 Communicate and cooperate with finance, inventory and warehouse teams to re-build understanding, implement process, and bring improvements to multiple location inventory accounting process for inventory adjustments, transfers, liquidations, vendor returns, and reconciliations, after 100% accounting team turnover in prior year Prepare complex weekly borrowing base calculations for asset based lender and analyze variances to forecast Manage multi-state / multi-national sales tax / GST / VAT filings, notices, and audits Bridge team member transitioning core accounting team processes to remaining wind down team members

-Supervision of Accounts Receivable - Invoicing team, Senior Financial Analyst, Cost Analyst, and Accounts Payable / General Ledger Accountant-Co-ordination with parent company Finance and IT teams as well as multiple internal teams to support ERP system conversion, including requirements, process, data migration and go-live phases-Gather supporting data for due diligence for private equity acquisition process-Manage personnel transitions for CFO and Cost/Financial Analyst positions-Co-ordination with department leads involving process documentation and improvement, analysis, compliance, and reporting-Cross-train and document credit manager and staff functions-Co-ordination of general ledger and accounts payable work with accountant in remote work location. -Preparation and Review of monthly multi-division Excel financial statements and management analytics from accounting system generated trial balance reports. -Improve process documentation throughout the accounting system-Assistance with preparation of annual budgeting reports for multiple departments.-Forecasting of cash flows for use in evaluating future compliance with lender covenants.-Review of monthly account reconciliations, journal entries, and accounts payable invoices.-Preparation of U.S. and Canadian catalog, clearance, and special pricing based on product costing information and prior year pricing.-Analysis involving varied topics such as quarterly cost comparison with prior years, review of gross margin on product order samples, comparison of employee v. contract labor costs, potential savings on utility sales taxes, and varied other projects.-Gathering information and co-ordination with external auditors and tax preparers.-Running monthly management reports from accounting system and Crystal reports.

Managed acquired individual and business tax clients from software conversion through interview, preparation, and review process. Managed acquired bookkeeping clients from financial statement formatting updates through monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement compilations.

Seasonal Tax Preparer, Individual, Partnership, S-Corporation, and Corporate returns

* Performed financial statement audits and reviews for clients in a variety of industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, non-profit and employee benefits. * Led paperless file conversion for audit and review clients in local office.

* Prepared and reviewed individual and small business tax returns, and performed tax planning and research. * Performed audits, reviews and compilations for clients in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail, service, non-profit, and employee benefit plan industries

Prepared and reviewed tax returns for individual and business clients utilizing paperless file management system.

Prepared and reviewed tax returns for individual and business clients.

Prepared and reviewed tax returns for individual and business clients.

* Performed financial statement compilations and reviews for small business clients, including general ledger accounting services and client procedure set-up and instruction.* Prepared and reviewed individual and small business tax returns, and performed tax planning and research.