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MBA-credentialed Finance Leader, Controller, and Senior Auditor with 20+ years of mastery in GAAP accounting, organizational architecture, and project financial controls. A seasoned professional with a proven track record of founding and scaling multi-site enterprises, achieving 98% state compliance audit scores, and providing stable leadership during critical corporate transitions. Expert in day-to-day accounting management, month-end/year-end close processes, contract compliance, and managing decentralized staff in 100% remote environments.

Committed to technical precision, internal controls, risk mitigation, and corporate fiscal stewardship.

Strategic Corporate Consultant & Fractional Executive (CEO/CFO/Controller) - RJS ADVISORY GROUP - Atlanta, GA (100% Remote)

(2024-04)

• New Business Architecture: Drive end-to-end operational startup and financial structuring for private-pay and commercial-payer networks; author comprehensive administrative Policies & Procedures (P&P) to secure industry-leading CARF Accreditation.
• Commercial Payer Credentialing: Direct strategic advisory services to secure network inclusion with private health insurance entities (Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare); manage complex 90-to-120-day timelines to insulate provider revenue streams and eliminate unbillable service bottlenecks.
• Primary Source Verification & Panel Mitigation: Audit medical licenses, DEA certifications, and CAQH profiles against authoritative databases to prevent dynamic rejections; navigate closed panels by crafting geometric asset portfolios and specialty appeals to prove community need.
• Technical Accounting Solutions: Scope out custom manual-to-automated ledger migrations, clear historical account variances, and design cloud-ERP environments (Oracle NetSuite/Sage) to enforce strict ASC 606 revenue compliance for advisory clients.
• Distressed Ledger Cleanups: Deliver project-based financial controllership and accounting management strategies designed to optimize full-cycle month-end close speeds, resolve balance sheet discrepancies, and maximize operational visibility.

Senior Behavioral Health Compliance Director (Contract) - APEX FAMILY HEALTHCARE - Atlanta, GA (100% Remote)

(2021-05 - 2025-12)

• Audit Excellence & Reconciliations: Orchestrated full-scale operational and financial compliance overhauls for a multi-site agency, consistently achieving flawless state audit scores of 98%.
• Risk Mitigation & Control: Audited 100+ staff and clinical financial records to maintain "Gold Standard" operational integrity and protect funding stability under strict state scrutiny.
• Accounting Management & Payroll: Directed the end-to-end payroll preparation process via ADP for the clinical team, implementing rigid internal controls to streamline reporting and ensure total compliance with state labor regulations.
• Quality Control & Training: Developed and led documentation standards training for 100% of new hires, establishing a standardized culture of administrative accuracy and fiscal integrity.

Interim Controller (Contract) - ATLANTA PERINATAL & ASSOCIATES - Atlanta, GA

(2022-11 - 2023-01)

• Fiscal Turnaround & Team Leadership: Directed daily general ledger, AP, AR, and multi-tier payroll workflows for a high-volume, cross-location private organization while leading, mentoring, and restructuring an internal accounting staff.
• Ledger Reconstruction & Close: Rebuilt messy historical ledgers from the ground up, resolved deep-seated account variances, and built strict internal control structures to hand off zero-deficiency financial reporting packages to board ownership.
• Process Engineering: Streamlined legacy monthly and quarterly closing cadences, accelerating the output speed and accuracy of corporate reporting cycles by over 35%.

Accounting Manager (Contract) - CABLE ONE / HARGRAY COMMUNICATIONS - Atlanta, GA (100% Remote)

(2021-12 - 2022-03)

• Month-End Close & Revenue Management: Performed complex monthly revenue close activities, including the preparation and review of revenue, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and deferred cost journal entries.
• Financial Analysis & Auditing: Conducted deep-dive general ledger account analyses and presented complex financial statement variances and unusual findings directly to executive leadership.
• Audit & Compliance Support: Supported the corporate finance team through external audits, providing meticulous account documentation and schedules to resolve complex auditor inquiries.

Founder / CEO / CFO - RJ SHEPHERD INC. - Atlanta, GA

(2005 - 2020)

• Departmental Infrastructure: Architected, built, and launched entire cross-functional corporate departments from scratch, including Accounting (including complete Revenue Cycle Management), Medical, HR, Compliance, Intake, and Medical Records divisions to support rapid organizational scale.
• Executive Financial Oversight: Managed the full financial lifecycle of a multi-site enterprise, including annual budgeting, fixed assets management, internal auditing, and complex healthcare revenue cycles.
• Operational Excellence & Scaling: Drove a culture of continuous improvement across all newly established departments, successfully scaling the agency from a single footprint to 4 new regional locations.
• GAAP Leadership & Revenue Close: Personally educated internal accounting staff on Revenue Recognition and accruals to ensure all multi-entity financials were permanently audit-ready.
• Asset Management: Maintained rigorous fixed-asset detail, including the precise transfer of Construction in Progress (CIP) accounts to active assets under strict GAAP compliance.
• Mentorship Legacy: Implemented a professional development program; personally mentored 5 business interns from Brown Mackie College and 6 accounting interns from Clark Atlanta University in corporate GAAP procedures.

Interim Corporate Controller - The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C. - Washington, D.C.

• Fiscal & Grant Controllership: Managed day-to-day general ledger accounting, payroll, budget oversight, federal/state funding tracking, and month-end closing processes for non-profit educational frameworks.
• Compliance Oversight: Supported financial reporting accuracy and regulatory audit readiness to safeguard organizational funding assets.

Accounting Manager - Woodland Multi-Site Network

• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Led full month-end and year-end closing processes, performed comprehensive cash account reconciliations, and prepared monthly and annual corporate financial statements.
• Cost Reporting & Reimbursement: Prepared and filed highly detailed annual cost reports for for commercial insurance and private reimbursement structures.
• Staff Supervision: Directly supervised and mentored billing, payroll, and accounting clerks; oversaw payroll processing operations and vendor disbursements.

Fixed Asset Accountant - Time Warner Cable (Corporate Office)

• Asset Lifecycle Management: Managed a multi-million dollar corporate fixed asset ledger, overseeing the entire lifecycle from asset acquisition to retirement with strict GAAP compliance.

Master of Business Administration - MBA - Northcentral University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting - Methodist University

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Methodist University