Zane Martin, CPFO
Park City,KY
Summary
Senior revenue accountant with expertise in governmental financial reporting. Proven track record in accurate budget planning for general, special revenue, and enterprise funds. Developed dashboards that improved revenue analysis and supported strategic decision-making through strong analytical and collaborative skills.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant II
City of Bowling Green KY
Bowling Green, KY
07.2025 - Current
- Executed annual tax incremental financing district distribution preparation by completing yearly audit, partnering with city staff, government agencies, and local businesses to compile wage withholding and net profit information and present distribution details to board of commissioners.
- Assist Assistant CFO and CFO with General Fund revenue budgeting.
- Prepared budget for revenue across all Special Revenue funds, totaling $20 million, ensuring accurate and timely financial planning.
- Prepare revenue budget for the City’s Proprietary fund ($1 Million).
- Ensure all City and City School Property Tax Bills are mailed to residents ($36 Million).
- Manage an investment portfolio of $13 Million. Fostering relationships with investment advisors and authorizing sells and purchases of approved securities in the City Investment Policy.
- Developed Withholding Dashboard for senior management, delivering in-depth business sector analysis across the city to inform strategic decision-making.
- Created Online Payment Analysis Dashboard that tracks all online credit card and eCheck transactions. This also provides management with a cost-to-collect ratio, number of invoices paid, proportion of card types and eCheck.
- Created dashboard that tracks monthly revenue variances: Budget to Actual, Year over Year Actual, and Month over Month Actual to Actual.
- Prepare GASB 77 schedules in ACFR.
- Prepare several schedules in the Statistics section of the ACFR.
Staff Accountant I
City of Bowling Green KY
Bowling Green, KY
05.2020 - 07.2025
- Reconcile all treasury revenue (property taxes and Kentucky occupational taxes) and online payments.
- Reconciled all decentralized departments which include Parks and Recreation, Neighborhood and Community Services, and Police.
- Post all reconciled revenue batches to General Ledger.
- Prepare monthly distributions to other governmental entities.
- Prepare Journal Entries for Year End receivables.
- Prepare Year End audit schedules.
- Managed printing and mailing of approximately 23,000 yearly property tax invoices amounting to $32 Million.
- Calculated annual property tax rate and presented findings to Assistant City Manager/CFO and Assistant Chief Financial Officer.
- Assist Assistant City Manager/CFO and Assistant Chief Financial Officer with the presentation of the property tax rate to the Board of Commissioners.
- Planned and established, with a group of three other City Finance department members, the 'Small Business Tornado Relief Program.' This included collaborating with other staff members about a program designed to give back to the small business community in the City of Bowling Green after the December 2021 tornadoes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Western Kentucky University
Six Month Leadership Course -
Western Kentucky University and City of Bowling Green
Bowling GreenSkills
- Financial reporting
- Revenue analysis
- General ledger management
- Budget analysis
- Data visualization
- Excel Proficiency
Certification
Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO), GFOA
Timeline
Staff Accountant II
City of Bowling Green KY
07.2025 - Current
Staff Accountant I
City of Bowling Green KY
05.2020 - 07.2025
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Western Kentucky University
Six Month Leadership Course -
Western Kentucky University and City of Bowling Green