J. Laurence Estill, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Area

Managed three accounting staff who prepared payroll, accounts payable, analysis of general ledger accounts and other schedules. Prepared periodic executive level reports and schedules for executive team, directors, auditors and Census Bureau. Alerted managers and directors to budget variances. Trained new staff and current staff with new responsibilities. • Stepped into a role with extremely high turnover and brought stability to the department.• Reduced operating costs by $2k annually by leading team in successful implementation of paying most vendors by ACH rather than check.• Increased efficiency by importing data to Excel spreadsheets instead of hand entry and using macros.• Led team in successful conversion from Microsoft Dynamics SL to Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Austin, Texas Area

Prepared quarterly GAAP basis financial statements with deferred taxes on $50M annual revenues using Great Plains and FRx Reporter. Coordinated annual audits of the financial statements. Assured compliance with loan covenants and reviewed contracts. Prepared job costing schedules and budgets. Directed staff of seven with accounting and software questions. • Reduced expenses in excess of my salary with benefits by bringing all independent CPA services in-house except audit and review.• Secured financial stability by analyzing financial statement ratios.• Reduced tax burden by $30k to $50k by developing tax avoidance strategies for corporations and shareholders.• Reduced consulting fees by $7k annually by determining specifications for and supporting servers, desktops and laptops and serving as Network Administrator.

Austin, Texas Area

Audited, reviewed and compiled GAAP and other bases financial statements for small corporations, non-profit organizations and individuals. Developed tax plans for corporations and individuals. Prepared individual, corporate, payroll and trust income tax returns; prepared partnership and profit-sharing information returns. Prepared Texas sales tax returns. Analyzed financial statement ratios to make recommendations to clients. • Increased efficiencies by designing master spreadsheets with macros for company use.