Chief Financial Officer
As Chief Financial Officer at The Hawks Nursery Company, a landscape design, installation and maintenance company, I oversaw the accounting department. I filled the position and did the work of Accounting Manager, Controller and CFO. I leveraged strong accounting, organization, leadership and communication skills to assess the department personnel, records and processes and procedures. I made corrections where necessary and designed and implemented new procedures which improved the efficiency of the department. I was responsible for month-end processing, close and financial statement preparation and analysis I had control of the general ledger accounts, the adjusting entries, accruals, prepaids and account reconciliation. I prepared accurate and complete year-end schedules as requested by outside accounting firm, eliminating the need for on-site fieldwork which reduced their accounting fee.I prepared all necessary documents, schedules and worksheets to apply for the government COVID-19 business relief programs. This resulted in a large Paycheck Protection Program Loan, a SBA Economic Impact Disaster Loan Grant and a SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan, which brought a large cash infusion into the company. I created all the documentation required to apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan, obtaining forgiveness for the entire PPP Loan balance. The total amount went straight to the bottom line. I formulated the COVID-19 sick pay program, accurately recording and documenting sick pay paid for this program, which resulted in savings of the amount paid. I lead a computer software upgrade and computer conversion completed in one month and handled the annual insurance review and open enrollment.
