Financial Analyst Senior Tax
Resume:
Brian Jenkins
Shreveport, LA *****
******@*****.***
Professional Summary
Experienced accountant seeks position in tax, bookkeeping and/or auditing for a range of individual and business clients. In particular, I seek a senior position and/or a position with a track to review responsibilities.
Willing to relocate to: Shreveport, LA - Monroe, LA - Dallas- Fort Worth, TX
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Senior Tax Preparation
Crager Laborde CPAs-Shreveport, LA
January to April 2025
• Completed tax returns for a wide variety of clients, including corporations, pass-through entities, individuals of all income levels, and trusts.
• Communicated directly and indirectly with individual and business clients for the timely filing of said returns..
• Consulted on tax estimates and strategies for various clients, and assisted in financial statement preparation to enable return preparation and sales tax filings.
• Primarily used Axcess tax preparation software, the Microsoft Office suite, and Quickbooks Online..
• Seasonal position, ending in April 2025.
Senior Tax Analyst
Platform Accounting Group-Shreveport, LA (remote)
December 2023 to December 2024
• Created tax returns for a wide variety of clients, including high net worth individuals, corporations, pass-through entities, and trusts.
• Prepared returns for companies in many different industries, such as law, medicine, entertainment, and media.
• Consulted on tax projections and estimates for various clients.
• Used Ultratax and Axcess tax preparation software and both associated programming suites, as well as Microsoft Office and Karbon support software.
Senior Tax Accountant
Muslow+Agnew CPAs-Shreveport, LA
August 2022 to November 2023
• Performed tax accounting for a wide variety of personal, corporate, nonprofit and trust clients of various sizes in a wide range of industries.
• Completed returns for review by partners and discussed aspects of these returns for possible changes before submission to the IRS.
• Performed review and bookkeeping tasks for many business clients, using a variety of different accounting programs such as QuickBooks, UltraTax, the Accounting CS suite from Thomson/ Reuters and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Aided in the filing of forms for the recognition of entities as nonprofit organizations by the IRS.
Accountant/Auditor
Bond & Tousignant, LLC-Monroe, LA
November 2010 to August 2022
• Tax returns completed, amended and reviewed for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and other entities.
• Reviewed and discussed tax returns with partners for various clients.
• Completed regular financial statements and payroll and state tax payments for corporations and partnerships.
• Performed bookkeeping on QuickBooks, Accounting CS and other platforms for a variety of business and nonprofit clients in Northern Louisiana.
• Performed real estate audits for a variety of affordable housing and other apartment complexes in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
Accountant
TODAY'S REALTY-Ruston, LA
February 2009 to June 2010
• Updated and maintained financial records.
• Completed payroll and payroll tax duties.
• Assisted with record keeping for apartment rentals.
Education
Bachelor's in Accounting
Louisiana Tech University - Ruston, LA
July 2006 to March 2009
Master's in Statistics
University of Georgia - Athens, GA
September 1997 to June 2002
Bachelor's in Chemistry
Caltech - Pasadena, CA
September 1993 to June 1997
Accounting Licenses
CPA
Expires: December 2025
State: LA
Skills
• Accounts Payable
• Bookkeeping
• QuickBooks
• Tax Experience
• Financial Report Writing
• Auditing
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Thomson Reuters Accounting Software
• General Ledger Accounting
• Bank Reconciliation
• Journal Entries
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Account Reconciliation
• Office Management
• Forecasting
• Financial Analysis
• GAAP
• Payroll
• Internal Audits
• Business Analysis
• Accounts Receivable
• SAS
• Financial Modeling
• Research
• Visual Basic
Certifications and Licenses
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
September 2014 to Present
Completed examination, educational, and professional requirements to qualify as a Certified Public Accountant, and have continued to keep this qualification current.
Driver's License
August 2022 to April 2025
Louisiana Class C
Assessments
Principles of accounting — Proficient
October 2023
Preparing financial records according to federal policies
Full results: Proficient
Managing accounts in QuickBooks — Proficient
November 2021
Using QuickBooks software to manage business financials
Full results: Proficient
Attention to detail — Proficient
November 2021
Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
Full results: Proficient
Bookkeeping — Proficient
October 2023
Calculating and determining the accuracy of financial data
Full results: Proficient
Principles of accounting — Proficient
November 2021
Preparing financial records according to federal policies
Full results: Proficient
Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel — Proficient
November 2021
Knowledge of various Microsoft Excel features, functions, and formulas
Full results: Proficient
Additional Information
Five years of previous experience in customer service, as well as dealing with clients in current and previous positions.
35 years experience in coin collecting.
Please email at ******@*****.***
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