CPA practice serving individuals and small to medium sized businesses.

Started and presided over a thriving full service CPA firm providing Accounting, Tax, and Business Consulting for small and medium sized businesses. Client industries represented were medical, retail, hospitality, service, staffing, education and manufacturing.

• Through multiple acquisitions, annual gross receipts grew from $175,000 to $1,000,000 within a three year period.
• Integrated and trained staff to effectively process for maximum delegation and realization.
• Guided major plumbing client through computer hardware and software conversion resulting in increased billings and elevated profitability.
• Established Common Paymaster Payroll System for Controlled Group of Corporations resulting in annual payroll tax savings of $50,000.
• Converted office to a paperless environment.

Newly formed South Carolina hospital with a staff of over 1,800 people. Carolinas Hospital System was created by the unification of three local hospitals.

Accountable for proper Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance reimbursement for services provided by the hospital. Prepared Medicare Cost Report for reimbursements in excess of $450,000,000.

• Represented the hospital in external government audits of Medicare transactions.
• Analyzed targeted physician practice financial performance for practice acquisition decisions.

Division of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina that audits Medicare Cost Reports for various healthcare entities.

Oversaw audits of Medicare Cost Reports of hospitals, outpatient physical therapy units, home health facilities, and end stage renal dialysis units for one of the largest Medicare Intermediaries in the US.

• Leader of the audit team that consistently completed projects under budget.
• Returned $8 of ‘over-reimbursed’ Medicare funds for every $1 spent on the audit team resulting in millions of Medicare dollars saved.

Emergency equipment repair company specializing in the manufacturing, repairing, and refurbishment of mining and paper manufacturing equipment.

Directed all financial aspects including budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, financial statement preparation and installation of computerized system from shop floor to accounting department.

• Operated as COO (for absentee owner) to direct Sales, Finance and Production.
• Guided company ‘turnaround’ after leveraged buyout by owner; within 3 years company sales quadrupled to $ 4 million with debt equity ratio plummeting from 98% to 49%.

Responsible for preparation and/or review of various tax clients, including corporate and high income individuals.

Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting.