- Multi-parish tax auditor for companies with nexus in Louisiana- After two Oil & Gas Industry layoffs in 2015, would not want to be part of any other company while taking the CPA exam- Anticipate going from current intermediate level Excel skills to expert level Excel skills by 2018, which includes automating spreadsheets by developing add-ins containing advanced formulas

- Supervised 15 workers per shift and produce daily reports- Visited clients to improve operational efficiency and maintain strong relationships- Provided assistance with scheduling, recruiting, and payroll for multiple regions

- Temp work for Adobe Equipment Company / Darr Equipment Company- Heavy reconciliations- Assisted Controller with month-end duties

- Posted customer cash receipts, prepared time and material billings & organized support on a daily basis- Set up job numbers in the MAS accounting system, maintained customer contracts/purchase orders- Prepared flash report for management of certain key items and billing projections/forecast schedule for CFO weekly- Primary person responsible for month-end close process, journal entries, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, percentage of completion revenue/cost calculation monthly- Engaged in monthly conversations with operational management regarding status of various work-in-process jobs regarding current cost estimates, over/under budget, and reasons- Assisted with audits by gathering support and preparing various schedules relating to audits

- Oversaw ERP implementation to JD Edwards, including chart of accounts & fixed asset ledger- Full charge accountant for Holdings company (7M revenue) and four smaller companies- Set up system of internal controls for invoice processing and check runs- Recorded daily journal entries including cash posting, intercompany transactions, reclass entries- Allocated mortgage principal and interest payments to proper branch location notes payable accounts- Reconciled long term and current portion of payable accounts for mortgages and major fixed assets- Generated and sent out invoices, followed up and collected payments, and posted to receivable and income accounts- Prepared financial statements and worked with management for any discrepancies- Filed Texas sales and use tax returns and Canada GST returns on a monthly basis- Proactively claimed over 500K in Canadian Goods and Services tax returns

- Consolidated budgets for parent company and subsidiaries- Prepared financial statements, reconciliations, and reports as an internal auditor- Assisted with setting up all fixed assets and depreciation schedules for all companies in new system- Worked directly with CFO and Controller for various duties and assignments including AR, AP, fixed assets, budgeting, and gathering support to create journal entries

- Produced monthly internal reports and maintained compliance of GAAP and statutory rules- Prepared and reviewed general ledger reconciliations for specified accounts- Proactively detected, researched, and resolved reconciliation items- Analyzed and documented variances in account balances, between periods- Handled accounting functions, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, journal and adjusting entries, general ledger, and ad hoc reporting for property & casualty and life companies, monthly- Assisted with day-to-day maintenance of complete and accurate ledger accounts and contributed to production of associated managerial reports and financial statements- Approved AP batches, accounts receivable, fixed assets, billings, intercompany, consolidations, and journal entries

- Served as a government credit card holder for open purchases- Performed military fund accounting duties and followed budget procedures- Processed requisitions for supply purchases and travel funds- Inventoried, ordered, tracked, and purchased military support products and supplies- Received a meritorious promotion for being the honor graduate at Financial Management school