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Tara Ealy, MBA, CPA

Summary

Goal-focused Accountant with record of accurate reporting and budget management. Offering 20 years of experience handling finances for multiple locations. Processed payroll, budgets, reports, audits, journals, expenditures and payments. Diligently maintains latest training on tax regulations and legal issues impacting financial operations.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Accountant

CPA Collective, LLP
11.2023 - Current
  • Utilized ADP, Quickbooks, and Gusto to process payroll for 31 clients; including processing tax deposits for multiple states and ensuring quarterly payroll tax forms are completed correctly and filed timely
  • Processed W2s for all payroll clients
  • Responded to payroll tax notices
  • Manage lower-level staff to ensure monthly accounting close is completed for 30 clients
  • Conducted annual tie-down in preparation of tax return
  • Provided controller-level services to multiple clients; including financial statement preparation and meeting with clients weekly to review and discuss financials
  • Manage Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable for clients
  • Utilized Zoom, Google Meets, and Microsoft Team to facilitate client meetings
  • Assist CFO with preparing budgets and forecasts
  • Utilized Karbon software to track tasks and time spent on clients
  • Maintained client relationships through excellent customer service.

Director of Finance and Administration

Camden County Public Service Auth
11.2018 - 11.2023
  • Responsible for overseeing all aspects of accounts payable; including appropriate levels of invoice approval and ensuring vendors are paid timely
  • Maintain receipts for p-card and cross-reference receipts with monthly statements
  • Responsible for creating purchase orders, in accordance with Purchasing Policy procedures
  • Responsible for month-end journal entries for accruals to bring monthly financial statements in compliance with GAAP
  • Compile monthly financials for the Board of Directors
  • Provide monthly financial analysis to elected officials and key stakeholders
  • Review deposit journal entries to ensure compliance with GAAP
  • Oversee bi-weekly payroll for 100+ employees
  • Responsible for reviewing payroll and ensuring tax deposits are made timely
  • Developed annual budget and entered approved budget into general ledger system
  • Assist department heads in managing board approved budget each month
  • Prepare year-end financial statements in preparation of the annual audit
  • Responsible for overseeing the annual audit
  • Responsible for overseeing IT needs of organization
  • Supervise multiple employees.

Accountant (Part-Time, Contract)

Fairway Consulting Group, Inc
10.2021 - 07.2023
  • Maintained the general ledger in Quickbooks online
  • Posted daily cash and credit card transactions in Quickbooks online
  • Entered invoices to Quickbooks online
  • Prepared weekly and monthly Accounts Receivable reports for follow up on past-due balances
  • Compiled and computed monthly commissions to be entered in payroll
  • Processed payroll for 26 employees located in multiple states
  • Completed monthly bank reconciliation
  • Posted month-end closing journal entries to the general ledger
  • Prepared financial statements to be reviewed by the controller
  • Utilized bill.com for bill payments
  • Prepared ad hoc reports as requested by the controller.

Financial Service Coordinator Team Lead

Healthplex Associates Inc.
01.2016 - 11.2018
  • Responsible for overseeing projects, supervising, guiding, and mentoring employees in the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department
  • Initiates and/or responds to member financial billing inquiries
  • Maintains accurate financial information, which includes monitoring and updating expired credit cards, member freeze, and leave-of-absence information
  • Notifies members of past due balances and draft returns
  • Ensures that the daily cash transactions and automatic drafts from the Club checking account are posted to Quickbooks
  • Reviews documentation and accuracy of reports for personal training commissions and sales commissions
  • Prepares other standard or special reports at the request of the Management Team
  • Perform month-end close outs, including completing bank reconciliations, preparing Balance Sheet, Income Statement and supporting schedules
  • Prepare report analyzing accounts for variances in budgeted and actual totals
  • Assists the General Manager in developing the annual budget
  • Prepare and process any required 1099’s for all Facilities.

Senior Accountant

Fowler, Maxwell, and Company CPA’s
08.2013 - 09.2015
  • Analyze client accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts for abnormalities
  • Conduct fiscal year-end close-outs for clients
  • Perform year-end analysis of the trial balance to determine abnormalities in the general ledger system
  • Analyze client quickbooks accounts to compile financial statements
  • Analyzed client information to prepare tax projections for purposes of estimated tax payments
  • Prepared multiple types of tax returns including 1040, 1120, and 1065s.

Senior Staff Accountant

Fowler, Maxwell, and Robinson CPA
05.2004 - 07.2009
  • Applied SSARS to ensure financial statements are in compliance
  • Conducted compilation and review of financial reports
  • Reviewed general ledger statement to project tax liability
  • Analyzed corporate financial statement in order to project tax liability
  • Trained lower-level employees to understand basic accounting principles and procedures
  • Reviewed work of lower-level employees to ensure proper procedures were being followed
  • Developed automated checklists and procedures for routing transactions
  • Applied knowledge of tax laws and regulations to prepare individual income tax returns, corporate tax returns, and non-profit tax returns
  • Analyzed client expenditures/income in order to reduce tax liability
  • Prepared non-profit financial statements for compliance with grant agencies
  • Traveled to client offices to troubleshoot their quickbooks software
  • Corresponded with the Internal Revenue Service through written memo’s to resolve client issues
  • Processed payroll for multiple clients
  • Prepared and filed applicable federal and state payroll tax returns, including Form 941, Form 940, DOL, and state withholding forms
  • Prepared and processed filing of W2s and 1099s.

Education

Master’s in Business Administration - Business Administration

Brenau University
Kings Bay, GA
01.2009

Bachelors in Business Administration - Accounting

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
01.2004

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft office, Teams, Zoom and other cloud-based tools
  • Quickbooks online and Quickbooks Desktop expert
  • Technology aptitude
  • Technical Accounting
  • Ability to apply sound judgment during stressful periods
  • Ability to apply GAAP to complex accounting issues
  • Self-motivated professional
  • Financial Reporting
  • General ledger accounting
  • Enthusiastic life-long learner
  • CPA License
  • Financial statement review

Timeline

Senior Accountant

CPA Collective, LLP
11.2023 - Current

Accountant (Part-Time, Contract)

Fairway Consulting Group, Inc
10.2021 - 07.2023

Director of Finance and Administration

Camden County Public Service Auth
11.2018 - 11.2023

Financial Service Coordinator Team Lead

Healthplex Associates Inc.
01.2016 - 11.2018

Senior Accountant

Fowler, Maxwell, and Company CPA’s
08.2013 - 09.2015

Senior Staff Accountant

Fowler, Maxwell, and Robinson CPA
05.2004 - 07.2009

Master’s in Business Administration - Business Administration

Brenau University

Bachelors in Business Administration - Accounting

Valdosta State University

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