Accounts Payable Financial Services

Gary Finch, MBA

**** ******* ****** • St. Louis, MO 63116 • 314-***-**** – 314-***-****

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Experienced Business/Accounting Professional

Cost Accounting…Auditing…Accounts Payable/Receivable G/L Transactions…Invoice Testing…Inventory/Compliance Review Statement Review (Income, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)… …Programming Applications Solid credentials in financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and government organizations. Proven ability to “see beyond the numbers”, safeguard against abuses, and facilitate proactive cost/operational improvements based on analysis of financial and quantitative business processes. Computer skills include:

• STROKE 2013 – Semi-Recovery 2019

• D & B (OREO) Software

• MS Office Products (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• PeopleSoft

• MAS-90

Career Highlights

EF Teaching (Post-Stroke Recovery) 2019 -2020

Teaching Chinese children English. Ages 2 – 10 basic English skills. A remote job. COLLINS ELLECTRIC, LLC • 2010 to 2013

Accountant (March 2010 to 2013) Performed accounting functions, managed staff, investments, tax payments, journal entries, inventory, accounts payable, receivables CITY OF SAINT LOUIS, MO • 2002 to 2010

Accountant II/Fund Accountant (2008 to 2010), S.L.A.T.E., DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: Monitored accounts payable, voucher analysis, journal entries, reconciliations, and contracts.

- Federal Grants Management (S.L.A.T.E)

- Departmental Audit (Review of State of Missouri Audit)[ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY] Auditor/Senior Auditor (2002 to 2008): Reviewed various agencies with emphasis on contracts, financial data/reports, fiscal monitoring, and program/operational compliance.

*2002 – 2004

Department of Health –

- Performed 93 Fiscal Audits

- Recovered $100,000 in cash funds

- Exposed agency fraud (Violation of Federal Guidelines)

*2004 – 2006

Slate -

- Performed 74 Fiscal Audits

- http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/comptroller/services/audit- archive.cfm?CurrentPage=6&FY=2004-2005&SiteId=15

- http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/comptroller/services/audit- archive.cfm?FY=2006-2007

*2006 – 2007

CDA – DHS -SLATE

- Washington University

- Beyond Housing

- http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/comptroller/services/audit- archive.cfm?FY=2006-2007

*2007 – 2008

- Payroll Distribution/A133 Audits/Process Reviews

- Justice Center

- Http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/comptroller/services/audit- archive.cfm?FY=2007-2008

ECK-ADAMS, St. Louis, MO • 2000 to 2001

Cost Accountant: Worked in various capacities including inventory, cost entries, distribution of costs, and special projects. Updated distribution system and maintained general ledger. Helped prepare financial statements. Dealt directly with plants to determine proper costs, correct profit margin and physical inventory accounting of each product.

PREVIOUS: Four years as Staff/Project Accountant for GENAMERICA, a St. Louis financial services company. Education

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY, St. Louis, MO

• M.B.A (2000)

• B.A. in Accounting/Computer Information Systems (1997)

• Participated in KPMG seminars for the City of St. Louis (2003 – 2008)

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