Samuel J. DeWalt
Columbus, OH 43212
admlu7@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
Ethical, detail-oriented finance professional with experience in multiple aspects of cost, general accounting and Internal Audit. Strengths include proven and effective communication skills, Well-organized with a historical record of meeting or exceeding all assignments. Respected by internal customers for the prompt delivery and explanation of accurate financial data. Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and SAP.
Professional Experience
July 2010 – Present Ohio Department of Taxation Columbus, Ohio
Tax Examiner
*Plan and conduct Sales & Use Tax field audits and refund investigations of resident and non-resident taxpayers' business operations.
*Research Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Administrative Code, Opinions of The Tax Commissioner and Information Releases in determining taxability issues.
*Document audit steps, procedures, relevant tax code citations, results and recommendations for assessment.
*Plan and conduct audit commencement and closing meetings.
July 2005- April 2009 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Columbus, Ohio
Plant Accountant / Internal Auditor
*Plant Accountant for eight production and distribution facilities with annual sales of $100 Million.
Internal auditor within Simpson Manufacturing's International Internal Audit Team.
*Maintained accurate Standard Costs through review of item and material receipts and bill of materials.
*Maintained Capital assets through financial justification and purchase process.
*Reviewed and authorized invoice coding to ensured proper department and account allocation.
*Prepared journal entries and reconciliation that produced accurate financial statements.
*Performed Financial statement preparation and review
*Created and maintained branch process flows and signature authority matrix.
*Prepared and contributed to closing audit meetings.
November 2004- June 2005 The Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio
Financial Analyst
*Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial analysis for the Chief Financial Officer of The Ohio State University Medical Center Primary Care Network.
*Analysis included Accounts Receivable statistics, Physician worked Relative Value Units (RVU) and charity services.
*Prepared and maintained the medical service fee schedule of The Primary Care Network.
May 2000- November 2003 Ashland Distribution Company Dublin, Ohio
Accountant I
*Accountant for six distribution warehouses specializing in chemical, nutritional, plastic and composite manufacturing materials.
*Reviewed, reconciled and allocated daily inventory receipt cost variances (ranging up to over $1 million), which resulted in the accurate statement of material costs.
*Monitored, researched and corrected sales issues contributing to the truthful statement of revenues.
*Performed monthly and year-end close functions that resulted in the accurate statement of financial performance.
Analyzed, allocated and accrued operational expenses that met or outperformed target budgets.
*Contributed in teams that conducted physical inventory counts and reconciliation that reduced historical liabilities of inventory loss.
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Education
1999 Franklin University Columbus, Ohio
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 3.3 GPA