Jason D. Christman Email & Phone Number

Akron, Ohio, Us

Akron, Ohio, Us

Solon, Oh, Us

Managed the accounting activities for the Company, drove efficiency and process improvements, and assisted with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) initiatives. Responsible for reviewing and approving journal entries, account reconciliations, gross margin and operating expense analyses, as well as the monthly executive financial package.

Solon, Oh, Us

• Prepared and filed SEC Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K.• Administrator of online equity awards platform and responsible for all related accounting; including award grants, exercises, ESPP enrollment, share issuance and deliveries, as well as managing participant blackouts and insider restrictions.• Responsible for all in-house tax compliance, as well assisted the CFO with various investor relations activities.• Found and implemented Workiva's Wdesk SEC reporting platform; setup all tables, links, and automated data where possible. Trained other users, ultimately cutting total preparer and reviewer time for filings in half. • With minimal accounting for public company equity transactions experience under my belt, successfully handled the roll-out and implementation of new equity awards online-based platform allowing employees and participants to accept, manage and transact holdings, enroll in ESPP's, and much more. • Coordinated and prepared quarterly and annual income tax provisions (including tax planning, FIN 48 and Sec. 382 loss limitation analyses).• Successfully found and negotiated down the cost for two separate recurring software licenses; resulting in savings of approximately $30 thousand.

Solon, Oh, Us

Hired as Staff Accountant in Q3-2013, began preparing all 10-Q and 10-K filings in Q1-2014, promoted to Tax & External Reporting Analyst in Q1-2015. Overview of responsibilities and accomplishments:• Created excel template used Company-wide for all employee expense reimbursements; improving controls, visibility, and usability through the use of embedded IF/AND/OR statements, Data Validation, INDEX'ing functions, conditional formatting, and several other advanced Excel functions.• Responsible for all in-house tax compliance and primary liaison for outside tax accountants; provided all info needed to prepare and file annual income tax returns as well as quarterly income tax provisions.• Learned to code/script in financial reporting software (SAP Crystal Reports) ultimately leading to the creation of new shipment and backlog reports covering any desired time period, formatted by segment, vertical, and/or salesperson. Sent to executives and management daily.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

• Managed finance team of four and reported to the CFO.• Created "rules" within accounting system (NetSuite) that automatically generated reminder emails for past due customer invoices; improving cash collections and A/R turnover while requiring less man hours. • Lead transition to outside payroll processing provider (ADP); created processes and procedures and automated bi-weekly and month-end journal entries.• Lead creation of Finance department's first official policy and procedures file (in electronic format)• Responsible for all corporate tax compliance and planning, including the preparation of annual tax provisions, FIN 48 analysis, Sec. 382 loss limitation analysis, working with outside tax team to ensure the timely filing of all federal, state, and local income tax returns, as well as reviewing/filing all state sales and use tax returns, personal property returns, CAT returns, and resolving tax notices in a timely manner.

Hired as an intern, became an Associate after year one, promoted to Senior Accountant after year two. Problem solver for owners and management of small to mid-sized businesses. Obtained extensive experience in the following areas:• Accounting processes and procedures spanning across several industries • Prepared and managed compilation and review engagements, as well as prepare and review tax provisions and returns• High-level corporate, partnership, and individual tax compliance and planning• Assisted numerous clients with payroll process improvements and payroll tax compliance• Managed/responsible-for payroll tax compliance (on all levels) for various clients, meeting reporting deadlines on a consistent basis• Extensive experience in client/company setup and training in QuickBooks• QuickBooks Pro-Advisor Certified (inactive)• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and year-end cash flow projections/forecasts for two, $10M in annual revenues manufacturing companies, meeting and reviewing results with Owners quarterly• Experienced in state sales and use tax law, nexus determination, notice resolution, registration, and reporting requirements

Akron, Oh, Us

Akron, Oh, Us

Procured $50k + of automobile parts daily for seven different franchises. Worked this position part-time while putting myself through college and lettering in two collegiate sports.

Graduate, Master Of Taxation

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting And Business Administration (Double Major)