Don Wilson
Orangeburg,SC
Summary
An accounting professional with vast experience in setting up and directing accounting departments. Expertise includes tax preparations and filings, automated accounting systems, financial reporting, and financial analysis. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Family Health Centers
Orangeburg, SC
01.2018 - Current
- Oversight of Accounting staff and month end close process of 12 locations
- Attend board meetings and present financial statements with analysis
- Oversee cash flow, fixed assets, inventory, bank relations, and grant administration
- Oversee revenue cycle, insurance payments, private pay, and government payments
- Maintain all facets of accounting cycle, GL, bank recs, AP, AR, budgeting, cost controls, revenue cycle
- Bi-weekly payroll
- Payroll tax reports, fringe benefits
- Medicaid, Medicare, private pay
- Completed conversion to new accounting system without any interruption of accounting operations
- Substantially reduced audit adjustments through better financial controls
CFO
All American Space
Baxley, GA
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Lead the month-end close process
- Business Planning
- Cash flow
- Sales reporting
- Supervise Accounting staff
- Oversee fixed assets and inventory, Costing
- Partner with supported Business(es) to ensure proper financial controls and procedures are in place
- Drive process improvement initiatives at the supported Business and Corporate level
- Prepare and review financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, etc
- Multi-state payroll, payroll taxes, employee benefits, HR issues, sale & use tax, excise tax
CFO
Poppies International, Inc
Battleboro, NC
01.2004 - 01.2011
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annually audited separate and consolidated financial statements
- Substantially reduced significant audit adjustments through better financial controls
- Completed conversion to new accounting system without any interruption of accounting operations
- Maintain sales & use tax, GST tax, international currency exchange
- Run payroll bi-weekly and monthly
- Prepare payroll tax reports
- Sales and use tax, 401K
- HR functions
- Insurance
- Maintain all facets of accounting cycle- general ledger, bank reconciliations, journal entries, AP, AR
- Inventory, month-end, budgeting, cash flow, costing, fixed assets, depreciation
- Reported on variances in costing reports
- Project costing
- Cost Analysis
- WIP
- External accounting firm and bank liaison
- Comply with all regulatory laws
- Corporate tax returns
Accounting Manager
Smith & Radigan
Atlanta, GA
01.2000 - 01.2004
- Performed public accounting for small businesses, professionals, and non-profit organizations
- Maintained all facets of accounting cycle for the firm- financial statements, general ledger, bank reconciliations, journal entries, month-end, cash flow
- Run semi-monthly payroll
- Prepared payroll tax reports, 401K
- Maintain HR functions
- Assisted with small to medium sized audits
Finance Director
City of Garden City
Garden City, GA
01.1994 - 01.2000
- Financial statements, general ledger, bank reconciliations
- Performed grant administration, grant audits, and grant submission
- Liaised with bankers, insurers, and solicitors regarding financial transactions
- Maintain HR functions
- Run weekly payroll
- Prepared payroll tax reports, 401K, Insurance
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annually audited financial statements
- Generated budgets and presented to city administrator
Education
Masters of Accountacy -
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA01.1993
BBA - Accounting
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA01.1992
BS - Mathematics
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA01.1992
Skills
- Financial Management
- Strategic planning
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Payroll administration
- Cash flow management
- Variance analysis
- Audit preparation
- Team leadership
- Financial analysis
- Grant administration
- Presentation skills
- Reporting skills
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Family Health Centers
01.2018 - Current
CFO
All American Space
01.2011 - 01.2018
CFO
Poppies International, Inc
01.2004 - 01.2011
Accounting Manager
Smith & Radigan
01.2000 - 01.2004
Finance Director
City of Garden City
01.1994 - 01.2000
Masters of Accountacy -
Savannah State University
BBA - Accounting
Savannah State University
BS - Mathematics
Savannah State University
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