C.P.A.

GARY L. FRANKLIN JR., C.P.A.

*** ******** ******, ********* *, Salem, Ohio 44460 – 330-***-**** – *****@***.***

SUMMARY

Senior-level financial manager with proven experience with financial reporting, financial analysis, cash management, financial planning and budgeting, grant reporting and compliance, and employee supervision. Six years not-for-profit experience in a multi-divisional setting, including experience in the medical field. Four years experience servicing manufacturing, retail, and personal service firms while employed at a public accounting firm. Initiative and creativity in problem solving. Flexible to change in a dynamic work environment. Software experience includes MIP, Blackbaud Financial Edge, QuickBooks, Peachtree, and FAS Asset Accounting. Looking to obtain a financial leadership position in a stable, but progressive organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AKRON COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES, INC., Akron, Ohio

A Federally Qualified Health Center with two locations serving the primary medical and dental needs of residents in Summit and Portage counties.

Assistant Financial Officer May 2008 – July 2009

•Prepared monthly closing journal entries and completed financial reports to be submitted to the center’s Finance Committee and Board of Directors.

•Submitted reports to regulatory agencies and funding sources.

•Developed year-end workpapers in preparation of the Single Agency Audit.

•Reconciled the center’s cash accounts.

•Advised HR Coordinator/Fiscal Assistant in issues with recording financial transactions.

•Revised Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual along with the center’s CFO.

COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY, INC., Lisbon, Ohio

A not-for-profit social services organization with over thirty programs providing essential services for the impoverished and the elderly to establish a higher quality of life.

Finance Director November 2004 – April 2008

•Provided financial leadership and expertise for a fast-paced, dynamic social services organization with over thirty programs and 180 employees, operating on a budget of approximately $11 million.

•Supervised fiscal staff of five, including Assistant Finance Director, Purchasing Clerk, Payroll Clerk, Accounts Payable Clerk, and Fiscal Aide.

•Ensured compliance to governmental financial regulations, grant-specific requirements, and agency’s fiscal policies.

•Worked closely with program directors in preparing operating budgets and approved budgets to be recorded in the management information system.

•Presented monthly financial statements and summarized program financial reports to the agency’s Board of Trustees.

•Strengthened internal controls on cash management by centralizing the logging of cash receipts and moving bank reconciliation responsibilities among fiscal staff.

Assistant Finance Director October 2002 – November 2004

•Prepared monthly closing journal entries including cost center allocations to the agency’s programs.

•Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to the agency’s funding sources.

•Prepared interim and annual financial statements by program and agency wide to be submitted to the agency’s Board of Trustees.

•Developed and prepared year-end workpapers in preparation of the Single Agency Audit.

•Along with Finance Director, converted management information system from a DOS based module to a state-of-the-art management information system.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD., Alliance, Ohio

Regional public accounting firm with offices throughout Northeastern Ohio.

Staff Accountant November 1998 – October 2002

•Performed compilations and reviews on financial statements of privately held companies, including manufacturing, retail, personal service, and other industries.

•Prepared financial statements with disclosures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and other comprehensive basis of accounting.

•Prepared federal, state, and local income tax returns for C-corporations, S-corporations, and partnerships.

•Vital team member, assisting in the integration of firm procedures and software programs from Mather, Pfeifer & Potts to Cohen & Company upon merger of the two firms.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, August 1998

B.S. in Accounting

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

C.P.A., November 2000

References available upon request

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