Matthew Patton, CPA

1157 W. Diversey Pkwy Unit 304 (708) 606-0567 Chicago, Illinois 60614 matthewpatton5@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: • To obtain a position as (TITLE) • To relocate to New York, NY

PROFILE: EXPERIENCE: Accountant who combines professional experience in managing complex systems with training as a CPA.

ANALYSIS: Problem solver who reviews all relevant data and asks the right questions to identify issues and resolutions.

• Budgets & Forecasts • Month End Close • Account Reconciliation • Journal Entries • Ad Hoc Reports • Advanced Excel Skills

DESIGNATION: Certified Public Accountant (IL) 2013 Developed professional understanding of • Tax • FARS • SOX Compliance

EXPERIENCE: CLOSERLOOK, INC. Chicago, Illinois 2015-present

STAFF ACCOUNTANT, FINANCE TEAM Accounting Duties: Perform a wide range of accounting functions for the

operational activities of a digital marketing agency. Complete month end closing activities including: bank reconciliations, P&L review, general journal entries, accruals, and company Amex reconciliation. Update the rolling cash forecasting spreadsheet for 6 months out that requires extensive use of Excel (pivot tables, v look up). Build customer AR/AP aging reports and communicate to comptroller and account management. Review and enter all of the organizations invoices and internal expense reports into Quickbooks accounting system. Coordinate with account management and create all invoices for the agency’s clients. Create and maintain the agency’s amortization and depreciation schedules. Prepare, review, communicate department budgets to competency heads and offer spending alternatives.

• Built Excel database for the Fixed Asset and Prepaid registers that automates the monthly depreciation/amortization entries.

• Built Excel dashboard for all department budgets including interactive charts with category slicers.

• Created a completely paperless archive system for all invoices and expense reports.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Argonne, Illinois 2011-2015

ACCOUNTANT, DATA INTEGRITY TEAM Accounting Duties: Perform a range of accounting functions for 6 national laboratories across the U.S. Reconcile invoices and accounts that are complex, often involving several years of journal entries. Prepare monthly reconciliation reports that require extensive use of Excel (pivot tables, v look up). Update journal entries that enable labs to access cash from a general fund. Review journal entries to correct payments made over several years. Perform AR/AP duties to support lab operations. Contract Review: Serve as the primary contact for researchers and small businesses that receive grant funding. Review contract terms related to funding and methods of payment. Inform Contract Specialists when a violation takes place. Collaborate with the Budget team to compare spending against forecast and update project budgets. Onboard new vendors in collaboration with the Department of Treasury. Prepare ad hoc reports using data from an ERP

(Oracle). Organize information and files required by internal and external auditors.

• Received the DOE - Chicago Customer Service Star Award (2014) for leading a training for 90 employees on how to manage contract reporting across 3 interfacing systems.

• Created a report using variance analysis to track monthly withdrawals and detect violations.

• Played a lead role on a team that tested a new Oracle-based system. • Hired following an 8 month Intern position.

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Chicago, Illinois BS, Accounting 2011

PERFORMANCE: Developed public speaking and communication skills through improv training at Second City and Improv Olympic

TECHNICAL SKILLS: MS Office: Excel (v look up, pivot tables), PowerPoint, Word ERP: Oracle and Quickbooks (accounting) Reporting: BI (ad hoc reports) and Quickbooks