KEVIN HAYS
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Professional Summary
Comprehensive range of experience in accounting and receiving formal training with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Background includes increasing levels of responsibility and a proven leadership position in the bookkeeping, taxes, and the accounting field. A proven history of affecting a monthly savings of up to and including $7,500+ by streamlining procedures and by becoming computer proficient in all accounting software.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with 15+ years in the accounting field with an advanced knowledge of GAAP
Perform complex proactive financial reports and follow though continuous improvements to the end results
Develop organizational skills and problem solving abilities though processes and improvements on procedures
Prioritize tight deadlines in the work environment and coordinating tasks simultaneously
Identify and implement improvements and processes that reduced workload by 20%
Results oriented self-starter who motivates others through a positive attitude
Develop teambuilding with interpersonal skills as a team player, as well as work independently
Prepare complex financial analysis in a simple easy-to-understand manner
Proficient in MS Office Professional, QuickBooks - Non-Profit v2017 and On the Cloud QuickBooks, AccPac Accounting, Quattro Pro, AS400, Peachtree Accounting, Great Plains Accounting, TPS 2011, Basecamp, Google Systems, FreshBooks, and CounterPoint, as well as various proprietary accounting software programs
Achievements
15+ years saving companies $15,000+ on taxes and the accounting field as an accountant/bookkeeper
Extensive experience working on complex systems to analyze, retrieve, and produce daily and financial reports
Process accounts payable/receivable/general ledger for 5 entities and up to 13 divisions
Audit various organization and subdivision computerized accounting systems
Maintain companies’ procedures on the accounts payable/receivable/general ledgers and the chart of accounts
Prepared and filed over 150+ personal returns both current and prior with the Internal Revenue Service
Administer and process computerized payroll system for up to 150+ employees
Tracked cost accounting on various companies processes and inventory and formulate variances
Reconciled and audited; bank accounts, credit card accounts, and over one million dollars in inventory for accuracy
Budget, track, and enforce compliance of millions of dollars for inventory and processes for various companies
Achieve 90% compliance on past due accounts (60 days and over)
Upgrade, implement, and compartmentalize inventory from manual to a computerized system
Develop and implement updated procedures for credit, account payable, accounts receivable, and general journal
Compiled and filed all taxes for 3 states (Washington, California, and Idaho), and the Internal Revenue Service (1040ez, 1040a, 1040, 940, 941, 990, and W2, W3)
Employment History
Owner Keeping-on-Track - Marysville, WA 4/2012 - Present
F/C Bookkeeper Lifetime Advocacy Plus - Lynnwood, WA 12/2021 - 4/2022
F/C Bookkeeper Gene Nastri School of Music - Mukilteo, WA 9/2015 - 6/2019, 11/2019 - 2/2021
Accountant S5Solutions - Mukilteo, WA 5/2012 - 6/2019
F/C Bookkeeper Northland Construction - Snohomish, WA 8/2016 - 1/2018
Education
Master’s of Accountancy, Colorado State University-Global, Aurora, Colorado 2020 - Attending
Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas 1994
Volunteer Activities
Bookkeeper for local branch of National Educational Non-Profit organization
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance with the Internal Revenue Service