Kenneth J. Austin, Mba Email & Phone Number

Jackson, Ms, Us

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

Virtual

United States

Jackson, Mississippi Area

• Performs daily, weekly, and quarterly administrative reconciliations of revenues and expenditures to investigate material variances that keep the CFO abreast of the agency’s current budget and expenditure status.• Creates complex Excel functions to compare discrepancies between FMS & MAGIC which allows for discovery of errors during each quarter and not just end of year.• Create multiple Excel Spreadsheets to reduce time spent on data tasks by 90% for the Budget Director on request while ensuring accuracy of the accounting systems. • Slash time spent on uploading the Budget into OBRS by assisting the Deputy Budget Director. • Assist in implementing oversight of budgets for more than 20+ MDOT Districts, reviewing expenditures monthly.• Slash time spent manipulating raw data tables with the use of formulas created in excel.• Assist in the correction journal entry codes while reviewing financial transactions and ensuring that agency projects are entered with the correct balance sheet or income statement code. • Stress the importance of proper accounting codes (agency wide with a budget of 1.2 billionManage the oversight of the department’s online database to ensure accuracy of all accounting and budgetary information.

Jackson, Mississippi

• Significantly reduced the time spent during audit analysis by more than 20%, while ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.• Carefully reviewed the financial statements of several nursing homes across the state.• Recommended hundreds of accounting changes to nursing home facility cost reports which has contributed greatly to the overall financial outlook in the MS Division of Medicaid and for the facilities.• Constructed accounting methods to reconcile millions of misallocated monies.• Slashed the time of research, preparation of reports and other information required by management by nearly 30%.• Optimized the use of Microsoft Excel and Windows to improve efficiency.

Ridgeland

• Adjusted and submitted reclassification entries into subsidiary ledger which helped to create correct financial statements• Constructed invoices manually in excel to ensure prompt payment of inter-company payments • Critiqued miscalculated general ledger transactions and emphasized positive changes while reporting to the Lead Accountant. • Assisted in accounting for journal entries at month and year-end dates for financial reports, which sped up the process of gathering information for top management by several days.

Brandon, Ms

• Conducted inbound or outbound collection calls utilizing a predictive dialer, with QA constantly reaching above 95%.• Negotiated payment terms with customers for delinquent accounts and accurately notating the account following departmental procedures which lead to positive earnings each quarter• Assisted with difficult collection problems such as: payment disputes, alternative payment arrangements, out of policy extensions.• Recognized problem accounts/loans, alerting management and providing input on a suitable course of action.

Jackson & Pearl, Ms

• Assured customer satisfaction, professionally, efficiently, and tactfully• Processed deposits and withdrawals for transaction accounts• Safeguard bank assets and security of working environment• Processed transactions accurately, secure large dollars, and balance teller window daily• Identified customer’s need for additional products and services

Master'S Degree, Business Administration/Software Development

Activities and Societies: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESS

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting, With Honors- 3 Credits From Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Dean's List Tau Sigma Society

Associate'S Degree, Accounting

Part-time student

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Engineering