Aquil Hughes
Columbus,OH
Summary
Skilled financial leader knowledgeable about accounting practices, principles and requirements. Successfully maintains compliant, accurate and cost-effective financial operations for businesses. Several years in field with stellar record.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Aim Technical Consultants/E-Technical Staffing
Pickerington, OH
02.2022 - Current
- Maintained general ledger integrity through review of account balances and transactions ensuring accuracy of information reported in the financial statements.
- Created financial reports for senior management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Coordinated month-end closing process in order to meet tight deadlines.
- Reviewed journal entries for accuracy and completeness.
- Managed the preparation of budgets, forecasts, cash flow analysis, trend analysis and other related activities.
- Prepared consolidated financial statements at period end close including balance sheet reconciliations.
- Assisted in developing best practices for overall corporate governance processes and procedures.
- Developed and maintained accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Assisted in various departments, helping in Sales, Recruiting and HR
Accountant and Claims Specialist
American Agricultural Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
03.2017 - 02.2022
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles guidelines.
- Managed accounts receivable and payable, reconciled bank statements, and prepared financial reports for management and executives
- Monitored cash flows and prepared monthly and quarterly cash total reports.
- Managed 3 bank accounts - International, US, and Canadian bank accounts.
- Completed cost and loss analysis on major Hurricane and Wildfire losses - Example: Hurricane Florence, Camp Wildfire in California.
- Processed claims - this included entering new ones, closing old ones, and updating current claims.
- Updated international payment system to use Western Union's flat rate money service, saved the company $2.4M a year
- Completed Month-end, Quarter-End and Year-End for all 3 bank accounts
- Managed bank specialist team to make sure payments were processed correctly to the right vendors
Contractor Settlement
XPO Logisitcs
Dublin, Ohio
01.2015 - 12.2016
- Managed all driver contractors' pay throughout the week.
- Processed new drivers, inputting all drivers' information into the system.
- Cleared all drivers that quit or were terminated.
- Managed all payroll for 5 terminals, including San Diego, the second largest terminal for XPO. (San Diego, Victorville, and Rancho Cucamonga, ATL, Portland)
- Integrated an automation macro Excel document that entered drivers' debits and credits in Oracle.
- Helped get ATL Terminal up to date after it had been behind for 2 years.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Franklin University
Columbus, OH05-2023
Associate of Science - Financial Services
Centra Ohio Technical College
Newark05-2013
Skills
- Month-end and year-end closings
- Corporate strategic planning
- Payment disbursement
- Policy Planning
- Executive leadership advisement
- Financial document review
- Financial Forecasting
- US GAAP proficiency
- Collections understanding
- Corporate finance
Accomplishments
- 1st Place - Financial Analyst Team for Business Professionals of America 2013
- 6th Place - Financial Analyst Team for Business Professionals of America 2012
- Dean List - 4 Semesters at Franklin University
- Received Client Acknowledge for best department - Claims 2020
Timeline
Controller
Aim Technical Consultants/E-Technical Staffing
02.2022 - Current
Accountant and Claims Specialist
American Agricultural Insurance Company
03.2017 - 02.2022
Contractor Settlement
XPO Logisitcs
01.2015 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Franklin University
Associate of Science - Financial Services
Centra Ohio Technical College
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