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Belleville, Il

Planned and managed fieldwork for compliance and financial audits.Discovered and resolved three instances of fraudulent activity.Prepared audited financial statements.Performed other attest engagements including reviews and compilations.Assisted clients in resolving tax and accounting issues.Supervised junior accountants.Performed payroll compliance examinations.Prepared corporate, partnership and individual tax returns for federal, state and local taxing authorities.Prepared management letters for auditee's management use.Prepared Annual Financial Reports for submitting to the Illinois Comptroller's Office.Prepared Tax Increment Reports.Prepared Data Collection Reports for submitting to the Federal Clearing House.Handled special projects as assigned.Performed Circular A-133 audits.Converted client's cash basis financial statements to GAAP basis.Provided assistance to other firm staff members when help was needed.Prepared quarterly and annual payroll tax returns.Clientele includes: municipalities, townships, school districts, a health district, a FQHC health center, a park district, a sewer treatment facility.

St. Louis, Mo

Developed standardized work papers.Initiated the use of graphs and charts in work papers.Handled various auditing tasks and prepared.Prepared audited financial statements.Assisted in selection of tax software package.Prepared individual, partnership and corporate tax returns for federal, state and local taxing authorities.Clientele included: car dealership, school district, township, nonprofit entities, physicians.

St. Louis, Mo

Planned and conducted fieldwork for audits, reviews and compilations.Prepared individual and corporate tax returns.Clientele included: hospitals, manufacturers

St. Louis, Mo

Handled audit engagements from planning stages through preparation of financial statements.Prepared and reviewed individual and corporate tax returns.Clientele included: various Catholic Charities, manufacturers, a sports franchise, a gasoline terminal

East St. Louis, Il

Assisted senior staff members with audit fieldwork.Performed monthly bookkeeping for various clientele.Prepared quarterly and annual payroll tax returns.Clientele included: a municipality, a Chamber of Commerce, a sanitary district.