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Craig Bryan Knight, CPA

OBJECTIVE: Obtain a position in a corporate accounting or tax environment to consolidate and utilize a wide variety of experience in accounting, budget, finance, and tax.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Internal Revenue Service Revenue Agent 09/02 � 10/03

Developed Pre-Contact analysis to determine potential areas for audit.
Developed Information Document Requests in order to develop and determine potential audit adjustments.
Interviewed and maintain contact with taxpayers, their representatives, and third parties to timely conclude each audit.
Prepared a Revenue Agent�s Report, and Explanations of Adjustments, based on tax law and research.
Maintained workpapers documenting all actions taken, and supporting any adjustments proposed.

Robert Half Consultant 03/02 � 09/02

Export-Import Bank

Evaluated claims of default by foreign purchasers of goods, underwritten by Ex-Im Bank.
Contacted the debtor and creditor to determine if a default exists, and potential for future payment.
Reviewed insurance policies, premium payments, and other internal information to determine merit of each claim.
Submitted claim and prepared correspondence for approval and payment.

Amelia Walsh, CPA

Prepared, and performed some review of, individual, corporate, partnership, gift, and estate tax returns for Federal and State, at a second-year level.

Irving Burton Associates Budget Analyst 07/01 � 01/02

Prepared supporting budget documents for DoD PPBES budget submissions.
Reconciled multi-year financial data from Excel for input and analysis using Access and Business Objects, in an integrated financial system.
Assisted in identifying business processes designed to enhance and improve the new system.

Robert Half Consultant 01/01 � 06/01

Amelia Walsh, CPA

Prepared, and performed some review of, individual, corporate, partnership, gift, and estate tax returns for Federal and State, at a second-year level.

Teligent

Prepared Federal Corporate supporting tax documents, and tax returns.

Resources Connection Consultant 12/99 � 01/01

Nextel

Prepared sales tax returns, and supporting documentation, for the purchase of Fixed Assets.
Prepared full-cycle accounting entries for two wholly-owned Fixed Asset subsidiaries, as well as related entries for the parent corporation.
Required Advanced Excel linking and data manipulation.
Consulted with Business Process group to modify process for use with Oracle Fixed Assets.

Carr America

Performed cash management analysis and prepared adjusting journal entries for partially-owned and fully-owned subsidiaries.
Analyzed G/L and cash accounts, bank deposit records, and other supporting documentation for prior period adjustments.
Assisted in preparing accounting policies and procedures, for each subsidiary.

Stanley Associates

Prepared year-end corporate 401k and pension financial statements, after merger.
Prepared loan schedules and reconciled custodian reports to G/L.

Litton PRC

Reviewed government contracts, legacy billing and collection, and other internal documentation.
Prepared "status of account" reports for contracts under audit.

Nextel Financial Analyst 04/98 � 12/99

Assisted Finance and Operations Directors in centralizing the Analog Division.
Assisted the IT and AP departments in creating and troubleshooting a company-wide recurring rent payment database.
Worked with operating subsidiaries and landlords to gather requisite rent documentation and transition of responsibilities to the Analog Division.
Worked with IT Director to create SQL queries of financial and operating databases to create MIS reports.
Developed advanced Access processes to create and update a dynamic monthly Gross Margin Analyzer, by location, to improve efficiency and cut costs.
Supported the transition of responsibility and ownership of rent and frequencies in regions identified by Nextel Partners.

Resources Connection Consultant 10/97 � 04/98

Deloitte & Touche

Performed Second-year level audit and tax preparation, for individual, corporate, gift and partnerships.

Nextel

Analyzed and manipulating legacy data in order to produce standardized data.
Performed Basic Access manipulation.

Robert Half Consultant 04/97 � 10/97

Legg Mason

Tested and compared output from test and actual data due to an accounting system conversion.
Investigated accounting policies related to inventory (financial instruments) to ensure accurate output.
Produced user's guide for brokers' reports.
Coordinated staff on a weekly data compare, to assist in identifying errors.

Riibner & Assoc, Chtd. Staff Accountant 08/96 � 04/97

Prepared Individual, corporate, partnership, gift, and estate returns and supporting documentation.
Prepared monthly and quarterly client write-up, and payroll returns.
Supported year-end tax planning efforts.

Betz & Goldman, CPAs Staff Accountant 12/95 � 08/96

Prepared Individual, corporate, partnership, gift, and estate returns and supporting documentation.
Assisted in Education and trade association audit and tax preparation.
Assisted in Pension and profit-sharing plan audit for medium-sized company (50-100 employees).
Prepared payroll returns.
Prepared monthly and quarterly client write-up.

Bradson Corporation Grant/Budget Analyst 01/95 � 12/95

DARPA (Department of Defense)

Performed Grant, Budget, and Accounting support for the preparation of and accounting for advanced research grants and proposals.

Department of Veteran�s Affairs Staff Accountant 04/93 � 05/94

Performed Entry-level accounting for A/P.
Performed Budget analysis and support for general operating fund, including travel and payroll.

EDUCATION

George Washington University, Washington, DC

Bachelor�s in Accountancy, June, 1994

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

No Degree; Computer Science coursework, 1999-2000

CERTIFICATION

Passed CPA exam in 1996 (currently inactive, in good standing).

SOFTWARE

Standard Microsoft Office Suite
ProFX, Computax, Best Tax software
Access and Business Objects

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