John S. Payne

**** ******** ******, ********, ***** Carolina 29501

843-***-**** aczje8@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Over twenty-five years of diverse experience including company controller, medical office financial management, financial accounting and income tax preparation, tax/financial analysis, media relations, technical grant writing, public speaking, strategic planning and legislative outreach.

Work Experience

RAMSUL, LLC, Florence, South Carolina 2014-Present

Controller

• Since inception, charged with management of all financial affairs for $20M four-business organization that

includes commodity brokerage, warehousing, and retail clothing shops.

• Conduct all accounting, finance and human resource functions.

• Perform all background work to prepare monthly and reviewed financial statements.

• Daily review of AR, AP, inventory and line of credit balances for accuracy.

• Prepare monthly spreadsheets for product/customer profitability and sales staff financial contribution to company.

• Account for sales and payroll taxes and ensure regulatory compliance.

• Ensure all employment forms are complete and employee benefits are correct with administering entities.

• Create and disciminate monthly bank ABL statements for line of credit.

• Act as primary liaison with bank, tax and regulatory entities.

BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Beaufort, South Carolina 2011-2013

Finance Manager – Physician Partners

• Responsible for revenue cycle, budget development and financial performance of nine specialty clinics and one

administrative department with gross revenues of $18M.

• Created monthly accounting, financial and provider productivity reports with hospital business office.

• Resolved conflicts and facilitated a team approach to meet goals; educated clinic managers on financial issues.

• Developed financial data for physician contracts/compensation, and calculated quarterly and annual bonuses.

• Conducted group's first Charge Master review to update pricing on all CPT codes and assisted in renegotiating

major payer contracts resulting in increased revenues of $2.5M. Helped implement groupwide ICD-10 conversion.

• Worked with Senior Management in developing budgets and pro-formas for practice acquisitions.

• Lowered group days in accounts receivable by 48%.

• Successfully reduced overtime hours by 94%.

• Saved clinics in excess of $150,000 by correcting consultant's productivity/bonus spreadsheet.

MIMS, MCDUFF & WOOD, P.A., Beaufort, South Carolina 2005-2011

Certified Public Accountants

Staff Accountant

• Responsible for completing the accounting cycle for over 20 diverse businesses, from account reconciliation to

financial statement preparation and analysis, and devising strategies for minimizing tax consequences.

• Prepared federal, state and other regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and stayed abreast of

governmental regulations and procedures.

• Calculated and completed sales and use tax reports, payroll, quarterly and year-end tax reports, property tax

reports, and personal income tax returns.

• Excellent client relationship skills.

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BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL, Beaufort, South Carolina 1999-2005

Grants Administrator

• Successfully awarded over $10M for countywide projects with a greater than 70% approval rate.

• Created Council’s first grants administration program unifying all department grant activities and established

countywide grants collaborative with government, educational and non-profit entities.

• Monitored local, state, federal and other sources of grant funds and recommend funding strategy for planning,

Capital Improvement and other County projects and programs.

• Provided guidance, technical assistance ad training to grant recipients at the department level to ensure proper

accountability systems were developed and implemented.

Affordable Housing Coordinator

• Served as liaison among developers, local, state and federal officials, and financial institutions to expand financing

tools for low-and moderate-income persons.

• Worked with community groups and municipalities to determine the County’s affordable housing needs.

• Led the creation of the county Affordable Housing Consortium and Workforce Housing Needs Assessment.

• Served as Disaster housing Coordinator and FEMA liaison for countywide temporary housing recovery.

Legislative Liaison

• Served as primary staff to Beaufort County Council’s intergovernmental Relations Committee.

• Researched and advised the Committee on pending state and federal legislation.

UNITED STATES SENATOR STROM THURMOND, Washington, DC 1991-1999

Deputy Projects Director/Staff Assistant

• Directed personnel relating to all constituent services. Community liaison with constituents, corporate executives

and the federal government.

• Advised Senator and assisted in regulatory and constituent service functions with issues involving commerce,

housing, labor, transportation, tax, prison, education, health, aviation, small business and rural development.

• Served as primary liaison between constituents and government concerning public and private grants and loans.

Education

The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina

Master of Business Administration, 2004

Beta Gamma Sigma

Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Master of Arts in Public Policy, 1990

Emphasis in law, government, economics and policy writing

Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina

Bachelor of Science, Political Science, 1986

34 hours of graduate and undergraduate accounting courses

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Volunteer Work

• South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees (Speaker's Appointee)

• Bridges Preparatory School, Chairman

• State Representative Shannon Erickson, Campaign Treasurer and Advisor

• Sea Island Presbyterian Church, Deacon and Monthly Budget Review Committee

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