James Porter

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About James Porter

Brighter Image Labs Fort Worth TX Finance/Accounting 2021-Present Took loan applications for product, processed payments, collected past dues, data mined financial applications for possible sales. Prepared Weekly financial reports, monthly closings, specialized reports for management, Managed cash flow and researched outside investments,provided guidance for state tax issues. Payroll activies include initial payroll set up and running reports. Ran credit reports and evaluated clients for financing. JK Home Services Forest Hill TX Bid Coordinator 2017-2020 Assign contractors to work orders, coordinate work to be done with subcontractors to fulfill contract obligations. Upkeep of contract database and job work orders. Recruitment of new subcontractors. Relationship management of existing subcontractors. Laid off due to covid Mi Cocina, Fort Worth, Texas 2016-2017 TDCJ, ANGLETON, Texas Food Service Clerk/Tech Kept manual inventory control system. Prepared loss control reports, prepared requisition for pulling inventory. Inventoried stock weekly. Inventoried stock as received. When thumb drive based virus wiped out food service department computers, rebuilt entire food service system of documents. Reworked document retention process for department to comply with ACA regulations. Microsoft office used extensively. Comptroller of Public Accounts, Tyler, Texas Auditor IV 1988-1998 Auditing for sales tax and 20 other taxes Comprehensive Business Services, Boulder, Colorado Owner 1986-1988 Accounting, Payroll and tax services supplied to small businesses. 3D International, Inc, Houston, Texas Accounting Manager 1985-1986 Review of accounting records, preparation of comprehensive monthly financial statements for all departments, review of executive expenses for IRS compliance, Interwest Communications, Inc, Houston, Texas Controller 1984-1985 Accounting for telephone interconnect company, installed computer system, managed overhead, prepared payroll semimonthly. Prepared financial statements. RDC, Inc, Houston, Texas Accounting Manager 1983 Prepared monthly financials for parent company and 19 subsidiaries. Manually reconciled bank accounts for subsidiaries and parent companies. Prepared records for audits. Bat-Jac Tool Company, Inc, Houston, Texas Controller 1980-1983 Accounting for down hole drilling tool company. Installed and ran IBM System 23 computer. Handled all accounting including payroll, accounts payable, receivables, fixed assets, inventory, billings, audit management, overhead management.