Madi Gilroy, CPA

Atlanta, GA 404-***-**** adlzwt@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Cox Enterprises, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Financial Reporting Analyst October 2019 — present

• Assist in the preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements for Cox Communications (“CCI”)

• Perform technical accounting consultation and guidance to support CCI

• Manage monthly and quarterly investment, debt, interest, and capital lease activity for CCI

• Perform short-term and long-term forecasting for below the line items

• Assist with preparing and providing external audit quarterly and annual requests Beazer Homes, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Accountant February 2019 – October 2019

• Managed month-end checklists to ensure team remained on track to meet target deadlines

• Performed month-end and quarter-end close procedures, financial statement preparation, and budget to actual variance analysis. Worked with management to resolve variances

• Assisted with preparation of SEC filings, including the 10-Q, 8-K/Earnings Release, conference call scripts, Audit Committee presentations, and reviewing accuracy of XBRL tags

• Prepared all corporate department forecasts monthly and communicated with various department heads to make necessary updates

• Assisted in the interpretation, documentation, and implementation of new accounting standards BDO, Atlanta, Georgia

Assurance Senior August 2017 – February 2019

• Supervised audits for publicly and privately held clients in the following industries: technology, manufacturing and distribution, and not-for-profit

• Conducted audits from start to finish, including planning, executing, and completion

• Prepared financial statements, including all required footnote disclosures for multiple engagements

• Evaluated the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as part of SOX compliance for US issuer engagements

• Proactively communicated with key client personnel to obtain audit information, resolve issues, and ensure engagement proceeded as planned while maintaining client relationships

• Experienced in technical areas such as public company compliance (SOX 404)

• Local office Audit Planning Tool (APT) Champion, serving as a resource for local assurance professionals, communicating best practices, and assisting in program problem solving Assurance Associate January 2016 – July 2017

• Experienced in auditing all areas of the balance sheet and income statement

• Worked directly with team members to determine audit approach, scope, and testing

• Improved audit procedures and documentation used in prior years to enhance audit quality Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Executive MBA Graduate Research Assistant August 2015 – December 2015

• Assisted students in understanding how to read and analyze financial statements by explaining various accounting concepts and answering related questions

• Graded, recorded, and maintained exam and assignment scores and served as a resource Dawson County Government, Dawsonville, Georgia

Accountant 2013 – 2014

• Reconciled all bank accounts monthly, recorded governmental activity and reconciled to outsourced billing reports, and assisted in the annual audit

EDUCATION

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Master of Professional Accountancy December 2015

University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia

Bachelor of Business Administration, Double Major: Accounting and Finance May 2014 Accounting GPA: 4.0

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