Paul M. Cole, C.P.A.

912 West 34th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Email: pce615e2@westpost.net Home Phone: 816.931.4807

~ Motivated, Experienced Accounting Specialist ~

Tax Preparation & Audits * Public & Private Sectors * Analyst & Statistician
Brings more than 10 years of accounting, tax preparation, property tax consultin
g and teaching expertise. This requires the formal education and certifications
along with outstanding communication, collaboration and presentation skills to d
eliver the highest results in accuracy and customer satisfaction.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Masters Degree in Accounting * Business Accounting Expertise * Tax Expert
Customer Service Champion * Regulatory Compliance Training * Solutions Focus
Extensive Training Expertise * Successful Business Owner * Relationship Builder

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

WROTE detailed procedures, automated various processes to save 1 to 2 hours of r
econciliation of each payroll.
REVIEWED and REDUCED by more than 50% the number of queries needed by Internal A
uditors for internal control audits.
PILOTED spreadsheets used to determine number of employees needed in each sectio
n of Division and assisted team to determine source of errors.
RECOGNIZED as the ago-to-guya for most technical issues; achieved three successi
ve quarters of growth in one of the smallest markets in the enterprise.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science: Accounting a" University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
Bachelor of Science; Chemistry a" University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Certified Public Accountanta" State of Missouri

Paul M. Cole, C.P.A. Email: pce615e2@westpost.net Mobile Phone: 816.931.

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~ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ~
Liberty Tax Service, Overland Park, MO 2010 to Present
ACCOUNTANT & TAX PREPARER
Provide accounting services for franchisee with multiple locations.
Interface with diverse customers to determine to the most advantageous preparat
ion of their Federal, State and other tax returns.
Correctly and expeditiously handle all customer queries to ensure high levels o
f customer service.
General Services Administration/Transtecs, Kansas City, MO 2007
a" 2009
ACCOUNTANT II
Developed and maintained databases; balanced bi-weekly payroll account for 27,0
00 GSA and 35+ client agency employees; analyzed results; acted as audit liaison
; handled quarterly billing of external clients for GSAas National Payroll Branc
h.
Managed databases for Supervisors to track employee productivity and requests f
or Privacy Act information and recommendations.
Wrote Desk Procedures for all Payroll Technicians in Control, Accounting and Re
porting Sections.
Technisource (Sprint), Kansas City, MO 2007 a" 2007
BUSINESS ANALYST
Analyzed diverse reports for correctness for VoIP phone services for Enhanced 9
11 Division of Sprint.
Provided additional reports as required by other team-members and management.
Landmark Education, Kansas City, MO 1997 a" 2007
PROGRAM MANAGER
Oversaw Divisional statistics for this international education organization; co
llection, analysis, and distribution of statistics from 30 world-wide office.
Designed spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft(R) Excel for the analysis of quarterl
y and annual statistics.
Supervised staff of three and more than 100 volunteers; registered people into
numerous educational programs; obtained and reported statistics, daily contacts
with public, scheduled leaders for various programs, training and development of
20+ volunteers.
Prior employment as Property Tax Consultant, Owner/Tax Preparer, Accountant, Com
munity College Instructor.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Landmark Education (1994 a" 2007); Production of more than 30 educational progra
ms; led several of these programs and training & development.
Keller Graduate School, DeVry University (2010 a" Present); Adjunct Professor