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Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Perform dealership Compliance ReviewsAssist assigned Controllers in need of accounting assistance Substitute as Controller during absences in dealershipsWork with General Manager’s and Hendrick Automotive Group management staff on accounting issues in dealershipsAssist with acquisitions Controller trainingVerify General Manager and Controller Compensation Reconciliations Hendrick Automotive Group Special Projects as requested Assist with revisions to Policy and Procedure ManualsAssist with Hendrick Automotive Group standardization of dealership accounting and accounting processesInvolvement in the Office Managers Advisory Council meetings, projects, etc.Any other dealership accounting related function as requested

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Developed and completed new field audit programs for compliance managersCommunicated and trained store controllers on new compliance program and various financial and internal audit controlsCommunicated findings and provided improvement suggestion to Corporate around compliance and audit issues at the store level.Developed a transition model from decentralized to centralized shared service modelWrote Service Line Agreement for Accounts Payable at Shared ServiceDeveloped Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), written and supported with flow chartsProvide analytics and benchmarking for shared service accounts payable departmentHiring manager for shared service accounts payableOversee the strategic development and day to day operations of accounts payable at shared services

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Develop reports and analyses that are crucial to the management of Morehead. In addition to the measurement and analysis of corporate financials, work closely with CFO and CEO to develop and improve processes. Continue implementation of quality controls in accounting. As Morehead continues to build the financial systems and competencies needed to support rapid growth. Also, implementing changes that ensure the integrity and accuracy of the accounting operations.

Independently performing internal store auditsReviewing month end workbooksProviding corporate with compliance summary reportsAnalyzing store audit riskUndertaking special corporate projects

Prepared findings from monthly reviews of financialPerformed internal auditsPlanned and performed risk analysisIdentified and pursued irregular transactions

Reviewed and prepared corporate tax returns for federal and stateManaged federal and state quarterly payments and planning projectsPrepared franchise and excise taxResearched the various tax structures to improve and recommend to senior managementReviewed allocation of state apportionmentPrepared property tax for store, region and corporateKept staff on target and informed directors of progress related to tax deadlinesProvided suggestions for improving the compliance process

Completed IDRs for Internal Revenue ServiceManaged findings from federal and state auditsCommunicated settlements of assessments to senior officers and provide tax compliance department changes in processReviewed property tax related to store, region and corporate location for possible tax reductionReviewed sales and use tax on a store by store basis for possible tax reduction

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Education And Mathematics