Brian W. Gay is a senior-level accounting manager with over 15 years of experience in accounting, payroll, HR support, and office management. He has extensive experience managing general ledgers, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, and internal audits. Currently seeking a new position, his background includes roles as an Accounting Manager, Business Analyst, Accounts Payable Analyst, and Systems Analyst for various companies. He has a proven track record of managing accounting operations and teams, and is proficient in accounting software like QuickBooks, SAP, and JD Edwards.

1. Brian W. Gay
Powder Springs, GA | bkg2522@yahoo.com | 404-414-1504
SENIOR-LEVEL ACCOUNTING MANAGER
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Fiscally responsible Accounting Manager and administrative leader with over 15 years’ experience in accounting, payroll, HR
support, office management, and consumer lending. Strong analytical, planning, forecasting, financial management, and team
building skills. Experienced managing and handling general ledgers, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations,
financial reports, bookkeeping, collections, cash flow management, credit analysis and internal audits. Highly analytical and
organized with impeccable attention to details. Proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance. Delivers excellent support to accounting leaders and executives, partnering company-wide
to achieve goals. Proven track record managing multiple simultaneous priorities with tight deadlines. Reliable individual
contributor and cooperative team player. Adaptable to fast-paced environments. Competently meets deadlines and continuously
maintains confidentiality. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
SKILLS & CORE COMPETENCIES
 Accounting Management & Business Analyses
 Accounts Payable (A/P)
 Accounts Receivable (A/R)
 Team Management & Leadership
 Financial Management & General Ledgers (GL)
 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
 Policies & Procedures Development
 Vendor & Project Management
 Financial Software & Technical Acumen
 Monthly, Quarterly & Year End Closes
 Billing, Budgeting & Financial Forecasting
 Financial Statements, Analyses & Reporting
 Internal Audits
 Accounting Department Development
 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Community Club Management, Roswell, GA 2008 – 2014
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Charged with directing accounting operations and supervising an accounting staff of five. Oversaw general accounting,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, vendor relations, payroll processing, expense policy and expense control.
 Compiled and distributed monthly financial statements, and performed variance analysis on all income statements.
 Prepared annual budgets as well as monthly budgets for new properties.
 Completed financial forecasts, organized and monitored monthly financial closes.
 Corrected monthly general ledger and prepared financial forecasts.
 Prepared invoices for chargebacks based on A/P account activity.
Suntrust Bank, Atlanta, GA 2007 – 2007
BUSINESS ANALYST
Liaised with external vendors on behalf of management and Human Resource teams. Reviewed, analyzed and evaluated
business systems and user needs, gathering relevant information and recommending solutions to improve business operations.
 Documented and translated business processes, providing detailed reports to leadership team and HR.
 Developed and delivered multiple HR and payroll Excel spreadsheet reports to management.
 Created several Access queries and reports, reporting payroll, HR, and business analysis details.
Alfred Karcher Inc., Duluth, GA 2006 – 2007
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ANALYST/SPECIAL PROJECTS
Performed accounts payable duties and completed special accounting projects as assigned.
 Processed invoices into SAP, organized weekly check-runs, reconciled general ledger accounts and bank statements.
 Created various production and inventory Excel spreadsheets for management reporting.

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Clorox Corporation, Oakland, CA 2004 – 2006
VENDOR ANALYST
Served as customer liaison between outside vendors, A/P team and managers. Led as project member responsible for
centralizing A/P functions within accounting team. Provided systems support for A/P and plant locations. Developed
management reporting tools.
 Analyzed and reconciled SAP accrued liability accounts.
 Ran numerous SAP accounting reports for management team.
 Implemented new SAP accounting system company-wide.
Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA 2000 – 2003
BUSINESS ANALYST
Partnered with project managers, ensuring timely completion of internal system projects. Liaised on behalf of HR, Payroll
department and external vendors. Created web-based tools to manage payroll and benefit changes initiated by employees
 Developed detailed and functional specifications for various HR and Payroll projects, streamlining processes while
reducing overhead costs.
 Managed payroll and benefits projects using Visual Basic, MS Access and MS Project.
Chevron Corporation, Concord, CA 1985 – 2000
SYSTEMS ANALYST
Organized monthly and biweekly payroll closes and coordinated foreign payroll. Facilitated training and implemented new
reporting system using MS Access and Oracle databases; saved company $16M annually in reporting expenditures. Managed a
team of six accounts payable clerks.
 Implemented, trained and provided ongoing support of JD Edwards’ payroll system.
 Provided ongoing support and created new reports as needed.
 Charged with monthly and yearly accounting closes, and account reconciliations.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Managed incoming purchase orders and service agreements, and conducted account reconciliations. Responsible for month
end closes. Opened and closed all fixed asset accounts.
 Created training manuals and test cases for JDE payroll system.
 Coordinated training classes and meetings with users and programmers.
 Provided assistance for programming, user changes and system updates.
EDUCATION
Business & Accounting
Los Medanos Junior College, Pittsburg, CA – AA Degree
Accounting & Computer Science
John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA
TECHNICAL SKILLS
QuickBooks | SAP | JD Edwards | MS Word | Access | Excel | MS Project | MS Visual Basic