Garrison Hunter, Cpa, Cfe Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the largest organization in the world committed to the prevention, detection, and deterrence of fraud in all of its forms. I am proud to serve as the Treasurer for the San Francisco Bay chapter. My duties include: - Maintaining books for the chapter using Quickbooks. - Performing monthly reconciliations for bank accounts. - Preparing and filing annual tax returns. - Assembling annual financial statements for presentation to the Board.

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Rehovot, Il

▪ My responsibility as Controller was to ensure the accuracy and timely closure of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information, along with any required reporting, while ensuring compliance with our SOX controls. ▪ Worked with the Finance Director and my fellow Controller to allocate staff between areas of responsibility, projects. I had three employees reporting to me directly. Major Accomplishments:o Oversaw audit engagements with three separate accounting firms in 2020, 2021, and 2022 each resulting in no significant findings. o I oversaw the transition from ExpenSable to Concur for our expense reimbursement reporting system and presented it to the Company.▪ Prepared financial statement packages for quarterly and annual closes. Including comparative balance sheet and income statement statements. With period over period analysis.▪ Reviewed monthly reconciliations for fixed assets, ensuring new additions were in line with Company policy. Approved entries for depreciation, asset classification and oversaw fixed asset labeling. ▪ Prepared monthly and quarterly reconciliations for inventory and submitted related journal entries for posting. In the process preparing analysis and presenting with MS PowerPoint to identify trends in costs, changes in product line and vendor.▪ Recorded service revenue for branch, ensuring recognition was in line with Company policy and ASC 606. ▪ Oversaw the bi-weekly payment runs, reviewing for accuracy and ensuring they included all due payables. Approved for payment in line with internal control requirements. ▪ Reviewed and approved profiles for new vendors and changes to existing vendors in ERP system. ▪ Prepared quarterly reconciliations for office leases in line with the requirements for ASC 842. ▪ Reviewed and approved expense report reimbursements by batch via SAP Concur on a bi-weekly basis. ▪ Reviewed monthly reconciliations for investment accounts and approved related journal entries.

Rehovot, Il

Nova delivers continuous innovation by providing advanced metrology solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Deployed with the world’s largest integrated-circuit manufacturers, Nova’s novel technologies provide semiconductor manufacturers with the right process insight and clarity required to boost process performance, product yields and time to market. We offer a combination of materials and dimensional metrology, advanced modeling algorithms combining machine learning and big data within both integrated and stand-alone configurations, enabling our customers to gain deeper insight throughout the entire R&D and manufacturing processes. Headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, Nova has dedicated customer operations and service centers around the world.• Manage the month and quarter end close and the related analysis• Review accounting records prepared by staff for accuracy, including among others journal entries, aged receivables and payables• Maintain, update, and enforce internal control processes• Collaborate with external auditors in quarterly and annual engagements

Chicago, Il, Us

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm whose specialized professionals guide clients through an ever-changing business world, helping them win now and anticipate tomorrow. Headquartered in Chicago, Baker Tilly is a member of Baker Tilly International, a group of firms with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. has operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Baker Tilly specializes in independent accounting and business advisory firms with a combined worldwide revenue of $3.9 billion. My responsibility as a manager was to be the expert lead on client engagements. I was the main point of contact and had the responsibility to coordinate timing, progress updates, answer any questions or concerns as they came up, and maintain strong client relationships. • Collaborated with engagement team and client to ensure deadlines were met and exceeded client’s expectations consistently. • Consulted with other Managers and Partners to process complex transactions and issues such as new construction, property sales, and first year audit procedures. • Responsible for reviewing work papers and financial statements prepared by staff providing comments and feedback, guidance. Major Accomplishments: • This past audit season even during the outbreak and the transition into working remotely. All of my engagements were all completed by their due dates and we exceeded client expectations even with all of the new processes. I also helped other managers and the partners do the same by working with them to allocate staff and senior accountants between projects. • Chosen by the leadership team to mentor incoming interns during the audit season. I was responsible for providing guidance, advice and performance feedback.

Chicago, Il, Us

My responsibility as a senior was to be the point person on client engagements. I was a main point of contact for the client and between the staff and partners on engagements. I had the responsibility to ensure the engagements were completed efficiently and timely, process complex accounting transactions, and answer questions for staff and interns. • Prepared financial statements and submitted to clients and regulatory agencies• Worked with clients to ensure appropriate accounting for transactions• Worked with clients to ensure appropriate accounting for transactionsMajor Accomplishments:• I consistently maintained and improved realization for the majority of my recurring engagements. In 2019, I completed a set of audits $50,000 ahead of the time budget the partners had set for one of our clients.

Chicago, Il, Us

In the experienced staff role at Baker Tilly, I transitioned to a focus on audit work with an emphasis on low-income housing real estate projects. This was an area I had experience in, but I expanded my expertise in real estate during the audit season to add value to my new team, and was recognized with a promotion during my first year. Managed staff and senior level associates on engagements.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Thoresen Diaby Helle Condon & Dodge Inc. CPA's & Advisors is a professional corporation of certified public accountants who provide the highest quality audit, accounting, tax and consulting services for small to medium-sized, closely held business, entrepreneurs and individuals. Clients include manufacturing companies, US Customs brokers, HUD multifamily housing and lenders, including cost certifications, SAS 70 engagements, collection agencies, companies involved in wholesale and retail trade, and service-related industries.• My responsibilities included working on audits, tax, bookkeeping and other accounting work for complex clients across a number of different industries. This experience gave me great exposure to different areas and gained valuable knowledge in many different financial areas. • My focus was completing audits, financial statements, and tax return(s) for the clients.• Audited public companies in the Twin Cities area and Florida• Prepared income tax returns for individuals and businesses• Performed bookkeeping for clients in QuickBooks and MS Excel

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen and Russ, PA is a full service CPA firm who provides a full range of professional services, including accounting (audit, review, and compilation), tax planning and return preparation for all tax types, and general consulting to individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations. We have specialties in in real estate (low-income housing tax credit), affordable housing, nonprofits, and closely held small to mid-sized businesses. • As a staff accountant, I worked on audits and tax returns for not for profit and for profit entities in the Twin Cities with an emphasis on real estate engagements. • Audited public and nonprofit companies in the Twin Cities area • Prepared income tax returns for individuals and partnerships • Prepared 990 returns for nonprofit organizations

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

As a college student I worked on an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Project (UROP) entitled the Best Practices in Employment Search and Preparedness. My goal for the project is to construct a guide for job seekers on how to prepare for the job search and present themselves to employers.