USO (US Ocean) Accountant, responsible for segment accounting and reporting of operational results. Work closely with operations and management to provide support and analysis. Responsible for division of US Flagged Vessels.Responsibilities include:Management Reporting | Fully responsible for segment balance sheet and income statement | GL Accounting | Reconciliation | Review | Analysis | Month end accruals | Accounting for Voyages | Monitor and analysis of voyage results | work closely with operations and line managers | Report on voyage profitability | Forecasting | Variance Analysis

I was hired by Oregon Iron Works (OIW) as a Co-Controller. OIW was acquired by Vigor and my new job responsibilities included Controller for Vigor Kvichak & Senior Accountant for Vigor Industrial. 

Responsibilities as Co-Controller for OIW:
Manage various External Audits | Prepared Month End Financial Package / Month End Closing | Contract Schedules / Job Schedules / Project Schedules | Revenue Recognition | Job Costing | Oversee Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable / Payroll | Daily Cash Position / Oversee Daily Banking | Design & Maintain Internal Controls | Write Narratives for External Audits | Train Other Employees during ERP transition | Account Reconciliations of Assets & Liabilities | Accounts Payable | Accruals | Bank Reconciliations | Day-to-day Tasks / Functions | Deadlines | Financial Statement Preparation | General Ledger | Intercompany Transactions | Journal Entries | Prepaids | Construction Industry | EAC | Lump Sum Contracts / Cost Plus Contracts / Installment Contracts | PCM Percentage Completion | Covenant Calculations | Actual vs. Forecast Analysis / Trend Analysis / Variance Analysis | Cash Flow | Consolidation / Consolidated Financials | Footnotes | GAAP Financials | Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Reporting | Multiple Subsidiary Companies | Ad hoc reporting | Chart of Accounts (COA) Maintenance/ Mapping | Due Diligence / Merger Due Diligence | Maintain Accounting Records | Maintain Financial information, files & records & comply with established policies & regulatory guidelines | Maintenance of Property Taxes | Manage Credit Cards | Research for Project Managers | Special Projects | Depreciation Schedules / Fixed Assets | Full-cycle Accounting | Leases / Accounting for Leases | PBC Lists | Year End Preparation

Working under the same parent company (Vigor) during several mergers and acquisitions, I took on different roles for different entities of the company.Responsibilities as Controller for Vigor Kvichak entity:Manage External Audit | Bookkeeping | Develop Accounting Procedures | Train Other Employees | Manage Staff Accountant | Oversee Accounts Payable / Payroll / Accounts Receivable | Oversee Banking Activity | Review Financial Statements | Review workpapers / reconciliations / supporting schedules | Work with IT regarding ERP system | Work with upper management | Account Reconciliations | Accruals | Develop Month-End Close Schedule | Financial Statement Preparation | Financial Reporting | General Ledger | Intercompany Transactions | Journal Entries | Month End Closing | P&L Analysis | Prepaids | Construction Industry | Job Costing | Contract Schedules / Job Schedules / Project Schedules | PCM Percentage Completion | Revenue Recognition | Flux Analysis / Variance Analysis | Footnotes | GAAP Financials | Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Reporting | Microsoft Excel (pivot tables / v-lookup) | Ad hoc reporting | Chart of Accounts Maintenance (COA) / mapping | Implement automation & process improvements to ensure accuracy & create efficiencies | Maintain Accounting Records | Setting up new jobs | Depreciation Schedules / Fixed Asset Maintenance | Full-Cycle Accounting | PBC Lists | Year End PreparationResponsibilities as Senior Accountant for Vigor Industrial entity:Account Reconciliations | Audit Support | PBC Lists | Review Reconciliations & Workpapers | Work with upper management | Accruals | General Ledger | Intercompany Transactions | Journal Entries | Month End Closing | Construction Industry | Job Costing | Contract Schedules | Revenue Recognition | GAAP Financials | Microsoft Excel (pivot tables / v-lookup) | Ad hoc reporting | Maintenance of Property Taxes | Multiple ERP | Research for Project Managers | Leases | R&D Consultation | Tax Preparation

Controller-To-Go- During my time in public accounting, I took on a nearly 4 year project with the audit partner (CFO-To-Go) for a client to step in and offer full-cycle accounting along with monthly compilations.- Construct month end accounting schedule and checklists for client- Create and implement processes for the accounting department revolved around monthly reporting- Prepare monthly financial statements for client and subsidiary including all support and reconciliationdocumentation- Assist client during year end accounting review from third partySenior Staff Accountant - Tax Services: Prepare federal and multiple state 1040, 1041, 1120, 1120S, & 1065 tax returns for small and complex clients. Anticipate future taxable events for individuals, including long-term planning and preparation of quarterly estimated payments. Research various tax issues within the Internal RevenueCode and federal regulations.- Audit/Attest Services: Work on and manage various reviews, audits, 401K audits, and agreed-upon procedures for various client industries including distributing and construction. Assist managers in planning, control testing, risk assessment, project schedules, time budgets, audit programs and designing an audit approach during various audits.- Bookkeeping/Assurance Services: Prepare month-end closings for several clients involving bank reconciliations, reconciling all balance sheet accounts, accruing liabilities, preparing job schedules, and year-end preparation for annual review. (Portland Mechanical $40M Revenue / Sierra Case Parts $3M Revenue)- Prepare compilations for multiple clients. Analyze and updated bookkeeping, and depreciation schedules for various clients.

Staff Accountant- Responsible for basic accounting functions of entities such as Bank Reconciliations, Accounts Payable, General Ledger Reconciliations, chart of accounts maintenance, basic tax functions in Lacerte, and basicreporting in Crystal Reports.- Implemented paperless office using CCH Workpaper Manager. Converted all entities annual andpermanent files into paperless system.