CPA, MBA - With experience in Accounting and Tax

RESUME OF EVERETT LAWRENCE CPA MBA

Metro St. Louis Residence: Central Illinois Residence:

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Fairview Heights, Il 62208 Decatur, Il 62526

217-***-**** (Cell) 217-***-**** (Cell)

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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

SOLID EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WITH MBA

• Effective leader, communicator and planner with strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Motivated professional with a strong interest in teamwork and self-development.

• Committed to quality, excellence, and improving operations

• Extensive tax, accounting, and systems experience in all major functional areas of the Controller’s Group

• Fluent in PC and mainframe computer software

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMEREN CORPORATION – St. Louis, Missouri 2005–10/2009

Tax Specialist II – Ameren Services Tax Department (2009) & Tax Specialist (2006 – 2009)

• Promoted from Tax Specialist to Tax Specialist II, February 2009 and assumed additional responsibilities for assisting and training other Tax Specialists

• Responsible for tax depreciation and property related deferred taxes (FAS 109 & APB11) for all Ameren corporations using company’s Power Tax software system

• Prepared federal income tax returns, quarterly current tax provisions, deferred taxes entries, tax journal entries, and various tax account reconciliations

• Maintained & enhanced Tax Basis Balances sheets

• Responsible for tax gross-ups and Contributions in Aid of Construction & conducted tax research related to those responsibilities

Accomplishments –

• Achieved mastery of Ameren’s tax depreciation and deferred tax software

• Received our CEO’s coveted President’s Performance Leadership Award in October 2009 as a member of our Company’s Tax Cash Management team

Financial Specialist – Property Accounting (2005–2006)

• Responsible for book depreciation for all Ameren Corporations

• Responsible for the Depreciation Module of Ameren’s property accounting software (Powerplant )

• Assisted in implementation Company’s property accounting software

• Provided rate case support

Accomplishments –

• Achieved mastery of Ameren’s tax depreciation and deferred tax software and became the goto person for

these responsibilities

• Recruited by the Tax Department which recognized my knowledge of fixed asset accounting and software expertise

ILLINOIS POWER – Decatur, Illinois 1977–2005

(Recruited by Ameren after IPs acquisition by Ameren Corporation in 2005)

Business Leader (1994–2005)

- Team Leader – Capital Asset Accounting (2001–2005)

o Responsible for the supervision of Property Accounting team consisting of both management and bargaining unit personnel

o Responsible for maintaining and developing system of internal controls and corporate procedures to safeguard Company’s over $2 billion in assets

o Improved and maintained financial accounting systems and work processes for department and conducted company-wide training programs related to Capital Asset Accounting

o Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Company’s Powerplant software (the Company’s fixed asset software developed by Powerplan Consultants of Atlanta, Ga)

- Team Leader – Income Tax Accounting (1998–2001)

o Supervised accounting for income tax activities including challenges such as FAS109, quarterly accounting closings, effective tax rate reconciliations, true-ups to tax returns and IRS audit adjustments

o Established allocation processes for assigning deferred tax assets to various lines of business. These processes were successfully used for financial accounting purposes and in support of various federal and state regulatory filings pertinent to the unbundling of the utility business

- Team Leader – Budgets and Forecast Process (1994–1998)

o Supervised Company’s budget and financial forecasting process

o Charged with establishing and communicating annual budget and financial forecast guidelines to business divisions

o Conducted periodic status meetings and reports to ensure compliance with deadlines

o Identified issues for management resolution and removed barriers to progress

o Developed and analyzed various financial forecast scenarios for business planning

Supervisor – Fuel and Gas Accounting (1987–1994)

- Supervised personnel responsible for extensive inter-departmental networking to focus on transactions, reconciliation problems, and changes in business

- Administrated Company’s Uniform Fuel and Gas Adjustment Clauses

- Testified as Company witness at Illinois Commerce Commission in fuel and gas clause reconciliation cases before the Illinois Commerce Commission in fuel and gas clause reconciliation cases

- Saved Company over $1 million annually by recommending restructuring of Company’s debt portfolio for financing nuclear fuel

Senior Accountant – Staff Accounting (1986–1987)

- Maintained Illinois Power’s deferred tax records and ledgers and effective income tax rate calculation

- Responsible for preparing billings under Company’s power coordination agreement

- Successfully developed leading edge personal computer applications for all projects related to staff accounting, which was beginning of PC age at Illinois Power

Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Forecasting (1982–1986)

- Developed and analyzed financial forecast scenarios for business planning, rate case support, and financing for nuclear power plant at Clinton, Illinois.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)from Millikin University

Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Eastern Illinois University

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Millikin University AAS in Computer Science (programming)from Richland Community College

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Public Accountant

AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Certified Public Accountants

Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants

Secretary – Fairview Heights, Illinois Elks Lodge

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Excel Pivot Tables V-Lookups, and IF/Then Statements

Power Plant and Power Tax software systems developed by Powerplan Consultants of Atlanta, Ga,

SKILLS RECAP

Experience in Tax Compliance & Tax Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Budgets & Forecasting, General Accounting, Fuel and Gas Accounting, and implementing software systems.

Positions held include Tax Specialist II & Tax Specialist, Financial Specialist, Supervisor, Team Leader, Business Leader, Financial Analyst, Staff Accountant, and Accountant

HOBBIES

Technology, sports, boating, hunting, and fishing

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