Responsible for the collection & enforcement of the Walton County Tourist Development Tax. Monthly & Quarterly reports are generated, analyzed, & provided to management as well as the Tourist Development Council. Also, audits & desk reviews of TDT collectors are performed throughout the year.Special projects include: o Increased enforcement revenue collected by $192,349 (approximately 77%) in first fiscal year through development of improved tracking & enforcement processes, spreadsheets, & reports o The integration of the Walton County Geographic Information System (GIS) software into our tracking & enforcement efforts.o The conversion from consolidated reporting to unit reporting for our tax returns & payments in order to better serve the taxpayers, increase enforcement productivity, as well as improve reporting capabilities.o Establishment of mission & vision statements for the department.o The implementation of new processes as well as improvement of existing processes to increase efficiency & department performance.o The compilation of procedure narratives for training & cross-training purposes within the department.o The creation of online forms offered to taxpayers to allow for easier methods of communication with our Specialists.o The improvement of the TDT page on the Clerk's website & the TDT web application home page in order to simplify the format, offer links to online forms, & other pertinent TDT information.o The establishment of a social media presence for the department on Facebook & Twitter in order to become more approachable & transparent as a local government office as well as to offer additional forums for communicating with taxpayers.

One of two internal auditors responsible for the audits of Walton County departments under the management of the Clerk. These audit engagements include financial evaluation/testing, internal control evaluation, recommendations for improvements, etc.Special project: Assisted in the establishment, design, & implementation of a third-party fraud and abuse hotline for county citizens and employees.

Responsible for:o The management of the Finance Department to include maintaining General Ledger accounts & budgets for Walton County by performing monthly bank reconciliations, writing journal entries as well as aiding in the preparation of the CAFR including interaction with the external auditors.o The management of the Administration & Recording departments consisting of coordinating scheduled leave time, trainings, etc. Other projects include: o The management of the recent transition for all county & clerk bank accounts from Regions to SunTrust by coordinating with the bank, vendors, & county departments. o The development of step-by-step process narratives for each role in the Finance Department to aid in training new employees & cross-training within the department.o The cash receipt training for all county departments that receive money from customers to include the development of the process narratives specific to each department & the personal training provided for each department’s staff members responsible for handling cash receipts.o The development of an internal spreadsheet to track cash receipt deposits within the Finance Department in order to ensure that all money cash receipted by the departments as well as those cash receipted in Finance are adequately tracked & that the amount of cash/checks deposited with the bank are verified.

Responsible for:o The organization of revenue cycle data obtained from billing software & query reports using Microsoft Excel Pivot tables in order to analyze the progress of the billing department, the status of collections, & the overall state of the revenue cycle by month, quarter, & year. Incorporated the use of charts & graphs to depict analysis results. o The generation of a weekly Billing Dashboard to track progress & goals of the billing department using tables & charts.o The creation of revenue cycle spreadsheets & slides in Microsoft Powerpoint for internal update meetings as well as quarterly Board of Director's meetings.Miscellaneous responsibilities include: researching billing issues, producing ideas to help improve billing processes & solve common billing issues, creating a bridge between the accounting & operational departments, etc.

Audit experience: Perform audits of governmental and non-profit entities as well as common interest realty associations with responsibilities including audit planning, substantive testing and analytical review of financial statement line items, internal controls documentation, and financial statement preparation and disclosureTax experience: Perform tax allocation schedules and net operating loss/deferred tax asset calculations as well as prepare tax returns for common interest realty associations

Member of the HealthSouth Corporation consolidated audit team for fiscal year 2010 (responsible for testing debt, accounts payable, and accruals, as well as completing control walkthroughs and performing fraud inquiries)Member of the Ram Tool & Supply Company consolidated audit team for fiscal year 2010 (responsible for testing cash and accounts payable)Member of the Dunn Investments Company consolidated audit team for fiscal year 2010 (responsible for testing cash, accounts payable, prepaid expenses, debt, and fixed assets for each of the companies and the consolidated entity)Member of the Joshua 1:8 consolidated (multi-location) audit team for fiscal year 2011 (responsible for testing cash, accounts payable, prepaid expenses, debt, fixed assets, select accounts receivable procedures, revenue, and expenses for four of the companies (Action Resources, Action Environmental, ARI Logistics and Joshua Leasing) and the consolidated entity Joshua 1:8)) Extensively involved in campus recruiting activities (attended socials/summer leadership events, served as a mentor for intern mentor program, and spoke at the Beta Alpha Psi panel presentation (Samford University, Fall 2010)

Performed year-end audit testing on various financial statement line items, completed several site visits gathering audit information, tied out year-end trial balances, tied out inventories, as well as other miscellaneous administrative tasks, helped set up/decorate/plan recruiting events, and attended numerous recruiting events

Assisted with bookkeeping, performed bank reconciliations, assisted with reviews and audits, aided in miscellaneous office duties such as filing, reorganizing, and answering phones