Jacob Keller, Msa Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Lead Accountant for PFI (Precision Food Innovations) purchased by Grote Company in 2021.

Hilliard, Ohio

• Manage Lease Accounting. Monitor and account for lease related transactions, management and maintenance of leased assets in PowerPlan (Lease Accounting Software).
• Perform monthly account reconciliations, investigate unreconciled balances and variances between the general ledger and source documents. Prepare monthly journal entries.
• Work closely with the ADS Operations Accounting team to identify lease changes and provide insight on leasing activity.
• Collaborated across assorted business functions (Logistics, Operations, Finance, Accounting) providing insights with ad-hoc analyses.
• Lead preparation and presentation of various internal and external reporting for management.
• Lead several projects to streamline processes and improve automation of calculations, as well as provide meaningful contributions.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Acting as Interim Controller for a client - Month-end closing procedures - Month-end journal entries and accrual entries - Financial Statement preparation and analysis with the CEO &CFO
• Direct continuous communication between the CEO and CFO of the client and the Senior Management of the audit team.
• Manage financial statement audits, federal and state compliance audits, not-for-profit audits, financial reviews, annual bookkeeping and agreed-upon procedures.
• Perform analytical procedures/analyses to detect unusual financial statement relationships.
• Supervise associate team members, review their work and provided feedback as needed.
• Trusted with new and significant clients in the manufacturing industry.

Columbus, Ohio

• Conduct comprehensive financial audits, federal and state compliance audits, not-for-profit audits, financial reviews and agreed-upon procedures.
• Perform analytical procedures/analyses to detect unusual financial statement relationships.
• Perform internal control and substantive testing.
• Propose adjusting journal entries and discuss audit findings with clients.
• Prepare PBC (provided by Client) lists and confirmation requests.
• Document audit procedures and cross-reference work papers.

• Assessed tax returns and corrected returns with designated errors
• Validated tax returns with corrections
• Processed and Evaluated tax returns for efficiency
• Filed/Organized tax returns and associated documents

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Filed/Organized documents, Reconciled Accounts Payables and city taxes
• Oversaw Accounts Receivable, Data Input, Payroll and Payroll entry/approval
• Liaison between Messer and subcontractors, Strengthened existing connection with subcontractors
• Built, developed and analyzed charts/spreadsheets in Excel on a daily basis

Master Of Science - Ms In Accounting, Financial Operations

Master Of Science In Accounting (MSA) Degree Focus: Financial Operations GPA: 3.678

Bachelor’S Degree, Major: B.S. In Accounting - Forensic Focus, Minor: Management, Finance, Business Administration, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Phi: Treasurer and Recruitment Director, Varsity Soccer Team (4 years) • Elected Treasurer 2011-2013.

High School, 3.1

Activities and Societies: 3-year Varsity Soccer player (many team, league and city awards)