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Professional Summary Accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in financial management, accounting, operations, and auditing across nonprofit, governmental, and private sectors. Adept at overseeing financial and temporal affairs, ensuring compliance with regulatory policies, and leading financial planning and analysis to drive operational efficiency. Strong leadership, risk management, and internal controls expertise with a deep understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Auditing Standards (IAS). A strategic thinker with a proven ability to implement financial controls, optimize budgeting processes, and enhance organizational financial health.

I'm licensed 𝐂𝐏𝐀(𝐔𝐒𝐀) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in US tax compliance, bookkeeping, and financial advisory services. I specialize in helping businesses stay financially organized and compliant. My expertise spans across industries, with a focus on serving small to medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs. My expertise spans from preparing complex tax returns (𝟏𝟎𝟒𝟎, 𝟏𝟎𝟔𝟓, 𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟎𝐒, 𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟎) to providing financial advisory and compliance support to businesses and individuals across the US. 𝐌𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 ✅ Finalized books of accounts using QuickBooks, ensuring accurate financial records. ✅ Provided strategic tax planning services tailored to client needs. ✅ Prepared and filed tax returns (1040, 1065, 1120S, 1120) using ProConnect and UltraTax software. ✅ Filed international tax returns for individuals, including claiming foreign tax credits. ✅ Represented clients before the IRS and state tax authorities, including drafting letters and penalty abatement requests. ✅ Compiled and reviewed financial statements to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. ✅ Engaged directly with clients to provide tax planning insights, profit forecasting, and report preparation. 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧-𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ✅ Quick Books Online and Desktop, MENU Payroll fillings ✅ Xero, Sage 300, MYOB, Buildium, Freshbooks Cloud Accounting, Bill.com ✅ Aero work flow manager, and Odoo ✅ Proconnect Software and Ultra Tax software 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞? ✅ Prompt communication ✅ Ability to explain complex financial and tax concepts in simple terms. ✅ Timely communication to address queries and provide updates. ✅ Accuracy in financial records, tax filings, and compliance to minimize errors and avoid penalties. ✅ Strategic Tax Planning: Identifying legal ways to minimize tax liabilities. ✅ Proactive Guidance: Offering solutions to improve financial health or resolve compliance issues. ✅ Familiarity with US federal, state, and international tax laws, including the preparation of tax returns (e.g., 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S). ✅ Knowledge of handling audits, penalty abatement requests, and communication with IRS or state tax authorities. ✅ Experience working with small and medium size businesses, startups, corporations, real estate, rental business, professionals, lawyers, doctors, IT businesses, E-commerce and manufacturing companies. My expertise as a 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 ensures 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 in financial management. Thanks

Are you looking for an experienced leader who can strengthen your financial controls, organize business operations, and manage critical HR functions? I bring 15+ years of experience across Controller services, QuickBooks Online, Business Operations, and HR Management. I help growing companies create reliable financial processes, scalable operating systems, and well-managed employee programs—all while remaining hands-on with daily execution. With an MBA, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, and QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification, I combine financial expertise with extensive experience leading business and people operations. I can support a specific project, provide fractional leadership, or manage an ongoing function. 🔷 CONTROLLER & ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS I help businesses improve financial accuracy, visibility, controls, and cash flow. My experience includes hands-on accounting operations and higher-level financial oversight. 💻 QuickBooks Online setup, cleanup, and ongoing management 🏦 Bank, credit card, and account reconciliations 💳 Accounts payable and vendor payment management 💰 Accounts receivable, invoicing, and collections 📅 Monthly close and financial reporting 📈 Cash-flow tracking and forecasting 📊 Budget development and variance analysis 🧾 Payroll review, processing, and accounting coordination 🔍 Expense management and vendor oversight 🔐 Internal controls and approval workflows 📉 Financial dashboards and management reporting 📝 Accounting processes, documentation, and SOPs 🤝 Coordination with CPAs, tax professionals, and leadership I have implemented and optimized QuickBooks Online, corrected financial-process gaps, improved reporting accuracy, strengthened invoicing and collections, and identified duplicate or unnecessary vendor charges that saved companies money. 🔷 BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT I build the operational structure companies need to grow without losing visibility, accountability, or control. 🎯 Business operations management and strategic planning 📝 SOPs, policies, workflows, and operational playbooks ⚙️ Process assessment and continuous improvement 📋 Cross-functional project and program management 📊 KPI development and executive dashboards 💻 Systems implementation and integration 🤝 Vendor, contract, and expense management ⏱️ Time tracking, utilization, billing, and revenue operations 👥 Team coordination and operational leadership 📚 Knowledge-base development and business continuity planning 🔄 Change management and employee adoption 🏢 M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration I have built operations functions from the ground up, authored more than 20 SOPs and operational playbooks for individual organizations, and helped scale a technology company from fewer than 10 employees to more than 100 employees across 15+ states. 🔷 HR MANAGEMENT & HR OPERATIONS I provide hands-on HR management and People Operations support throughout the employee lifecycle. My background includes serving as an HR Operations Manager, HR Business Partner, Director of Business Operations, and HR systems administrator. 👥 HR Operations and People Operations management 🤝 HR Business Partner support 🌟 Employee onboarding and offboarding 🔎 Recruiting operations and applicant tracking systems 💵 Payroll and benefits administration 💬 Employee relations and performance management ⚖️ HR compliance and employee documentation 🗺️ Multi-state workforce administration 📖 Employee handbooks, policies, and procedures 🏢 HR Shared Services development 💻 HRIS and ATS implementation and administration 📊 Workforce reporting and HR data management 🛡️ PEO administration and vendor coordination 📣 Organizational change and employee communications I have led recruiting operations supporting 40–50 hires annually, built People Operations infrastructure for a workforce of more than 100 employees, and helped establish HR Shared Services capabilities supporting approximately 2,000 employees and contractors. 🔷 SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY 💰 Accounting and finance: QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks, Oracle Financials, SAP Concur, Expensify and Harvest 👥 HR, payroll and recruiting: BambooHR, Rippling, ADP, TriNet, Gusto, Lever and Greenhouse ⚙️ Business operations: Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SharePoint, Confluence, Asana and other project-management platforms 🔷 LET’S WORK TOGETHER Whether you need a Controller, QuickBooks Online expert, Business Operations Manager, HR Manager, or fractional operations leader, I can step in, assess your needs, and create practical systems that support your business. My approach combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution. I do not simply recommend improvements—I help build, document, implement, and manage them. 💬 Message me to discuss your accounting, business operations, or HR needs.

