Michael Blount

Managed monthly close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting. Led the company-wide fixed asset count, coordinating teams, resolving discrepancies, and improving asset records. Created standardized accounting workpapers and processes to improve documentation, consistency, and efficiency.

Senior Accountant - Forshaw, Inc - Charlotte, NC

(2026-01)

• Managed monthly close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Led the company-wide fixed asset count, coordinating teams, resolving discrepancies, and improving asset records.
• Created standardized accounting workpapers and processes to improve documentation, consistency, and efficiency.
• Analyzed financial results and variances, partnering with management to resolve discrepancies and improve reporting.

Senior Accountant - AvidXchange - Charlotte, NC

(2022-03 - 2025-11)

• Maintain, review and reconcile general ledger balances
• Create a SOX framework around assigned general ledger accounts
• Assist in ad-hoc projects that improve reporting efficiency
• Perform quarter-end analysis for key decision makers

Senior Property Accountant - Lincoln Harris - Charlotte, NC

(2021-09 - 2022-03)

• Maintain, review and reconcile general ledger account balances to ensure accuracy of postings
• Provide directives to property managers relating to financial operations
• Examine rental activity reports for proper classification of revenue
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements
• Respond to financial reporting requirements of investors and other internal and external partners

Senior Associate - The Siegfried Group - Charlotte, NC

(2020-01 - 2021-06)

Client: Campbell’s Snacks

• Performed month-end close using SAP and Tableau software
• Created profit and loss statements that informed decision makers on new and existing products
• Developed ideas for process improvement within the finance group
• Maintained the market trade accounts for approximately 12 company brands

SOX Compliance and Controls Specialist; Experienced SOX Compliance and Controls Specialist (2017-2019) - The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) - Pittsburgh, PA

(2016-10 - 2019-11)

• Executed control and substantive testing over regulatory and financial reporting processes used to compile various reports filed with the Federal Reserve
• Performed data quality testing over liquidity reports compiled under the Basel III accord
• Collaborated with process owners within the bank to increase process efficiencies by implementing effective solutions
• Managed the team audit database software, which included user access provisioning and access review, project creation, system troubleshooting and the creation of the database desktop procedures
• Created and maintained sections of the audit methodology used by the SOX ICRR group
• Designed and developed testing plans
• Monitored and remediated process design and operating effectiveness and control deficiencies
• Developed end-to-end flowcharts for processes within the bank
• Performed testing over processes within both the Internal Controls of Regulatory Reporting (ICRR) and the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) groups

Assurance Associate; Experienced Associate (2015-2016); Associate (2014-2015) - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - Pittsburgh, PA

(2014-08 - 2016-10)

• Collaborated with a team to plan and/or perform integrated audits for SEC filing clients with over $5 billion in revenue
• Performed substantive testing, controls testing and analytical procedures over various financial statement line item within the annual 10-K and quarterly 10-Q
• Participated in audits of clients in various industries, such as retail, manufacturing (steel), financial services and hospitality
• Managed the development of interns and new associates
• Participated in “Earn Your Future” events that focused on teaching critical life skills to youth in the Pittsburgh community
• Developed professional skills and business acumen while working with managing partners and high-level executives
• Organized and prioritized tasks while working on multiple audits simultaneously
• Obtained, processed and analyzed large datasets
• Performed testing of financial statements produced in U.S. GAAP and IFRS

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Penn State: The Behrend College (2014-05)

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Accounting - Penn State: The Behrend College (2012-12)