WILLIAM B. SMITH

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Hoover, AL 35244

205-***-****

ad4u84@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Established a proven track record of significant contributions in national, regional, and local business settings in the areas of accounting, taxation, financial analysis, third-party reimbursement, and compliance. Recognized as a hands-on leader and effective communicator who can build on existing success and use the financial component of a company to achieve corporate goals.

Strengths

Anticipating trends and implementing new ideas and approaches that solve problems. Offer strong skills in helping people make operational decisions from a financial perspective.

Determining profitability of different components of a company and evaluating and restructuring various components to realign with goals.

Identifying areas of inefficiency and developing/implementing improved procedures and cost controls to meet financial goals.

Innovating management strategy and new financial management/accounting concepts; assist in implementing policies that have significantly contributed to bottom-line profitability at the corporate level.

EXPERIENCE

JEFFERSON COUNTY/COOPER GREEN MERCY HEALTH SERVICES

Controller/Principal Accountant 2/08-present

Provide direction and management for Operational Analysis, Capital Expenditure Analysis, Budgeting, Contracting, Medicare Reimbursement, Medicaid Reimbursement, Financial Operations Analysis, Financial Statement Preparation, and Tax preparation. Oversee the performance of a variety of duties, including, but are not limited to, the maintenance of accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), banking, general ledger (GL), grant, and/or budgetary accounts, while ensuring compliance to federal, state, and local guidelines and laws (e.g., Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Other duties included:

Supervisor of Budget, Contracting, A/P, Accounts Receivable and Cashier departments.

Outpatient Clinic Financial Operations.

Financial statements.

Train Senior and Staff accountants.

Prepare IRS Forms 1099, 990, 940, and 941.

Perform monthly budget analysis of hospital departments.

Financial Analysis.

Hospital Volume Trends.

Cash Flow Management.

Cost Report Preparation-Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Report.

Expense Analysis Management.

AR analysis.

Cost/Project Analysis.

Physician credentialing.

Capital equipment cost analysis.

BRUNO & TERVALON, LLP, New Orleans, LA 9/05 – 2/08

Supervisor Senior Accountant

Provide quality accounting services for a wide rage of clients that included Hospitals, Healthcare Organizations, City Governments, Partnerships, Non-Profit Corporations, For-Profit Corporations and Universities. As a Senior Accountant for this Public Accounting Firm my duties included:

Assist with training, job supervision, and developing skill levels of associates.

Oversee on-site client services for client engagements.

Financial Statement Pro-forma Services.

Client Attestation Services.

Agreed-upon procedures engagements.

Prepare Individual, Corporate, and Partnership Tax returns.

Provide Federal, State and Local tax schedules and projections for Financial Audits.

Financial audits of Government Entities, Non-profit and For-profit organizations.

A-133 Federal compliance audits.

Budget analysis, financial forecasting, and project analysis.

WJSS & ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, Birmingham, AL 7/03 - 9/05

Financial / Tax Consultant

Provided consulting and accounting services for Partnerships, Small Business, Healthcare Agencies, and Non-profit organizations. As a Financial/Tax Consultant my duties included:

Prepare monthly financials for Small Business clients.

File monthly sales & use tax returns.

Prepare quarterly tax estimates for Federal and State tax payments.

Prepare Federal, State, and Local tax returns for Partnerships, Corporations, and Non-Profits.

Prepare compilation financial statements.

Budgeting and account analysis.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, Birmingham, AL 1/03 - 7/03

Senior Healthcare Consultant

Provided consulting and auditing services to national, regional, and local healthcare organizations and corporations. As a Senior Healthcare Consultant my duties included:

Oversee on-site client services for consulting and audit engagements:

Supervised all associates on consulting and audit engagements.

Performed Medicaid and Medicare hospital audits.

Performed HHS governmental compliance audits of hospitals, surgery centers, and healthcare organizations in relation to Medicare, Medicaid, and State health laws.

Performed due diligence compliance audits.

Performed financial analysis, income projections, and cost analysis projects for clients.

Catholic Healthcare West (Contractor), Phoenix, AZ 8/02-1/03

Senior Reimbursement Analyst

Provided consulting (contractor) services in third-party reimbursement and financial analysis for a national non-profit healthcare organization in a five-state region. As a Senior Reimbursement/Accountant Analyst my duties included:

Budget analysis of revenues and expenses with management of company operated hospitals, surgery centers and rehab facilities.

Analysis of monthly financial statement and preparation of corporate level aje’s.

Review of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports.

Compliance reviews of facilities operations to assure adherence to Federal, State, and corporate guidelines and policies.

Presented monthly financial reports to regional management team.

Prepared monthly workpaper files for year-end external audit

HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION, Birmingham, AL 7/97 - 7/02

Senior Tax/Reimbursement Analyst

Provide day to day tax preparations duties. As a Senior Tax Accountant my duties included:

Preparing Federal, State, and Local tax return for HealthSouth consolidated tax return.

Prepare workpaper files for yearly and quarterly tax estimates and payments for HealthSouth consolidated Federal and State tax return.

Reviewed tax returns and workpaper files prepared by tax accountants and assistants.

Prepared Federal, State, and Local partnership tax returns for surgery centers.

Handled audits of State tax returns for HealthSouth consolidate return.

Performed tax research, analysis of tax balance sheet accounts, and special tax projects.

Provided Financial Analysis

Prior Position:

Field Auditor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee 8/95-7/97

EDUCATION

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, Atlanta, GA

B.A. Accounting 5/93

SKILLS/APPLICATIONS

Microsoft Office Suite, SuperCalc 5, Peoplesoft, HFS, SAP, Oracle Financials, ATB, FastTax, Insource and KostPak

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