Jeffrey M. Morrison
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Education
 University of Missouri-St Louis
MBA (2018 Expected)
 University of Missouri-St Louis
Graduated Cum Laude (December 2010)
Cumulative GPA: 3.4 out of a 4.0 scale
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Major: Finance
Member of the Student Investment Trust
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Work Experience
 Salvation Army-Midland Division (June 2015 – Present)
-Global Non Profit Charitable Organization
-Position held: Fund Accountant
 Perform day to day accounting functions of revenues (receipts), accounts payable and ledgers.
 Perform monthly closings and analysis. Provide accurate reports to supervisor and Corps Officers.
 Perform monthly bank reconciliations and make adjustments as necessary.
 Provide and maintain network drive access to monthly/annual closing reports and analysis files.
 Ensure accuracy of all financial information and reports
 Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts, review revenue and expense distributions and budget variances.
 Issue weekly and monthly financial reports to supervisors and managers.
 Coordinate and balance with grant/contract accountant on a monthly basis.
 Review reports, reconciliations, budget variances, and financial trends with Corps Officers as needed.
 Prepare financial summary reports for Corps Officers presentations to Advisory and Corps Councils.
 Prepare annual closing entries, analysis, and reports according to GAAP. Close the accounting system.
 Work closely with managers, providing communication of financial information on an ongoing basis
 Kforce (March 2015 – June 2015)
-Professional staffing firm
-Position held: Fund Accountant for Salvation Army-Midland Division
 Lodging Hospitality Management (July 2011 – April 2014)
-Largest hotel holding company in the St Louis area
-Position held: Staff Accountant
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Prepared/audited a revenue statement on a daily basis.
Performed the accounts payable function of the accounting department. Duties included:
o Organizing, coding, entering and posting all vendor invoices to the general ledger
o Analyzing for any needed expense accruals at month end
o Reporting to management and disputing with vendors potential false charges
o Tracking purchase orders and following up with vendors for outstanding invoices
o Maintaining and monitoring the checkbook and reporting major expense/budget variances to management
o Maintaining good credit standing with vendors by ensuring timely payment
Performed the payroll function of the accounting department. Duties included:
o Verifying the accuracy of up to 180 employee time logs
o Setting up new employees in Timesaver/Paycor
o Keeping employee files up to date (i.e. adjusting rates when necessary, adding labor codes, updating phone
numbers/addresses, adjusting tax allowances, etc…)
o Auditing HR’s calculations of benefits deductions during open enrollment
o Entering items such as retroactive payments, vacation days, 401k/various insurance/garnishment deductions,
jury duty, and sick days onto employee checks
o Issuing checks and stubs to employees
o Calculating manual checks when necessary
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Keeping organized records of all payroll reports
Entering food and beverage server tips into a spreadsheet, making any requested transfer adjustments, and then
entering the bi weekly total onto the employees checks
o Tracking all food and beverage server gross sales and reporting the annual figure to corporate for the
employee’s W2 form
o Verifying health club commission payouts against organized contracts and reporting any discrepancies to
management
o Automating and auditing holiday pay
Reconciled room and food outlet credit card transactions with bank statements.
Audited promotional food and beverage coupons to ensure no guests meals were incorrectly comped. A report was then
created to track any discrepancies and sent to the applicable managers.
Assisted the hotel controller and the purchasing manager with recording food and beverage inventory.
Served on a hotel committee whose purpose was to generate and select ideas that were then used in hotel operations.
Resolved “charge back” requests by credit card companies.
Recognitions:
o Employee of the month
o Promoted within two months of working at LHM to staff accountant from night auditor
o Received highest performance rating and labeled star performer
 4-C Personal Wealth Management Consultants LLC. (April 2010 - August 2010)
-Small financial wealth management company that is located in Creve Coeur, MO
-Position held: Finance intern
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Performed security/economic analysis to educate the firm about new market opportunities.
Compiled demographic data for the greater St Louis area in order to help launch a marketing campaign by the firm.
Skills
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Accounting
Financial analysis
Communication
Proficient in:
o Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook
o Scala (ERP software)
o Epicor (ERP software)
o Shelby (accounting software, similar to Quickbooks)
o ADP Timesaver/Hosted/Workforce
o Paycor
o Docstar (electronic filing software)