My name is Paul Hilliard; I am a versatile Certified Management Accountant with a B.S. in Accounting from an accredited university. I have over 15 years of professional accounting and finance experience. Some of my strengths and skills are bookkeeping, budgeting, financial modeling/analysis, cash flow management, financial statement creation, and analysis. I am a good fit for a business looking for someone they can rely on to take ownership of all aspects of their accounting and finances. There is no work too small or too big and complex for me to do for you. I enjoy building a good working relationship with my clients and ensure that they feel better about their business after working with me. Whether you need bookkeeping or a full-time CFO, I am the professional you can rely on to not only get the work done but exceed your expectations and make your business better overall.

20 years in the account industry with a plethora of experience in financials, auditing, risk management and strategic analysis. I have a unique skill set and acumen for digging into data and reworking it to comply with the associated accepted accounting standards. In addition to the mechanical aspect, I also provide clients ongoing and open communication about the process and endeavor to provide additional value added opportunities and solutions. I have revamped or built multiple accounting systems ranging from small quickbooks projects to large scale enterprise systems. Fortifying my experience, I am also a licensed CPA and currently hold a CFE, CEBS and CPCU designations, in addition to 11 other designations in the insurance industry.

Most businesses contact me when their accounting numbers stop making sense. The bank will not reconcile, payroll reports do not match the books, inventory and COGS are wrong, or financial statements cannot be trusted. Often the books appear complete, but the underlying accounting structure is broken. This is where most of my work begins. I specialize in stepping into accounting systems that have become messy, inconsistent, or unreliable and rebuilding them into accurate financial records that business owners can rely on. My work often involves identifying where the breakdown occurred, correcting the accounting structure, and restoring financial reporting that management can actually use. I have more than 15 years of hands-on accounting experience across industries including construction, manufacturing, e-commerce, healthcare, and technology startups. I operate Bloss Financial Services as a one-person accounting practice, which means clients work directly with the accountant doing the work. Nothing is outsourced and every engagement receives direct attention from start to finish. Services • Bookkeeping cleanup (monthly or multi-year) • Accounting system repairs in QuickBooks, Sage, and Xero • Bank and credit card reconciliation cleanup • Financial statement reconstruction when records do not tie out • Inventory, COGS, and job costing structure • Payroll reconciliation and payroll tax compliance corrections • Controller-level financial reporting and oversight Past Results • Rebuilt two years of Sage accounting records for a metal foundry, including intercompany cleanup and corrected financial reporting. • Corrected Shopify, A2X, and Xero mapping issues for an e-commerce fashion brand and implemented proper COGS tracking. • Diagnosed and corrected multi-state payroll tax and business registration issues for an e-commerce company, closing unnecessary state accounts and restoring compliant payroll reporting. • Established job costing system for an excavation company, enabling accurate tracking of labor, materials, and equipment costs by project. • Fully reconstructed the general ledger for a mental health clinic after offshore bookkeeping errors created unreliable financial statements. • Built investor-ready financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for a fintech startup using raw transactional data. • Created an automated cash flow forecasting calendar for an e-commerce retail business to project revenue, inventory purchases, and operating expenses. Accounting Diagnostic Review Many clients are not sure what is actually wrong with their accounting system. Before beginning a large cleanup, I often start with a diagnostic review of the books. During this review I examine the accounting file, reconciliation history, financial statements, and supporting reports to identify where problems are occurring. The result is a written summary outlining: • reconciliation issues • incorrect chart of accounts structure • payroll or tax reporting discrepancies • inventory and COGS problems • financial statement inconsistencies • recommended steps required to correct the books This allows business owners to clearly understand what needs to be fixed before investing in a full cleanup project. About My Practice Bloss Financial Services is intentionally structured as a one-accountant practice. Clients work directly with the person analyzing the books, diagnosing the problems, and implementing the solutions. This approach avoids the common situation where accounting work is delegated through layers of staff and ensures that complex financial issues receive experienced attention. Engagement Options I work with clients in several ways: • One-time accounting cleanup and diagnostics • Financial statement reconstruction • Catch-up bookkeeping and reconciliation repair • Ongoing remote accounting support If your books do not reconcile, your financial statements do not match reality, or previous bookkeeping created confusion, I can help identify the problem and fix it.