Senior Accountant / Analyst

Michele M. Moreland, CPA (Current)

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Experience

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Complete Accounting & Tax Solutions, LLC

Riverview, Florida

Self-Employed

Analyze general ledger transactions and make correcting entries, including account reconciliations, in preparation of financial statements for professional service and retail clients.

Preparation of sales and use, payroll, and income tax returns as well as estimated payments for corporate and individual clients.

Actively analyze, interpret, and convert financial data into actionable business intelligence.

2008 - 2009

JLM Industries, Inc.

Tampa, Florida

Tax Manager

Maintained tax calendar representing all compliance deadlines for various entities, including sales and use, spill, property, and franchise tax returns as well as some of the smaller corporate income tax returns.

Acted as liaison between the company and its outside accountant as well as compiled information necessary to compute book/tax differences and state apportionment for applicable entities.

Realized the company had not taken a legitimate tax deduction ($250,000+ potential savings) as a result of the way an entry was booked.

2005 - 2007

Professional Accounting & Consulting Services, Inc.

Brandon, Florida

Staff Accountant

Analyzed general ledger transactions and made correcting entries, including account reconciliations, in preparation of financial statements for professional service and retail clients.

Prepared monthly sales and use tax returns, quarterly and annual payroll tax returns, and corporate and individual income tax returns as well as calculated estimated tax payments.

Initiated standard for pertinent client information to avoid mishaps when accounts are shifted around.

2002 - 2005

Bisk Education, Inc.

Tampa, Florida

Accountant Editor

Updated content for CPA Exam preparation line of products, including text books, study guides, videos, audio scripts, software and online courses as well as coordinated with talent for video shoots.

Realized the need for a liaison between Editorial and Information Technology departments.

1994 - 2002

Arthur Andersen Tax Technology Enterprises

Sarasota, Florida

Senior Business Analyst

Supervised development team and researched tax law changes, analyzed outstanding issues, designed forms and work papers, coded calculations in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and communicated changes to Corporate, S Corporation, Partnerships, Individual, and Fiduciary income tax products.

Manager received complimentary email stating both Federal and North Carolina S Corporation income tax returns with approximately one-hundred shareholders were completed satisfactorily within an hour.

Education

Tampa College

Tampa, Florida

Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting (Graduated Magna cum Laude)

Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a minor in Computer Science (Graduated Summa cum Laude)

Computer Skills

Access (VBA), Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Baan, Perfect Practice, ProChem, Drake, ProSeries and QuickBooks

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