Scott E. Burbank, CPA, CPM

Experience

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  Aldridge Borden and Company

  Jan 2000 - Nov 2003

  Staff Accountant

  • Over two years experience in small business & individual tax preparation using Ultra Tax accounting software, focusing on S-Corp, partnership, individual and not-for-profit returns.• Six months in the litigation group assisting partners and managers preparing for depositions and various types of court cases. Was in charge of a team of staff accountants to build multiple databases in conjunction with various court cases. Also, extensive use of Excel and internet research on public companies for economic and accounting trends.• Half a year working with a publicly traded company on a large internal audit project to bring clients into compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. Show less

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Jun 2003 - Nov 2004

  Senior Accountant

  Was promoted to senior accountant and worked as engagement leader of a large audit of an educational institution. Was responsible for training and supervising multiple staff accountants as well as monitoring the progress of the job to ensure that everything was finished according to schedule. Worked with a team of auditors to plan and execute audits of public, private, and governmental entities. Was trained to work with all levels of management to audit as well as evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls. Show less

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  Kelly Aerospace Inc.

  Nov 2004 - Jan 2007

  Financial Reporting Manager

  • Worked with the CFO to restructure multi-million-dollar debt packages.• Worked with the CFO to perform due diligence on multi-million-dollar acquisitions.• Worked with the CFO to prepare offering memorandums for various product lines or divisions that upper management decided to investigate for the possibility of sale.• Responsible for monthly closing and review of all GL Transactions of the Kelly Aerospace holding company which contained four divisions in four states. Also, helped to develop policies and procedures to help financial reporting become more efficient as well as cut the month-end close from 8-10 days to 5 days.• Responsible for monthly consolidations and eliminations of four divisions with revenues in the tens of millions. Show less

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  Legacy Accounting, LLC

  Jan 2007 - Feb 2011

  Owner

  • Created Legacy Accounting, LLC to serve the tri-county area as a full-service CPA firm and worked with over 250 business and individual clients.• Worked with clients to help manage their finances. Worked with S-Corp, C-Corp, Partnership, Estate, Trust and Individual tax forms as well as tax planning.• Consulted with businesses to help use technology to be more effective and efficient. I specialized in using QuickBooks software as well as most windows-based products and how they integrate together. This helped clients to save both time and money. Show less

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  Parker, Gill Eisen and Stevenson, PC

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  Manager

  • Worked with Parker, Gill, Eisen and Stevenson, PC to merge all Legacy Accounting, LLC clients into Parker, Gill, Eisen and Stevenson, PC to close my practice over a three-year period.• Worked with all areas of taxation for small business clients in both the for-profit and not-for-profit industries.• Worked to increase billings by 20% and collections by 13% during the transition from Legacy Accounting, LLC to PGES.• Consulted with over twenty non-profits on proper business practices and required documentation for the Internal Revenue Service. I worked to help create over a dozen non-profits by closely working with attorneys. Show less

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  Alabama Public Library System

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2014

  Chief Financial Officer

  • Coordinated and directed the Agency’s fiscal operations so allocations and expenditures complied with federal and state laws and Agency policies.• Managed a multimillion dollar federal grant program covering all libraries.• Worked with Agency supervisors to create and monitor the Agency’s Budget with both federal and state funds in excess of $9 million.• Worked as the Employee Relations Officer by providing guidance to supervisors and employees in resolving workplace conflicts and mediating disputes as necessary. Show less

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  Alabama Tourism Department

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2022

  Chief Financial Officer

  • Prepared budget forms for the Alabama Tourism Department, Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Alabama Bicentennial Commission. Increased the budget from $15 million to over $30 million between the general fund and Tourism’s designated funding source – lodging tax.• Managed ten trade-shows to promote Alabama Golf domestically and Internationally.• Reviewed legislative updates from the Alabama State House and industry lobbyists to be aware of bills that could have a negative effect on tourism.• Managed multiple grant programs totaling over $25 million over several years.• Co-authored an awarded $10 million proposal to create, prepare, implement and report on a COVID marketing campaign in under 100 days by Alabama's Governor. Show less

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  Alabama Department of Public Health

  Jul 2022 - Jan 2024

  Deputy Director of the Office of Program Integrity

  • Developed a new subrecipient monitoring process for compliance with federal and state regulations. • Reviewed contracts and grants totaling over a billion dollars.• Provide technical assistance and manage multiple audit teams in all sixty-seven counties of Alabama. • Develop and provide continuing education to audit staff. • Responsible for recruitment and hiring of professional and nonprofessional staff.• Preparation of fiscal and production budgets, including risk assessments for audit needs. Show less

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  Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

  Jan 2024 - now

  Chief Financial Officer

  • Work directly with the Secretary and Senior Director to develop financial needs to meet the strategic focus of the department.• Oversea fiscal integrity of all accounting processes for DECE, grants management activities, accounting transactions, budgeting and financial reports initiated and prepared by 12 direct reports.• Responsible for implementing and monitoring internal controls relating to financial and program related processes.