Certified Public Accountant

Kim Chiodo, CPA

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Objective

I have a great desire to work with what I love most – numbers. I believe I have the knowledge, experience, and energy to add to any accounting department.

Highlights

CPA Certification, Wisconsin, September 1992.

Public and private accounting.

General and tax accounting.

Federal and state tax preparation for individuals and businesses.

Bookkeeping.

Financial Reporting.

Budget development.

Proficient in Lacerte tax systems and Quickbooks.

Experience

March 1991 – June 2011 / Owner and CEO of public accounting firm / Kim L. Chiodo, CPA

Started with three clients and grew the business to almost two hundred clients within 13 months.

Specialized in individual and business taxation.

Preparation of financial statements for all types of businesses.

Financial planning for individuals and businesses.

Responsible for 120 individual tax clients.

Responsible for 40 business clients.

Consultant to three non profit organizations.

Budget preparation for state and federal grants.

Monthly bookkeeping and monthly/quarterly/annual payroll preparation and reports.

January 1989 – March 1991 / Manager of Accounting Department / Professional Services Group, Inc. and Community Impact Programs, Inc.

Came into this position with two corporations – neither having a Balance Sheet that was in balance.

Within two months both businesses had balanced Balance Sheets as well as an inter company account that balanced for the first time in six years.

Managed the billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll departments.

Preparation of monthly financial statements for both organizations.

Prepared monthly billings for an average of 20 federal and state funded grants.

Prepared annual budgets for these same grants, managing them on a monthly basis.

Managed three full time employees.

October 1978 – January 1989 / Staff Accountant / PPG Management Consultants

Prepared monthly financial statements.

Prepared monthly/quarterly/annual payroll reports.

Prepared income tax returns for business and individuals.

Replaced one full time and one half time worker in three months.

October 1985 – September 1987 / Consultant / Kenosha Hospice Alliance, Inc.

Responsible for all of the accounting functions of this organization.

Worked closely with the Director on financial issues and statements.

Helped set up and work through a Hospice MIS system that was new to the industry.

Traveled to help other Hospice organizations implement this same system.

Collected and assembled statistics for the Home Health and Hospice cost reports, prepared those same reports.

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Education

Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

B.A., Business Administration, Minor, Accounting

Graduated May, 1986, cum laude

Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI

Associate Degree in Accounting

Graduated June 1979, Deans List

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