Wesley Jackson, CPA

Experience

• 

  Sweat & Associates, LLC

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2019

  Part-Time Summer Student Worker

  Part-time worker, help with some simple accounting tasks alongside helping the Sweat & Associates staff run the Wrightsville Rotary Club's Firecracker Road Race each summer. Tasks for that include getting the application and promotional material out, keeping up with the registrants and rewards/gifts inventory, and preparing for race day such as marking and supplying the course.

• 

  Community Bank of Johnson County

  May 2013 - Aug 2014

  Student Worker & Bank Teller

  As a student worker, worked part time and helped the loan office with filing, sorting, and organizing files, alongside handling paid out notes and dealing with any collateral involved with those notes. I also served as a teller for my final 3 months after school and athletics, and ran the proof batches.

• 

  WF Jackson Construction Company

  May 2015 - Dec 2018

  Part-Time Student Worker

  Part-time help during college breaks that included assisting with accounting functions including payroll processing, AP, and AR functions. Payroll functions included collecting all timesheets, entering all time data, and reviewing with the accounting manager before posting to the bank and GL.

• 

  Nichols, Cauley & Associates, LLC

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Audit Intern

  Summer intern in NCA's audit department. Assisted on internal control, loan review, compliance, IT, and financial statement audits on-site at NCA's clients throughout Central and South Georgia. Also assisted in the Dublin office with NCA's bookkeeping and accounting services when applicable.

• 

  Cru

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

  - Developed and networked with ministry partners to raise approximately $30,000/year to pay for ministry funds including payroll, taxes, day to day expenses, conferences, and mission trips- Developed budget and maintained financial reports for personal and campus donations/expenses- Assisted in day-to-day ministry functions including but not limited to: staff meetings, weekly worship service logistics, Bible study small group and discipleship, student leadership, event planning, retreats, conferences, outreach and evangelism planning, campus communications (website, e-mail, social media), campus reservations, campus finances, and mission trip planning, budgeting, and implementation- Co-led Spring Break mission trip to South Asia in Spring 2020 and a summer mission trip to Jackson Hole, WY in Summer 2021. Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, support raising tracking for students, and logistics/operations.- Coordinated all weekly worship meeting activities from March 2021 to December 2021. Includes facilitating with worship team, scheduling set-up, tear-down, sound, video, emcee volunteers, coordinating with the University of Georgia for room access Show less

  • Campus Ministry Field Staff

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Volunteer/Student Staff

    Aug 2018 - May 2019
• 

  Rödl & Partner USA

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  Audit and Tax Associate

  - Assisted on various attest engagements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards including financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, and agreed-upon procedures in manufacturing, distribution, technology, real estate, and holding company industries- Performed internal control and business cycle walkthroughs, inventory counts, applicable audit procedures for balance sheet and income statement accounts, review of client transactions for proper application of generally accepted accounting principles, and financial statement, disclosure, and report preparation at both year-end and interim/preliminary dates- Assisted in the preparation of annual tax returns, extensions, and quarterly estimates for both federal and state tax purposes for corporations, partnerships, foreign entities, and individuals; and in various tax consulting projects on an as-needed basis Show less

• 

  Freelance

  Jul 2023 - now

  Temporary Accountant

  Assist with temporary high-level accounting functions for German owned manufacturing firm during company transition; including payroll processing, daily cash flow management and reconciliation in USD and Euro, posting journal entries, job costing, GL reconciliations, and performing P&L report/forecast analysis