Experience

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  Self Employed

  • Columbia, South Carolina Area

  • Accounting Consultant

    • Aug 2004 - Present
    • Columbia, South Carolina Area

    CFO for several small organizations: Prepare, analyze Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow reports to forecast future financial trends and keep staff and board informed. Maintain personnel records, prepare annual budget, salary and business tax. Responsible for A/R, A/P, P/R duties. Desig...

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  United Way of the Midlands

  • Columbia, South Carolina Area

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Apr 2001 - Jul 2004
    • Columbia, South Carolina Area

    Plan, manage and monitor all financial aspects of organization. Prepare a $12 million annual budget. Supervise the Finance Department’s operation including general accounting, grant accounting, financial forecasting, cash management, annual audit and investment activity. Responsible for Informati...

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  Consolidated Services

  • Columbia, South Carolina Area

  • Controller

    • Aug 1993 - Apr 2001
    • Columbia, South Carolina Area

    Design/Implement Operations Manual and Business Plan. Maintain personnel records, prepare annual budget, salary and business taxes including K-1’s. Supervise A/R, A/P, P/R duties. Analyze Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow

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  Union Camp (International Paper)

  • Eastover, South Carolina

  • Accounting Manager

    • 1987 - 1991
    • Eastover, South Carolina

    Supervised 13 A/P technicians, fixed assets and cost accountant. Liaison between Accounting and IT departments. Designed and maintained Accounting Operations Manual. Responsible for physical inventory. Conducted annual budget meetings with Department Managers. (Fall 1991 as a part-time consultant).

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  Smith & Nephew / Anchor Continental

  • West Columbia, South Carolina

  • Cost Accountant

    • 1984 - 1987
    • West Columbia, South Carolina

    Designed spreadsheets to budget and forecast financial data for 8 manufacturing plants in USA. Liaison between Comptrollers and International Headquarters. Promoted from Cost Accountant with Anchor Continental.

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  Brown Boveri Manufacturing

  • West Columbia, South Carolina

  • General Accountant

    • 1980 - 1984
    • West Columbia, South Carolina

    Acquired working knowledge of basic accounting functions for a 250+ manufacturing facility. Reconciled bank statements, analyzed G/L accounts, prepared journal entries.