•Provide training internally on US GAAP, principles of accounting, and accrual accounting differences and needs•Provide training and problem solving any issues in Excel or with report structure•Create customized reports and analysis for both internal and external customers•Design, maintain, train, and provide a vast amount of variance analysis and customer/industry matrix reporting on a monthly basis•Work with business partners to understand issues and create opportunities to tailor modeling efforts to meet their needs•Balance multiple priorities and effectively communicate the benefits and limits of predictive models, optimization, and personalization•Support team members in developing methodologies for accessing customer data, improving predictive models and executing targeted initiatives•Consult with the reporting team for both new and existing reporting needs•Work with the Reporting Organization to evaluate potential clients’ reporting needs•Conduct research on discrepancies and make appropriate recommendations to the various teams•Respond to and resolve inquiries related to ABC’s clients by working closely with the reporting team, and directly with clients•Run and prepare routine financial reports and analyses•Assist with customer audit request and reporting needs during annual audit•Maintain daily, and monthly, customized reporting data as designed•Prepare reports directly related to potential client’s financial statements for internal and external users•Gather information from the various reporting platforms and consolidate into accurate, meaningful reports•Verify all appropriate details are provided and presented fairly and accurately•Collect and analyze financial data, ensuring that all reporting is moving ABC toward GAAP reporting guidelines

Manage office personnel in daily responsibilitiesOversee/complete payment of A/P, invoicing, collections of A/R, reconciliations, journal entries, financial statement generate and analysis, project managementWork with management on internal reports for better decision making in operationsManage fixed asset listingPayroll generation and paymentManage business insurance renewalAssist auditor with Worker’s Comp. Audit annuallyImplement or assist in the implementation of virtually all new technologies (LMN, Quickbooks, Office products, Skype, etc.)Train office personnel and managers in accounting and general job functions as neededPerform all excel analysis and updates to information as neededBudget creation and variance analysisOther duties assigned by management

Financial analysis work assigned by managementWork with upper management to create departmental reports and evaluate results for meaningful decision-makingOperating as an overseer of accounting information relating to all segments, as well as, IT and software applications for synergy and effective application of resourcesAccounting liaison to Materials Management and overseer of inventory pricingContinual evaluation and improvement of accounting processesCreating budgets and providing analysis as neededState & federal compliance reporting and submission of requirements General accounting work including journal entries, prepaid expense tracking, bank reconciliations, cash management, financial reporting, etc.Heading auditor and cost report requests annually

Working with executive management to identify problem areas and correct both myself and through training with responsible partiesTraining new employees in accounting principles and job specific responsibilitiesWriting policies and procedures and creating audit papers to check those duties were performedTraining with other areas to become more knowledgeable about the business to assist with trainingExcel reporting as needed by managementResearching issues as needed by executive managementWorking simultaneously and fluidly with each segment of business (automotive, investment, aviation, media, executive personal)

Variance analysis of sales and production data Coordinate payments of franchise taxes in states of operationMonitor inventory and costs associated with inventoryAssist with job costing environmentOther duties as assigned by management

Experience teaching accounting at the college levelExperience helping students as a first priorityAR Division of Legislative

Maintain raw materials contract information and calculate payments per contractual agreementsApply costs of production and analyzing variable and fixed cost inputs to multiple productsVariance analysis of sales and production data and explanations of those variations from budget to actual, forecast to actual, and budget year-to-date to actual year-to-dateManage a rolling forecast of production costs, all inventory production and sales values, and all other stores materials for entire year with variance totals monthlyForecasting production and sales and manipulating data into easily presentable termsAssure compliance with governmental reporting requirementsAssist in annual auditsCoordinate, in conjunction with tax preparers, all payments of taxes throughout states of operationProperty tax scroll preparation and tax paymentsMonitor and prepare inventory, capital projects, and fixed asset reconciliations on a monthly basisCalculate depreciation and maintain depreciation schedule for $40+ million worth of assetsExtensive experience using various functions in Microsoft Excel to assist in constructing and evaluating financial data in an easily understandable format (both US GAAP and IFRS)

Audit school districts, municipalities, and counties in ArkansasProduce financial statements and audit reports used by the Arkansas Legislative Audit CommitteeConduct interviews and other correspondence with auditees to gather information to ensure accurate financial representationsProvide good service to auditees as we are the face of the Division

Manage Graduate Assistantship applications and appointmentsMonitor multiple budgets with significant moniesCoordinate Summer Session classes and activitiesAssist University Research CouncilSupervise Graduate Assistants in their work