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Andrew Smith


287 Custer Street, Hopewell, PA 00000

[email protected]

(000) 000-0000

Professional Summary

Senior Tax Accountant equipped with a graduate degree in finance, advanced certifications, and over 15 years of public accounting experience.  Expert in tax accounting including 706 and 1041 returns and in-depth knowledge of Intuit Turbo Tax, Drake, and TaxAct software.  Detail-oriented, dynamic professional in search of advancement opportunities within reputable, growth-oriented organizations.
Adaptable, open-minded, analytical accounting expert with over 10 years of experience eager to join a respectable, customer-focused financial institution as a public accountant.  Certified Public Accountant with advanced knowledge of auditing, preparation of individual, corporate, and partnership tax returns, and the development of quarterly and year-end estimates.  Detail-oriented with exceptional organization and communication skills with the drive to exceed expectations on every assignment.

Employment history

Senior Accountant, Johns, Cassin and Renner. New Shayne, Maryland
Apr. 2019 – Present
Senior Accoutant at CPA firm to provide accounting services to business clients. 
  • Maintain knowledge of tax code changes, and of accounting procedures and theory to properly evaluate financial information.
  • Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved in returns, and to resolve problems with returns.
  • Process individual and corporate income tax returns, and sales and excise tax returns.
  • Examine accounting systems and records to determine whether accounting methods used were appropriate and in compliance with statutory provisions.
  • Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
  • Review financial records such as income statements and documentation of expenditures to determine forms needed to prepare tax returns.
  • Generated financial statements and facilitated account closing procedures each month.
  • Proactively researched technical tax issues related to consulting projects.
  • Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
  • Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

CEO/Owner, Kassulke, Lindgren and Kuphal. Ammiechester, Wisconsin
Apr. 2018 – Present
  • Modified a comprehensive financial reporting package to reflect growing organisational complexity.
  • Filed tax returns and prepared governmental reports in compliance with strict standards.
  • Maintain knowledge of tax code changes, and of accounting procedures and theory to properly evaluate financial information.
  • Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.

CFO, Hoppe, Lindgren and Olson. Wymanton, New York
Jul. 2017 – Jan. 2018
  • Analysed and researched reporting issues to improve accounting operations procedures.
  • Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
  • Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
  • Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.
  • Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
  • Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.

Education

East Thompson Academy, East Mieshafurt, Nebraska
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Dec. 2014

Skills

Taxation

Public Accounting

Financial Accounting

Languages

English

Arabic

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Andrew Smith


Phone:

(000) 000-0000

Email:

[email protected]

Address:

287 Custer Street, Hopewell, PA 00000

Professional Summary

Construction supervisor equipped with 28 years of verifiable success managing home building projects from inception to completion.  Advanced ability to decipher and comprehend construction blueprints, development drawings, and specifications.  Hard-working, capable professional with exceptional time management skills and keen attention to detail.  Proven leader eager to advance my career and join a well-known, established organization.

Seasoned educator offering 28 years of jobsite experience in construction trades in the Hers Energy related technology disciplines. 

Employment history

Present
Felicaborough, Virginia
CFO, Senior Project Manager, Connelly, Kassulke and Heaney

  • Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
  • Schedule the project in logical steps and budget time required to meet deadlines.
  • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
  • Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients, representing the owner or developer.
  • Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction site.
  • Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, or other regulations.
  • Obtain all necessary permits and licenses.
  • Direct and supervise workers.
  • Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects
  • Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites, to ensure that proper procedures are being carried out.
  • Evaluate construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans, using computers.
  • Develop or implement quality control programs.
  • Enhanced the cloud based website “Builder Trend” to track bids, develop schedules and keep records of entire builds

Feb. 2011 – Dec. 2011
Port Bonnie, New Jersey
CEO/CFO Sales,Installation, McKenzie, Morar and Stehr

  • Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
  • Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
  • Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs.
  • Prepare cost and labor estimates based on calculations of time and materials needed for project.
  • Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
  • Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
  • Level concrete.
  • Prepare surfaces for tiling by attaching lath or waterproof paper, or by applying a cement mortar coat onto a metal screen.
  • Assist customers in selection of tile and grout.

