Michael M Behles, Jr.
Baltimore, MD 21234
Phone: 443-***-****
Email: *******@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, s Works, Lotus, CCH OFX, Quickbooks, Lacerte, Timberline, Peachtree, Great Plains, FRX, Thomson Reuters
EDUCATION
BS, Accounting, Loyola College, Maryland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1977- Current Specialized Bookkeeping, Accounting & Tax Service (NOTARY PUBLIC)
Sole Proprietor
• Preparation of personal, corporate, fiduciary & exempt tax returns. (90% 1040’s, 10% all others)
• Maintain books of record through Quickbooks and Peachtree for several small businesses.
• Prepare monthly financial statements for above clients.
1999-Current Nordstrom, Inc. (Part Time)
Customer Service Representative
2/2022 – 6/2022 Aims Group, Inc $25/hr
Tax Preparer/Bookkeeper
• Prepare Individual, Corporate Income Tax returns
• Maintain and review books for Clients.
2009-2020 The Salvation Army – Regional Accountant MWV Divisional HQ $21.75@hr
Accounting for 28 Individual Units – G/L, JE, AR, AP, Month End
• Maintained general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.
• Prepared monthly financial statements.
• Maintained all payable and receivable ledgers.
• Prepared all individual account analyses.
2007-2009 S3 Integration, LLC $52,000
Controller
• Maintain General Ledger in Peachtree
• Maintain A/R and A/P, process biweekly payroll, monthly financial statements, supervise billing via AIA documents, bank reconciliations, payroll tax returns.
• Administrator of personnel benefits/records including health insurance and pension.
2003-2007 Baltimore Waterproofing, Inc. (Formerly T. Brown & Associates, Inc.) $43,000
Accountant
• Maintain General Ledger in Quickbooks
• Maintain A/R and A/P, process weekly payroll, monthly financial statements, complete all billing via AIA documents, bank reconciliations, payroll tax returns.
2003-2005 Society Financial Group, LLC (Went out of Business) $60,000
Controller
• Maintain General Ledger in Quickbooks, A/R and A/P, biweekly payroll, track receipt of fundings.
2002-2003 Melvin Benhoff Sons, Inc. $45,000
Assistant Controller
• Assist in maintenance of general ledger, monthly JE, account analysis, quarterly payroll tax returns
• Assist Controller in any other tasks.
1997-2001 Public Accounting $52,000
Staff Accountant
• Prepare compilation and review workpapers.
• Prepare individual, corporate, fiduciary and exempt organization tax returns.
1994-1997 Mutual of New York
Field Underwriter – Salary Commissioned Sales
• Provide skillful analysis of financial needs.
• Assure the best possible solution to those needs.
• Secure best opportunities of investment funds.
1976-1994 Hamilton Associates, Inc. $45,000 + Bonus
1976-1994 Controller
• Managed accounting staff maintaining all records according to GAAP.
• Supervised credit and collection procedures. Affected turnaround from average 85 days to 45 days.
• Administrator of personnel benefits/records including health insurance and pension.
• Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements.
• Manager of information systems; determined hardware and software requirements.
• Prepared consolidated corporate and partnership tax returns.
• Analyzed potential business acquisitions and assisted president in decision.
• Managed cash to maximize utilization.
• Created budgeting system and implemented system.
• Created accounting manual.
• Maintained job costing under uniform cost capitalization rules.
Competitive Swimming both High School & College
MILITARY SERVICE: U.S. Army, Officer Candidate School, Republic of Vietnam.
REFERENCES: Available upon request