SCOTT M. DUDGEON 1029 Rhinehart Drive SE East Grand Forks, MN 56721 ssd7826b8@westpost.

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Executive Accountant Professional Accountant with documented accomplishments in financial planning & reporting, business planning and project management. Knowledge includes in the areas of auditing, process improvement, financial forecasting, payroll and risk management. KEY COMPETENCIES aProject Management aFinancialForecasting aBudget Preparation aA/P, A/R & Payroll aBusiness Planning aProcess Improvement Risk Management aAuditing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Contract Accountant 2000 a" 2008 aImplemented systems and procedures in continuously changing organizations that lead to improved efficiencies and solid business strategies aCreated a reporting format which consolidated five General Ledger systems into one Corporate General Ledger report aPrepared, audited and distributed monthly reports to management aHandled multiple projects and developed corporate team environments aInitiated the integration of corporate programs and strategies utilizing my str ong organizational and time management skills aDeveloped a workeras compensation reporting system that improved the documentat ion required for the monthly expense write off along with new reports that reduc ed the time needed for annual insurance audits by 90% aSupervised the gathering of information for the current yearas corporate taxes while reviewing the previous year; presented the information to the Auditors fo r review aDirected accounting functions for multiple location businesses including summar izing financial data and developing & preparing summary periodic financial repor ts *Prepared payroll tax reports including the Federal 940, Federal 941 and state w ithholding and unemployment tax reports for 17 states aConverted a cash based accounting system into an accrual based system aReviewed and reconciled bank statements, investment statements, monthly accrual statements and general ledgers aAnalyzed fixed asset records and updated computer databases aAdministered accounting functions for a parent corporation with five subsidiari es aPerformed job costing, collected customer data, and submitted periodic reports to management improving managementas ability to bid new contracts aTrained new employees in the accounting department aInterviewed clientele, gathered supporting documents and prepared individual in come tax returns Computer Skills Accounting Software aQuickBooks Accounting aTimberline Accounting

aTops 2000 Accounting General Software aMicrosoft Excel 2003 & 2007 aMicrosoft Word 2003 & 2007 aMicrosoft PowerPoint 2003 & 2007 aMicrosoft Access 2007 Operating Systems aWindows Vista aWindows XP Education Bachelor of Science in Accounting Academy College, Bloomington, MN 2006 2005

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Academy College, Bloomington, MN Certifications Microsoft Office Suite 2007 12/2009 LaGrave Learning Center, Grand Forks, ND