O'Keil Bacon, Cpa, Mba. Email & Phone Number

Hampton, VA, US

New York, NY, US

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Lead large complex initiatives by providing strategic direction to leadership, peers, and direct reports
• Monitor and performance-manage direct reports to ensure consistent work quality and evaluate performance to identify knowledge gaps
• Analyze financial accounts to provide detailed reports of fiscal health to senior management, prepare the annual budget, and provide documentation to auditors for year-end audits
• Perform preparation, review, and verification of financial information and reports including income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements
• Provide interpretation of financial results to business leaders including direct support and presentations on results and business activities
• Responsible for monthly close as well as maintenance of all accounting ledgers including monthly review of all account reconciliations and journal entries

US

• Trained, lead, and supervised staff on various functions necessary to complete daily desk procedures
• Conducted financial analysis and provided recommendations to improve financial performance
• Facilitated the monthly closing of the financial statements by reviewing the monthly closing package and preliminary statements prepared by junior accountants
• Developed ownership of key responsibilities and improved internal and external reporting processes and analysis
• Managed, trained and lead the department with an emphasis on teamwork and cohesiveness
• Created and updated departmental processes to ensure quality, efficiency and consistency

Charlotte, NC, US

• Managed a team of junior accountants, providing training and guidance to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Managed accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations
• Reviewed, investigated, and corrected errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports
• Approached issues and provided solutions that recognized the complex interrelationships among business activities and accounts
• Performed monthly review of all balance sheet accounts, focusing on financial statement propriety; potentially perform a periodic statistical review on P&L accounts

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Supervised accounting staff in the production of financial information necessary to meet department’s financial and budgetary/estimate needs
• Managed the accounting processes for the organizations of the company
• Managed annual financial audits with the Controller and work as a lead contact to independent auditors
• Directed and managed general accounting functions in fixed assets, accounts payable, expense reporting, and inventory
• Ensured accuracy of accounting records, direct and indirect expenses, time and effort reporting, source of funds, revenues, receivables, and cash application
• Worked directly with independent auditors in the preparations of work papers and special requests and questions

• Performed month-end close activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
• Maintained organized and up to date records of all financial transactions
• Identified areas of improvement opportunity and communicate these with department management
• Assisted in month closing by ensuring all appropriate accounting data is captured
• Supported testing of business-related finance control processes for internal controls assessments within the organization
• Analyzed business and financial information to determine appropriate accounting treatment and recorded results with support from team and manager

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Associate'S Degree, Accounting

High School Diploma