Senior Accountant

Pro-active and results-oriented with broad experience in all aspects of accounting and financial management. Demonstrated hands-on management style in the development and implementation of strategic plans to ensure company growth. Solid planning and organizational skills in coordinating all aspects of each project from inception through completion. Well disciplined with proven ability to manage multiple assignments efficiently under extreme pressure while meeting tight deadline schedules. Strong team builder and facilitator, fosters an atmosphere that encourages highly talented accounting professionals to balance high-level skills with maximum production. Ascertains needs and goals, streamlines existing operations, turns around unprofitable functions, envisions new concepts and future trends, and follows through with development, direction, and accomplishment. Effectively communicates direction, commits people to action, and conveys complex information in easily understood formats. Open to travel.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• CPA CANDIDATE

• MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT

University Of Amberton at Garland, Texas 11/2009

• BS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING/FINANCE

University Of Utah at Salt Lake City, Utah 8/1994

ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC. DBA JIFFY LUBE IRVING, TEXAS

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT AUGUST 2010 TO PRESENT

• Assist in the accurate and timely preparation of financial statements and reports including:

** Coordinating with the Controller, Assistant Controller, MIS Director and other accounting personnel to ensure that the company’s records are correct for the preparation of financial statements.

** Accurate reconciliation of general ledger accounts: AP other, Capital Leases, LT and Prepaid Insurance, Intangibles, Sales & Use Tax, and Advertising with investigation of differences and correcting entries.

** Accurate perform a second review on other balance sheet accounts not performed by the original accountant.

** Accurately performing closing of general ledger modules according to monthly time frame.

** Coordinate the workflow of the reviewing of store P&L’s from start to finish. Communicate daily to Controller/Assistant Controller of status. Calculate FAS13 for new leases.

** Help ensure compliance with GAAP.

• Compile, track and record the company’s inventory levels and maintain a master pricing list valuation purposes.

• Assist in the periodic review of internal financial statements and investigation of variances from budget and communicates the results.

• Ensure the company is in full compliance with regulatory, statutory and business requirements for assigned duties. Responsibilities include:

** Business licenses & permits.

** Taxes: sales/use tax, real estate taxes, corporate taxes, property insurance, etc.

** Payments for Rent, Royalties, Debt and Interest.

• Prepare the monthly bonus report for the store managers, assistant managers and division of directors.

• Assist the Controller and Assistant Controller in ensuring that Heartland maintains adequate internal controls by discussing with the Controller potential weaknesses and helping with the implementation of changes as needed.

• Helps control auditing costs by ensuring that all reports, work papers, and any required information is prepared and provided to the auditors and Controller as needed.

• Ensure that the Controller is kept informed by discussing:

** All anticipated changes to existing reports and data, any new requested reports and data by company personnel before requests are implements.

** Any major problems that have occurred in dealing with other regions or divisions of the company or with personnel with the accounting department.

** Weaknesses or situations within the company that may develop into potential problems along with suggestions of possible solutions.

** The periodic scheduling, goals, and problems thereof the general ledger position.

• Assist Heartland maintain adherence to internal and external accounting policies, procedures, and controls. Notify management of any situation that would compromise or jeopardize company procedures and/or policies.

• Assist in achieving the goals of Heartland by performing other duties as assigned.

AMERIMAX BUILDING PRODUCTS PLANO, TEXAS

A/P SUPERVISOR/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT JULY 2007 TO AUGUST 2010

• Supervise all phases of the whole company (17 branches) accounts payable cycle including matching, data entry and review, and check authorization and processing. Communicate with 17 branches and departmental personnel as necessary to understand their accounting needs and analyze an understanding result.

• Assist with the monthly closing of the general ledger including posting journal entries, preparing analytical schedules, uploading interface files into excel and reviewing the general ledger for proper coding.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual schedules for reporting purposes and the external auditors.

• Supervise cash transactions that include the daily cash reports, bank reconciliations, bank wires and post activity in Treasury.

• Oversee the whole company ADP expense reimbursement process and reporting for 17 branches including setup, maintain data and train users for expense reporting monitor and authorize payment to coincide with the payable cycle.

• Oversee the whole company American Express purchase card process and reporting including setup and train users, monitor card spending limits, assist in user reconciliation process and monitor card spending for unauthorized activity. Ensure monthly activity is posted to individual departments timely.

• Oversee the whole company Fixed Asset and Depreciation records. Set up new assets in SAG FAS 100 ensuring that asset value, estimated life and service dated are proper in accordance with company policy. Remove scrapped or sold assets from SAGE FAS 100. Prepare monthly depreciation entries. Maintain and reconcile capital expenditure files.

• Modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of the accounting control policies and procedures.

• Devises and implements reporting or analysis processes that provide information or other resources which will benefit management and daily operations in achieving company goals.

• Review and authorize payment for company freight and credit card fuel account balances and transactions.

• Maintain sales/use tax records and payment schedules and coordinate reconciliation activity with accounting group.

• Organize and coordinate annual physical inventory for multiple facilities.

• Analyzes the manufacturing operations of the business, conduct studies and make recommendations for improving the manufacturing, cost and financial operations of the business.

• Analyze and reconcile financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.

• Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and expenditures and assist in preparing reports to summarize and interpret current and projected financial company financial position for other managers.

• Audit sub-ledger account contracts, orders, and vouchers, and prepare reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement, follow up to monitor and review that transactions have been settled timely.

• Close month-end, quarter-end and year-end include: make sure all invoices are processed in the system before closing procedures begin. Ensure all AP accruals and adjustments are entered.

FEDERAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DALLAS, TEXAS

SENIOR AUDITOR/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT JANUARY 2002 TO JULY 2007

• Provided internal audit services as assigned by FMSI Project and/or Technical Manager, and/or DHS supervisors/managers.

• Prepared and reviewed all the documents delivered to KPMG.

• Performed fund balance reconciliation for each treasury fund account symbol.

• Audited and maintained vendor master file including adding, deleting and insuring accurate vendor information.

• Audited internal AP processing department to make sure that they paid the invoices properly with all the documents.

• Audited the Subsequent Disbursement Testing Procedures for all fiscal years for both federal & non-federal open obligations.

• Reconciled and prepared, by location, all weekly abnormal balance reports.

• Researched and entered all month-end general ledgers in the Federal Financial Management System (FFMS).

• Wrote queries in Oracle and Account Receivable report in Access to extract data to Excel. Combined ten spreadsheets into one, utilizing advanced Excel functions (i.e. VLookup, Pivot Tables).

• Evaluated and monitored the adequacy of corrective actions taken to improve deficiencies.

• Compile composite reports from individual reports of subordinates required by management or government agencies.

• Oversaw and prepared 1099 forms for the whole DHS’ vendors.

* Received Employee of the 2nd Quarter 2006.

* Received Certificate of Recognition for the AMO Transition Auditing Project.

* Received Certificate of Recognition for sustained contributions toward financial management improvements.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MILESTEK, INC. DENTON, TEXAS

CONTROLLER APRIL 2000 to JANUARY 2002

• Assisted CFO with preparation, review, and analysis of financial statements, G/L, and company’s month/year-end closing with full responsibility of the account receivable, account payable, and fixed assets functions (annual sales $40 millions).

• Prepared company’s tax return and maintained general accounting system and functions to provide timely and accurate financial reporting to management, investors, and outside authorities as required.

• Responsibilities included overseeing A/P, A/R, inventory, trial balance, expenses, cash management, cost control, fixed asset schedules and chart of accounts maintenance.

• Assigned duties and examined work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.

• Human Resources responsibilities included: company insurance, personnel matters and benefits program.

* Created departmentalized general ledger.

* Integrated divisional P&Ls, resulting in improved cost management, and departmental analyses.

* Negotiated contract pricing with vendors resulting in thousands of dollars in savings for the company.

WEIR’S FURNITURE VILLAGE DALLAS, TEXAS

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER SEPTEMBER 1998 to APRIL 2000

CUMULUS INFORMATION SERVICES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER JANUARY 1997 to SEPTEMBER 1998

• Assisted Controller and CFO with preparation, consolidation, and monitoring of capital and operating budget for this subsidiary of the retail stores (annual sales $60 millions).

• Supervised and evaluated the performance of the accounting staff (up to 25 staffs).

• Responsibilities included overseeing A/P, A/R, inventory, trial balance, expenses, cash management, cost control, fixed asset schedules and chart of accounts maintenance.

* Revised the method used to process large credit card transactions in accounts receivable. This resulted in a much smoother transfer of funds from customer’s accounts, leading to improved customer satisfaction.

* Prepared daily cash analysis report, to better utilize cash for investments.

* Reorganized the A/P and A/R departments, implementing new procedures and software.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Expertise in Microsoft Excel (formulas, V Lookup, linking workbooks & Pivot Table), Access, Words, Lotus, Database, FRX & BPC reporting, Dos, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Peachtree, Great Plains Dynamics, AS400, QuickBooks, DMA software, Federal Financial Management System (FFMS), Federal Accounting Control System (FACS), Auto pay, Payment Traces and Stop Payment (PACER), RMMS, SAGE FAS and BNA Fixed Asset software. Type: 50WPM; 18,000KSPH.

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