Chad Trenton, CPA
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1234 Rome Dr, Hoover, AL 35216 • 444-444-4444 • ttttt@bellsouth.net
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| Education |
Master of Business Administration; May 2007
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting); May 2005
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Related course work: Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Federal Tax Accounting, Not-for-profit Accounting, and Auditing.
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| Certification |
Certified Public Accountant
State of Alabama, Certificate #10310 |
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| Skills/Abilities |
Financial Accounting |
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- Formalized the entire accounting process for a small company in the process of rapid growth, including implementing a system of internal controls, and a new computerized payroll system
- Reduced the time it takes to close the books from 10 days to seven within my first 6 months of employment in a growing company
- Simultaneously worked on closing the books for as many as 4 companies at a time
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Cost Accounting/Financial Analysis |
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- Tracked large contracts ($100,000 - $10,000,000), reconciling the original contract with complex change orders, adjusting revenue, and communicating the effects of those changes to the billing department
- Handled the inventory and costing duties related to all the newsprint paper used for a medium-sized newspaper printing business, and produced cost analysis reports based on budgets that I had also prepared; these reports were used for executive decision making
- Created monthly project P&Ls for approximately 30 projects valued between $1,000.00 and $400,000.00
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Communication |
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- Corresponded with various taxing, and regulatory agencies, as well as vendors, customers, executives, and employees
- Handled all questions from employees related to compensation and benefits in a firm of over 100
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Computer Skills
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- Advanced user of MS Excel, and an intermediate user of MS's Word, Access, FrontPage, and Outlook programs
- Experienced with QuickBooks, Great Plains, and Peachtree accounting software packages, as well as ACL auditing software. Furthermore, I have experience implementing and working in an enterprise system based on an Oracle database
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| Experience |
Staff Accountant, Emageon, Birmingham (Nov 2005 - current)
Staff Accountant, Computer Technology Solutions, Birmingham (May - Nov 2005)
Staff Accountant (Tax Season), Lawrence & Lawrence P.C., Mobile (Jan - May 2005)
Newsprint Inventory Accountant, Mobile Register, Mobile (Dec 2003 - Jan 2005) |