADP payroll GL, Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Transcend Services (subsidiary of Nuance Communications, Inc.), Atlanta, GA October 2009 to Present

• Senior Accountant for nation’s second largest medical transcription company with $125 million yearly revenue (now subsidiary of Nuance Communications, Inc.)

• Prepared all SEC filings for Transcend including 10Q, 10K 8Ks, including implementing first year XBRL tagging using web based software

• Equity compensation administrator for all company stock compensation plans, including maintaining over 1000 grants, preparing monthly expense accruals in accordance with ASC Topic 718 and converting DOS based system to Web based software

• Responsible for monthly and year end consolidations, including consolidation of 3 Indian subsidiaries and all financial statements

• Maintained $10 million in Fixed Assets, including internal and all tax books and filing property taxes, using FAS and Great Plains software

• Prepared all balance sheet analysis for Cash Accounts, Equity Accounts and Fixed Assets

• Prepared research papers to support company accounting positions

• Revenue recognition in accordance with SOP 97-2 for software subsidiary of Transcend

• Treasury accountant, monitoring and reporting cash flow for Transcend subsidiary on weekly & monthly basis

• Responsible for researching customer accounts, monitoring cash application and applying debit memos, credit memos and voids in Great Plains system

Omni National Bank, Atlanta, GA March 2007 to July 2009

• Accounting Manager for $1 billion National Bank located in 5 states

• Supervised accounting staff of 3 professionals and 1 clerical employee

• Managed accounts payable department, including reviewing all vendor invoices for coding and posting accuracy and timely payment

• Supervised all aspects of month-end, year-end and quarter end close and prepared all consolidations and financial statements in accordance with US GAAP

• Prepared and/or reviewed all journal entries, reconciliations, and balance sheet and income statement analysis as well as expense variance analysis

• Prepared Company policies for Internal Controls in Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Investments & General Accounting in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations

• Investment Manager for $175 million portfolio of bonds and stocks

• Daily cash management of over $100 million cash accounts

• Primary liaison for internal, external and regulatory auditors

• Supervised preparation of annual property tax reporting for multiple taxing authorities

• Prepared and supervised preparation of all regulatory reports, including Call Report and assisted with SEC reporting

Nydic Open MRI of America, Montvale, NJ - Sept 1998 to Jan 2007

Accounting Manager for Medical Company with over 30 Open MRI Centers

• Supervised accounting staff of 3 professionals and 2 clerical employees

• Managed all aspects of accounts payable department, including conversion to paperless DocLink System

• Supervised all aspects of month end, quarter end and year end close

• Prepared all financial statements, including monthly Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

• Prepared internal financial statements and analysis for 30 General Managers and Senior Management

• Prepared monthly forecasts

• Implemented and prepared consolidated monthly and yearly budgets

• Member of Risk Management Team, assessing financial implications of insurance and risk management decisions

• System administrator for Sage/Platinum accounting software

Senior Financial Analyst - Sept 1998 to Feb 2005

• Designed and implemented budgeting process for 35 affiliated entities, resulting in 25 to 30% reduction in expenses

• Designed and implemented monthly forecasts

• Prepared year-end audit work papers

• Assisted in conversion from MAS 90 accounting software to Platinum

• Provided owners with various pro forma financial statements and analysis to assist in major acquisition/disposition decisions

Cairns and Brother, Inc., Clifton, NJ - May 1996 to Sept 1998

Accountant/ Acting Controller for Manufacturer of Fireman’s Equipment

• Replaced controller on 6 month disability, supervising staff of 5

• Prepared monthly consolidations and financial statements

• Designed and Implemented Budget

• Designed invoicing and sales tracking system using Access software for new product

Anchor Savings Bank- Accountant, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager,

• Reporting & Compliance Officer, Responsible for all SEC filings.

EDUCATION

Georgia State University - Post graduate accounting courses - GPA 3.5

University of Georgia - Graduated Magna cum Laude -BS in Finance- GPA 3.7

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