Patti Kirk is an accounting professional with over 15 years of experience in accounting, analysis, and financial control for both publicly traded and privately held companies. She has a proven track record of using analytical and problem-solving skills to directly improve collections processes, manage daily accounting duties, and support departments as needed by troubleshooting issues. Kirk is proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, and other accounting software.

1. Patti Kirk
1505 Westop Trail, Knoxville, TN 37923 ■ 865-719-4823 ■ pkirk1505@comcast.net
An energetic professional with diversified experience in accounting, analysis and financial control. Proven strengths include
analytical, problem solving, decision-making and human relations skills. Experienced with both publicly traded and privately held
companies.
Professional Experience
January 2016 – Current
Jewelry Television
Consumer Protection Accounting Assistant:
Key Results:
- Direct improvement of collections process and work with IT on report upgrades to match the new process.
- Manage coordination of daily duties in relation to ‘stretch pay’.
- Support the department as needed with troubleshooting issues.
May 2014 – December 2015
Contract Assignments Through Various Agencies
Key Responsibilities:
- Provided documentation and applied for business licenses and permits for over 700 theatres.
- Using SAP for financial statements,bills of materials, etc.,served as project controller for projects involving design,
manufacture and construction of environmental solutions for power plants.
- Using pivot tables and v-lookups, generated daily reports to managers including daily and month to date sales, labor,
consumables, scrap and profit.
- Documented processes to support external audits.
September 2013 – April 2014
Servpro ofWest Knoxville
Office Manager:
Key Results:
- Using QuickBooks, assisted controller to bring financial information up to date after four month vacancy in position.
- Researched health insurance options for employees eligible for The Marketplace.
- Researched liability insurance options for company, including workers’ compensation.
- Researched discrepancies in employee deductions for health insurance.
- Converted payroll to new processing service / new software.
May 2012 – August 2013
Temp Assignments Through Various Staffing Agencies
Covenant Health - Accountant
Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park - Controller
Cellular Sales - Accounting Manager

2. December 2007 to May, 2012
Vinylex Corporation, Knoxville TN
Accounting Manager: Coordinated financial reporting and analysis at the corporate level for Tennessee and Texas plant.
Managed month end close, served as payroll administrator, bank reconciliations positive pay approvals, coordinated
preparation for external audits, generated re-quote packages for general price increases.
Key Results:
- When CFO resigned, temporarily assumed responsibility for daily cash flow management, served as in-house contact for
IT issues, and operated as primary contact for one financial audit and two bank audits. Primary softwares used were TAC
and Synchrono via Microsoft Windows Server.
- During first major reduction in force,assumed responsibility for payroll thru ADP for 130 employees with an annual gross
pay of $5,000,000 in two states.
- Highly sought member for LEAN teams including Process Improvements,Regrind, Sales, Activities and Customer
Response.
- Using Sage FAS software,tracked all aspects of fixed assets with a $22,000,000 cost basis. Completed comprehensive
valuation analysis of fixed asset inventory; documented via digital photos assets equivalent to 80% of the dollar value of
the inventory.
- Assisted CFO with monthly and year-end inventories valued at $3,000,000.
- Identified and addressed specific processes as needing more direct managerial oversight and accountability.
- Revamped financial reports and schedules to improve sales forecast precision and standardized reporting procedures.
Functions: Software Experience:
- Supervision Management - Excel
- General Ledger - Word
- Income Statements - Outlook
- Balance Sheets - AS400MacPac
- Payroll - SAP
- Cash Management - Oracle
- Fixed Assets - Quick Books
- Inventory - TAC
- Internal Audits - Synchrono
- Sarbanes Oxley - Jupiter
- ISO 9000 - DIS
- Lean Manufacturing - MAPIX
- Sales & Use Tax - Access
Education
Graduated from the University of Tennessee,Knoxville with honors. Received B. S. degree with major in accounting.
Accounting GPA – 3.5. Recently completed Intermediate Excel training and have attended other career-related seminars.
Member National Notary Association.