Jun. 1994 – Jul. 1995
Port Shirley, Arkansas
Sales, Project Manager, Weissnat-Lakin

  • Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
  • Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
  • Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
  • Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
  • Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
  • Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
  • Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
  • Order or requisition materials or supplies.
  • Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.
  • Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.
  • Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.
  • Record information such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.

Dec. 1990 – Mar. 1991
North Leana, Delaware
Leed Welder,Design & Fabrication, Homenick, Feeney and Brekke

  • Record repairs and maintenance performed.
  • Study blueprints or manufacturers’ manuals to determine correct installation or operation of machinery.
  • Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, or assemble new equipment.
  • Enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery,Stress Machine
  • Design Fixtures for Pontiac,Ford,Chrysler Automotive Companies

Education

Dec. 2018
Certificate of Completion: Construction Codes for Building Officials

  • Northern O'Conner Academy – Treyfort, West Virginia

Nov. 1989
High School Diploma

  • South Rhode Island College – New Rima, Oklahoma

Skills

Senior Project Manager
Expert

Code Construction Consultant
Expert

Tile, TCNA Code, Flooring Installer
Expert

cfo

  • Deal with Customer Service phone calls
  • Assurance every customer gets their order within 30 days 

cfo

  •  Organized customer orders
  • Generate creative ideas for company growth
  •  Physical Marketing to gain customers and expand
  •  In charge of Companies website design.
  •  Manage Company supplies Budget 
  •  Managed Companies few employee payout
  •  Designed Logo’s 

cfo

  • Maintained integrity of general ledger, including the chart of accounts.OVERWIEV
  • Developing finance team and refining individual finance roles. 
  • Managing vendors.
  • Cost control initiatives.

cfo/business administrator

  • OVERSEES THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ADULT DAY CENTER, INCLUDING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, DIRECT CARE STAFFF, COOK DRIVERS, MECHANICS, MAINTENANCE STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS. 
  • ENSURES THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIIONS REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. 
  • ADDITIONALLY, OVERSEES ACCOUNTING, BILLING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENTS
  • Created periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual cost

cfo

  • I oversee all aspects of finance in the group made of 8 entities in 5 countries. 
  • Group is consolidated and audited in US under US GAAP. 
  • 7 Direct reports + vendors handling outsourced functions.
  • Optimal group taxation and transfer pricing policies.
  • Optimal treasury and bank relationships (JPMorgan Chase, PNC).
  • Strategic financial systems review and change planning.
  • Developing group analytics – managerial financial deck, KPIs, profit center and cost trend analysis. 

cfo

  • Achieved GAAP financial reporting and subsequently reduced the reporting cycle by 50% 
  • Increased available short-term capital by negotiating a 40% increase in the company’s line of credit facility supporting consistent sales growth, via capacity expansion, of 10% plus over the last 4 years 
  • Introduced and implemented software as a service (SaaS) expense reporting for over 300 employees 
  • Introduced and implemented SaaS planning and reporting (P&L, BS, CF , headcount and capital expense) system to 15 key users

cfo

  • Oversaw all the financial operations including accounting and financial reporting. Managed all aspects of financial matters and decision making. 
  • Responsible for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting.
  • Oversaw the vendor management team and helped in contract negotiations.
  • Enhanced the cloud based website “Builder Trend” to track bids, develop schedules and keep records of entire builds

cfo/cio

  • Achieved 3 debt refinancings over my tenure, which resulted in a 5% reduction in fixed charges across all entities 
  • Minimized the impact of interest rate volatility with swap contracts fixing rates at an average maximum of 3.75% 
  • Optimized treasury operations by implementing our lender’s world class treasury management system resulting in a 100% improvement in security 
  • Improved disbursement authorization protocols and decreased fraud risk through the use of 3 security techniques; positive pay, ACH positive pay and physical check security features 
  • Introduced responsibility planning/budgeting and reporting for all financial areas of the enterprise spanning 12 functions in 4 locations and supporting the introduction of a director level incentive program 
  • Optimized and expanded a portfolio of 10 insurance policies decreasing costs by 2% and mitigating risk over all aspects of the enterprise 
  • Introduced monthly key performance indicator (KPI) reporting utilizing a scorecard approach with 12 KPIs 

