Erica Witherspoon

CFO & Principal Advisor @ Count The Penny

Role
CFO & Principal Advisor at Count The Penny
Location
Columbus, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
Finance & AccountingView LinkedIn profile

About Erica Witherspoon

At Count The Penny, my focus extends beyond traditional financial oversight to include…

Experience

  1. CFO & Principal Advisor

    Count The Penny

    Aug 2013 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

    Financial & business advising to small and medium businesses, staff/team management. Interim controller & CFO roles, stakeholder management, company liability protection, streamlined processes, reduction-in-force, staff training. Oversee and implementation of strategic business tools and processes to accomplish accounting, compliance, and revenue targets. Managed various types of audits, JE’s, month-end close, quarterly tax filings. Budget creation, forecasting, and budget variance tracking. Personal & corporate tax return preparation; 1099, 1096, FBAR, expatriate tax issues. Handled federal, state, local taxing municipality compliance, nexus issues. Assess company resources and make appropriate decisions to keep operations efficient and cost-effective.

Education

  • Franklin University

    CPA, Accounting

  • Our Queen Mary

    Certified, International Business

    2017 — 2017

  • Columbus State Community College

    Associate of Science - AS, Business Administration and Management, General

    1993

  • PSI

    Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science

    1989

  • Department of Defense/Defense Finance

    Payroll

    1989 — 1990

  • Defense Finance & Accounting

    Government Accounting/GA1 & GA2

    1990 — 1992

Skills

  • Grant Preparation
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Retail
  • Small Business
  • Facilities Management
  • Carpentry
  • Business Planning
  • Operations Management
  • Process Scheduler
  • Lawn Care
  • Accounting
  • Forecasting
  • Contract Management
  • Full-Charge Bookkeeping
  • Grant Writing
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • New Business Development
  • Supervisory Skills
  • Sales Management
  • Mold Remediation
  • Government Accounting
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Start-Ups
  • Pricing
  • Marketing
  • Construction
  • Budgets
  • Finance
  • Microsoft Office
  • Sales
  • Real Estate
  • Contract-to-Hire
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Landscaping
  • Negotiation
  • Customer Service
  • Strategic Planning
  • Property Management
  • Capital Budgeting
  • Microsoft Word

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