Resume of John Dillard, CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Objective
To assist a business in pursuing aggressive growth and/or profit maximization.
Career Highlights
- Twenty-five years experience in private and public accounting.
- Was part of a team participating in building and implementing a tax posturing that saved company approximately $700,000.
- Maintained quality earnings during dramatic company growth period ranging from $3 to 30 million.
- Completed six consecutive annual audits with no adjustments to the financials.
- Implemented three computer conversions coordinating with inside and outside programmers.
Professional History
March, 2004 to Present
President
HIS CPA, P.C. · Duluth, Georgia
Joined a partnership serving the needs of business owners by offering financial and tax services.
June 1989 to March, 2004
Partner In Charge
John C. Dillard, CPA, P.C. · Duluth, Georgia
Provided financial statement preparation and compilations, business and personal taxes,
and general business and computer consulting. Served as a part-time Chief Financial
Officer for several million-dollar businesses, assisting one in growing from three million to
twelve million in sales annually in a two-year period.
- Computerized several clients resulting in decreasing fees of one from $12,000 to $3,000 annually.
- Introduced lender and banker to client who was able to utilize loan to grow the business.
- Reduced IRS bills of client from $15,000 to zero.
- Saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- 1999 Accounting Advocate of the Year
Accomplishments
March 1984 to May 1989
- Supervision of ten accountants
- Accounts receivable collection
- Budgeting, financial analysis, and planning
- Monthly, financial and statistical reporting
- Annual audit and tax returns
- Insurance and risk management
- Group insurance, 401K and flexible benefits plan coordination and development
- Bonus and profit sharing calculation
- Direct legal counsel
- Acquisition and consolidations in multi-state national environment
CFO/Treasurer
Jackson and Coker, Inc. · Atlanta. Georgia
Physician Recruiting Firm
Supervised the overall operation of the finance and accounting department with
the following primary responsibilities:
- Expanded group insurance benefits while saving company $250,000.
- Participated in purchase and implementation of $150,000 computer system.
- Perceived need for and participated in obtaining a $1.5 million line of credit
- Recognized as key contributor through promotion from Controller to CFO/Treasurer.
Accomplishments
July 1983 to March 1984
Chief Accountant
United Energy Services · Atlanta, Georgia
Engineering for Nuclear Industry
Responsible for monthly reporting and accounts receivable collection. Company grew
from startup to eight million in three years.
January 1982 to July 1983
Accounting Manager
Smithkline Bio-Science · Atlanta, Georgia
Supervised the accounts payable and payroll department (staff of six accountants).
- Implemented computer conversion resulting in corporate savings of $20,000 annually.
- Communicated directly with parent company by performing internal reporting.
Achievements
April 1981 to December 1981
Senior Accountant
Overcash & Alsup CPA’s · Atlanta, Georgia
Performed audits on manufacturing and oil and gas clients. Responsible for write-up work
for both personal and corporate income tax returns.
July 1979 to March 1981
Senior Accountant
Touche Ross & Company · Atlanta, Georgia
Audit staff. Significant industry experience included manufacturing, real estate, corporate taxation and banking.
Education
BBA in Accounting · 1979
Georgia State University · Atlanta, Georgia
GPA: 3.8/4.0
- Dean’s List: eight out of twelve quarters
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Received Laventhol and Horwath Award, a recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement
- Member of the Golden Key and Mortar Board National Honor Societies
Honors
Affiliations
- 2003 Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- SBA's 1999 Accounting Advocate of the Year
- Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
- 1991 Who’s Who of Accountants
- Georgia Society of CPA's
Community Involvement
Worked with members of the Georgia Legislature to pass the Crime Victims Restitutions Act of 2005.
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