Providing accounting and tax services to individuals and small businesses throughout the Greater Des Moines area. In January 2017, I partnered with Insight Wealth Group to form Insight Tax and Accounting Services, LLC.

Provided financial, IT and HR leadership to several companies in various industries. Established formal accounting, financial and human resource processes. Improved structure and discipline in all financial, IT and HR processes. Assisted with redesign of Microsoft Dynamics GP system. Developed improved accounting processes for purchasing, sales and financial reporting. Created many reports for improved financial analysis using Excel Report Builder and FRx. Significant clients included Polk County Bank, Broken Arrow Wear and Schillinger Genetics.

Provided Finance and IT leadership for this community bank with branches located in Johnston, Polk City and Urbandale. Led long- and short-term strategic planning for the organization's accounting/administrative and IT functions. Provided guidance to the President and Board of Directors.Developed improved, consistent financial reporting and accounting processesDrafted financial statement projections for 2012 - 2014 based on strategic plansFormalized Asset and Liability Committee to ensure appropriate and consistent interest rate risk management

Director of Finance and ITProvided Finance and IT leadership for this independent, nonprofit, federally licensed organization providing blood and blood products to 89 hospitals across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Led long- and short-term strategic planning for the organization's accounting/administrative and IT functions. Provided guidance to the CEO and Board of Directors.Provided day-to-day management of the accounting and IT staffs. Managed and coordinated various administrative, business planning, accounting, and budgeting efforts. Oversaw and implemented accounting department functions and ensured their accordance with accepted accounting principles.Analyzed, coordinated, and evaluated financial programs. Ensured record systems maintained auditing standards. Implemented changes for the company's financial and management information systems.Managed IT budget and expense control along with wide and local area networks that connected sites in nine cities across Iowa and South Dakota, more than 200 PCs, an IP Telephony system, and a Unix-based mainframe system.Supervised the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, forecasts, and information reports. Defined strategies and implemented finance, accounting, billing, and auditing methods. Created and maintained internal controls and safeguards.Reviewed and approved monthly financial statements. Established financial policy and practice. Analyzed, interpreted, and justified budgets and forecasts. Evaluated corporate performance through financial reports.Served as the primary contact with all accounting and IT vendors.

Oversaw all financial aspect of this distributor of industrial hardware. Held similar financial management and business responsibilities as those mentioned above.

Provided financial management for this producer of crushed limestone aggregate products. Possessed similar responsibilities as those mentioned above. Automated the company's accounting and data entry functions.

Functioned as the primary contact with client senior management and board of directors. Presented annual audited financial statements. Provided oversight to a staff that performed financial statement audits of more than 30 clients annually-clients included Armco Steel