Certified Public Accountant Sample Resume

Ray Kuddag
1234 Cambridge Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39000
Home: 601-555-5555
Cell: 601-555-5556
Email: kuddawg@frontfocus.com

Objective
Become a Certified Public Accountant encompassing all phases of accounting and tax preparation including individual, corporate, partnership, fiduciary and estate taxation.

Qualifications Summary

• Results-oriented accounting professional with 13 years of experience, including start-ups and high-growth businesses.
• Strong communication, negotiation, personnel and project management skills.

Education
University of Mississippi

• Master's in Public Accounting (May 2001)  
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting (May 1994)

Work Experience
Certified Public Accountant: Dec. 2003 - Present, Glasner, Foster and Pine, Jackson, MS

• Maintain, analyze, and reconcile all research accounts and related entries on a monthly basis.
• Coordinate and assist with month-end closing process, including timely and accurate preparation of journal entries.
• Prepare a variety of recurring and non-recurring entries to support the month-end close process.
• Review and post staff member's entries as needed.
• Plan audits and prepare audit budgets.
• Report organization's finances to management, and offer suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
• Responsible for preparation of long-range strategic plans and annual operating plans, budgets, and variance reporting against these plans.

Certified Public Accountant: May 2001 - Dec. 2003, Knecht & Stone, Jackson, MS

• Reviewed financial data and researched fluctuations.
• Maintained various schedules to support management reporting.
• Managed and oversaw the reconciliation of general ledger accounts in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assisted Director of Finance with preparation of budget.
• Analyzed trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Planned and assisted with internal and external audits.
• Acted as liaison with other departments and external parties concerning accounting information of subsidiary.
• Analyzed financial statements for subsidiary companies.

Accountant: May 1994 - May 2001, Vick, Warner and Associates, Jackson, MS

• Lead assigned areas of preparing quarterly and annual statutory statements.
• Documented all accounting processes and procedures to ensure that they complied with company guidelines.
• Prepared supporting documents and reported draft for audit of Qualified Retirement Plan.
• Prepared bank entries to record and transfer cash to and from various bank accounts.
• Recommended improvements to process flow and procedures.
• Negotiated equipment financing and line of credit with bankers and attorneys.

Certifications and Affiliations
Certified Public Accountant  
American Institute of CPA's
National Association of Certified Valuation Consultants