Eric Smith Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, US

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Summary: Manage internal controls for the U.S. East Region.
• Accomplishments: Brought my region up to 100% compliance in the first 4 months.
• Responsible for testing and maintaining internal controls to ensure compliance with SOX and SEC regulations.
• Conduct on-site audits independently for business segments, distributors and plants.
• Evaluate business processes and internal controls risk region-wide and develop improvements.
• Coach accounting staff and team members on internal controls issues, process documentation and testing procedures.

Kansas City, MO, US

• Summary: Public accounting firm specializing in governmental and healthcare audits.
• Accomplishments: Discovered over 2 million dollars of healthcare reimbursement fraud in the course of my first independent engagement. Took on independent projects of related party transactions, support for FBI.
• Conducted desk reviews and on-site audits independently.
• Prepared work papers to document scope and findings of audit in accordance with government regulations and auditing standards.
• Set rates for hospital, home health and other medical billing to determine government reimbursement.

Princeton, New Jersey, US

• Summary: Contract role to perform and review account reconciliations, general ledger and month-end closings. Prepared quarterly SEC schedules and annual tax schedules.
• Accomplishments: Took on payroll bonus reimbursement accounts and successfully made post without need for corrections for the first time in years.
• Created, updated and implemented standard operating procedures.

Westfield, IN, US

• Summary: Contract role to assist the corporation with their year-end closing.
• Accomplishments: Discovered over $20,000 in un-cashed checks.
• Coordinated with external auditors to facilitate the annual audit process.
• Cataloged, organized and located files, posted invoices and matched checks.

Carmel, IN, US

• Prepared yearly and quarterly tax returns for companies, organizations and private individuals.
• Assisted on audit engagements.
• Liaison with clients, solve and troubleshoot client problems.
• Ensured that data was accurately and quickly transcribed into the organization’s systems.
• Provided support for numerous duties including collating reports, filing information, organizing data, and locating documents.

Indianapolis, IN, US

• Instructed and assisted fellow students in one-on-one tutoring sessions.
• Created lesson plans, reviewed course materials, evaluated and explained course assignments, scheduled and hosted sessions and coached teams.

• Preformed year-to-date bank reconciliations for multiple accounts for a non-profit organization.
• Worked with accounts receivable and accounts payable, processing checks and cash, writing and endorsing checks.
• Made bank deposits, verified account balances, created journal entries and reviewed financial statements.