James Colver, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managing the day to day accounting duties of 18 different companies.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Working with the Director of Finance and CFO to prepare the books for the preparation of this year's tax returns of over 10 hotels managed by Hotel Capital.Accomplishments: Discovered over $10,000.00 worth of credit card transactions from July hadn't been processed.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed the day to day accounting functions of the Corporation in Accounts Receivable and Payable. Set up classifications for divisions on the books to establish the profit and loss for each division. Was released due to decline in sales this year.Accomplishments:Reduced percentage of Accounts Receivables that were over 30 days late from 93% to less than 5%.Saved corporation thousands of dollars by reducing lines of credit and timely payments.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Worked with the Controller to account for fund appropriations until a permanent position opened up.

Controller of the Commercial Real Estate Company Tharp Investment.Handle the day to day accounting activities of over 20 Commercial Real Estate companies with over 130 tenants between them along with Southside Louie's restaurant bar and a Rally's franchise.Accomplishment:Understanding of Commercial Real Estate led to the freeing up of thousands of escrow money on various projects.Invented worksheet for yearly CAM items to be sure all tenants are billed timely as it was discovered that well over $100,000.00 of collectible items were not timely billed before I worked at Tharp.Timing of getting tax information to CPA firm as compared to last year improved for about 90% of the entities all while taking over the duties for Louie's and Rally's.Prepared letter to the Internal Revenue Service to eliminate large late filling penalty on one of our companies.Knowledge of Real Estate closing statements has led to thousands of dollars of costs savings.

In charge of all of the accounting duties for nine strip mall centers, a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel, a bar and grill restaurant, six commercial land development companies and 4 capital investor companies with the help of a accounting assistant.Accomplishments:Completed books and records for tax preparation by January 31st compared to late April the year before.Saved $10,000 in interest payments due to inaccurate booking by a lender.Cut 14 percent out of the accounting department budget for 2009.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Hired by a residential custom home and commercial builder to originally assist the Controller with various tasks. Due to the growth of the commercial side of the business, primary responsibilities changed to create and administer the commercial side of the construction business. Worked with team members allowed the commercial side of the business to grow at a fast pace.Reviewed bank reconciliations searching for corporate embezzlement.Collaborated with Corporate Presidents (Residential & Commercial) to set up budgets.Coordinated with Commercial Supervisors, customers and lending institutions to secure draws timely.Contacted tenants concerning collecting late payments. Created and maintained accounting systems for 16 partnerships which included the following items: 1) Tracking of cash flow to ensure timely receipt of receivable and payments of payables; 2) Produced quarterly financial statements for thirteen leasing partnerships, two commercial land development and one residential land development partnerships; and 3) Developed procedures to allocate and bill tenants for CAM (Common Area Maintenance) Charges and water and sewer charges.Accomplishments:Worked with other team members to increase from 3 Commercial leasing partnerships to 13 while adding 2 commercial land development companies and a residential land development company.Noticed $90,000 of development costs not transferred by Residential Controller to proper partnership resulting in a tax savings of over $30,000.Discovered over $10,000.00 worth of overpayments to subcontractors which have been reimbursed.Discovered Shamrock was not given credit for a $10,000 land deposit on a closing HUD statement.;

Provided financial information and analysis to President of the Corporation concerning the four divisions of the company along with a related gift shop. In charge of all accounting duties of the corporation.Supervised the Office Assistant.Prepared weekly payroll.Prioritized Account Payable in order to pay creditors in a timely manner.Contacted customers to collect on Accounts Receivables.Accomplishments:Worked with other team members to increase sales by 300 percent within a 4-year time frame.Set up accounting procedures for the four divisions and gift shop.

Audited Individual, Partnership and Corporate Federal income tax returns. Trained new recruits. In charge of team that traveled to Service Center to select returns for examination in the State of Indiana. Received a cash award for work completed while on assignment to the Criminal Investigation Division. Audited financial statements and records of multiple diverse companies to determine the reliability of the accounting system in reporting income and expenses. Conducted in-depth interviews of attorneys, accountants, and taxpayers to determine the correct tax liabilities of tax returns. Accomplishments:Knowledge of tax and audit was used to secure an tax agreement of over $750,000 from one taxpayer.Received a cash performance award from the Internal Revenue Service based on the high ratings secured on last annual appraisal based on the following areas: 1) Workload Management; 2) Application of Accounting and Auditing; 3)Application of Tax Law; and 4) Written Product.