Kara Atkinson Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Consult customers on how to use all of the products we offer, from auditing software to Data Analytical Tools.Teach auditors what to expect in a new role in all different experience levels.

Fort Washington

Work on portions of audit, review, compilation and tax engagements. Know the rules, regulations and Code of Ethics of the AICPA and theapplicable state CPA societies.Maintain current understanding as to the pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the AICPA, including the Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs).

Conducted GAAP audits of annual financial statements of companies in Benefit plans, Section 8 and HUD housing, Not for Profits, Homeowners Associations, and Construction. Supervised planning, testing, client correspondence, engagement deliverable and administration of multiple engagements operating simultaneously.Prepare corporate federal tax returns including analysis of financial data and preparation of supporting schedules.Assist with preparation of federal and state quarterly estimates and extension calculations.

Responsible for reading and interpreting financial statements as well as the preparation and presentation of audit documentation, and have the ability to extract significant audit information in compliance with GAAS.

In newly opened, disorganized restaurant, resolved dailyat least ten minor to major problems regarding coordinating influx of orders with kitchen and bar, reducing customer wait time within first operating month by at least 15 minutes,Reconciled about $1500 in cash and credit card receiptseach shift serving nightly over 40 customers ranging from local business persons, families, and younger to older adults

Refined customer service skills by focusing on customers’ pointof view, and at the same time, creating good will for the restaurantAs part of training as team member learned and complied with at least 50 company rules intended to maximize revenues, provide superior customer service, prevent internal and external theft, ensure smooth running shifts, and boost staff morale

Bs, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad Program (Italy, France, Spain)

Education record

Presidential Scholarship (every semester)