cfo, vp sales & marketing

  • Oversee all financial functions of the corporation
  •  Manage all small business accounting practices  
  • Direct sales & marketing program
  • Human resource management

cfo / financial controller

  •  Oversaw core team operations in SMM, product development, and event coordination
  •  Product engineering and communication with manufacturers in Shenzhen, China
  •  Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures
  •  Awards from Maker’s Fair Editor’s Pick, TechCrunch Start Up of the Year applicant, and first round SharkTank applicant

cfo

  • Set comprehensive and measurable goals for performance and growth
  •  Establish policies that promote company culture and vision
  •  Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives (IT, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.)
  •  Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication
  •  Evaluated performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
  •  Responsible for team management
  •  Key developer in financial modeling and execution

cfo

  • Building a better communication with the clients and understanding their requirement.
  • How to decrease the production cost without reducing the quality of the product.
  • Managing the finance.
  • Assuring clients satisfaction.
  • Taking seminars for students.

cfo

  • Enter Receipts into the farms Quickbooks to keep up with the bookkeeping
  • Coordinate what work the teams will do and bring together the supplies in order for them to do it 
  • Plan our families self-sufficient small garden as well as preserve the seeds and vegetables
  • Animal Husbandry

cfo/building administrator

  • OVERSEE THAT THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STANDARDS AND STATE CODE OF REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SERVICES AND THE STATE OF MISSOURI FOR IN-HOME CARE PROVIDERS. 
  • OVERSEE THE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, BILLING, AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE, FEDERAL, AND REGULATORY LAWS AS SET FORTH FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS. 
  • COMPLIES MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY FINACIAL DATA REPORTS FOR CPA. 
  • TRAINER FOR ALL UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT STAFF INVOLVVED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS. 
  • OVERSEES THE MANAGEMENT OF 100 + EMPLOYEES. PROVIDES THE FINAL REVIEW BEFORE ALL MEDICAID CONTRACTS ARE SUBMITTED, (NEW AND RENEWALS).

cfo

  • Negotiated and structured bank financing arrangement resulting in additional capital for company expansion.[factoring facility and short term finance]
  • Implemented a new financial system resulting in greater automation and a streamlined close process.
  • Implemented a monthly financial and management reporting process resulting in a more timely, accurate and detailed reporting package for use by executive management and board of directors in the strategic management of the organization.
  • Supervising and guiding 4 overseas Subsidiaries (Hongkong, China & Chile)

cfo

  • Establish and maintain relationships, provide assistance with problems these customers/workers may encounter at daughter bank “Unibank CJSC” located in Armenia, Yerevan.
  • Financial and Budget Management of the daughter branch
  • Provided Resource management and analyzes
  • Develop or analyze information regarding Key financial indicators of controlled unit.

cfo

  • Joined the company as its first CFO to prepare pan-Baltic business for sale to a strategic investor.
  • Redesigned pan-Baltic finance team, processes, applications, improved all areas of finance and controllability of the business.
  • Attracted new debt funding to finance growth.
  • A/R, A/P, liaise with debtors and creditors

cfo / financial controller

  • Establish and execute internal controls over the company’s accounting, financial and auditing procedures
  • Preparation of budget and financial forecasts along with report variances and analysis
  • All cashflow functions
  • Prepare and monitor KPIs for all departments 
  • Bank Reporting
  • Bank Reconciliation functions
  • Prepare and lodge BAS & IAS

cfo, it software and services

  • Led global team of 50 (all MBAs and CPAs, included 5 senior managers) to manage financial operations in India, China, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica.
  • Exceeded financial targets by achieving $15M savings in delivery cost via improved time tracking and accurate billing.
  • Improved resource utilization by 4% ($12M higher billing to customers) by developing common scorecard measurement system.
  • Reduced costs by up to 3% quarterly and ended year with 19 consecutive strong quarters.
  • Achieved 10% gross spend reduction without client escalations.
  • Attained 0-3% forecast accuracy with all variances favorable. Reduced contractors spend 40% – down 4 straight quarters.