- Pass the CPA exam
- Establish my consultancy.
- Find a job (if the former goal isn't accomplished).
- Travel. A lot.
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Financial professional with several years of accounting experience providing financial assurance and tax services to nonprofit organizations, closely-held businesses, and individuals. Experienced website developer specializing in implementing WordPress-based solutions for clients of all sizes.
• Develop and maintain internet presences for small businesses and non-profits with a focus on economically increasing organizational awareness.
• Deploy Joomla and Drupal, open-source content management systems.
• Deploy WordPress, an open-source blogging and content management system.
• Build WordPress plugins to provide custom functionality or features not available through existing extensions.
• Design themes and templates customized to match organizations’ needs and existing branding.
• Build custom website solutions using PHP and MySQL.
• Maintain customer solutions by applying security patches, implementing software upgrades, and adding additional functionality as requested.
• Assist organizations in creating a unified brand across diverse platforms, including email and social media.
• Establish appropriate mechanisms to ensure client’s sites are listed in search engines and directories.
Develop WordPress-, WordPress MS-, and BuddyPress-powered sites.
• Prepared and delivered sensitive accounting reports for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and non-profit organizations.
• Served organizations in the medical, construction, consulting, insurance, and retail industries.
• Performed for-profit compilation and review engagements, including workpaper preparation and drafting of financial statements and disclosures.
• Prepared individual, partnership, and corporate income tax returns, including Forms 1065, 1120, and 1120S.
• Performed non-profit audit engagements, including design of audit programs, review of accounting policies to ensure compliance with non-profit GAAP, and drafting of financial statements in accordance with SFAS 117.
• Prepared non-profit information returns, including revised Form 990, for social and recreational organizations, libraries, and museums.
• Prepared clients’ annual Forms 1099 reporting interest and dividends paid and other non-employee compensation.