· Transformed financial reporting processes, providing the leadership team and Board with actionable insights that drove data-informed decision-making.· Delivered clear and concise financial presentations that enhanced transparency and understanding of the organization's financial health.· Consistently met or exceeded financial targets, ensuring the organization's long-term sustainability and ability to serve the underserved community.· Led the organization through multiple successful financial audits, receiving a clean opinion and ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements.· Creates and reviews all period-end activities to ensure the period-end financial statements accurately reflect the results of the Company’s activities.· Ensures that processes needed for the financial management system are established, implemented, and maintained, and reports to the CEO and Board of Directors (or Advisory Board) on the performance of the financial management system and reports any need for its improvement.· Developed strong relationships with external auditors, facilitating seamless audits and open communication.· Optimized banking relationships and cash management strategies, improving liquidity and financial flexibility.· Led the budgeting and forecasting process, providing accurate financial projections that supported strategic planning.

I provide taxation, bookkeeping and consulting services to individuals and small businesses.

· Perform various audits/reviews on behalf of Wayne County as the lead auditor, while also assisting as staff on other audits/reviews· Provide reports to Wayne County finance director & Wayne County attorney· Provide specialized accounting/auditing knowledge and leadership to get projects done· Federal grant compliance assistance

· Month end bank to book account reconciliations· Created job costing reports (profit & loss statements with detail) per job· Financial statement preparation & analysis· General ledger maintenance· Provided support to other departments· Maintained credit terms and managed relationships with vendors· Inventory tracking and auditing· Ad Hoc reporting & special projects for CEO’s and CFO’s

· Prepared daily sales and open order metrics· Monitored and tracked revenue from all business units compared to budget reported variances· Month end account reconciliations· Aided AR with collections schedules and aging reports· General ledger posting of accruals and reoccurring entries· Financial statement preparation· Assisted and supervised accounts receivable and accounts payable clerks· Aided controller/ ad hoc reporting· Manage company LOC and borrowing base to maintain proper cash levels· Purchase price variance analysis

· Provided audit and tax solutions to clients representing a variety of industries and interests, such as municipalities, employee benefit plans, personal & business tax returns, manufacturing & distribution, non-profits and others. · Administered financial functions including finding financial reporting, cash management, budgeting and forecasting.· Maintained the system of internal accounting controls, the general ledger and compliance policies.· Clearly communicates best practices to clients after audit or tax services, focused on supporting the clients’ objectives and/or mission.· Planned audit engagement as an audit in-charge for engagements requiring up to 6 audit staff.· Coordinated client specific tax practices to delegate to staff in preparation of tax returns.· Entrusted to work on the Detroit city audit & the Flint Bishop Airport audit with them being first year clients of Plante Moran requiring top performance which I achieved high regard.

· Collaborated with budget officer in allocating the $2 million annual budget into various categories which included $800,000 fuel for aircraft and vessels, $400,000 in overtime pay, and utilities.· Utilized SAP for processing purchase requests, creating spreadsheets that calculate the cost per hour of individual aircrafts to assist with forecasting next year’s annual fuel budget · Preformed audits on purchase card transactions and inventory management which assisted law enforcement agents with protecting the United States borders.· Conducted annual inventory consisting of $400,000 worth of fleet vehicles, weapons and office equipment.· Performed fleet management officer duties involving maintaining over 30 vehicles accountability, records and service request. · Drafted organizational chart for entire Northern Region of the Office of Air and Marine.

· Contractor for AT&T and Consumers Energy, commissioned to locate their perspective underground lines across Oakland County, Michigan totaling over 7000 successful locates.· In addition to normal duties performed nightly and weekend emergency on call locating for police, local department works and other emergency responders, to ensure vital services are restored to citizens; servicing roughly 100 locations monthly.· Chosen to liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the suspected Jimmy Hoffa search due to military/security background.· Conducted underground utility searches on over 50 multi-million dollar homes and projects to ensure public safety and utility continuity.

· Army Operations team leader, performed intelligence gathering for executive level briefings on a daily basis.· Monitored and reported on various operational happenings, through complex analysis of computer information systems.· Personally signed for over $100,000 worth of equipment while deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, where I helped support daily operations working in a Top Secret Tactical Operations Cell 13 hours a day.· Top Secret security clearance/ SCI· Army Commemoration Medal