Kenneth J. Austin, Mba Email & Phone Number

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.

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