Accountant

Michael P Brown

**** ** ***** ******, **** Summit, MO 64082

(home) 816-***-****, (email) ********@*********.***

SKILLS

Applications (Work Related)

Hyperion, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Excel, General Ledger Reconciliation, Fixed Assets, Budgeting, Human Resources, Online Reporting, Operations Management, Statistical Reporting. Peoplesoft, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Access, OTIS Trade Processing, Point Of Contact,

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

Southern New Hampshire University, 6/1994

Bachelors of Science, Business Administration

Concentration in Accounting and Management

St. Joseph’s College, 5/1990

EXPERIENCE

State Street Bank & Trust Company / Benefit Trust Company 1/2008 – 01/2010

Process Analyst, Overland Park, KS 1/2008 – 01/2010

Department was purchased from State Street Bank & Trust with all current employees being moved over to the new company – Benefit Trust Company in Overland Park, KS.

Provide daily support to retirement savings and unitized trading department. Process daily trade activity and verify accuracy of trades. Verify and complete daily trade process to ensure accurate completed trades. Work with Cash Management Manager to reconcile Daily cash account. Process daily wires to vendors. Ad hoc reporting as needed.

H & R Block 7/1999 – 1/2008

Supervisor – Accounting, Kansas City, MO 3/2006 – 1/2008

Promoted to Supervisor and moved to Kansas City, MO. Coordinate activities of accounting associates, monitors and coordinates the timely financial statement preparation and review for line of business reporting. Completed Sox Compliance testing for accounting control procedures as needed. Provides support to departments during the closing process. Responsible for accounting subsystems as assigned including, but not limited to, FIN, Tax Tracker, AS400 Volume Reporting, Rapid Refund, EPRT, JDEdwards, Checkwriter, Check Reconciliation’s, Management Bonus Compensation and Online Reports (OLR). Identifies process improvement opportunities, implements approved changes, and updates process documentation.

Divisional Accounting Manager, Portsmouth, NH 7/1999 – 3/2006

Plans, directs, implements and controls divisional operations such as compliance with policies and procedures regarding bookkeeping, cash management, payroll, accounts payable, divisional budget preparation, reporting, and financial analysis. Identify opportunity for increase productivity and profitability. Ensures that goals are set for the regions and districts and that each meets or exceeds goals through financial analysis and forecasts and management of operations. Plans, directs and controls the day-to-day activities of the support staff in the administration of the district and regional income and expense report. Maintain relationships with centralized Accounting department. Plans and manages reorganization projects. Responsible for operating the Divisional Office when the Divisional Director and Assistant Divisional Director are absent.

Bauer Nike Hockey, Inc., 8/1996 – 7/1999

Business Analyst, Greenland, NH 5/1998 – 7/1999

Promotion within company. Create and analyze MS Access reports on the availability of current and excess inventory. Analyze and update all forecasts placed on the system and adjust the ordering of product as needed. Maintain inventory and verify quality control for all products being ordered and maintained in the warehouse.

Staff Accountant, Greenland, NH 8/1996 - 5/1998

Prepared daily and month-end reconciliations of G/L accounts, analyzed reconciliations from various departments for management reports, prepare and distribute monthly salesmen commission report and payment, interacted with various levels of management. Responsible for all accounts payables, bank reconciliation and general ledger account reconciliation.

Business Express Airlines, 9/1994 – 8/1996

Staff Accountant, Portsmouth, NH

Responsible for maintaining the daily cash record and departmental income statements for all airport locations where aircraft were stationed. Prepared month-end and year-end G/L account reconciliation on all accounts related to station costs. Maintained and tracked all fixed assets including ground equipment, office equipment and aircraft. Prepared and distributed station financial reports to station management. Prepared and paid monthly landing fee summary for airport locations.

C.H Sprague & Son, Inc. 8/1990 – 9/1994

Accounting Assistant, Portsmouth, NH

Responsible for all account reconciliation and accounts payables to major oil distributors. Strong customer service skills in communicating with individual oil distributors on daily pricing of oil products. Assisted with daily billing and reconciliation to the general ledger.

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