Chief Financial Officer for $20 million in annual sales company. Company consists of multiple smaller companies, 100 employees, and has several locations in the United States. Responsible for developing overall financial policies. Provides strategic and day to day direction of all financial functions including accounting, payroll, credit, insurance, tax, and treasury. Ensure proper financial controls are in place and that financial transactions support the overall business strategy while conforming with applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities• Accounting Manager for a law office consisting of four managing partner attorneys, two associate attorneys, four of-counsel attorneys, six legal assistants, and two law clerks.• Manage financials of four companies, the firm’s partnership and three partners’ corporations, with gross revenue of $2.5-5 million.• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and year-end profit and loss statements.• Manage multiple bank accounts for the firm’s operating account, trust account, 401k account, line of credit account, and three partners’ corporations.• Perform all aspects of accounts payable and many roles of accounts receivable.• Process the firm’s daily deposit and three partners’ corporations’ deposits.• Reconcile all monthly bank statements for firm accounts and partners’ accounts.• Process semi-monthly payroll for hourly and salaried staff.• Calculate partners’ monthly distributions along with their respective payroll.• Perform human relations responsibilities of recruiting, screening, and interviewing.• Manage the firm’s employee benefits including health insurance and 401k plan.

• Legal Assistant to both the senior partner and senior associate.• Promoted from Legal Assistant to Office Manager after approximately five months while still actively maintaining duties as Legal Assistant as well.• Assisted in management of support staff and attorneys.• Assisted in administration and enforcement of firm’s policies and procedures.• Maintained office schedules, duties, and supplies.• Assisted in overseeing of accounts payable and the handling of incoming mail.• Prepared pleadings for civil, insurance, and nursing home negligence cases.• Transcribed dictation of various types of correspondence and pleadings.• Inputted docket entries into a synchronized docket using Microsoft Outlook.• Inputted multiple attorney time in Tabs3.

Design and manufacture custom signs, banners, graphics, and wall lettering for customers internationally.Manage and maintain all bookkeeping including accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, ordering, and mail.Create, maintain, and manage a website.

Promoted from Office Runner to Legal Assistant after approximately four months.Input, verify, and revise attorneys’ time in Tabs3.Utilized various sources for extensive background research of expert witnesses, fact witnesses, and jurors for trial purposes.Oversee all evidence presentation of each case that is going to trial.Perform medical research relating to a specific case, issue, or topic.

Processed all required forms, assisted clients, and managed all contacts for all Social Security cases.Created and maintained a database that tracked the status of the firm’s 300+ Social Security clients.Effectively communicated with attorneys, doctors, court employees, clients, and the Social Security Administration daily.