1. Tara Bush
3312 Spindletop Drive NW. Kennesaw, GA.30144. 317-752-3006. Tarabush75@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Paradies Shops/ Paradies Lagardère Atlanta, GA
Accounting Manager Jul 2015- Present
 Provided leadership to entire Accounting Department during acquisition process
 Supervised a team of eight direct reports with focus on team building, training and innovation
 Managed month end close process (decreasing month end from three weeks to less than 8 business days)
 Supported and provided budgeting information to the FP&A team
 Managed all aspects ofthe P&L with focus on Payroll, Payroll Taxes, General Insurance,Group Insurance,Royalties, Vendor
Program Rebates, Sales Tax, Property Tax and some Income Tax
 Managed the entire Accounts Receivable process from invoicing, collections and cash applications
 Assisted in the management and completion of Audits
 Developed training documentation for the accounting department. Led monthly team meetings to ensure the team was aligned.
 Worked closely with developers to expand and enhance tendertypes on POS to provide better visibility into reporting
AccountsPayable Manager Aug 2014 –Jul 2015
 Supervised a team of six direct reports with focus process improvement and training
 Full cycle accounts payable
 Improved the audit/ review process for three way matching
 Developed a detailed cash requirements process to ensure alignment with company cash forecasts
 Developed and implemented process to audit Vendor statements monthly
 Built relationships with several vendors through monthly account review process
 Developed training documentation for the accounts payable department
 Trained peers, supervisorand direct reports on various systems and software (excel, etc)
Arby's Restaurant Group Atlanta, GA
Accounting Manager Oct 2012 – Mar 2014
 Supervised a team of seven direct reports with focus on team work and excellence
 Ensured month end close process for over 400 cost centers
 Prepared, analyzed and reviewed balance sheet accounts formultiple accounts
 Identified, built and implemented process improvements with an annual cost savings ofover $250K
 Developed training documentation for the accounting department as well as for the company operations team
 Oversaw some Accounts Payable functions and processes including vendor relations
Senior Accountant Aug 2011 –Oct 2012
 Ensured timely and accurate month end close for over 350 cost centers
 Identified and implemented process improvements with a cost savings of over $100K annually
 Supervised seven direct reports including Accounts Payable and Staff Accountants
 Trained and developed staff members, three staff accountants were promoted to seniors
Wendy's Arby's Group Atlanta, GA
Senior Accountant Feb 2008 – Aug 2011
 Reconciled over 85 bank accounts
 Integral in developing a successfulshared service department
 Supervised five direct reports, hired, trained and developed employee engagement programs within the Accounting Department
 Transitioned processes fromthree ABU’s into one set of standard accounting processes
 Developed process improvements with a cost savings of over $300K annually

2. Tara Bush
3312 SpindletopDrive NW.Kennesaw, GA.30144.317-752-3006.Tarabush75@gmail.com
Arby's Restaurant Group Indianapolis, IN
Senior Accountant Mar 2007 – Feb 2008
 Processed bi-weekly payroll, payroll taxes for 11 different states and 35 localities
 Supervised four direct reports
Senior Staff Accountant Apr 2006 – Mar 2007
Staff Accountant Apr 2001 – Mar 2006
 Managed daily accounting functions for 43 restaurants,including cash and credit card banking activity
 Performed monthly journal entries for period close, reviewed and analyzed financial statements for 50 cost centers
Junior Staff Accountant Apr 2000 – Mar 2001
Accounting Assistant Aug 1999 – Mar 2000
RTM Restaurant Group (Arby’s Franchisee) Fort Wayne, IN
Assistant Restaurant Manager Nov 1993 – Apr 1999
EDUCATION
ARGOSY UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA
Master of Business Administration December 2013 (3.98 GPA)
INDIANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Indianapolis, IN
Bachelorof Science in Accounting May 2009 (Magna Cum Laude)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE Indianapolis, IN
Associate of Applied Science in Accounting Technology,May 2001
 Phi Theta Kappa chapter President 2000-2001
SOFTWARE AND OTHER SKILLS
 Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains
 Microsoft FRX
 GERS (Retain Inventory system)
 Oracle 11.i
 QuickBooks
 Microsoft Office - Word, Power Point, Access,One Note, Excel(pivot tables,v-lookups, h-lookups, formulas, macros)
 UltiPro payroll software
 T-recs Enterprise Solutions by Chesapeake System Solutions
 Fintech (third party payment processorfor Beer, Spirits and Alcohol)
 Bank Of America Cash Pro
 STEM (Restaurant software used for product mix and receiving)
 ADP – payroll processing
 Cigna – Health Insurance reporting
 Sentry Insurance – Workers compensation
 RTI (Used software in operations and in accounting while at Arby’s)

3. Tara Bush
3312 SpindletopDrive NW.Kennesaw, GA.30144.317-752-3006.Tarabush75@gmail.com
References
Joe Davitt
Senior Director, Asset Management
Arby’s Restaurant Group
317-566-5408
jdavitt@arbys.com
Bradley Gates
Director of Accounting
Vital Solutions, Inc
678-578-2899
Bradley.Gates@VitalSolutions.net
Scott Jasinski
CFO
GPS Hospitality
678-224-5256
Scott.Jansinski@GPSHospitality.com
Maria Mendillo
President
Farratech
770-582-1188
maria@farratech.com
Luke Prifogle
Manager of Franchise Finance & Development Strategy
KFC
502-874-1323
Luke.Profogle@yum.com
Debbie Swanson
Supervisor Ecommerce, Manheim Shared Services Center
678-645-6565
Debbie.Swanson@Manheim.com