Michael Bird

Vice President Finance @Watermark

Birmingham, AL, US

As the head of the accounting/finance department, I have direct responsibility over all accounting functions including but not limited to- Month end preparing, timely closing, and presenting of financials and WIP reports of each region spanning six states- Setting financial statement budgets/forecasts and tracking expectations each month- Weekly Payroll Review and Processing - Monthly Payroll, Franchise, Sales, and other Tax Calculations and Payments- Monthly GL Account Reconciliations and Journal Entries- Monthly and Quarterly bonus/commission calculations- Annual Year End Insurance Audit and Renewals- Annual Year End 401K Audit- General Contractors License and State Registration preparation and renewals throughout the year - Maintaining proper internal controls- Onboarding new employees, and handling all employee healthcare and 401K benefitsSpecial Tasks-Responsible for due diligence in our acquisition by First Onsite working with them directly on all questions and reporting -Implemented new credit card and expense reporting platform saving us valuable time and ensuring more accurate reporting-Created new revenue streams generating six figures annually by creating new relationships and accounts with vendors and service providers-Cut month end reporting down from several months to several days

University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business

Master of Accounting, Accounting

The University of Alabama

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting