Dianne Hunter

Experience

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  Beene Garter is Now Doeren Mayhew

  Jan 1985 - Nov 1986

  Staff Accountant

  Auditing and tax preparation of various types of clients including financial institutions, construction contractors, a milk co-operative, and other non-profit entities. In-charge experience originated at one-year level. Special projects included compliance auditing, training of clients new bookkeepers, and cost certifications for the Federal Mortgage and Housing Association clients.

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  Tama, Budaj & Raab, PC, CPA's

  Nov 1986 - Dec 1987

  Associate

  Auditing and tax preparation of various Federal Mortgage and Housing Association partnerships, rewriting audit program for Federal Mortgage and Housing Association clients, initiated and supervised the implementation of computerized workpaper system (FAST).

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  Kopmeyer, Hoag & Company, PC, CPA's

  Dec 1987 - Apr 1991

  Senior Auditor

  Auditing of credit unions with asset sizes ranging from $7 million to $48 million, credit union service organizations (CUSO), and other non-profit associations and clubs. Responsibilities included planning audits, supervising, training and reviewing 2 to 4 staff members during the fieldwork, and report generation and presentation before the Audit or Supervisory Committee. Special projects included a merger analysis, reconciliation of client’s ATM system, monthly accounting and training of new credit union accounting personnel, large loan analysis, Bank Secrecy Act compliance auditing, evaluation of disaster recovery software, reconciling and updating client’s investment software, including training of client’s staff. Show less

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  Pontiac Municipal Employees Credit Union

  Apr 1991 - Nov 1993

  Chief Financial Officer

  Responsible for all financial aspects of a $22 million credit union. Cut expenses in excess of $100,000 annually. Responsible for budgeting, financial statement preparation and analysis, investing, investment strategies and asset - liability management, reconciliations, cash security and personnel hiring and training. Implementation of several computer programs to provide more effectiveness in accounting area. Redesigned employee benefit package - cut costs by $25,000. Wrote policies and procedures for accounting and cash departments. Supervised and trained 16 staff members. Liaison to two Board of Director committees. Substituted for President when not available Show less

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  Empowerment Source LLC

  Jan 1994 - now

  President

  I provide custom designed accounting mentoring and training to small business owners in the service industry, construction, real estate, non-profits, restaurants. This training is provided to groups in online classes and to individuals either remotely or in a one-on-one setting. I provide custom designed mentoring and training to contract bookkeepers to improve their skills, help them create more efficiency and develop an improved business model.Accounting assessments - I evaluate the current accounting system and the use of it to make recommendations on how to improve and create more efficiency and do things correctly, or what needs to be cleaned up.Accounting setup – Company file set up and customization using agreed upon softwareDesign and implementation – I meet with business owners to gather information about their reporting requirements, invoicing etc and then create a detailed plan for implementation. This can be either to set up an initial system or for conversion from a previous software to QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks desktop, QuickBooks Online or Xero.Troubleshooting and clean up – I work with QuickBooks files that are not working properly or that have open receivables or payables from prior years that need to be cleaned up. Show less