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Dallas, Texas

Frisco, Tx

(Start-up Athletic Equipment Sales) Supervise activities for the Accounting, which included preparing annual budget, monthly financials for investors, payroll, bank reconciliations, and e-commerce reconciliations. Prepare and file monthly sales tax returns, and monthly commission calculations. Identify areas of concern in the company's financials when compared to budget in order to cut spending and reduce waste. Influence executive planning concerning daily operations as well as report on status of revenues and expenditures. Established processes for data entry, reconciliation of e-commerce, onboarding of new customers. Created shared schedules to establish visibility to the management team of the status of revenue forecasting, cash flow, AR and actual vs budget § Integral in converting the accounting from one company to another in QuickBooks Online so we could track sales by territory, department, and sales events. Trained and supervised new employees in accounting and onboarding departments

Dallas, Tx

Supervise activities for the Accounting, Human Resources, and Payroll departments, which included preparing annual budget, monthly financials for investors, payroll, bank reconciliations, employee benefits administration, and state / federal compliance. Manage 401K planning, and the preparation of annual state fuel rebate claims, monthly sales tax returns, and monthly commission calculations. Identify areas of concern in the company's financials when compared to budget in order to cut spending and reduce waste. Influence executive planning concerning daily operations as well as status of revenues and expenditures. Strategically negotiated equipment and utility contracts and secured new vendors where necessary to drastically reduce expenses on vendor services, saving the company hundreds of dollars each month.Efficiently integrated new reporting requirements and IRS Form 1095 C preparation for all employees in order to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.Significantly increased the collection rate to 98% by initiating changes to the collections process.Integral in changing the accounting system from Sage 100 on regional servers to Sage 300 on corporate servers while transitioning the accounting functions from our location to the corporate office.

Lewisville, Tx

Directed daily operations for all departments while reporting to eight Boards of Directors, presenting and implementing annual budgets, and recommending optimal tax and utility rates at the beginning of each fiscal year. Maintained compliance with all governing codes, including Texas Water Code, Texas Government Code, and TCEQ requirements.Fostered productive relationships with coordinating taxing authorities to obtain the lowest possible property tax rates .

Lewisville, Tx

Led the Finance and Accounts Payable / Receivable departments, generating monthly financials, bond debt service payments, and bank account reconciliations as well as executing the annual audit process and payment requisitions while continually ensuring compliance with Public Funds Investment Act, GAAP, and GASB. Oversaw permitting, inspections, code enforcement, and plan review for the Building Services Department. Introduced highly productive and efficient office policies and procedures targeted toward cutting risk and driving internal controls.Ensured maximum productivity by training and monitoring HR Generalists in proper practices for payroll, employee benefits administration, and compliance.Pioneered several programs for the Utility Billing Department that encouraged electronic payment on utility accounts to increase participants from 15% to 75%, which accelerated deposits and benefited cash flow.

Lewisville, Tx

Prepared monthly generation of financials, monitored compliance with Public Funds Investment Act, GAAP and GASB, managed bond debt service payments, executed bank account reconciliations and accounts payable / receivable responsibilities, and oversaw the annual audit process.Continually maintained compliance to legal and company regulations by expertly coaching and supervising HR Generalists in payroll, employee benefits administration meeting, and state / federal labor laws.Spearheaded changes to billing procedures in order to increase the collection rate up to 99.5%.

Plano, Tx

Managed day-to-day operations in the Accounting Department, which included accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections, vendor price comparisons, contract negotiation, payroll, P&Ls, journal entries, bank reconciliations, transfers, etc., while supervising HR functions. Managed day-to-day operations of the production floor and job scheduling for maximum efficiency in regards to machine time and labor force. Ensured project completion in a timely manner by monitoring productivity in the Data Processing Department and job scheduling while collaborating with the Sales Department on production timing.Established and maintained employee training in accordance with high standard for customer service delivery.Networked with organizations within the industry and built relationships to facilitate name recognition and cooperation with colleagues within the industry.

Plano, Tx

Responsible for assisting owner in keeping track of purchases, sales and exchangesof commercial real estate.- Developed all property files, tenant files, accounting systems, property tax tracking systems, lease tracking systems, and profit and loss statements by property, by state, and as a whole portfolio.- Read and tracked all new incoming leases and rental payments. Collected past due lease payments. Calculated rent increases with base years, expense stops, CAM reconciliations, and CPI increases.- Prepared all financial loan documents for new property purchases.- Tracked 1031 exchange funds and time schedules.- Assisted in the management of properties located out of state

30 Credit Hours

32 Credit Hours