CHRIS HEDGES
Dover,TN
Summary
Analytical, organized, and detail-oriented accountant specializing in small business operations. Collaborative team player with ownership mentality and a track record of delivering the highest quality strategic solutions to resolve challenges and propel business growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Forwarder Operator
Pine Ridge Logging
07.2024 - Current
- Maintained tight production schedules by applying skills such as grappling, lifting and bunching to load as many as 9 trailers per day.
- Loaded and unloaded felled logs to and from trailers.
- Coordinated smooth and safe movement of logging equipment to and from worksites.
- Kept equipment in good working order with regular maintenance and repair.
Owner/Operator Truck Driver
Hedgehog's Hauling
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Created custom MS Excel spreadsheets to monitor key indicators e.g. weighted average for fuel costs, average net tons delivered, and as a double check for invoices submitted to mill.
- Assessed financial reports and statements via Quickbooks Online regularly to assess processes and operations for greater profitability.
- Secured contract to haul
- Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
- Maintained current Class A CDL with Hazardous Materials and Doubles and Triples endorsements.
Class A CDL Driver
Dollar General Distribution
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Self-contracted house and shop build during this period.
- Successfully completed 945 Stops in first 8 months.
- Handled load documentation, obtained signatures, and provided copies to destination staff.
- Delivered and unloaded products with equipment such as pallet jacks and shoulder straps.
- Backed vehicles with high degree of skill through narrow passageways and around obstructions such as parked cars.
ACCOUNTANT
SESTER FARMS
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Created Excel Macro to simplify month end closings to improve accuracy by eliminating range errors common to their process
- Month end closings
- Daily cash reconciliation using Microsoft Excel
- Monitor and advise regarding credit utilization percentage
- Calculate amount needed for weekly line of credit disbursements
CONSULTANT
VARIOUS PROJECTS
07.2019 - 05.2021
- Financial consulting regarding growing existing revenue streams for increased profitability by adding value to the customer
- Overdue reconciliation of all existing bank and credit accounts
- Commercial vehicle operations: successfully deliver warehouse orders from distribution centers under D.O.T
- Regulations
- Raise organic chicken for farm to table operation
- Assist in teaching special needs child while school is not in session
- Land research and investment
ACCOUNTANT
MUNITOR CONSTRUCTION
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Discovered a multi-year embezzlement in excess of $500k
- Completed weekly certified payroll for 40 employees
- Paid and filed all payroll taxes (State and Federal)
- Completed and signed all vendor payments
- Completed payroll journal entries through Pro Contractor
ACCOUNTANT
SYNERGY RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION
06.2016 - 02.2019
- Reconciled and paid Simple IRA
- Reconciled and paid SAIF monthly
- Filed and paid Washington State sales and use tax quarterly
- Completed payroll for 35 employees bi-weekly
- Safeguarded business interests by drafting memorandum for hourly employees to sign their adherence to lunch hour laws
- Completed a transition from paper to paperless office for accounting operations
- Created and posted journal entries for interest on liability accounts (monthly)
- Monitored fuel purchases for reasonableness in relation to specific trades
- Monitored credit utilization via Excel
- Invoiced all jobs, created credit memos, and posted all payment(s) to customer accounts
- Called on delinquent customer receivables
- Maintained great vendor relations by providing payment guidance and adherence to agreed-on payment plans when balance could not be paid in full
- Job costed all purchases and employee time
- Compared budget to actual project spending during weekly finance meetings and advised team accordingly
- Implemented I-9 E-Verification and managed Human Resources
- Reconciled and paid health insurance monthly
- Priced vehicle maintenance repairs and scheduled accordingly
- Executed vendor payments bi-weekly and according to priority and status of completion
- Managed and implemented new processes for safeguarding all phones and tablets
- Completed all ad hoc reports as requested
ACCOUNTING ANALYST
WALKER PRODUCTS
12.2014 - 05.2015
- Developed automated processes using Excel macros to reduce three major reports from four hours a day to a 1/2 hour per day
- Reconciled cash position daily and used a day-centered position instead of a date-centered system which allowed the weeks and months of the report to easily be rolled over to the following periods
- Assisted engineers with true cost breakdowns for components, assemblies and subassemblies using Excel
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - ACCOUNTING
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
07.2015
Skills
- Logistics
- Operations
- QuickBooks Desktop & Online
- F Cube (Find it, Fix it, Forget it)
- Lean Concept
- Exceptional oral and written communication
- Medium fluency in Spanish
Hobbies and Interests
- Chess
- Farming
- General Aviation
- Homebuilding
- Snowboarding
- Travel
Timeline
Forwarder Operator
Pine Ridge Logging
07.2024 - Current
Owner/Operator Truck Driver
Hedgehog's Hauling
07.2023 - 07.2024
Class A CDL Driver
Dollar General Distribution
05.2022 - 07.2023
ACCOUNTANT
SESTER FARMS
05.2021 - 01.2022
CONSULTANT
VARIOUS PROJECTS
07.2019 - 05.2021
ACCOUNTANT
MUNITOR CONSTRUCTION
02.2019 - 07.2019
ACCOUNTANT
SYNERGY RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION
06.2016 - 02.2019
ACCOUNTING ANALYST
WALKER PRODUCTS
12.2014 - 05.2015
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - ACCOUNTING
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
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