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CPA & COLLEGE EDUCATOR

Integrating platforms like Prentice Hall, Pearson, Cengage, Cambridge, the Wall Street Journal with Blackboard allows me to maintain student lessons, grades, and other activities optimally. My comprehensive knowledge of professional tools such as QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, and has proven invaluable to my students. My practical work in accounting theory and concepts has extended from government work to the private sector.

 

KEY SKILLS

  • Financial Accounting

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  • Academic Programming

 

  • Training and Development

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  • Team Leadership/Management

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  • Human Resources

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  • Event Planning and Operation​

 

  • Social Media                              

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  • Client Satisfaction

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

FULL-TIME ACCOUNTING FACULTY AND ACCOUNTING PROGRAM COORDINATOR 

Mountain View Community College, Dallas, TX 2013 – Present 

Having begun at Mountain View Community College as an adjunct and visiting scholar in 2013, I have been a full-time faculty member and Coordinator of the Accounting Program since 2015. 

  •  Function as coordinator of the Account Program including creating teaching schedule 

  • Instruct more than 12 undergraduate and graduate-level accounting courses 

  • Create. Regularly re-evaluate, and offer these courses either in the classroom or online. 

  • Collaborate in committee work and searches for faculty and administration 

  • Maintain regular office hours for student advising and support 

  • Perform advisement and transcript translation for CPA candidates 

  • Institute software/lab upgrades/integration and the training implied by those changes. 

  • Facilitate students transitioning to a four-year university or the workforce 

  • Regularly engage in professional development and external development activities 

  • Supervise and evaluate adjuncts 

  • Collaboratively develop programs, processes, and policies in Accounting and Business 

  • Develop relationships with the public business sector to provide opportunities for student job placements/internships 

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SOLE PROPRIETOR

Cencelia Pierre, CPA, Dallas, TX                                                                 1999 – Present

  • Perform external auditing, including A133 single-audits for non-profit organizations

  • ​Prepare and analyze financial statements for corporations (for-profit and non-profit), partnerships, and individual business owners

  • ​Perform full back office support for small and medium-sized firms, including Accounts Payable, Receivable, payroll, tax reporting, and loan covenants compliance

  • ​Prepare personal and business (corporate/partnership) tax returns/tax planning services

  • ​Establish new for-profit and non-profit entities with state and federal authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service.

  • Provide audit representation for clients with the IRS and State taxing authority.

  • ​Prepare personal and business tax returns; to include consolidated corporations and partnerships, both national and international companies.

  • ​Prepare tax estimates and perform tax planning for wealth management, corporations, partnerships, and individuals

  • ​Supervise a staff of 3 to 5 tax personnel.

 

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

ECOM Real Estate Co., Inc., Dallas, TX                                                             2001 – 2005

  • Prepared consolidated financial statements of partnerships for operating/non-operating companies

  • ​Wrote internal audit reports and prepared work-papers for independent external auditors

  • Collaborated with external Auditors

  • ​Prepared consolidated work-papers for tax preparation

  • ​Reviewed and assisted in preparing annual budgets for 10 operating properties (retail/office)

  • ​Reviewed the accounting work performed by department staff accountants

  • ​Supervised 5 to 8 staff and senior staff accountants

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