Haylee Gooden
Summary
Dynamic accountant with expertise in financial strategy, risk management, and tax planning. Proven record in ensuring compliance and optimizing fiscal operations to drive organizational success.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Just Add Gas
Carterville
12.2024 - Current
- Oversees daily accounting operations, ensuring accuracy in financial records, compliance with standards, and timely reporting.
- Manage staff and daily operations.
- Management of payroll on a weekly basis.
- Manage month-end and year-end closing processes and prepare financial reports for President and Vice President of the company.
- Oversee accounts payable and account receivable process.
- Managed budgeting processes to align with organizational goals and objectives.
- Conducted regular financial reviews of operations to identify areas for improvement in terms of cost savings or process improvements.
- Directed financial strategy and planning for a growing automotive service company.
- Managed team schedules and coordinated shift assignments for optimal coverage.
- Performed monthly inventory checks to ensure sufficient stock levels for all products.
Small Business Owner
Two and a Half Mowers
Carterville
05.2023 - Current
- Scheduling crews each week to various locations.
- Visiting job sites to ensure work meets company standard.
- Serving as primary contact along with my husband for client issues.
- Supervise 10+ employees during mowing season (March-November) each year.
- Process weekly payroll payments to all employees.
- Interacting with both crew members and clients.
- Prepare the books on a weekly basis.
- Inspected job sites prior to beginning work to identify potential hazards or obstacles.
- Communicated with clients regarding project status updates and changes.
- Assigned and supervised tasks to mowing crew members.
- Developed strategies for increasing efficiency while reducing costs.
Seasonal Accountant
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel
Marion
02.2021 - Current
- Prepared federal and state tax returns for individual and business clients.
- Analyzed tax liabilities to identify potential deductions and credits.
- Communicated with clients to gather necessary financial information promptly.
- Ensured compliance with tax laws and regulations during filing process.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of changing tax legislation and policies.
- Filed electronically through approved software programs.
- Maintained accurate records of all client transactions and filings.
- Assisted customers with any questions they had about their taxes or filing status.
- Compiled data from clients to accurately complete tax forms.
Accounting Associate
SIU Foundation
Carbondale
02.2021 - Current
- Trains Budget Officers and Budget Officer Backups and documents training.
- Manages Foundation' s pledge receivables and appropriate reserve and allowance calculations in coordination with gift accounting.
- Makes entries for supplemental fees and land/real estate changes.
- New account setup and notifications to budget officers, gift accounting, and stewardship office when new account is ready to receive contributions.
- Responsible for ensuring accurate fiscal year end close.
- Coordinates and prepares the Foundation's quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Ensures accurate financial statement reconciliations and supporting documentation for all general ledger account balances reported therein.
- Coordinates the accurate preparation of all financial statements and required support reconciliations for the Foundation' s annual financial audit.
- Responsible for management of all inventory and fixed asset records, to include accurate annual physical inventory and depreciation of capital assets.
- Reconcile and record investment activity.
- Prepare and process entries for the period's investment activity through the financial system.
- Prepare individual analysis for the investment pool.
- Reconcile the statements provided by the investment managers to the financial system.
- Prepare financial statement work papers for all investments.
- Direct the flow of funds to and from managed investment accounts to maintain the proper allocation of investments as determined by the Foundation Board.
- Ensure that all funds are invested in a timely fashion and that proper controls are in place to ensure their safekeeping.
- Assist with the receipting and selling of gifts of securities.
- Approving all disbursements that comes through the Foundation.
- Review operations and transactions to ensure investment managers are operating efficiently.
- Prepare and process trust investment entries for the period's investment activity through the financial system, distribute the investment activity to each trust fund, prepare individual analysis for each trust fund.
- Manage all the donor accounts.
- Initiate the sale and purchase of investment managers.
Staff Accountant
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel
Marion
01.2020 - 02.2021
- Prepared financial statements in accordance with accounting standards and regulations.
- Compiled and prepared journal entries to ensure accurate general ledger records.
- Managed large amounts of financial data using balance sheets, profit and loss reports and online databases.
- Filed and remitted taxes for clients.
- Assessed accuracy, completeness, and integrity of corporate financial records.
- Analyzed existing accounting processes to recommend improvements in efficiency or effectiveness.
- Identified opportunities to improve internal controls over financial reporting processes.
Education
Master of Science - Accounting
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, IL12-2019
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, IL12-2018
Skills
- Risk management
- Tax planning and strategy
- Fiscal management
- Audit coordination
- Controls oversight
- Financial analysis expertise
- Accounting principles
- Reporting skills
- Regulatory requirements
- Financial leadership
- Quality assurance
- Business intelligence
- Account reconciliation
- Tax compliance
- Cash flow management
- Strategic planning
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Just Add Gas
12.2024 - Current
Small Business Owner
Two and a Half Mowers
05.2023 - Current
Seasonal Accountant
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel
02.2021 - Current
Accounting Associate
SIU Foundation
02.2021 - Current
Staff Accountant
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel
01.2020 - 02.2021
Master of Science - Accounting
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale