Chandler Croom, CPA

Experience

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  Century Bank

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2010

  Internal Audit Assistant/Teller

  • Worked with senior auditor to locate and correct compliance errors in all aspects of the bank• Developed and made recommendations for creating and improving company polices• Facilitated customer transactions and reconciled general ledger accounts daily

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  BKD CPAs & Advisors

  Jan 2011 - May 2014

  Audit Associate

  • Serve as auditor-in-charge for large and small financial institution clients throughout the state of Mississippi• Prepare year-end financial statements on GAAP basis for presentation to management and shareholders• Provide solutions for implementing and improving internal controls to insure the safeguarding of company assets• Assure organizations are in compliance with state and federal banking regulations• Perform Yellow Book audits on state government agencies to verify all state and federal statutes are followed • Conduct variance analyses on balance sheet and income statement accounts to plan for potential audit issues Show less

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  HORNE

  Oct 2019 - now

  • Manage and lead team of staff accountants, supervisors, and managers who compile period-based financial statements for over than thirty clients while maintaining profitability for Franchise Accounting focus group• Educate and advise new and existing franchisees in financial and operational aspects of business to improve profitability by leading onsite training classes• Serve as outsourced CFO for multiunit restaurant clients responsible for greater than $4,000,000 in annual firm revenues• Act as liaison between CEOs and independent CPA firm for required annual reviews and audits• Secured over $500,000 in annualized firm revenues in each of the last two years• Advise clients on tax implications of day-to-day business decisions• Perform monthly income and cash flow analysis to provide clients with real time financial performance data.• Serve as performance advisor for multiple managers and supervisors to help navigate their career progression• Developed new franchisee course that is taught on quarterly basis to all new franchisees of Domino’s Pizza• Implemented and developed financial compilation training program and manual to assist and navigate new staff accountants during first 90 days as team members Show less

  • Partner

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Manager

    Jun 2014 - now

  • Senior Manager

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2023