Don Wilson
Savannah, GA *****
Email: ********@*****.***
An accounting professional with vast experience in setting up and directing accounting departments. Expertise includes tax preparations and filings, automated accounting systems, financial reporting, and financial analysis. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. EXPERIENCE:
Savannah Marine Terminal, Savannah, GA 2012-
CFO
** Lead the month-end close process. Business Planning. Cash flow. Sales reporting.
** Supervise Accounting staff . Oversee fixed assets and inventory, Costing
** Partner with supported Business(es) to ensure proper financial controls and procedures are in place
** Drive process improvement initiatives at the supported Business and Corporate level
** Prepare and review financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, etc...
** Multi-state payroll, payroll taxes, employee benefits, HR issues, sale & use tax, excise tax
** Oversee warehouse activity
Medallion Healthcare Services, Daytona Beach, FL 2004-2012 Controller
** Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annually audited separate and consolidated financial statements.
** Substantially reduced significant audit adjustments through better financial controls.
** Completed conversion to new accounting system without any interruption of accounting operations
** Maintain sales & use tax, GST tax, international currency exchange.
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Run payroll bi-weekly and monthly. Prepare payroll tax reports. sales and use tax, 401K, HR functions. Insurance
** Maintain all facets of accounting cycle- general ledger, bank reconciliations, journal entries, AP, AR, Inventory, month-end, budgeting, cash flow, inventory, costing, fixed assets, depreciation
** Reported on variances in costing reports. Project costing. Cost Analysis. Prepared sales reports.
** External accounting firm and bank liason. Comply with all regulatory laws.. Corporate tax returns Smith & Radigan, CPA, Atlanta, GA 2000-2004
Accounting Manager
** Performed public accounting for small businesses, professionals, and non-profit organizations.
** Maintained all facets of accounting cycle for the firm- financial statements, general ledger, bank reconciliations, journal entries, month-end, cash flow.
** Run semi-monthly payroll. Prepared payroll tax reports, 401K. Maintain HR functions.
** Assisted with small to medium sized audits.
City of Garden City, Garden City, GA 1994-2000
Finance Director
** Maintained all facets of accounting cycle- financial statements, general ledger, bank reconciliations,
** Performed grant administration, grant audits, and grant submission
** Liased with bankers, insurers, and solicitors regarding financial transactions.
** Maintain HR functions. Run weekly payroll. Prepared payroll tax reports, 401K, Insurance.
** Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annually audited financial statements.
** Generated budgets and presented to city administrator. EDUCATION:
MBA in Accounting: Savannah State University, Savannah, GA 1993 BS in Mathematics: Savannah State University, Savannah, GA 1992