Michele D. Keeton, CPA, CMA
Accounting Manager at McDonough Marine Service- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Management Accountant
IMA | Institute of Management AccountantsNov, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Public Accountant
Louisisana State Board of Ceritfied Public AccountantsOct, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA A+ (IT Technician)
CompTIAMar, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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McDonough Marine Service
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accounting Manager
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Dec 2020 - Present
McDonough Marine Service is the proven leader in the marine transportation and logistics industry. For over 75 years we have empowered the success of our customers through the delivery of exceptional customer service, superior assets, creative marine transportation solutions, and logistics and project management expertise. As a complete solution provider, we specialize in the charter of barges and tugs, and the coordination and management of cargo moves to support the successful execution of our customers’ projects.
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Lucid Holdings, Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Accounting Consultant
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Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
Wrote policies and procedures for the collections team. Wrote policies and procedures for the collections team.
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E.N. Bisso & Son
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Maritime Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President Of Accounting
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Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. is a ship-assist services company, using a fleet of tug boats to dock and undock ocean-going vessels and tug/barge units. The company has multiple divisions located on the Mississippi River, in Gulfport, Mississippi and in Port Canaveral, Florida.• Lead a project to automate the billing process. This allowed for unique and custom settings based on individual agreements with customers. The system reduced the complexity of the billing position, allowing cross training within the companies. Additionally, the improvement reduced the billing cycle by twelve days.• Improved efficiency in the billing department through the documentation of their closing procedures into a narrative. This was used to generate an interactive monthly check lists which reduced missed-step errors and accelerated the process.• Created and implemented a new vendor on boarding policy in addition to a vendor change policy, reducing the risk of fraud• Developed a method to account for additional discounts not on the invoice, but offered to agents on the back end. This assured the correct revenues were recognized in the period the services were provided. • Automated a daily activity report which tracked job type, customer type, waived services etc. The report allowed for drilling into the quantity to list the underlying jobs that made up the number. This report saved accounting eight hours of labor each month.• Created tools within the add-on-systems which allowed external auditors to find the records they required at will. This will significantly reduce the auditor requests allowing accounting to focus on reconciliations.
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Director Of Accounting
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Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
• Lead in the selection and implementation of an electronic routing and archiving system for vendor invoices. This gave invoice history access to supervisors in all departments. This transparency enhanced the ability of make purchasing and budgeting decisions.• Created a Work Order System to track the maintenance and repairs of operating assets. The improvement allowed supervisors to simultaneously collaborate on the form electronically.• Established an integrated purchase order system that tied the purchase orders to both invoices and work orders. This enabled accounting and operations to group invoices based on claims, incidents, work orders or construction in progress. This assured more accurate and efficient analysis of project costs.• Reconstructed third party P&Ls for consideration of an acquisition. Worked with a team to model the cash flows to determine if the venture would be profitable and at what point the initial investment would be recovered.• Maintained the fixed asset and depreciation schedules.
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Corporate Accountant
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Oct 2012 - Jan 2015
• Monthly GAAP financial statements preparation for three separate entities and then consolidated. Presented the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Cash Projections.• Assisted in the budgeting process. Responsible for uploading budget into the accounting system.• Track insurance claims, reconcile bank statements, analyze all general ledger accounts• Main point of contact for external auditors regarding annual audit and tax issues
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Carr, Riggs & Ingram
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Accountant
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Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
Prepare Tax Returns Prepare Tax Returns
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LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
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United States
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Accounting
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100 - 200 Employee
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ACS Staff Accountant
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May 2011 - Nov 2011
Prepared Compilations for Law Firms Payroll Taxes Administered a Trust Prepared Compilations for Law Firms Payroll Taxes Administered a Trust
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Audit & Tax Internship
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Jan 2011 - May 2011
Prepared tax returns (individual, partnerships & corporate). Prepared W2s, 1099s, statement reconciliations, Write up work Prepared tax returns (individual, partnerships & corporate). Prepared W2s, 1099s, statement reconciliations, Write up work
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Internal Audit Internship
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May 2010 - Aug 2010
Conducted interviews Prepared audit program Completed final report Participated in exit conference Conducted interviews Prepared audit program Completed final report Participated in exit conference
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Education
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2010 - 2011
University of New Orleans
Masters of Science, Accounting -
2005 - 2010
University of New Orleans
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
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