Colby Hutto
Athens,AL
Summary
Highly motivated accountant who obtained my bachelor's degree from Athens State University in July 2025 and will graduate with my master's degree in the fall of 2026. I am a former college athlete and a few qualities of mine are a strong work ethic, adaptability, exceptional personal skills, quickly mastering new skills, and most importantly, being part of a team and doing whatever is needed of me to help reach a common goal.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Accountant
GSE, Inc
10.2024 - Current
- Executed accounts payable and receivable functions to maintain financial accuracy.
- Generated financial statements and reports for management review on a monthly basis.
- Conducted reconciliations of bank statements to ensure consistency with internal records.
- Implemented automated processes for invoicing and payment tracking to reduce errors.
- Evaluated financial systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assessed internal controls by evaluating processes used by staff to accurately record transactions.
- Generated monthly reports that tracked accounts receivable and payable activity.
- Facilitated communication between internal teams regarding financial matters impacting operations.
Staff Accountant Intern
Davis & Cole, LLP
08.2023 - 10.2024
- Monitored Accounts Payable & Receivable to ensure timely payments and collections.
- Performed bank reconciliations for multiple accounts.
- Prepared supporting documents for audits and tax returns.
- Reviewed General Ledger entries for accuracy and completeness.
- Worked with spreadsheets, cloud-based accounting software and bank account statements.
- Filed and archived financial statements and accounting files.
- Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances.
- Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements.
- Monitor cash flow activities including payments received from customers for services rendered or products sold.
- Create and send invoices to customers.
- Maintained accurate accounts for cash, fixed assets and other transactions.
- Accounts Payable & Receivable.
- Answer daily phone calls and emails to provide a superior level of customer service to clients.
Education
Masters degree - Accounting
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY
12-2026
Bachelors degree - Accounting
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY
05-2025
Skills
- Payroll processing
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Tax compliance
- Financial statement preparation
- General ledger management
- Bank reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- QuickBooks Online proficiency
- QuickBooks Desktop proficiency
- Accounts reconciliation
- Internal controls
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Corporate Accountant
GSE, Inc
10.2024 - Current
Staff Accountant Intern
Davis & Cole, LLP
08.2023 - 10.2024
Masters degree - Accounting
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelors degree - Accounting
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY